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February 2013

Five Year Food Blog Anniversary

chix-pasta1.jpgThis month marks the fifth anniversary of our Food Blog, a repository for weekend cuisine and other appetizing things. We originally established the blog as a place to discuss weekend menus and post the results with an image or two.

Image: Chicken Saltimboca with pasta, broccoli and marinara sauce

Before we retired, we used the VernaBob chatroom to communicate with each other while I was at work. Many of those chat transcripts appeared in the posts prior to 10/01/2009, the date I retired – and retired the chatroom, although it still works if needed.

The image above was the first meal we posted on the blog, although there is a recipe posted the same month for one of our favorite Tex-Mex chicken chile verde dishes. Click here to see the original archive for February 2008.

February 10, 2013 by Food and Dining

65th Annual Gold Rush Days Parade


Some readers may recall that I missed the 64th Annual Parade due to falling on my head early the morning of the parade. Fortunately, that did not happen this morning. Verna and I walked to the parade route (about a quarter mile from home) and thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle.

Billed as the fourth largest parade event in Arizona, we witnessed the passage of some of the usual and some of the most unusual entries in the event. The American Legion Color Guard (local chapter) led the parade with a herd of Watusi Longhorn Cattle in trail. Popular character actor Wilford Brimley rode in the stagecoach along with the Riders in the Sky western music ensemble and several other “Grand Marshalls.”

Many of the classic cars we saw yesterday rode in the parade along with some we had not seen. There were bands, dancers, cowboy poets and a bunch of the local merchants and businesses that passed by. A couple of unusual entries were the Watusi Bull in a Cadillac and the “Poodle Posse” toward the end. We had fun and although we could see traces of snow on the foothills, there was no rain on our parade.

February 9, 2013 by Arizona Culture Leisure Photography

65th Annual Gold Rush Days Classic Car Show


Verna and I spent part of the afternoon in attendance of the Wickenburg 65th Annual Gold Rush Days Classic Car Show. There were dozens of classics parked on Frontier Street. In fact, there were more classics than last year. The current venue was packed. We think that they should extend the show to one more block, but I guess that’s up to the powers that be.

Most of the photo credits go to Verna with a few of mine mixed in. Click on the slideshow images to advance.

February 8, 2013 by Classics Photography Something Shiny

Cabela’s Squeaky Gator Toy

Cabela’s Squeaky Gator Toy

Sometimes I play with my squeaky toys. This one is my squeaky gator toy. Sometimes the Daddy will throw them for me and I will chase them down and play keep away with the Daddy. Sometimes I get tired of playing and lay down on the sofa. The Mama covers me up with my blankie and I take a nap.

February 7, 2013 by Critters Family Photography

Sun Rays

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Some white puffy clouds floated across the sky this afternoon. I captured this image of the sun’s rays as one of the clouds passed in front of it. Click on the image to enlarge.

February 6, 2013 by Arizona Climate Photography

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