Sunday, March 18, 2018
Weekend Roundup -- 11-18 (for letter "K")
The 11th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
The week's prompts:
(1) Starts with "K"; (2) A Favorite; (3) Kids; and (4) Lagniappe
2) A Favorite: This is our lemon tree. It could be a lime tree, we've not had one piece of fruit from it before so we aren't sure what it is. It blooms in the spring but doesn't set on fruit. A rain we had beat off a lot of the blossoms, you can see some of the fallen pieces below the tree in the first picture.
We don't see any bees. Our long term U.S. Senator killed a bill for the Federal Government to spend money trying to figure out why the bees are declining drastically. I don't think he believes in Climate Change either.
(3) Kids: This shamrock was drawn and painted by KP, our youngest granddaughter. She says it is a four leaf clover but aren't they the same? Dunno for sure but I always thought so.
(4) Lagniappe: Kaiser starts with "K". Manufacture of Kaiser-Frazer cars began after WWII in 1946. "The company was founded on July 25, 1945 and in 1946 K-F displayed prototypes of their two new cars at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Kaiser was of an advanced front wheel drive design while the Frazer was an upscale conventional rear wheel drive car... " Wikiepedia, link
Kaiser Frazer "Buffalo logo" photo source,
"cartype, selected Kaiser logos" (link)
Kaiser automobile production stopped in 1955, only 210 '55 Kaisers were produced for domestic consumption. Collectible Classic: 1951-55 Kaiser
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(1) Starts with "K": Kolaches starts with "K". Our daughter bought us this pictured above Kolache, it is a Sausage and Cheese Kolache left over from some more that she and KP brought. Since it was a leftover, I modified it by adding half a hard fried egg. Below are a 'work in progress' and an 'almost finished eating' pictures. [click on any picture to see it in larger sizes, one or two clicks]
2) A Favorite: This is our lemon tree. It could be a lime tree, we've not had one piece of fruit from it before so we aren't sure what it is. It blooms in the spring but doesn't set on fruit. A rain we had beat off a lot of the blossoms, you can see some of the fallen pieces below the tree in the first picture.
We don't see any bees. Our long term U.S. Senator killed a bill for the Federal Government to spend money trying to figure out why the bees are declining drastically. I don't think he believes in Climate Change either.
(3) Kids: This shamrock was drawn and painted by KP, our youngest granddaughter. She says it is a four leaf clover but aren't they the same? Dunno for sure but I always thought so.
Kaiser Frazer "Buffalo logo" photo source,
"cartype, selected Kaiser logos" (link)
"By the end of 1946, over 11,000 cars (total Kaiser and Frazer) went out to dealers and distributors; many of them sold to retail owners... (in) 1948, the 300,000th car came off the production line. In 1950, Kaiser-Frazer began production of a compact car, the Henry J and ended production of the Frazer automobile... In 1952 and 1953 Kaiser-Frazer provided Sears Roebuck & Co. with Allstate-branded automobiles that Sears sold through selected Sears Auto Centers... " Wikipedia, Kaiser Motors, link
Henry J photo Source, Curbsideclassic.com
Kaiser automobile production stopped in 1955, only 210 '55 Kaisers were produced for domestic consumption. Collectible Classic: 1951-55 Kaiser
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The fine print: - I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Weekend Review 2018)- The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Labels: 2016 Caribbean Cruise, Cars, Flowers-buds-plants, Food, Things to know
Friday, February 26, 2016
Friday’s Hunt v 1.9 -- "I" is for ...
Friday's Hunt the week of February 26th is : (1) Starts with "I"; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Something Blue
1.a. My "I" is for "I'm Watching You."
Actually we both were watching the little tug boat move our ship away from the dock where we boarded.
But Mrs. Jim (here) caught me taking her picture. Most time she humors me and doesn't complain. Mostly, when I'm driving she isn't real keen on that, taking pictures of her or anything.
1.b. My "I" is also for Italian Food. I found a whole lot ready to take home and heat at our local "Trader Joe's" grocery store.
2. Week's Favorite would be younger kids art especially when it is my granddaughter's. This may be her first cat, for sure the first I can remember.
Do you remember your grandkid's art work? You may have some salted away for future admiration. Chances are you won't look at it very much.
Then a while later, when your kids or spouse is going through the things you could not longer take with you, most all of it will get trashed.
Do you remember your first grade art? My mom saved mine, it was a boy with a horse, both were stick figures. I never graduated from the stick people drawing stage, even after a few 'Art' classes. (link to the boy, I still draw him)(link to my Stick Man book and theatre play post)
3. Something Blue:
That would be the "Headless Girl Dressed in Blue."
You may have seen her wearing something else but her favorite color is Blue. I love her heart necklace. Wish I could remember where we were and I would get one for Mrs. Jim (shhh).
(4) A lagniappe for you, a Poem for You:
Actually we both were watching the little tug boat move our ship away from the dock where we boarded.
But Mrs. Jim (here) caught me taking her picture. Most time she humors me and doesn't complain. Mostly, when I'm driving she isn't real keen on that, taking pictures of her or anything.
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[larger still, click, or whatever you do, the picture again]
1.b. My "I" is also for Italian Food. I found a whole lot ready to take home and heat at our local "Trader Joe's" grocery store.
Do you remember your grandkid's art work? You may have some salted away for future admiration. Chances are you won't look at it very much.
Then a while later, when your kids or spouse is going through the things you could not longer take with you, most all of it will get trashed.
Do you remember your first grade art? My mom saved mine, it was a boy with a horse, both were stick figures. I never graduated from the stick people drawing stage, even after a few 'Art' classes. (link to the boy, I still draw him)(link to my Stick Man book and theatre play post)
That would be the "Headless Girl Dressed in Blue."
You may have seen her wearing something else but her favorite color is Blue. I love her heart necklace. Wish I could remember where we were and I would get one for Mrs. Jim (shhh).
(4) A lagniappe for you, a Poem for You:
My entry to the current Limerick-Off Monday contest
Red Radish and the Beet
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Said Red Radish to her friend Beet
“I’m Queen Vegie here” in her tweet
Corn said “real corny”
Trumpet vine, “horny”
Mary C picked them both, to eat
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The Fine Print:
- Teresa of Eden Hills is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. She has three alternatives for us to post about but this one, Alphabet series, will be the one I will try to follow and post about. - Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter."
- The Mr. Linky address here has a list of others who are participating if you would to read what these folk are doing for the Friday post - For the week of February 19, our assignment was to post on any or all of these ideas: (1) Starts with I, (2) Week’s Favorite, and (3) Something Blue, and (4) another lagniappe poem for you.
- The Mr. Linky address here has a list of others who are participating if you would to read what these folk are doing for the Friday post - For the week of February 19, our assignment was to post on any or all of these ideas: (1) Starts with I, (2) Week’s Favorite, and (3) Something Blue, and (4) another lagniappe poem for you.
Labels: 2016 Caribbean Cruise, Family, Food, Friday’s Hunt 2016, Jim Does, Jim's Life, KP, Limerick, Poem
Friday, February 19, 2016
Friday’s Hunt v1.8 -- "H" is for ...
Friday's Hunt for the week of February 19th, (1) Starts with H; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Family
(1a) Starts with H: Hibiscus -- We never had a hibiscus until we moved here to Katy (Texas) and it was here when we came. This one has several fresh orange flowers every day, just for us as the backyard is enclosed with a board fence. And just about every day we look out the breakfast room window and admire it. Sometimes aloud.
I can tell by this picture that it was taken before being fertilized. Now it is a luscious green and more bushy.
I can tell by this picture that it was taken before being fertilized. Now it is a luscious green and more bushy.
(1b) Starts with H: Hot Dog and Homemade -- This time it's a corn dog with leftover Homemade (Mrs. Jim's) potato salad. I usually put yellow mustard on my leftover potato salad but never on the fresh, first day, treat. I would never want to offend the cook and her/his choice of the way food should be.
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(2) Week's Favorite: Thinking of being on Seven Mile Beach at Grand Cayman Island.
(3) Family: Mrs. Jim and I will celebrate, again, our 43rd wedding anniversary next Wednesday, the 24th. I say again because this cruise, on the Princess Caribbean, that we took from January 31 to February 7 was our official celebration. I think we will go out some place to eat but I don't know where yet. MacDonald's?
Some place I have a nice family picture, us, five kids, six grandkids, and two greats. But this one of us at the Seven Mile Beach will have to do.
(4) A lagniappe for you, a Poem for You: "The cows will come" (all is copyright, pictures and all, as on this blog. I previously posted it on my other blog, Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place [link]).
. . . . . . . . . The cows will come
. - The animal pictures were taken at the Vauxhall City Farm, at Vauxhall, Borough of Lambeth, London, U.K. (visit it here). Oh, yes, the top picture is on of the horses coming in from giving rides all day. The cows weren't receptive to picture taking. The resting Ducks were at a canal near Northampton.
. - We took KP to the farm, she loved it. A little scared of the geese, but even some adults are afraid of that. If you visit London with young ones, take them there. Also zoo at Regent's Park is very nice. Admittance is free, both places.
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The Fine Print:
The cows will come
at farmer's call
Into the barn
each knows her stall
Brownie comes last
she's boss of all
The pigs come too
crowding their trough
Roosters don't come
'til lights go off
I'm not a cow
pig or goat's gruff
Still I come when-
ever you call
Into the barn
each knows her stall
Brownie comes last
she's boss of all
The pigs come too
crowding their trough
Roosters don't come
'til lights go off
I'm not a cow
pig or goat's gruff
Still I come when-
ever you call
[click on a picture to make it larger - click again for larger still]
. - The animal pictures were taken at the Vauxhall City Farm, at Vauxhall, Borough of Lambeth, London, U.K. (visit it here). Oh, yes, the top picture is on of the horses coming in from giving rides all day. The cows weren't receptive to picture taking. The resting Ducks were at a canal near Northampton.
. - We took KP to the farm, she loved it. A little scared of the geese, but even some adults are afraid of that. If you visit London with young ones, take them there. Also zoo at Regent's Park is very nice. Admittance is free, both places.
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Teresa of Eden Hills is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. She has three alternatives for us to post about but this one, Alphabet series, will be the one I will try to follow and post about. - Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter."
- The Mr. Linky address here has a list of others who are participating if you would to read what these folk are doing for the Friday post - For the week of February 19, our assignment was to post on any or all of these ideas: (1) Starts with H, (2) Week’s Favorite, and (3)Family, and (4) another lagniappe poem for you.
- The Mr. Linky address here has a list of others who are participating if you would to read what these folk are doing for the Friday post - For the week of February 19, our assignment was to post on any or all of these ideas: (1) Starts with H, (2) Week’s Favorite, and (3)Family, and (4) another lagniappe poem for you.
Labels: 2016 Caribbean Cruise, Family, Food, Friday’s Hunt 2016, Jim Does, London Spring 2014, Poem, Travel 4
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Lovers always, the Jim's ~~ Warm Heart Wednesday No. 014
Next Wednesday, the 24th, Mrs. Jim and I will have been married 43 years. We celebrated early (as is this post) by taking a Caribbean cruise out of the Port of Houston. Our primary goal besides celebrating was to go to the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman our target.
It was Heart Warming to say the least. Neither of us are Spring Chickens anymore. The twosome picture was taken by one of our passenger mates on the Princess Caribbean ship. He spent his entire day on Seven Mile Beach and had brought his own beer. I am glad the camera focused even though it was focused on something pretty far out, not us.
What will follow is a bunch of pictures from our cruise. Another time, perhaps on a Friday, more Cayman Island and other items will crop up. My favorite is of Mrs. Jim holding a VERY LARGE stingray fish. (We did take this cruise last year also, the price is fairly reasonable because there is no Airfare involved. We drove the 50 miles after Sunday school, leaving January 31 and returning on February 7.)
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A meal in the town of "Hell" came with our Sting Ray and Snorkeling excursion. Hell is located at the end of Seven Mile Beach. No postcards from us, sorry.
Items from a Shrimp Fountain appetizer cocktail party food table. As 'Platinum' members of the Princess Cruise line, we had similar perks every day from 5 - 7 PM.
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The fine print:
Warm Heart Wednesday for the week of February 10. Click here, http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/ , for links of others or for directions to join with a post of your own. There Ms. Jenny is our teacher.
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The fine print: Warm Heart Wednesday for the week of February 10. Click here, http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/ , for links of others or for directions to join with a post of your own. There Ms. Jenny is our teacher.
Labels: 2016 Caribbean Cruise, Jim's Life, Travel 4, Warm Heart Wednesday
