Saturday, June 17, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.24 -- "X" is for ...
Friday's hunt for the week of June 16th: (1) Starts with X; (2) Week’s Favorite; and (3) Insect
(1) Starts with X: X's are hard to find. I did do some Flash writing on my other blog, my main character was named 'Xentor". I actually quit before I hardly started, here are some of those, click. This opportunity was available only on certain of Jenny's Saturday Centus days. 100 word posts with certain other restrictions were . (Saturday Centus posts) About a year ago Jenny became ill and has almost stopped blogging.
(2) Week’s Favorite: Did you note that this "Friday Hunt" was done on Saturday? Well last night we had a Father's Day dinner at my favorite gathering restaurant on 11th Street in the Heights of Houston. Berryhill's Mexican Restaurant.
Mrs. Jim and I shared chicken 'fajitas for one.' Sorry no picture. Berryhill's is famed for its fish tacos. My say, "they are good but too messy." To work around that I order them "dry" with the fish sauce on the side. That works. And I can be judicious with the sauce's application.
Sixteen of our twenty-four were present. I noted that the fifteen of them that were here, all were my descendants, spouses of one, or steadily following one.
The nine others were accounted for; four were here in Texas having other commitments, two are in California/Arizona, two in Alaska, and one in Washington, D.C.
Some more pictures: Our oldest granddaughter's due date is less than a couple of weeks away. She will add one more girl to our two girl "Greats" list. One boy, JP (link).
(3) Insect: June Bug. The little brown beetle who flies the night away, looking for a light. When, and if, it finds the light it spends the rest of the night worshipping that light. And then before daylight our June Bug dies.
Several years back I blogged a feature, "June Bug of the Week." I didn't exactly give it that name. I had a running joke with Rachel that what she called a June Bug was actually not a June Bug as June Bugs are supposed to be brown. You will notice that NONE of these is a real June Bug. (The June Bug Collection)
At right is one of my "Xentor" favorites. A few others may be seen here.
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(1) Starts with X: X's are hard to find. I did do some Flash writing on my other blog, my main character was named 'Xentor". I actually quit before I hardly started, here are some of those, click. This opportunity was available only on certain of Jenny's Saturday Centus days. 100 word posts with certain other restrictions were . (Saturday Centus posts) About a year ago Jenny became ill and has almost stopped blogging.
KP was one of those descendants absent. She was in San Antonio with a prior reservation.
The family picture was taken by a wait staff at the restaurant. She wasn't the best photographer.
Mrs. Jim and I shared chicken 'fajitas for one.' Sorry no picture. Berryhill's is famed for its fish tacos. My say, "they are good but too messy." To work around that I order them "dry" with the fish sauce on the side. That works. And I can be judicious with the sauce's application.
Sixteen of our twenty-four were present. I noted that the fifteen of them that were here, all were my descendants, spouses of one, or steadily following one.
The nine others were accounted for; four were here in Texas having other commitments, two are in California/Arizona, two in Alaska, and one in Washington, D.C.
Some more pictures: Our oldest granddaughter's due date is less than a couple of weeks away. She will add one more girl to our two girl "Greats" list. One boy, JP (link).
(3) Insect: June Bug. The little brown beetle who flies the night away, looking for a light. When, and if, it finds the light it spends the rest of the night worshipping that light. And then before daylight our June Bug dies.
A sample, here are two of my "June Bugs not" pictured Bugs
Several years back I blogged a feature, "June Bug of the Week." I didn't exactly give it that name. I had a running joke with Rachel that what she called a June Bug was actually not a June Bug as June Bugs are supposed to be brown. You will notice that NONE of these is a real June Bug. (The June Bug Collection)
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The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click)is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
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Labels: Family, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, JP, June Bug, June Bug 1
Friday, May 12, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.19 -- "S" is for ...
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Happy Mother's Day !!!
(And Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers)
Friday's Hunt for the week of May 12: (1) Starts with "S"; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Family
(1) Starts with "S": "S" is for surprise, Lily of the Nile flowering. A few weeks ago we planted this clump from our home in Montgomery and were really surprised to get a bloom already this week.
(3) Family: Yesterday was Megan's (link) my oldest granddaughter's, birthday. We celebrated at the Mexican Restaurant near her home.
JP, above with Mrs. Jim, belongs to her. We met my grandson, Tim, a while before our meeting time and played in the local park. 'We' was JP, KP, Tim, Mrs. Jim, and I, who were playing.
JP seemed to be more interested in collecting sticks, rocks, and tree twigs having leaves than he was in playing on the swing. He also likes picnic tables.
Here are a few pictures, starting with some of the wait staff singing Happy Birthday to Megan.
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(3) Window: This picture below is of a row of mostly Hotels in Honfleur, France (link). Last week I had said that I would tell more about our visit to this place next week, as it would be my "S" Word Story of the Week.
Here is my surprising story:
As we were approaching the 'restaurant row' next to the water I spotted a French couple at one of the tables where the man was holding a dog.
Usually the dog has its leash wrapped around a chair leg and it just minds its own business. Not in the man's lap. So I told Mrs. Jim that I wanted a picture of this scene and its anomaly.
She said that I had better ask in French so as to warm up to the couple.
Mrs. Jim knows French and quickly taught me to say, "Je peux prendre une photo de vous et de votre chien?"
Surprise, surprise; the man chuckled a little bit and asked me in English where I was from. When I told him "Montgomery, Texas," he told me in turn that he also was from Montgomery.
At first I thought that he was kidding me. But he and his wife really were, they lived across the lake, about a mile away from us. He worked a the U.S. Customs Office there in Honfleur. I saw the wife later at our physical therapy rehab therapy place in Montgomery. We talked some although I doubt I would recognize either of them now.
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The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt.
Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
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Labels: Birthdays, Family, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Grandchildren, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, JP, Kids, KP
Friday, May 05, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.18 -- "R" is for ...
Friday's Hunt for the week of May 5th: (1) Starts with R; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) window
(1) Starts with R: "RED"-- so here I have an assortment of RED. I'll tell a little as well. Please note that my Week's Favorite and the Window also have RED.
I'll start things out with JP. JP is my great-grandson. Here he is still one year old, but last week's Friday's Hunt post had some pictures of his second birthday celebration with Family.
So this is RED for his little Red Petal Car. He goes all over the house in it.
Next I have more for the RED assortment. First we will have a little food with red. Did you know that a lot of food has Red, some even have used Red Dye to accent the Red color?
On the left is a small plate of the included breakfast at our Washington D.C. hotel. We styed at the Marriot in downtown. Of course the strawberries are red as is the catsup red for my scrambled eggs.
On the left is one of the new size graham crackers with my favorites spread, chocolate frosting and peanut butter. What is red is the little Red Plate. It isn't really a plate but I have forgotten what is from, probably a lid of some sorts. Don't you just hate it that the graham cracker has been downsized?? The box now holds 15 ounces of theses smaller crackers instead of the 16 ounces in the old regular size.
Here we have a winner if the owner would just put his "Johnny Cash put together truck" Remember that song, the fellow would steal one part for his car a day from his work. Then after a few years he would have a whole car, a 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 Cadillac. (ONE PIECE AT A TIME by Johnny Cash, click for Lyrics or YouTube )
What is Red here are the taillights on each car. Almost dark, they really show up. BTW, I would hate to HAVE TO identify the pickup but I am guessing that it is a Ford, around the 1980's.
(2) Week's Favorite: Flower Girl at the wedding. Ladies, left to right: my niece, mother of the bride; Mrs. Jim, great-aunt of the bride; and Lois, grandmother of the bride and my sister from Iowa (link). In the foreground is the flower girl, my great-great-niece and niece of the bride as well. (More below)(I might be my own grandfather.)
This, on the left, was after the wedding of my great-niece. The flower girl was my niece's niece, making the flower girl my great-great-niece. She scattered her Red Petals all over the Red Carpet of the Church. Then after the wedding she came back an picked the Petals all back up, putting them in her basket.
On the right is also inside the old Methodist church, the ceiling of which was decorated with Red Umbrellas for the wedding. This church survived the Great Flood of brought on by a hurricane in 1900. But it was not so fortunate the last hurricane, but now much of it has been restored, capable of having regular church services and activities.
(3) Window: This is a row of mostly Hotels in Honfleur, France (link). I would opt for a room with a view, i.e. a pretty view from my window.
I will tell more about our visit to this place next week, it will be my "S" Word Story of the Week.
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The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
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(1) Starts with R: "RED"-- so here I have an assortment of RED. I'll tell a little as well. Please note that my Week's Favorite and the Window also have RED. I'll start things out with JP. JP is my great-grandson. Here he is still one year old, but last week's Friday's Hunt post had some pictures of his second birthday celebration with Family.
So this is RED for his little Red Petal Car. He goes all over the house in it.
Next I have more for the RED assortment. First we will have a little food with red. Did you know that a lot of food has Red, some even have used Red Dye to accent the Red color?
Today, what's left of it is Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May, the day when Mexico made it big time. It is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. Read more about it here.
Mexican food uses a lot of Red Tomatoes and Red Tomato Sauce, which gives the Mexican a red hue. On the plate at the left is a chili relleno, a chili pepper stuffed with meat or cheese (link). Beside the small bowl of (also used Tomato Sauce) charro beans (link) is a small pico de gallo (link) salad with pieces of red tomato.
On the right is a MacDonald's Egg MacMuffin with a fried egg and a slice of processed ham. But notice my ketchup bottle, ketchup is definitely red from red tomato. The good thing about Egg MacMuffin (English muffin) is that they are half price if you will enter a little survey which is on your last receipt. The half price is good until one month after that previous sale. Note: If you are used to eating real British English Muffins you will be disappointed. The American variety is tough while the British is more like fresh made bread in consistency.
On the left is a small plate of the included breakfast at our Washington D.C. hotel. We styed at the Marriot in downtown. Of course the strawberries are red as is the catsup red for my scrambled eggs.
On the left is one of the new size graham crackers with my favorites spread, chocolate frosting and peanut butter. What is red is the little Red Plate. It isn't really a plate but I have forgotten what is from, probably a lid of some sorts. Don't you just hate it that the graham cracker has been downsized?? The box now holds 15 ounces of theses smaller crackers instead of the 16 ounces in the old regular size.
Here we have a winner if the owner would just put his "Johnny Cash put together truck" Remember that song, the fellow would steal one part for his car a day from his work. Then after a few years he would have a whole car, a 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 Cadillac. (ONE PIECE AT A TIME by Johnny Cash, click for Lyrics or YouTube )
What is Red here are the taillights on each car. Almost dark, they really show up. BTW, I would hate to HAVE TO identify the pickup but I am guessing that it is a Ford, around the 1980's.
Here are two patriotic vehicles, a RED, WHITE, AND BLUE bus running the streets of Washington D.C. and the Katy Plumbing truck. I'd rather have the black Dodge Challenger above.
[You can click on the pictures for a larger size. Some you click a second time for larger still.]
(2) Week's Favorite: Flower Girl at the wedding. Ladies, left to right: my niece, mother of the bride; Mrs. Jim, great-aunt of the bride; and Lois, grandmother of the bride and my sister from Iowa (link). In the foreground is the flower girl, my great-great-niece and niece of the bride as well. (More below)(I might be my own grandfather.)
On the right is also inside the old Methodist church, the ceiling of which was decorated with Red Umbrellas for the wedding. This church survived the Great Flood of brought on by a hurricane in 1900. But it was not so fortunate the last hurricane, but now much of it has been restored, capable of having regular church services and activities.
(3) Window: This is a row of mostly Hotels in Honfleur, France (link). I would opt for a room with a view, i.e. a pretty view from my window.I will tell more about our visit to this place next week, it will be my "S" Word Story of the Week.
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The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
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Labels: Cars, Family, Food, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Jim Does, JP, Travel
Friday, April 28, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.17 -- "Q" is for ...
Friday's Hunt for the week of April 28st: (1) Starts with Q; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Evening
So of what purpose is the lowly Q-tip? Men use it to hand pollinate the citrus plants, apply glue or paint in hard-to-get-to places, clean the wax out of their ears (I'd rather use the rounded edge of a paper clip), use it with alcohol or nail polish remover for cleaning up tiny spots, and--what am I leaving out for the guys?
But what in the world do women do with their Q-tips? They are the keepers, we men have to ask for one. Mrs. Jim had this one and another in the top drawer in the bathroom. She said she had a bag of them under the sink, but I didn't see them.
But what does she do with them? What does she use them for? Most ladies aren't brave or stupid enough to dare stick one in her ear. Nor does she build model cars or work with trains. My guess is that she uses them for tasks which men use their index finger but for which a women wouldn't dare use her finger.
Now, I am asking for the women reading this to tell me what they use the Q-tips, i.e. "cotton swabs", for.
Note: (from my Google Search) "Q-tips®
"Q-TIPS® is a registered trademark of Unilever and is NOT a name for just any cotton swabs. The Q-TIPS® trademark can only be used to refer to the specific cotton swab products manufactured and sold by Unilever and should not be used to refer to cotton swab products of other companies or to cotton swabs generally."
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The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
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Labels: Family, Food, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Grandchildren, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, JP
Saturday, January 09, 2016
Friday’s Hunt v1.2 -- "B" is for ...
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JP was given a lesson on demolition engineering by his cousin, KP. JP is a fast learner as you can see.
JP is now eight months old and he likes to play with the other children.
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Of course I can't change that, I'm way too old. I do have boots, two pair. I have my Army boots, very old now. I also have a nice pair of cowboy boots, a present from Mrs. Jim.
Trouble is that I can no longer wear boots, men's for sure. My podiatrist has me wearing athletic shoes with generic arch supports.
Wonder what I'd look like in a black pair of sandals?
3. (a) Outside ~~ Well, the first two pictures are 'outside' of our home. I took these during the candle light portion of our church's Christmas Eve worship service. We had there services with nice attendance at them all. ?
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3(b). Outside ~~ These are outside of our home. Also taken Christmas Eve Day. [again, click on a picture for a larger size]
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 the first 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 others who are participating if you would to read what these folk are doing for the Friday post
- For the week of January 8 our assignment was to post on any or all of these ideas: (1) Week's Favorite; (2) Starts with "B"; and (3) Outside.
Labels: Alphabet Words, Friday’s Hunt 2016, Holiday Posts, Humor(?), JP, KP
