Thursday, August 23, 2012
Blue Bell is My Favorite — My Alphabe-Thursday — "N" — Things in a Row — Two Questions —
I'm not sure how to make an "N" out of this picture. "O" yes, for Ouch. "A" for Accident or "W" for Wreck and that is what happened to us last night.
Our Interstate, I-45 north of Houston, is under construction and our entrance was on to a two lane portion. We were dumped on and the three cars ahead of us had to stop for heavy traffic on the Interstate. I stopped also behind these, about two car lengths back so I could ease on to the highway when those ahead had gotten on.
The pickup truck behind us was coming fast and did not stop until after plowing into us. Our car is a mess, the police said it would probably be totalled. The wrecker driver who took us home with the car in tow thought it would be fixable.
Oh yes, Mrs. Jim and I are sore but probably are okay. We will see in the morning. I am sure we will be stiff. My chin hit the steering wheel and bled a little and my neck is some sore. The EMT's took us into the ambulance and checked us out. We declined going to the hospital.
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My I would have been for ice cream. Blue Bell Ice Cream made in a little creamery in Brenham, Texas. The delivery truck drivers eat all they can and then sell the rest.
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These cartons were at our local H.E.B. sale last night. I knew Ice or Ice Cream would be my "I" letter and were glad we could go. Even though our dog food, kitty litter, and a pack of strawberries were in the trunk of our car that could no longer be opened.
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display sales freezer full of Blue Bell Ice Cream was posted here especially
for Pat's Things in a Row.
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— I posted for Alphabe-Thursday
'N'
assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of
the class. You can find her by clicking here.
— Thursday Two Questions: (See Thursday Two Questions by Self Sagacity for more reading. You could also make your own by checking in at this link.)
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— My Two Questions for this week (you can answer just one if you wish):
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1. What is your favorite Ice Cream flavor?
Mine used to be Blue Berry Pecan Pralines and Cream. That was until I had to start watching my cholesterol more closely.— Thursday Two Questions: (See Thursday Two Questions by Self Sagacity for more reading. You could also make your own by checking in at this link.)
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— My Two Questions for this week (you can answer just one if you wish):
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1. What is your favorite Ice Cream flavor?
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What is your most remembered or most interesting Ice Cream eating memory?
I remember eating with a wooden spoon out the the little Dixie cups in which ice cream was frozen. This was most often at our country school when a picnic where the community was invited. I think the ice cream was donated.
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Bonus Question: Do you have a favorite brand of ice cream? What is so good about it?
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Bonus Question: Do you have a favorite brand of ice cream? What is so good about it?
Blue Bell of course for us in Texas and surrounding states. It goes as far north now as Missouri.
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A Funny: The young man who plowed into us said he was worried because we had KP's car seat in the car and he was afraid we were hauling a baby. Then said we could have been his grandparents.
Labels: Alphabe-Thursday, Cars, Food, Things-in-a-row, Thursday-Two-Questions
Friday, August 26, 2016
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.2.09 -- "I" is for ...
Friday's Hunt for the week of August 26th:
1. Starts with "I"
2. Week's Favorite
3. Pink
1. Ice Cream Starts with "I" : In my world of eating, and blogging (link to past SOME of my past posts), "I" definitely is for Ice Cream. I Scream for Ice Cream!!!
I'll do favorites here.
At the right is the neighborhood Gelato Mio store in St. John's Wood, London, U.K. (link) The store is on High Street, like the U.S. "Main Street", for St. John's Wood, this town in Westminster, is home for Paul McCartney not and the old London Stomping ground for the Beatles.
Their first recording school was on Abbey Road there, and only a block from our Daughter, KP, and SIL, who lived in London for five years, all but the last two months in St. John's Wood.
While we were in London, staying with the kids, we would make a visit to Gelato Mia more often than once a week, i.e., we were 'regulars'. The ice cream, European Gelato, was to die for. My favorite was Raspberry Amaretto in a Waffle cone.
Now for the ice creams that we eat here at home:
1. Blue Bell Light -- for a long time Blue Bell was shut down due to a bacteria run loose in their plants. Finally this was all scrubbed out and disinfected and things were back to normal. Almost. Our favorite flavor, this Light variety, was the last to start production, months behind the regular flavors. It was also Adi's favorite. (link)
2. This should have been "Dryer's French Silk" but I got the wrong kind and so we eat chocolate again. KP will help us with that, she has several kinds of chocolate that she likes.
Not very obvious on the package, but 'Slow Churned' flavors are also their Lite ice cream, of which classification French Silk belongs.
3. Blue Bell Dutch Chocolate is KP's favorite. It is regular ice cream, not 'light'. For chocolates, this is also our favorite.
We always keep chocolate on hand for KP.
4. Blue Bell Butter Crunch is sort of like having Butter Finger bars ground up and mixed into the ice cream. Not being light, we eat this one sparingly but it is really good.
Often with our Blue Bell Light we cut up a Butter Finger or a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup bar and sprinkle that on the top of the ice cream.
4. Kroger Chocolate is very dark and chocolatey, KP likes this one next to Blue Bell. Kroger's 'Private Selection' ice cream is very fine, almost as good as Blue Bell.
2. Week's Favorite: Not too much going on, lots of TV news: (I did get the car inspected get the license plates updated)
3. Pink: I like to take pictures of pink cars, I don't really know why.
1. Starts with "I"
2. Week's Favorite
3. Pink
I'll do favorites here.
At the right is the neighborhood Gelato Mio store in St. John's Wood, London, U.K. (link) The store is on High Street, like the U.S. "Main Street", for St. John's Wood, this town in Westminster, is home for Paul McCartney not and the old London Stomping ground for the Beatles.
Their first recording school was on Abbey Road there, and only a block from our Daughter, KP, and SIL, who lived in London for five years, all but the last two months in St. John's Wood.
While we were in London, staying with the kids, we would make a visit to Gelato Mia more often than once a week, i.e., we were 'regulars'. The ice cream, European Gelato, was to die for. My favorite was Raspberry Amaretto in a Waffle cone.
Now for the ice creams that we eat here at home:
In order of our likes:
1. Blue Bell Light -- for a long time Blue Bell was shut down due to a bacteria run loose in their plants. Finally this was all scrubbed out and disinfected and things were back to normal. Almost. Our favorite flavor, this Light variety, was the last to start production, months behind the regular flavors. It was also Adi's favorite. (link)
Not very obvious on the package, but 'Slow Churned' flavors are also their Lite ice cream, of which classification French Silk belongs.
We always keep chocolate on hand for KP.
Often with our Blue Bell Light we cut up a Butter Finger or a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup bar and sprinkle that on the top of the ice cream.
4. Kroger Chocolate is very dark and chocolatey, KP likes this one next to Blue Bell. Kroger's 'Private Selection' ice cream is very fine, almost as good as Blue Bell.
2. Week's Favorite: Not too much going on, lots of TV news: (I did get the car inspected get the license plates updated)
Floods in neighboring Louisiana were still bad.
Alligators had escaped from their habitat.
Our weather is cooling now. Mid 90's for highs, sometimes high 80's. We haven't been to Galveston for quite a while. It's about a 45 minute drive.
.3. Pink: I like to take pictures of pink cars, I don't really know why.
Both these are 1955 Fords, the one on the left was on a NAPA calendar, part of my collection. It might be red but I think it is a dark pink. Ford made more pink ones that red in 1955.
The one on the right is my car, a 1:18 scale cast iron model of the 1955 Ford Crestline hardtop. I bought it way back from the farm store in Tekamah, Nebraska, from their after Christmas sale for half price.
Here are a few more that I appreciated at least enough to take their pictures:
At left a toy plastic car in conjunction with the Big Breakfast celebration at our church, it was a place marker for its owner's lemon bars. I got the last one. On the right is a nondescript pink car parked in Friendswood (Texas) at a shopping center. Kind of pretty.
On the right here is a pink toy car for kids to ride in after the parents have loaded it with a few quarters. It was by the Merry Go Round at the Woodlands (Texas) Shopping Mall.
I am not KP's parent, just a grandparent, and I didn't have quarters for this car. We may have fed another earlier, I can't remember. We did feed the Carousal.
KP was about three here, home from London to visit her four grandparents..
This is a training vehicle belonging to the U.S. Navy at Christchurch, New Zealand. The Navy has a training facility there for Antarctic Exploration. One like this one took us for a bumpy ride through the snow at the training field. We were riding in a trailer-like vehicle being pulled by an Arctic Crawler like this one. I don't know why it was pink, not a regular Navy color for vehicles.
At left is a pink car on track in Peppa Pig Land, Southampton, U.K. We rode the train down from London. Our main purpose was to introduce the play-land to KP. She was three and loved Peppa Pig (Google search). Mrs. Jim was driving, Billy (KP's Daddy) was her passenger. Front seat passenger was KP. The car on the right was a Ukraine find.
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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 Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter.
- 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 Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter.
Labels: Cars, Food, Friday’s Hunt # 02 - 2016, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, KP, London, London Fall 2012, London Spring 2014, London Summer 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
"I" is for
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"I" is for frozen Ice Cream treats -- I like all of these. Generally I buy what is on sale, eat most all I can, and give a couple to some others.
"I" is for Ice Cream Store also -- This is where KP got her Milk Chocolate. The store sell mostly Gelato which is softer and often creamier than ice cream. (Gelato link)
Ice Cream and some others
"I" is for frozen Ice Cream treats -- I like all of these. Generally I buy what is on sale, eat most all I can, and give a couple to some others.
"I" is for Ice, shaved ice -- I don't know if this works now or not. It can be trailered. I am sure it has been restored. Now it sits at the entrance to my friends old car museum.
"I" is for Little Girls Like Ice Cream -- This is KP. Our granddaughter is getting to be a big girl now that she is four. Her birthday was the 16th of July. Milk chocolate is her favorite color, sometimes she has it in a dish and other times she eats it in a cone.
"I" is for Isetta (Got to have a car in my post) -- This, below, is a 1958 Isetta A-300. It belongs to my friend who keeps it in his garage museum. Read the sign to learn about it. (More here: History; Google search link for pictures, articles, and Isettas for sale)
I was in the service in 1957 when the German made models were introduced to the U.S.A. Being stationed in El Paso, and Army town, I saw quite a few of them being used as a cheap second car. I had a Sears Vespa Motorscooter for a second car as they sold for less than $300.
"I" is for Little Girls Like Ice Cream -- This is KP. Our granddaughter is getting to be a big girl now that she is four. Her birthday was the 16th of July. Milk chocolate is her favorite color, sometimes she has it in a dish and other times she eats it in a cone."I" is for Isetta (Got to have a car in my post) -- This, below, is a 1958 Isetta A-300. It belongs to my friend who keeps it in his garage museum. Read the sign to learn about it. (More here: History; Google search link for pictures, articles, and Isettas for sale)
I was in the service in 1957 when the German made models were introduced to the U.S.A. Being stationed in El Paso, and Army town, I saw quite a few of them being used as a cheap second car. I had a Sears Vespa Motorscooter for a second car as they sold for less than $300.
"I" is for Ice Cream Store also -- This is where KP got her Milk Chocolate. The store sell mostly Gelato which is softer and often creamier than ice cream. (Gelato link)
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See Jenny Matlock's blog, "Off My Tangent," for other Alphabe-Thursday "I" entries (link). Bloggers, you may wish to enter there also.
An aside, I wanted to post all of the pictures that I have taken of my Hot Dogs for my "I" entry. But ...
An aside, I wanted to post all of the pictures that I have taken of my Hot Dogs for my "I" entry. But ...
Labels: Alphabe-Thursday-[3d], Cars, Eating, Food, KP
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Have a house guest
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Her name is Amber, she is Adi's little sister who lives with Karen and Billy.
Amber will be a long term guest with Adi, Mrs. Jim, and me.
I think it is obvious then, that we are back from Nebraska. We came in Sunday night late, just after midnight. We were on the road for sixteen uneventful hours.
A Border Welcome
We stopped at McKinney, Texas, just inside the Texas border. For the first time since we left Texas a stranger said 'hello, how are you', in a pleasant caring manner.
That is not uncomon in Texas. Strangers care for other strangers almost as much as their families. I did that in the Midwest to strangers, and most would reply, but always I was the first to break the ice.
I was feeling at home already. It helped too, that the first Senior Diet Coke there at the MacDonalds was only a quarter. Real friendly people these Texans.
Nickel Ice Cream Cones
That reminds me of the summer of 1961. We were moving to New Hampshire. It would be a new job there at the Air Force Satellite Tracking Station, we had just arrived in Manchester where we would live for the next three years.
The July afternoon was hot and our 1951 Ford wasn't air-conditioned. So I decided to treat the kids to an ice cream cone. We pulled into the little walk-up ice cream place and I asked for six nickel ice cream cones.
People in the store were pretty rude to laugh at us. Then they said to try starting with the quarter ones. Gone were the days of cheap El Paso, Texas, living. At least for three years.
I got back to Texas as fast as I could!
Texas Friends Humor New Hampshire
Labels: Adi, Adi Can, Amber, Animals, Food, Jim's Life, Travel
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Letter "I" -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections
The thirty-fifth issue of Weekend Roundup for this year, 2020...
(THE NINETH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter "I" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "I";
(B) "Intricate" (Tom's Choice);
(C) A Favorite; and
(D) Reflections.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "I": My "I" is for Insect. I am partial to Bees and Butterflies, butterflies are pretty while bees work to make us honey. Both are pollinators, Monarch Butterflies crave Milkweed plants. And both are diminishing rather rapidly in numbers. Our Sierra Society had this sticker on their web site for the taking.
This little bug on my finger found me in our backyard, it had landed in the pool. Flying ants come seeking a home and to get a drink.
Not all insects are likeable, really some are downright pesky towards us. Some bite us folk, some spread germs to make us sick, and others damage our crops and flowers.
My Father's Day present from younger Daughter and youngest Granddaughter was four cans of flying insect spray, a joke gift as I once said when my last can was being used on a wasp was, "For Father's Day I would like to have four cans of flying insect spray."
(B) "Intricate" (Tom's Choice): This was a very Intricate Rescue Transaction of a small toad or frog marooned in our swimming pool, resting on the regulator device in the hose network for our bottom skimmer machine.
Still alive, we had to pull the hose towards us so that the 'frog' could be reached. Then with a stick we knocked him off gently into a can which we then emptied onto the backyard grass. After it landed it promptly scampered away.
Yes, frogs are green and come from tadpoles but toads are brownish-gray and I don't think they come from tadpoles. Most trapped in the pool filters are the young rabbits who haven't yet learned they can drink the water but can't get back out of the pool.
(C) A Favorite: A few weeks back I had promised to show the Coke Floats that I had forgotten to take a picture of before we ate them.
There were hardly any calorie's because the ingredients were on the "Lite side". Our drink was a Diet Coke of which we used one half each. The ice cream was two dips of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Lite.
Blue Bell Light Homemade Vanilla is also our favorite Ice Cream varieties. Only problem is that the Blue Bell had discontinued it's Lite creams for the duration. We hope that they will resume making it when the COVID-19 epidemic is over. This was our last carton from our horde.
(D) Reflections: I may have posted this before. If you've seen it I am sorry. I might fix it. The picture is of a part of our backyard through the back door full length window.
The Reflection is of me, a selfie that wasn't in my plan.
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Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite ice cream treat? Mine is Vanilla ice cream with a still warm piece of most any fruit pie. Mince Meat please not.
Tell about one of your experiences with wild life. In our first home, two years after the beginning of our 47 year marriage, we had Mama Rockie Racoon trying to live in our attic.
We had to get her out of there before she had babies. Another Intricate Rescue, we waited for her out time for eating and doing what ladies do when they go to town. Then I nailed boards over the hole she had made in the wooden shingles so she wouldn't come back to her nest.
Next was to place the wire trap we bought from the Feed Store baited with tasty goodies. That probably was warmed, so it would smell good, cat food. The next morning there she was inside the trap, and mad because she could not get out.
I carefully lowered her from the roof with a long rope and then loaded her in the back of the pickup truck, carefully because her long legged paws were trying to scratch me. We took her to a wild life preserve farm and Mrs. Jim opened the trap's door after I had put it on the ground. She skittled away fast, we think to get a new home.
With a different mother, this happened each fall until we had a new asphalt shingle roof installed. Those old weather beaten shingle pulled down and out as the racoons had learned.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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(THE NINETH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES)
- the Letter "I" Prompts are:
(A) Starts with the Letter "I";
(B) "Intricate" (Tom's Choice);
(C) A Favorite; and
(D) Reflections.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "I": My "I" is for Insect. I am partial to Bees and Butterflies, butterflies are pretty while bees work to make us honey. Both are pollinators, Monarch Butterflies crave Milkweed plants. And both are diminishing rather rapidly in numbers. Our Sierra Society had this sticker on their web site for the taking.
Not all insects are likeable, really some are downright pesky towards us. Some bite us folk, some spread germs to make us sick, and others damage our crops and flowers.
My Father's Day present from younger Daughter and youngest Granddaughter was four cans of flying insect spray, a joke gift as I once said when my last can was being used on a wasp was, "For Father's Day I would like to have four cans of flying insect spray."
Still alive, we had to pull the hose towards us so that the 'frog' could be reached. Then with a stick we knocked him off gently into a can which we then emptied onto the backyard grass. After it landed it promptly scampered away.
Yes, frogs are green and come from tadpoles but toads are brownish-gray and I don't think they come from tadpoles. Most trapped in the pool filters are the young rabbits who haven't yet learned they can drink the water but can't get back out of the pool.
There were hardly any calorie's because the ingredients were on the "Lite side". Our drink was a Diet Coke of which we used one half each. The ice cream was two dips of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Lite.
Blue Bell Light Homemade Vanilla is also our favorite Ice Cream varieties. Only problem is that the Blue Bell had discontinued it's Lite creams for the duration. We hope that they will resume making it when the COVID-19 epidemic is over. This was our last carton from our horde.
(D) Reflections: I may have posted this before. If you've seen it I am sorry. I might fix it. The picture is of a part of our backyard through the back door full length window.
The Reflection is of me, a selfie that wasn't in my plan.
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Bonus Questions:
What is your favorite ice cream treat? Mine is Vanilla ice cream with a still warm piece of most any fruit pie. Mince Meat please not.
Tell about one of your experiences with wild life. In our first home, two years after the beginning of our 47 year marriage, we had Mama Rockie Racoon trying to live in our attic.
We had to get her out of there before she had babies. Another Intricate Rescue, we waited for her out time for eating and doing what ladies do when they go to town. Then I nailed boards over the hole she had made in the wooden shingles so she wouldn't come back to her nest.
Next was to place the wire trap we bought from the Feed Store baited with tasty goodies. That probably was warmed, so it would smell good, cat food. The next morning there she was inside the trap, and mad because she could not get out.
I carefully lowered her from the roof with a long rope and then loaded her in the back of the pickup truck, carefully because her long legged paws were trying to scratch me. We took her to a wild life preserve farm and Mrs. Jim opened the trap's door after I had put it on the ground. She skittled away fast, we think to get a new home.
With a different mother, this happened each fall until we had a new asphalt shingle roof installed. Those old weather beaten shingle pulled down and out as the racoons had learned.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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Labels: Food, Friday's Weekend Roundup 06, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, Reflections, Selfies
Sunday, July 15, 2007
The Jim bunch eats again -- Today, July 15, is National Ice Cream Day
I'll have Blue Bell Light Vanilla with strawberries on top, thanks.
Ice Cream of the Crop - Yahoo! Buzz Log: "July is doubly delightful thanks to National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day on July 15. President Ronald Reagan thought the sweet occasion needed the double scoop of emphasis. "
Jim Bunch Eats
Ice Cream of the Crop - Yahoo! Buzz Log: "July is doubly delightful thanks to National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day on July 15. President Ronald Reagan thought the sweet occasion needed the double scoop of emphasis. "
Jim Bunch Eats
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Chocolate
Whitman's Sampler chocolates for Mrs. Jim has become a tradition at our house. I don't even know when it started, it has been so long ago.
For sure, if I don't make it shopping or can't decide on a gift for her, Mrs. Jim will have a present, a box of candy. I never get another brand.
She is generous to an extent with her candy. She likes to hand the box to the guest, or to me, and he or she is to take ONE piece of chocolate. A couple of times she has left the box around and people almost cleaned her out.
I do my shopping before the holiday or occasion when they will be on sale. Either the large double box, like the one pictured here, or a standard size will do. She isn't particular and I get the size that is on sale. Usually the sale price is HALF PRICE.
These are the days for her, January 1 on her birthday, March or April for Easter, May for Mother's Day, and December 25 which is Christmas. Sometimes when the standard size is the one, I will get another and break it out after she finishes the first.
When I first started the standard box was one pound (16 ounces) and the large double box was two pounds (32 ounces). Now they are 12 and 24 ounce sizes. They didn't go the present sizes all at once, but rather there were steps. I don't remember what exactly they were.
In my very early life I had a friend who worked at the Russell Stover factory in Lincoln, Nebraska, where I lived. We were very friendly and went places together at times. I can't remember if this was dating or not. Anyway, she was able to buy 'rejects' at very low prices and I then had a source for my candy. There wasn't anything wrong with the candy except for its shape or possible being slightly crushed.
When I was in college at the University of Nebraska I worked at the Miller and Paine department store. They sold candy including very fine chocolates which they made up on the top floor in their own small factory. At Christmas time I would be temporary on loan from my rug department up to help out with the candy production. I seem to remember that we could eat all we wanted on the job but had to buy it to take it home.
I used to eat a lot of M&M's and other candy bars. My favorite was and still is the Mounds Bar. It is dark chocolate filled with a coconut filling. But now, my doctor has taken nuts and peanuts out of my diet so that cramped my style. M&M conveniently came out with Peanut Butter (filled) M&M's, maybe just for KP and me. I am not allergic to peanuts, it is just that I can't eat hard things that don't fully digest well. Like corn, vegetable seeds, and nuts.
My favorite topping for ice cream is the Magic Shell which hardens when drizzled on the cold ice cream. Next would be chocolate syrup. That was atop a chocolate brownie topped with vanilla ice cream; then the chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry. I have just describe a Corn Crib Sundae which was part of my between meals diet at the University. Conveniently the snack and treats room in the Student Center was called the Corn Crib.
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Josie said:
~TWO SHOES TUESDAY~Stories, poems and essays - original fiction and non-fiction
Your choice of themes for Tuesday, Feb. 11th are:
cherish or chocolate
Find out more about Two Shoes Tuesday here!
Labels: Jim Does, Jim's Life, Two-Shoes-Tuesday
Saturday, March 04, 2023
Letter "I" --- Friday's Weekend Roundup 10 / Reflections and-or Street/Candid Captures
- Tom's Requests: Starts with "I"; A Favorite; and Tom's suggestion, "Individual."
- James' request, Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures.
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Starts with "I": "Ice Cream" will be my "I" word pair this go-round. Blue Bell Light Homemade Vanilla is our favorite Ice Cream, it is made in Brenham Texas where the contented cows live. Now it may be out of production, our Kroger store has discontinued selling it.
We have visited the Blue Bell plant several Brother-in-law, Jim W came with my sister Lois here also.
This old truck was the 'modern' Blue Bell Creamery delivery in 1932 (it's a '32 Ford Model B delivery truck)
A Favorite: This is the neighborhood Gelato Mio store in St. John's Wood, London, U.K. (link) The store is on High Street, like the U.S. "Main Street", for St. John's Wood, this town in Westminster, is home for Paul McCartney now and was the old London Stomping ground for the Beatles.
Their first recording studio was on Abbey Road there, and only a block from our Daughter, KP, and SIL, who lived in London for five years, all but the last two months in St. John's Wood.
While we were in London, staying with the kids, we would make a visit to Gelato Mia more often than once a week, i.e., we were 'regulars'. The ice cream, European Gelato, was to die for. My favorite was Raspberry Amaretto in a Waffle cone.
Now for the ice creams that we eat here at home:
Tom's suggestion, "Individual": Two Happy Individuals. We brought this sheet cake to our Sunday morning Bible class to share.
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| [more ducks on the other side of the pond - click to enlarge any photo] |
Reflections and /or Street Photos/Candid Captures: I took these pictures out the back yard of our local County Library. Sometimes I will bring a lunch and eat on one of the benches here.
A Langniappe: The Isle of Man isn't a country so I'll have to take it off my country list that we've visited. It is a self-governing British 'Crown dependency,' not a country. (Wikipedia link) It is located off the coast of Britain. Though there is a ferry that goes there, we flew. My Mom's side-grandfather's family came from the Isle of Man. We visited it in September 2007 (prior blog posts).
The main thing we did in the Isle of Man was to go out North and South from Douglas, the capital city in the middle, where we stayed up to the north by train and then go to the south end via bus. Lots of site seeing. We did see evidence of the Corkhill family having been there. One lady at the Information center in Douglas informed us that her maiden name was Corkhill.
Another Langiappe: A Fairy Bridge, and Fairy Garden are on the road to the Iceland airport from Douglas. It is customary to say hello and goodbye to the Fairy as you pass. That brings good luck.
You can stop there to post a letter to the Fairy. Just leave it in his garden. Chances are (not) if the letter contains a wish, the Fairy will make it come true.
My list of "I" countries: (URL)
Iceland India Ireland (Isle of Man, not a country)
Note: I've been ailing but this finished now, a little later than I had planned. I think I'm on the upturn, fingers crossed.
Israel Italy
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The Fine Print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra-large.]
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Traveler" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Traveler" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
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Labels: Birds, Food, Friday's Weekend Roundup 10, Isle of Man, Reflections
Friday, September 20, 2013
A Random Five post [018] — Feline Friday — Venice to Athens via the Black Sea [002 Split, Croatia]
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Two: I have started back to playing golf now that it has cooled a bit down to the lower 90's. Tuesday I played with a group of men from Mrs. Jim's Sunday school class. I am the oldest who plays, oldest by two months.
Three: Back to our Pacific Princess (ship name) cruise from Venice to Athens via the Black Sea posting. Today will be pictures of onboard and of our visit to Split, Croatia.
This would not be our first visit to Croatia as Karen, KP, Mrs. Jim, and I went to Dubrovnik (Croatia) last December (link to those posts).
Old town Split was somewhat similar to Old Town Dubrovnik although Dubrovnik has been much more repaired after the Bosnian War. Dubrovnik is also very much prettier than Split.
It is time for some more on board pictures. Every time Karen and KP returned to their cabin they were greeted by two balloons and a sign given to them by Princess. KP's birthday was July 16 and Karen's was July 19.
Below is my first breakfast, the exercise facility, and the golf driving range. You can click on them to make them large size. Please note that I did not gain weight on this cruise. I ate sensibly and consumed a lot of seafood while doing that.
Five: After ice cream we walked down to our ship. Walking under the palms and down the promenade was much more pleasant than going up and over through the old town.
My five things today
One: My cat find for today was from the "Events & Exhibits" section of my new read, the October issue of Saudi Aramco World magazine (link for on-line edition)(the cat is the print edition only). Saudi Aramco is a petroleum company with offices here in Houston, Texas, and in Saudi Arabia.
This one has been in the Brooklyn (U.S.) Museum since 1937. It dates back to around to 305-30 BC. You can read more about it by clicking on the left hand picture above. Back then the cats were used to keep the mice, rats, etc, away from their grains and homes.
This one has been in the Brooklyn (U.S.) Museum since 1937. It dates back to around to 305-30 BC. You can read more about it by clicking on the left hand picture above. Back then the cats were used to keep the mice, rats, etc, away from their grains and homes.
Two: I have started back to playing golf now that it has cooled a bit down to the lower 90's. Tuesday I played with a group of men from Mrs. Jim's Sunday school class. I am the oldest who plays, oldest by two months.
This was animal day on the course. Besides these deer we saw three other deer, two turtles on a log, a black snake with yellow spots, and a lot of cranes an
other birds. But only this picture to show for it.
Oh yes, tomorrow morning Mrs. Jim and I will play on one of our courses here if we are ahead of the rain.
Three: Back to our Pacific Princess (ship name) cruise from Venice to Athens via the Black Sea posting. Today will be pictures of onboard and of our visit to Split, Croatia.This would not be our first visit to Croatia as Karen, KP, Mrs. Jim, and I went to Dubrovnik (Croatia) last December (link to those posts).
Old town Split was somewhat similar to Old Town Dubrovnik although Dubrovnik has been much more repaired after the Bosnian War. Dubrovnik is also very much prettier than Split.
It is time for some more on board pictures. Every time Karen and KP returned to their cabin they were greeted by two balloons and a sign given to them by Princess. KP's birthday was July 16 and Karen's was July 19.
Below is my first breakfast, the exercise facility, and the golf driving range. You can click on them to make them large size. Please note that I did not gain weight on this cruise. I ate sensibly and consumed a lot of seafood while doing that.
Four: We walked around the old town, sort of lost as to what was what and what was worthy of knowing what it was. The picture in the middle below was a cistern which supplied water to the town.
The center picture above was a large sidewalk cafe. They sold ice cream for which KP was very happy. She had ice cream or gelato at every excursion stop we made. Lucky girl.
Five: After ice cream we walked down to our ship. Walking under the palms and down the promenade was much more pleasant than going up and over through the old town.
On the way I stopped to check on what might have been a motor scooter ride around the town and out into the country a little. An afternoon was 200 of their kind of dollars, about $32 or so in U.S. money.
My Texas driving license was valid there but only for a small size scooter and not a motorcycle. For that they required an International License. I've had several of those but had no need for one this time.
Next was on board, with a final look at the town. Then we were literally sailing off into the setting sun.
Our next stop would be two days at sea before having two days in Istanbul, Turkey. I hope to blog of this next week or earlier in another post. Stay tuned.
Fine print stuff:
==> I'm linked with Steve's Burnt Food for this today, go see his cat.
He and others have a Mr. Linky going there so you can see other cats too.
He and others have a Mr. Linky going there so you can see other cats too.
==> I am also linked up today with Nancy at A Rural Journal. She conducts her "A Random Five" blog hop there. Click that link to read other "A Random Five" posts or to join in with your own.
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Labels: 2013-Venice-to-Athens-via-the-Black-Sea, A-Random-Five, Family, Feline-Friday, KP, Travel
