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Phillies are here for spring training! Fun Times :)
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Went on Pintrest today for the first time in ages and saw this great idea for a Halloween costume for a little boy or girl what a cute idea and so simple. This made me remember all of the costumes that we created all those years when our kids were growing up. ALMOST makes me ready for a grandchild ~ ALMOST.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband and our oldest son spending precious moments together out on the water where they are happiest catching or not catching fish.</span>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-32198762287200117542012-06-05T13:54:00.003-04:002012-06-05T13:54:42.293-04:00Last Day for Teachers!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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NPHS Cat CaveRicepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-70484454850645046902011-05-15T09:58:00.002-04:002011-05-15T15:08:59.758-04:00Big Doin's in Little Osprey <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Living here in South West Florida where it is not exactly the metropolis we don't get to see very many famous people - sure there are lots of famous people who own properties on the local beaches and keys but for the most part it's just us "little" people here living our simple lives. So, when a local company that started out here and has grown in size with stores all over the east coast has it's 65th "Birthday" they like to do it up in a BIG way. Tervis tumblers and cups are among my favorites in the kitchen - not only are they nice to look at with so many designs to choose from they are guaranteed for life if anything goes wrong with them you just bring it back to the store and is is replaced for FREE! </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Here is a brief history of the Tervis Tumbler Company - Borrowed from their website:</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Let's take a little trip back in time. It’s 1946. Detroit. Engineers Frank Cotter and G. Howlett Davis hit on something big: They harness the natural insulating powers of air to create a permanently sealed, double-walled tumbler. Finally a way to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold. Not to mention, it is virtually indestructible. This outstanding innovation changed the drinkware industry forever. Talk about a game changer.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Combining the last three letters of each of their last names, Cotter and Davis dubbed their new cup brand “Tervis.” In the years to follow, they worked hard to refine and improve their designs. The original tall, cylindrical tumbler evolved into additional sizes and products. Today, Tervis offers six tumbler sizes and an ice bucket, plus hundreds of customizable designs, emblems, and accessory combinations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now back to the celebration - to help Tervis celebrate 65 years they invited Chef Duff Goldman from Charm City Cakes to judge a cake contest from local bakeries and to answer some questions the folks had to ask. He was super nice, A real down to earth guy, he's very funny and yes "charming". There were SO many people there as you can imagine it being sleepy lil' Osprey and all. The cupcakes were out for all to sample the weather was perfect (no rain) and I think all in all a good day was had by everyone. </span><br />
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</tbody></table> Well Spring Training is in full swing here in South West Florida - better known as the Grapefruit League. Today I was lucky enough to see my "hometown" team the Philadelphia Phillie's play the Baltimore Oriels right here in Sarasota at the newly refurbished Ed Smith Stadium - new winter home to the Oriels - the place is just beautiful "they" did a wonderful job bringing the stadium back to it's original but up-dated glory all who were involved in the project should be so proud of the out come. The day was a perfect one for baseball - lucky for me I wore my sun screen as it was hot and sunny!Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-13302613480524787682011-01-24T09:54:00.001-05:002011-01-24T09:55:08.134-05:00WINTER DULDRUMS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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HAPPY 2011 TO ALL!!!!!Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-83150560783564560472010-11-27T09:16:00.000-05:002010-11-27T09:16:36.986-05:00Need I say more...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oaPS5vcbo0_1CTJkoFsNsdf0oBDOrvAV5g20pMmVLS6KAPJjwyqVa5H7Nt5qNQgLh1J7KylVaJUD03qQcZiK6YERPD79OqI-Kc2LsrI6Y0deLs4dU83v37XZjEFnfaoa-qucinPTQ3Q/s1600-h/xmaslunchsuesantasign+008.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418184903076230754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oaPS5vcbo0_1CTJkoFsNsdf0oBDOrvAV5g20pMmVLS6KAPJjwyqVa5H7Nt5qNQgLh1J7KylVaJUD03qQcZiK6YERPD79OqI-Kc2LsrI6Y0deLs4dU83v37XZjEFnfaoa-qucinPTQ3Q/s400/xmaslunchsuesantasign+008.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 300px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 400px;" /></a>Happy Shopping :)Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-76623319713494221732010-10-11T19:12:00.000-04:002010-10-11T19:12:09.861-04:00Gifts From the Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hTTI8ukRwyKPVcxpcUelKK7-LRNG3Ub_pmRDp9vUaxNpCxbmyGt8k7XPaxeeVZpy4drXoLvOYGz7ry2C2cmMmO8m0WqxjYHWkL942T4C84N6aLFCsEqdgZCcqhGrF8Jt2OAlYth_K5U/s1600/spiritweeksept10+035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hTTI8ukRwyKPVcxpcUelKK7-LRNG3Ub_pmRDp9vUaxNpCxbmyGt8k7XPaxeeVZpy4drXoLvOYGz7ry2C2cmMmO8m0WqxjYHWkL942T4C84N6aLFCsEqdgZCcqhGrF8Jt2OAlYth_K5U/s640/spiritweeksept10+035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not all from my personal garden but gardens of friends known and unknown to me.</div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-31174000651951618862010-10-02T07:00:00.001-04:002010-10-02T07:08:55.198-04:00Sights Seen At a Recent Parade - Camera Critters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcnXobhhYtjm90TQLmjay0LOa2KmZ1UzjyFYIoGfN89ao5SpcEtbqioRLcR8SJJMTbdI03bDaa_VSURukr1kTwUHBWiteUaH8_8Jt8WMWZzTGfrP1HIvXyxIJs_2q_qODKHXdpM1GPz0/s1600/aug-sept2010+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcnXobhhYtjm90TQLmjay0LOa2KmZ1UzjyFYIoGfN89ao5SpcEtbqioRLcR8SJJMTbdI03bDaa_VSURukr1kTwUHBWiteUaH8_8Jt8WMWZzTGfrP1HIvXyxIJs_2q_qODKHXdpM1GPz0/s320/aug-sept2010+018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX13j4JI-JoFwKXObnV7n8WRXItuPuZqXUGZZmmxS6M9i07m2q_o3T1AWkbpujZG7kZNTmaAierG45OLZXtuLGquYcy6PkC6u4YjvJRhPwkdAxgGfk7siiJeqQqIc6Qf0GJX5YB5eLduY/s1600/aug-sept2010+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX13j4JI-JoFwKXObnV7n8WRXItuPuZqXUGZZmmxS6M9i07m2q_o3T1AWkbpujZG7kZNTmaAierG45OLZXtuLGquYcy6PkC6u4YjvJRhPwkdAxgGfk7siiJeqQqIc6Qf0GJX5YB5eLduY/s320/aug-sept2010+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My hubby and I recently went to a hometown parade - it was quite fun lots of neat floats and local color - this was a nice group to watch go by the lady with the Chihuahua was my favorite perfect for Camera Critters.Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-15727811906707300712010-09-29T06:00:00.004-04:002010-09-29T06:00:02.339-04:00Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Me!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoap7ZP0FuNaONHgcc7npSMycCPsK-fw8qPpqEbxqYuJbIOk2_r7pDPpgjyAC8bW4z7Gnm8cmP4C5CN43lGqbxpiuqDfTj6HtsN_CuoR_JJdt96RdtnELuhOWKGSGUJ_fD4YYy7rE9LDk/s1600/PoconosJuly2010_124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoap7ZP0FuNaONHgcc7npSMycCPsK-fw8qPpqEbxqYuJbIOk2_r7pDPpgjyAC8bW4z7Gnm8cmP4C5CN43lGqbxpiuqDfTj6HtsN_CuoR_JJdt96RdtnELuhOWKGSGUJ_fD4YYy7rE9LDk/s320/PoconosJuly2010_124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is so hard for me to believe that I started this lil 'ol blog a year ago. Thank you to everyone who has visited and who has left me such encouraging comments throughout the year. It sure has been FUN!!!</span></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-74199199152394915972010-09-04T13:19:00.003-04:002010-09-04T13:25:02.120-04:00Camera Critters-Super Smart Turtles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc5x8FMzR5UiY_sSy2w9tnUx_1ma5FuUAntSAXuc1Nvz8aNsZ3-2A6qPYqvfIwqyLHNukiGLouyfvPLmdV9HB_JflfCk2T-u1hlfm6c3shLwWVbgfdlnfuIa9X0oqzHlK3j9xGSreXkw/s1600/harrys+and+mote+jan10+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc5x8FMzR5UiY_sSy2w9tnUx_1ma5FuUAntSAXuc1Nvz8aNsZ3-2A6qPYqvfIwqyLHNukiGLouyfvPLmdV9HB_JflfCk2T-u1hlfm6c3shLwWVbgfdlnfuIa9X0oqzHlK3j9xGSreXkw/s320/harrys+and+mote+jan10+030.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">These 2 female sea turtles have been trained by some wonderful volunteer trainers at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota Florida to be able to distinguish color. We watched as the trainers held colored panels under the surface of the water. As they would change the color the sea turtles who knew which color was theirs would turn and swim towards it. The volunteers explained to us this is any easy way to separate the "girls" if they just need to treat one. Very interesting and enjoyable to watch - who knew sea turtles were so SMART!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beautiful things you see at Whole Foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This Color Carnival is dedicated to Martha (MM) who just recently retired from Color Carnival. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Happy Birthday Martha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-56694370995102495762010-09-01T10:07:00.000-04:002010-09-01T10:07:50.871-04:00New Food Blog!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxC1zKU6MgMY8x6ex6XOUVQYmxPKKXfkcuKgbxZlMY6aT5VB-5JnIUFxEgVHmK6jyVHAlU4iIabkHYl2FqlzmRbLP1HodQAEHAkfh4KXpN66DtGT-xwd7Eylq-PY8LE8fYpAutSf8hXU/s1600/veggiesouphallobags_006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxC1zKU6MgMY8x6ex6XOUVQYmxPKKXfkcuKgbxZlMY6aT5VB-5JnIUFxEgVHmK6jyVHAlU4iIabkHYl2FqlzmRbLP1HodQAEHAkfh4KXpN66DtGT-xwd7Eylq-PY8LE8fYpAutSf8hXU/s320/veggiesouphallobags_006.JPG" /></a></div>I want to invite you to come on over to my new <a href="http://martinip23blogspotcom-ricepatty.blogspot.com/">food blog</a>. I'm just getting it started so bear with me while I add to it. I am looking forward to some fun times in the kitchen sharing some good food with you!Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-75983071271602981022010-08-28T06:00:00.002-04:002010-08-28T06:00:04.691-04:00Camera Critters - Junior and Sonny "stand-off".<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_I_WOvHIfpB11FONmCpkDKpZYSgn66Zm5zm_MYhUq2DimWP4d2grnF2ARXKIm-EJLt-5ml4GstMmdnrTp_cA5fVZIoEq02qiSrEXq5VLL1xnZOy-buy6l9YGEvIGF3OUlHyYZJJDlWY/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510186383857023042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_I_WOvHIfpB11FONmCpkDKpZYSgn66Zm5zm_MYhUq2DimWP4d2grnF2ARXKIm-EJLt-5ml4GstMmdnrTp_cA5fVZIoEq02qiSrEXq5VLL1xnZOy-buy6l9YGEvIGF3OUlHyYZJJDlWY/s400/PoconosJuly2010+002.JPG" /></a> This is Sonny our daughter's cockatiel and Junior our maltese checking each other out - Junior doesn't know what to make of the silly bird.<br /><div></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-26553099779377933382010-08-17T19:00:00.000-04:002010-08-17T19:03:48.109-04:00Ruby Tuesday - Watery Wednesday!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRSSHbHCl4x1dt3QqCB9I5MPbEVuc83vhMwJgDNYICSJ-ELUNaQEqAPxl7alZ5XckWA9kxXqVXZ_92jxabfjGHaVzl98Z0gAkruXu1VmquxZZBqJGZex1ODG9x-aPnF0oQAm2J1T5Ms4/s1600/miscjanfeb2010+012.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRSSHbHCl4x1dt3QqCB9I5MPbEVuc83vhMwJgDNYICSJ-ELUNaQEqAPxl7alZ5XckWA9kxXqVXZ_92jxabfjGHaVzl98Z0gAkruXu1VmquxZZBqJGZex1ODG9x-aPnF0oQAm2J1T5Ms4/s400/miscjanfeb2010+012.JPG" width="400" height="300" ox="true" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LsDXoTgVRvd3HNC1D14W_VGB3FkUhMGEGsrP9-h_Ub8CqEPtiEUGzPYLox_DQe_w0YoD4p2GSuNIMg7aYi_63iSPz3T81ABSOVwgscbGo8qPYxgreZoRvNgtYG2P8c5GI5myEaiE1hs/s1600/miscjanfeb2010+013.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LsDXoTgVRvd3HNC1D14W_VGB3FkUhMGEGsrP9-h_Ub8CqEPtiEUGzPYLox_DQe_w0YoD4p2GSuNIMg7aYi_63iSPz3T81ABSOVwgscbGo8qPYxgreZoRvNgtYG2P8c5GI5myEaiE1hs/s400/miscjanfeb2010+013.JPG" width="400" height="300" ox="true" /></a></div>All I can think is...<br />THIS IS THE LIFE!Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-77823657999488468202010-08-16T06:00:00.006-04:002010-08-16T06:00:07.546-04:00Mellow Yellow Monday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDuZv8X3D9QhudJxayjCkhKc0WR1un1mY7tst8eYbiJ5q-4b3Lsfxug7W5ZN3TQv7odFOQKhTnbOsrfAZ8zmYPI5SVp-uu21plU2BX2VoCecW6yqpHGn2VWDOOqt3g5eMiOD_ePpodXw/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+041.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505799411180662866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDuZv8X3D9QhudJxayjCkhKc0WR1un1mY7tst8eYbiJ5q-4b3Lsfxug7W5ZN3TQv7odFOQKhTnbOsrfAZ8zmYPI5SVp-uu21plU2BX2VoCecW6yqpHGn2VWDOOqt3g5eMiOD_ePpodXw/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+041.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>When my dear friend Martha (MM) put up a <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SeasideSimplicity-ItsAllAboutTheFood/~3/1-9Vh0YeQCM/easy-cheesy-beer-bread.html">recipe for beer bread </a>I knew I had to make it. Beer is not something that I keep in the house so buying beer required a trip to the liquor store. Little did I know that there were so many different types of beer to choose from. Now those that know me might think I chose this particular beer because the bottle matches my kitchen but not so - this is a heavy beer made with wheat and yeast and so that it why I chose it for the bread which by the way came out just perfect and didn't last long around my house at all :) Happy Mellow Yellow Monday!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-59476112073350223272010-08-10T11:20:00.007-04:002010-08-11T13:02:53.434-04:00Knee Surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD85onpAYdQcdt-BcvPBpo5PvMVd3CiBWsiGCt7hIHWOWwKMcv4nKwMtTxyAI7xHkQDhYVgFGDZuIgNseWwurlCT8L8eQ0kGE-9HY0bfkQ5v0up7wAzvtJzV27F-uOb98nkWoLTISJRi4/s1600/daves+knee+surgery+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503872845149424034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD85onpAYdQcdt-BcvPBpo5PvMVd3CiBWsiGCt7hIHWOWwKMcv4nKwMtTxyAI7xHkQDhYVgFGDZuIgNseWwurlCT8L8eQ0kGE-9HY0bfkQ5v0up7wAzvtJzV27F-uOb98nkWoLTISJRi4/s400/daves+knee+surgery+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My poor DH had to have surgery on his right knee this morning - he had a tear in his meniscus and he had a bit of arthritis that the doc "cleaned" up while he was "in" there. The surgery was arthroscopic which meant that he only had to make 2 small incisions in the knee to go in to do the repair. Not being in the medical field and luckily not having had surgery myself recently I was surprised to see the doctor's initials right above the bandage when he came out of recovery. "DC" (for Derek Cuff) do you see it in the photo? Apparently the doctor comes in before the surgery and puts his initials right above the place where the procedure will be done - I guess so there are no mistakes - like you know how you hear stories of body parts gone missing because the surgeon made a mistake. This may be strange to some of you but I thought it was very interesting - and I thought I'd share :) No mistakes here thanks Dr.Cuff!</div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-3586093291971490102010-08-09T06:00:00.000-04:002010-08-09T06:00:02.577-04:00Mellow Yellow Monday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qg8uZcdBEyQwlHNR74bpUaG0Y56BS5V95wHiZXfDi4jhg9S9-pYfrX0nh6g8TSRwQ01B999YEWwCtYGHNjoZ7hWHJnNf2lW-JaNYkjkS4nul-IMOkvZfSjcsH73YujsriRBg260Zjc0/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503183066543907106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qg8uZcdBEyQwlHNR74bpUaG0Y56BS5V95wHiZXfDi4jhg9S9-pYfrX0nh6g8TSRwQ01B999YEWwCtYGHNjoZ7hWHJnNf2lW-JaNYkjkS4nul-IMOkvZfSjcsH73YujsriRBg260Zjc0/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+072.JPG" /></a> This is the orchid that I gave to my dear friend Vicki for her birthday which is coming up this Wednesday. I took some photos of it while we were at the beach Satuday night. I think it is a very pretty variety. Happy Birthday Vicki and Happy Mellow Yellow Monday everyone!<br /><div></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-79169763072091812662010-08-08T18:59:00.005-04:002010-08-08T19:25:07.322-04:00Blogger Beach Bash 2010!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS2XniT7Rzql7Y8cpCY2UMeVXfbYEV6E6a9rW4kDnD1BLdWAdnBDQPu8FqDa0KePWmy1RPDXXdXyfIq0WQF2v-Q62J0DuBThWL3PjJzRF0csYVR63PrHO-yrzWT21_w9ah2DkYYCrAqA/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503178063039819218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS2XniT7Rzql7Y8cpCY2UMeVXfbYEV6E6a9rW4kDnD1BLdWAdnBDQPu8FqDa0KePWmy1RPDXXdXyfIq0WQF2v-Q62J0DuBThWL3PjJzRF0csYVR63PrHO-yrzWT21_w9ah2DkYYCrAqA/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+054.JPG" /></a> Thank you to Martha from Menagerie and Seaside Simplicity (to name just two) for bringing us together for the Blogger Beach Bash. Martha, myself, Lyndsey from The Tiny Skillet and Aqua Sunday and Vicki of Shell Seeker all met at the beach for the drum circle Saturday night. Martha provided a bit of "bubbly" cheer and a great time was had by all. The weather was perfect and the sunset spectacular! I can't wait to do it again - maybe next time more of you out there can join us?<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06A7PBAsGU9IaBYYlGI_czXFLE1oSGa8O8VBa_YEr1qInOTKx8nB0RRsFf2iYiwWWRIMtnVkV0sphC5W-tlI7IOHF3eTcvNd2WadcKjX2jWeNaRGszoy4mufRfHxA6VnOHaMIhaGZoPk/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503178053584457938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06A7PBAsGU9IaBYYlGI_czXFLE1oSGa8O8VBa_YEr1qInOTKx8nB0RRsFf2iYiwWWRIMtnVkV0sphC5W-tlI7IOHF3eTcvNd2WadcKjX2jWeNaRGszoy4mufRfHxA6VnOHaMIhaGZoPk/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+068.JPG" /></a> Cheers!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJckyLrDMKe-XW_VXLXwX3f-xATERN264YR9viXEqWQRYMhiOFXKvy9PL4VLHACCkNUtjsX4c_b28Dyr8zd5rGYDe7QcHg7IoL6f_WLHHl6ak-ehVeWnTJXmJVdVYlIn7VcYbNAAqypU/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503178043614871874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJckyLrDMKe-XW_VXLXwX3f-xATERN264YR9viXEqWQRYMhiOFXKvy9PL4VLHACCkNUtjsX4c_b28Dyr8zd5rGYDe7QcHg7IoL6f_WLHHl6ak-ehVeWnTJXmJVdVYlIn7VcYbNAAqypU/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+071.JPG" /></a> "The Bloggers"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKs6ERJgwl0tJTf0GMuPmdv7IJFIp4BB8_qlAZ5eggdQES3K-_mRfZtYtCA9D7X3lpqfyaSPoEaQkVU6hqu3KF7aS0_kOfblR9YdOA_SDtbfcEsJ7fwdIUC6Vf7fLr5m0tTr-EDY8ZJk/s1600/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503178041537237026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKs6ERJgwl0tJTf0GMuPmdv7IJFIp4BB8_qlAZ5eggdQES3K-_mRfZtYtCA9D7X3lpqfyaSPoEaQkVU6hqu3KF7aS0_kOfblR9YdOA_SDtbfcEsJ7fwdIUC6Vf7fLr5m0tTr-EDY8ZJk/s400/kevin21miscbloggerbhbsh+079.JPG" /></a>Glorious!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-5786717300536876252010-08-07T09:19:00.002-04:002010-08-07T11:06:20.438-04:00Fish Tacos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32cnMXRNcKeO0rLbXGUsy1VfmWoD6dRxClXLE0Lwhyphenhyphen4nfy4xKaB91PlI3XJZV9QKcc2-RGJFCKcZp1P4coqeoMSRY__5TyGXJouI44oXqmMiQRgqhf2t3SPvqP8qSB9vL1DloK-WOuw/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502663986634590834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32cnMXRNcKeO0rLbXGUsy1VfmWoD6dRxClXLE0Lwhyphenhyphen4nfy4xKaB91PlI3XJZV9QKcc2-RGJFCKcZp1P4coqeoMSRY__5TyGXJouI44oXqmMiQRgqhf2t3SPvqP8qSB9vL1DloK-WOuw/s400/048.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqRVBJRVa20XUYDLghCxP9vl9G-qBGGQdk0SIFUf25Ul3i__XKUXDorWWwIxdSTrLtwHULqmyYlGnxIlq9NSSbi3Puq-uiswCjuxRqj_-pAqsSq-NEPXN7mHKRdFb4P8Mr5TYUFp0jg8/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502663974451074418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqRVBJRVa20XUYDLghCxP9vl9G-qBGGQdk0SIFUf25Ul3i__XKUXDorWWwIxdSTrLtwHULqmyYlGnxIlq9NSSbi3Puq-uiswCjuxRqj_-pAqsSq-NEPXN7mHKRdFb4P8Mr5TYUFp0jg8/s400/029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is one of my most favorite meals to make and enjoy - fish tacos. They are so delicious and as with most tacos you can make them however you like the one pictured I added a little tomato and lettuce. The way we make them around here is:<br /><br /></div><div>1/2 lb White fish<br /></div><div>Soft Taco shells<br /></div><div>Dressing</div><div>1/2 cup Mayonnaise</div><div>2 tbs Dill (I use the dill paste from the produce dept)</div><div>the juice of 1 lime</div><div>Combine all in a bowl mix well and refrigerate.<br /></div><div>Salsa</div><div>1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)</div><div>1 can whole corn - or 2 cups thawed frozen</div><div>Fresh cilantro coarsely chopped</div><div>1/4 cup red onion finely chopped</div><div>The juice of 2 limes - more to taste</div><div>Combine all in a bowl mix well and refrigerate<br /></div><div>We either fry the fish in bread crumbs or just pop it in on the grill. Once your fish is ready spread some of the dressing on the taco shell put in the fish and top with the corn salsa - YUM! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-46949821867653049922010-07-24T06:00:00.001-04:002010-07-24T06:00:02.027-04:00While out taking my walk in the Poconos...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOqtkKrrv553jr_ee8JYZkAe145M-T8mlNlqkjnvGV9U2A1U0iTN9GpnT6tdV5_upGaGylbJDZBgGEMJ9Z4KEyPVTODoMZQ9CsdDoIp7rECNZiQmL_rsvjg8lgAT_YYJcsH2c0i7FgWg/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497109393161090498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOqtkKrrv553jr_ee8JYZkAe145M-T8mlNlqkjnvGV9U2A1U0iTN9GpnT6tdV5_upGaGylbJDZBgGEMJ9Z4KEyPVTODoMZQ9CsdDoIp7rECNZiQmL_rsvjg8lgAT_YYJcsH2c0i7FgWg/s400/PoconosJuly2010+120.JPG" /></a> I met up with some lovely neighbors... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJdr12JCw8D_lmAn7_U74_-s19kcQcBqSvlWyhNoFNd9CZWzShdMds2j2OmMfqYZO92q71ceG7NjEKOpi2B5hvoaoRhs78eBS31Qc7xFmSLJ2tnGpdBYlbSVuVvz54vd_mWXRHiXOv-I/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497109391801291746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJdr12JCw8D_lmAn7_U74_-s19kcQcBqSvlWyhNoFNd9CZWzShdMds2j2OmMfqYZO92q71ceG7NjEKOpi2B5hvoaoRhs78eBS31Qc7xFmSLJ2tnGpdBYlbSVuVvz54vd_mWXRHiXOv-I/s400/PoconosJuly2010+117.JPG" /></a>And their friends...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFAcb7CwzfsQKcThJlNDmCdz5pgaLZiRBn87VZs1W5FJUMRkHK5pD7g0dzuInSzO_AHVOgyaFJJWQ5ZqBw1e_tZNao0kZYzjIj4VCtEa8ZC6P2Aypodv4yoMMrjnMeax8poQ1KoMOW5Y/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497109382296624178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFAcb7CwzfsQKcThJlNDmCdz5pgaLZiRBn87VZs1W5FJUMRkHK5pD7g0dzuInSzO_AHVOgyaFJJWQ5ZqBw1e_tZNao0kZYzjIj4VCtEa8ZC6P2Aypodv4yoMMrjnMeax8poQ1KoMOW5Y/s400/PoconosJuly2010+115.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Saw some pretty sights.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRo6kqJv-JmgoJPYR0C4IJBtS-CkdiNOFDS46pj-1qiyegP_Qd_76wEfTmmfMBKljU9RvdqG1k1qILwVDt4m3UWYGbgi8BRBf0wjzbdRa0gQKWgG4Q16AfBw_cGuvMEkMFGi4cUuxIlgo/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497109378950257970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRo6kqJv-JmgoJPYR0C4IJBtS-CkdiNOFDS46pj-1qiyegP_Qd_76wEfTmmfMBKljU9RvdqG1k1qILwVDt4m3UWYGbgi8BRBf0wjzbdRa0gQKWgG4Q16AfBw_cGuvMEkMFGi4cUuxIlgo/s400/PoconosJuly2010+114.JPG" /></a><br /><br />and some youngsters :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwLi2rqAOB765Wpsj2tYeGCNvJHTDXUr9nznv6QaOjP3Lw8pRyD4hKa9gszvgWg5AHMR60hAM_SqHhUIQinb_eqlz1Q4f8oYniHl5sxNmMk92QywQsJxqxCCb_E_h8xF0VOZR0J1zN1A/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497109368858127762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwLi2rqAOB765Wpsj2tYeGCNvJHTDXUr9nznv6QaOjP3Lw8pRyD4hKa9gszvgWg5AHMR60hAM_SqHhUIQinb_eqlz1Q4f8oYniHl5sxNmMk92QywQsJxqxCCb_E_h8xF0VOZR0J1zN1A/s400/PoconosJuly2010+109.JPG" /></a>What a nice walk!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-91170204631249821892010-07-23T17:00:00.001-04:002010-07-23T17:00:01.564-04:00Flowers in the Poconos - Some Wild - Some Not So Wild<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCsgjYCV4uIwX5AdM29_n2ZKRTjSwBTpUGph0604fsLQwbRHpW6PuMTsYF9KfyiboqY85B9HxeMQioq0NDk8Ug-LHuUbXz5DBjSKXTnMFRykDu_S3AcLARiO0g8oCYB-RGtZHnAjnEYo/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497113476207267490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCsgjYCV4uIwX5AdM29_n2ZKRTjSwBTpUGph0604fsLQwbRHpW6PuMTsYF9KfyiboqY85B9HxeMQioq0NDk8Ug-LHuUbXz5DBjSKXTnMFRykDu_S3AcLARiO0g8oCYB-RGtZHnAjnEYo/s400/PoconosJuly2010+130.JPG" /></a> Pretty Flowers were everywhere - some in gardens some just sprouting out of the gravel on the roadside all so fresh and colorful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMjvmDB8i7bkCudTqBjKOhkL8jjqxPdRw7tJ_o0JCG5B-Ig1KE5rDx2hqYgF5CzTQm_SjSam1Z2IAaXhyqkv-3NhrksU1WGkxyQ_O49RIncQBoIU5iO9Rxs1BL3-R0hw8HujYwCwNAF4/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497113464095649490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMjvmDB8i7bkCudTqBjKOhkL8jjqxPdRw7tJ_o0JCG5B-Ig1KE5rDx2hqYgF5CzTQm_SjSam1Z2IAaXhyqkv-3NhrksU1WGkxyQ_O49RIncQBoIU5iO9Rxs1BL3-R0hw8HujYwCwNAF4/s400/PoconosJuly2010+128.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_6R4vZgy0iLXaEr_bGowidrySnoVa9m8hftmyjX7dCL68Hk581lyxmgYDCdV9z9SSJQ4l9eH6Gw20zmANowtrWkivlLGQtm1ur3BE8nbmI2gzC87oI5XLs4DBQOaHz-7eVzJTtz7KCU/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497113449008649186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuw_LwUKljM3vALrG2C8hQyTQvDNo6Kc7tiIrqGR9OYReXusn-W_47t_uMlN0gZmw6BXhksjM5axaVO1HGa6nR61vbbOFCf36VSI85-DyhNrMdj-8zt9bGGtl0A3jXTkGEUjrgi6Wbjs/s400/PoconosJuly2010+022.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299090200564370320.post-48201199705950138932010-07-23T10:20:00.003-04:002010-07-23T10:24:52.647-04:00Dad's Lake<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F8KINhNSfAPV8gye8tP2bOtWvmVBr3Vm2IH9iEJ6jc_JXbaeCb1CdqlRJmXa7dq6tLMKzCGZm0m5htpDg2Pvq1mPH330T3fvhNgwthNLQ4_sXQqepUapI5WKLoS_iLE8IoncJO80sAE/s1600/PoconosJuly2010+017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497107150266869234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F8KINhNSfAPV8gye8tP2bOtWvmVBr3Vm2IH9iEJ6jc_JXbaeCb1CdqlRJmXa7dq6tLMKzCGZm0m5htpDg2Pvq1mPH330T3fvhNgwthNLQ4_sXQqepUapI5WKLoS_iLE8IoncJO80sAE/s400/PoconosJuly2010+017.JPG" /></a> The Lake at the bottom of the hill - beautiful!<br /><br /></div>Ricepattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397818029757036060noreply@blogger.com5