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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 200636 hours in heaven
At least close by anyway. Thursday night I looked at Weather Bug and it was predicting 117 for local temperatures on Saturday. And it was predicting the sort of rain on Friday that never quite hits the ground because it is so hot out. Now 117F in quite bad enough thank you without humidity. It took about twenty minutes to get Charlie and two grandsons on board for a road trip and reservations made for Friday night. I knew we would never find a place to stay at the coast on Saturday night. Friday we headed west out of the Sacramento Valley. Kayla in her crate in the back, two grandsons in the back seat. (Two who actually got along with each other for the entire trip!) Destination Pacific Ocean. We hit Ft Bragg about 1pm. Temperatures were over 100F up until the last little bit of the drive. It dropped 30 degrees in about 30 minutes as we cleared the coast range of mountains. It was wonderful. Clear skies. Sunsets to die for. Too many beaches to choose from. Clam chowder and fish and chips right at the harbour. The same place we've gone to eat for thirty five years and it only gets better. Were home, its 8:30 am and already 90 degrees and 45% humidity. Will be hibernating as soon as I get the sand and salt water washed out of the dog and clothes and car. The cats didn't much appreciate their 36 hours of house arrest, but in this kind of weather it was the best thing for them. They are outside right now, but I need to get them back in before it gets too hot to go look for them. Jo Jo Sounds wonderful. I miss the California coast. Used to live in San Francisco and watched some great sunsets over the Golden Gate Bridge. Now I even settle for the B.C coast Winnie > At least close by anyway. Thursday night I looked at Weather Bug and it > was predicting 117 for local temperatures on Saturday. And it was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Jo > It was wonderful. Clear skies. Sunsets to die for. Too many beaches to > choose from. Clam chowder and fish and chips right at the harbour. The > same place we've gone to eat for thirty five years and it only gets better. Sounds like a lovely trip, Jo. Glad you had the chance to get out of the heat.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Destination Pacific Ocean. We hit Ft Bragg about 1pm. Temperatures were > over 100F up until the last little bit of the drive. It dropped 30 degrees > in about 30 minutes as we cleared the coast range of mountains. > It was wonderful. Clear skies. Sunsets to die for. Too many beaches to > choose from. Clam chowder and fish and chips right at the harbour. The > same place we've gone to eat for thirty five years and it only gets better. I know what you mean! I spent yesterday in the Marin Headlands, a park area just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, overlooking the ocean. It was very comfortable outside - maybe 80 degrees, less with the breezes. I could sit in the sun very happily (although I was covered with sun block and wore sunglasses and a hat). This was at a day-long drumming retreat, and many of the workshops were held outdoors. The first one I went to, on Congolese rhythms, was in a little firepit area, with rising benches around in a half-circle, where we students sat with our drums. The view was stupendous - cliffs, ocean, blue skies, gorgeous rolling hills - as we learned 3-part rhythms to play together in a complex, rhythmic "harmony". I'm home today, hiding out in my tiny computer room, with my little window a/c keeping the temp in the room a comfy 75 degrees F (approx 24C). Roxy's the only cat who has the sense to hang out in here with me. Licky's under a chair in the living room and won't budge, even though I've tried to entice him. Smudge is outside today. I wouldn't let her out yesterday, because I planning to be gone for about 12 hours, and I thought that was too long to be left out in this heat. But since I'm home today, and she was *yearning* to get out, I let her out. That way I can let her back in when she's ready. Joyce > This was at a day-long drumming retreat, and many of the workshops > were held outdoors. The first one I went to, on Congolese rhythms, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > we learned 3-part rhythms to play together in a complex, rhythmic > "harmony". Ooh. I know nothing about drumming, but that sounds fun! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Destination Pacific Ocean. We hit Ft Bragg about 1pm. Temperatures > were over 100F up until the last little bit of the drive. It [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the harbour. The same place we've gone to eat for thirty five years > and it only gets better. Lovely! Given the sunburn, I took a Lortab (vicodin) left over from some tooth problems a while back. The idea was that it would dull my senses so that the burn wouldn't wake me up every time I shifted. Somehow I managed to forget (actually, this isn't too surprising as I would only ever take this vile stuff when trying to sleep; it's too disorienting) that it makes me itch. I actually woke DH up because I was jiggling the bed from scratching my body so much. Hah. So much for a good night's sleep. No rest for the wicked. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Destination Pacific Ocean. We hit Ft Bragg about 1pm. Temperatures >> were over 100F up until the last little bit of the drive. It [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > my body so much. Hah. So much for a good night's sleep. No rest for > the wicked. We just had out weekend bonus. We stopped at the fising boats on the way out of town and bougnt a Ling Cod. I just made fish and chips with a cucumber and onion slaw that was really good. All the talk of buttermilk, I picked up a quart. Used about half to soak the fish fillets in before putting them in flour , then egg, then bread crumbs. The chopped up some big baking potatoes and deep fried them. Now there is laundry to do and dishes to do so I guess the 36 hours in heaven is over. Jo > All the talk of buttermilk, I picked up a quart. Used about half to > soak the fish fillets in before putting them in flour , then egg, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Now there is laundry to do and dishes to do so I guess the 36 hours > in heaven is over. Doh. I tried a new recipe last night for seared chicken topped with chunks of avocado, diced jalepeno, and lime juice. It was okay; not as great as I was hoping. Also tried a new recipe last night for "Mexican" cornbread, involving onions, cheese, and canned chiles in the mix. Pretty good; soggier than I'm used to. The recipe called for an entire large onion, but after chopping that onion up and looking at the sheer volume, we went for about half instead. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Doh. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > entire large onion, but after chopping that onion up and looking at > the sheer volume, we went for about half instead. Avocado on chicken eh? Never thought of that. I have used lime juice on chicken, but not avocado. Have to try that. Winnie > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Avocado on chicken eh? Never thought of that. I have used lime > juice on chicken, but not avocado. Have to try that. It wasn't bad. The recipe also involved searing chicken that had been sprinkled with "blackened" seasoning. The "blackened" seasoning I found has lots of food coloring; I think there must be something better out there. Although the seasoning *did* taste pretty good. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > It wasn't bad. The recipe also involved searing chicken that had been > sprinkled with "blackened" seasoning. The "blackened" seasoning I > found has lots of food coloring; I think there must be something > better out there. Although the seasoning *did* taste pretty good. I just made soup with black beans and beef shank. The beans really blackened the soup. Black sesame seeds can also blacken a sesame dessert. Winnie > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> It wasn't bad. The recipe also involved searing chicken that had >> been sprinkled with "blackened" seasoning. The "blackened" [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > blackened the soup. Black sesame seeds can also blacken a sesame > dessert. I don't think the "blackened" seasoning has anything to do with the actual color. It had mostly paprika in it. Ah: http://www.spicesetc.com/product/444/2 Yeah, don't ask me why they call it that. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > It wasn't bad. The recipe also involved searing chicken that had been > sprinkled with "blackened" seasoning. The "blackened" seasoning I > found has lots of food coloring; I think there must be something > better out there. Although the seasoning *did* taste pretty good. I just made soup with black beans and beef shank. The beans really blackened the soup. Black sesame seeds can also blacken a sesame dessert. Winnie > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I tried a new recipe last night for seared chicken topped with chunks > of avocado, diced jalepeno, and lime juice. It was okay; not as great > as I was hoping. //////// I *invented* a left-overs Linguini recipe about 2 weeks ago - and even if I say so myself, my god it was yummy! Basically, I had to raid my cupboards as I had no dinner and hadn't been to the store... Ingredients... Roasted Red Peppers in Chilli Olive Oil. (We can get these fresh in our local store) 2 red onions Garlic - either dried or fresh 1 tin of tomatos (I use whole tomatoes as it gives a chunky feel, but chpped would be fine) Fresh Olives (green and/or black)with Feta Cheese Sugar Basil Thyme Rosemary Linguini pasta - cooked to taste. Using the Chilli Olive Oil from the Roasted red peppers, roughly chop the onions and fry them with the garlic in the olive oil. When the onions are starting to look cooked, add the tomatoes and peppers, and roughly break up the tomatos intro large chunks. Add about 2 teaspoons of sugar to just take away the harshness of the tomatos chuck in some basil, thyme and rosemary to taste, then add the Olives. Once everything is simmering nicely, add the Feta chunks and serve with linguini and garlic chipatta. You can use Chilli infused Olive Oil and fry fresh peppers if you can't get roasted ones in chilli olive oil. It was bloody lovely, and very quick to make, even if I do say so myself. Vary the recipe according to taste - this is the vegetarian option, but in the past i have also added things like Palma ham, fried bacon chunks etc. Helen M > I *invented* a left-overs Linguini recipe about 2 weeks ago - and > even if I say so myself, my god it was yummy! Basically, I had to > raid my cupboards as I had no dinner and hadn't been to the store... Sounds delicious! I've filed it in my recipes mailbox. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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