Camera Critters, #151, Not So Itsy Bitsy, February 26, 2011

I am taking part in Camera Critters - check it out and join in the fun!





Friday Flash 55 - Shivering - February 25, 2011

I can't believe the headlines,

Snow may be on its way,

For San Francisco natives,

We don't know what to say!

I had lived here just a month,

When snowfall made the news,

In the thirty-five years since,

We've had no wintery blues!

Imagine all the crazy thrills,

With snow adhering to our hills!

Carmen Henesy

Copyright (c) Carmen Henesy

February 25, 2011

I am participating, like so many fun and witty other folks, in Friday Flash 55,

the brainchild of Mr. KnowItAll.  Check out the site and join in the fun.

 

Alphabe Thursday - "T" Is for Tripe - February 24, 2011

Tripa ala fiorentina by avlxyz

"T" is for tripe,

I think it's quite yummy,

Though many won't let it,

Enter their tummy!

This stomach of beef,

Or sheep, pigs or goats,

Can't make it down,

Some people's throats.

Tripe needs preparation,

And a good cleaning, too,

Slow simmering till tender,

Is what one must do.

Then one adds the things,

That make it sublime,

Garlic, spices, tomatoes,

And pour on the wine!

From Mexican menudo,

To andouille of France,

Honeycomb tripe,

Is not looked at askance!

tripe by acme

I ate tripe last Friday,

A taste of old Italy,

The dish was as fine,

As any could be!

Don't turn up your nose,

Without trying a bite,

You may finally decide,

That tripe is all right!

Carmen Henesy

Copyright (c) Carmen Henesy

February 24, 2011

I am participating in Jenny Matlock's Alpabe- Thursday - check out the site and join in the fun!

Watery Wednesday, #128, and Wordless Wednesday, Nassau, Bahamas, February 23, 2011

I am participating in Watery Wednesday & Wordless Wednesday!

Check out the sites and join in the fun!

Ruby Tuesday, Silvia's Paintings, February 22, 2011

My friend, Silvia, has a collection of wonderful paintings.  I photographed three of
these for my Ruby Tuesday offering today.

There is hardly an inch of wall in her home that isn't covered with art of some kind.  I

always enjoy being there!

I am participating in Ruby Tuesday - check out the site and join in the fun!



I want to take a moment here to thank the beautiful Dulce, who lives in the Canary

Islands, off the mainland coast of northwest Africa. I've cruised in the area but have

not had the pleasure of stopping there.  I would so love to meet Dulce who writes the

most amazing poetry on her blog, My Duality.  She has given me a "Stylish Blogger"

award and with that I understand I am supposed to let you know five things about

myself.  Well, in a couple of other awards, I believe I've told all and there is nothing

else to say. 

I'll give it a try, though.

1.  I went to a Catholic boarding school in north Alabama, about 150 miles from home

     for my first year of high school.  I had a scholarship.  It was run by the Benedictine nuns

     ( very strict ) and I lived in a dorm with ten other girls.  Camilla Livingston ( now Camilla

     Arthur, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama ) slept next to me and, to this day ( over fifty years later ),

     we are still the closest of friends!  She lives in Marietta, Georgia and we continue to see

     each other but not nearly as often as we wish.

2.  When I was a student nurse in New Orleans, during Mardi Gras, I challenged a sailor to a

      raw oyster eating contest.  I finished six dozen - he gave up at five dozen.  I could have

      probably eaten another dozen.

3.  My first cocktail was a sloe gin fizz. 

4.  I know everyone thinks this is gross but, when I die, I want to be cremated, and my ashes

     put in film cannisters ( I hope I've saved enough for my large body since no one uses film

     anymore ) and I want my friends, whenever they travel to take a cannister and send me flying

     about all over the world!  I am REALLY serious.  That's what I would like.

5.  My favorite confection is marzipan.  It doesn't need to be made into cute little fruits or

     anything ... I'll just eat a stick of the stuff.

I think I'm supposed to give this award to five people.  I know some folks don't like

receiving awards so, sorry, don't be offended.  You needn't do a thing.  I just like your

blogs and it's my way of saying so!

1.  Icy BC at Dances of Dreams

2.  Indrani at Frozen Moments

3.  Mountain Woman at Red Pine Mountain

4.  Merisi at Merisi's Vienna for Beginners

5.  Kamana at Journaling Through Photos

Mellow Yellow Monday, #109, Blue and Yellow Macaw, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 20, 2011

These pictures are from my archives, taken almost 23 years ago, when my oldest
son, Shawn, was seventeen ( he is now forty ).  We were on a trip to Hawaii,
vacationing in Honolulu.  On our way to snorkel at beautiful Hanauma Bay, we
passed a man on the road with a large yellow and blue macaw.  He had a sign up
offering photographs with the macaw so we stopped.  Th macaw was older than
Shawn!



I am participating in Mellow Yellow Monday - check out the site and join in the fun!

 

Check out the site and join in the fun.

Shadow Shot Sunday, #144, Cheers, February 20, 201

I enjoy a Grey Goose martini, on occasion, and, several years ago, when I found

these extra large martini glasses on sale at Macy's for half price ( they were

originally $15 each ), I bought eight.  Made in the Czech Republic, I thought they

were very elegant, especially with my specialty, Ginger Drop Martinis, in them. 

The downside is that, because of their size, they are hard to store!  I've also been

glad to have three living room couches so friends can stay over when we've had

a couple!

They make pretty shadows.





Here are the glasses.  My friend is selling hers but I've got more than enough.  With

my impending move, I should sell mine, too, but I love them!

I am participating in Shadow Shot Sunday - check out the site and join in the fun!

Camera Critters, #150, Day of the Iguana, February 19, 2011

Iguanas are native to Central and South America and the Caribbean.  I am not especially
attracted to them but some people keep them as pets.  I have seen them most often on visits
to Mexico and Puerto Rico where I have requested they keep their distance from me.  They
have not always obliged!

I am participating in that delightful meme, Camera Critters!

Check it out and join in the fun!