chicken salad video, peach torte, ancestry, and other nonsense...

OK, I'm going to try to post this strange amateur video I made for my friend in New Orleans. She and I were room-mates in college and Skype each Sunday, send each other funny selfies, etc. Her memory is better than mine... and although we have the same basic values, we are on opposite sides of the political scene. 

But we talk about it and don't get upset with each other, it seems to come down to what you believe is the truth... and trust. I try to respect her view and she tries to respect mine. The funny thing is that we both want the same outcomes (to a point), but we disagree on how to get there. 

I find the world no longer knows what "truth" is. And I'm not sure why that is. People blame the Media and maybe it is at fault, I don't know. We almost have too much communication from all different sources these days, no one know what is true and what is not.  

She is not as trusting as me... when it comes to lots of things. With me it's a choice I made a long time ago. I know one must be cautious, but I do choose to trust. I find that even though I know it's risky, I find it difficult to be happy if I can't trust (but that's me). She understands, but wants proof of everything... feels like no one takes the time and effort to prove what they say is true. And I do say that I go with my gut (as I'm sure many do) which is not infallible, but my gut has served me well these last 76 years.  

There are times when red warning lights go off in my brain and I know that this is someone not to be trusted. It hasn't happened often, but when it does, it's significant. 

Anyway, I didn't plan to get into all this.  Just wanted to post this amateur video of me making chicken salad. How it came about was she and I were texting Saturday morning and I was in the process of making this for supper. So I thought I might just sit my phone down and video my putting it together and send it to her. 

Oh... well, it won't let me download it. It's only 1 minute long, but it says it's size is over the limit???  No biggie.... (talk about warming you up to something and then dropping the ball).

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Well, we did get to the peach orchard, so today I made a peach torte from a recipe I got from a dear friend who passed away in 2011. She and I traded recipes, met for tea, and walked in the park every week before she left us. Every time I make one of her recipes or use something she gave me, I wonder if she sees me and realizes how much she meant to me. I hope so.

peach torte

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And now my latest Ancestry DNA...  

Nothing we didn't know... well, I was not aware of the Scotland part.... although when we went to England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and France in 1998 and 1999, Scotland was our favorite place. The people were so-oo friendly.  My father and his father were raised in England... but before that, we knew their family came from Ireland (O'Regan) at some point.  My grandmother was from London (Eleanor Fredericka King). Guess that whole area is so close, it's possible there's some Scottish blood there too. I do like the idea...

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I'm going to close this for today. I hope you all had a relaxing weekend and are ready to start another fun-filled week (I don't recommend watching the news).  But thank you for visiting, be good to yourself, and use the time to make someone smile! And stay safe! This pandemic is not over - although some are acting like it is. 

Hugs (virtual), 

Rian

 

 

Hugs (virtual),

Rian

figs, purple peppers, peach torte, and English TV...

It's the middle of July and our Celeste Fig Tree is producing like crazy!  We gave away about 6 dozen figs to friends on Wednesday and DH just picked 8 dozen more. We love fresh figs (as do the birds and the squirrels), but this tree is an over-achiever. We can't eat them fast enough (and I only like them fresh - not canned or preserved, etc.) But we have some friends that use them in various ways - so we try to give them away in bulk.

This is the second batch DH just picked. We really like the Celeste Figs. They are sweet.  We do have a Turkey Fig  in backyard, but it produces very large (not as sweet) fruit. We let the birds and squirrels have those.








BTW, are any of you familiar with *purple* Bell Peppers? Not red - purple! They also had the (what I call normal) red, yellow, orange, and green peppers - as well as these *purple* and even some *white* ones. This was at Central Market this morning.

I've been baking a bit too. Made a fresh peach torte Wednesday and a peach bread pudding with amaretto sauce yesterday. Why? Because my peaches were about to go bad if I didn't use them... as well as 3/4 of a loaf of egg bread with raisins! We had company Wednesday so the torte was eaten, but we may be having bread pudding for breakfast for a while....

On a different note, do any of you watch "Doc Martin" on PBS?  I've watched PBS shows for ages, but Doc Martin is fairly new to me.  I love the little English coastal town where the show is produced... so quaint!


A few pics:

my chick and his hatch-mate

squirrel outside front window doing acrobats to get birdseed