Month: September 2010

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Happy thirty-eighth Anniversary, sweetheart

Happy 38th Anniversary, Laura
Karla made a nice drawing of our Anniversary

One of my relatives thought that I was going to be fairly smug about being married a while. And although there might be a little truth in it, I am remined that it ‘takes 2’ to make a marriage and help it prosper. No matter how committed one person might be, without the support of the other, it will never survive.

So, please excuse me if I am a little smug … it’s all about marrying the right person. Thank you, Laura for always being there when I needed you!  <3

am I a little smug in this photo?
Okay, I admit it! I do look a little smug in this picture. I guess I never thought anyone would stay with me for 38 years! Thank you, Laura

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things to do on 911

I can't help it... he is playing Rugby
Vote for Paul Brown for San Luis Obispo Mayor... I can't help it... he's playing Rugby CLICK on the picture to read about Rugby up here with the boys and girls.

What  better way to celebrate the American Life than to play/ watch football or Rugby? They served hamburgers for lunch and BBQ’d tri-tip for dinner. I took this picture of one of our members of the city council , now running for mayor… very cool, Paul.

Karla remembers 911
Karla remembers 911, like many of us with a mixture of sadness and anger.

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Anniversary Cooking

Nothing like a great choice: Apple, Cherry Pie or Both?
Nothing like a great choice: Apple, Cherry Pie or Both? and à la mode?

Pies are very simple desserts, but enormously satisfying to make from scratch. If you use your own apples , you may find that they really do taste better; afterall, if you care for your orchard or one tree, the apples will always be more flavorful!

Sautéed apples, varied seasonings and a wonderful sauce makes a pie perfect.
Sautéed apples, varied seasonings and a wonderful sauce makes a pie perfect. CLICK on the picture for our apple pie recipe

 I have had far too many pies filled with raw apples and no more seasonings except one : cinnamon. If you make it yourself, you can make it your way…. and your way is usually best!  😉   BTW, the topping requires 1/2 cup of butter which I didn’t list…. funny, my grandmother did that a lot ,to!

Making a cherry pie is wonderful when you use Cherry Brandy (Kirschwasser) and make a nice thick sauce
Making a cherry pie is wonderful when you use Cherry Brandy (Kirschwasser) and make a nice thick sauce! CLICK on the picture for our Cherry Pie Recipe!

Years ago, Laura and I would drive over to South Pasadena to a place called ‘House Of Pies.’ They carried a wide variety and my favorite of their fruit pies was cherry. For years I tried to duplicate their simple sweet and deliciously thick filling. Mine reminds me so much of theirs.

These two go into the freezer until Sunday.

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40 years ago

Here we are 40 years ago discussing going to the same college...
Sometimes, we look back and we are truly surprised by the things that have happened… and after 41 years this shouldn’t be too surprising. I am amazed at how much I have changed and how much Laura is still so much like the young woman I remember.
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Today, Laura and I spent a romantic morning cleaning out here office and preparing her for school! There was much interesting stuff enough to keep the most determined cultural anthropologist busy for years!  However, this afternoon , I began preparing a number of pies for Sunday ( our 38th wedding anniversary).
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Sometimes, it goes by all too fast.