About Cindy

Married, Female, Empty Nester Love to garden, cook, read.

Go Steelers!

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Cindy

My sister peeps and I were born and raised in Steeler country. So, it’s a big weekend for us.

In days of old, like, back in the 70s when we all still lived in the same town, we would get together at one of our houses almost every Sunday during football season. Those were the days – Terry Bradshaw, Lynn Swann and Stallworth, Rocky Blier, Jack Hamm, Franco Harris, Mean Joe Green, Coach Chuck Noll (who still has the record for most Super Bowl wins in history!!!!), and let’s not forget Marvin Myron Cope and the invention of The Terrible Towel! What a team! What fans!

I just read this morning that Obama is rooting for the Steelers, too. Outside of the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh is his favorite.

I am truly going to miss being with you, my sweet sisters, for Sunday’s game. But, I can take some comfort in knowing that we will all be watching the greatest pro football team of all time.

My Super Bowl menu includes: hot wings, stuffed mushrooms, potato skins, stuffed jalapenos, veg dip and vegetables, oh, and Rotel cheese dip and chips. Boy, wouldn’t a bunch of Murphy’s wings be awesome, with a few Rolling Rocks to wash ’em down. Heaven.

Let me know your specific plans for Sunday and, of course, what you are eating for the celebration!

Rock on, Steelers!

Crazy bird day

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Cindy

I planned to work quite a bit on my site today, but am not making a whole lot of progress. I’ve been working on this one enhancement (bloggers call it a plugin) since last night. As a matter of fact, I went to the support forum about an hour ago to get some help. So far, I have no replies, so I am sorta stuck.

I’m making it sound as if I’ve been sitting at the computer all day, and I have been here quite a bit.

But, everytime I’m ready to pull my hair out or gouge out my eye due to the kind of day I’m having, I go out to the sunroom for a smoke and I watch the birds in the back yard.

What a crazy bird day it is today. There are just hundreds of birds hanging around the feeders, zooming back and forth between the trees, chasing one another, chirping and vying for the top feeder spots. Cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, purple finches, gold finches, chipping sparrows, orchard orioles…

AND, while all that activity is going on, the wild chickens that live in the neighborhood have been hanging out in my backyard today. There are about a dozen hens and a beautiful rooster, too. We call the rooster “Junior” because he looks just like his daddy, Floyd (short for P.B. Floyd [aka PRETTY Boy Floyd], because he was so beautiful). My camera just doesn’t do him justice. Junior

AND, if that’s not enough, the neighborhood cats are acting a little crazy today. I can see Chaser on top of our neighbors bird bath, just waiting for a bird to come by. And, Frankie saw a cardinal in one of my feeders and dashed up the pole, only to be disappointed that the bird flew away.

So, the day hasn’t been a total bust.

At 5 o’clock I’m cracking open a beer.

Getting the hang of it

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Cindy

I’m getting the hang of blogging … well, maybe a little.

To the two friends and my daughter that have been following my blog since its inception a week ago, thanks!

You’ll notice I’ve made a few changes this morning that make my site a little more eye appealing.

I ‘m spending a lot of time visiting other sites looking for ideas on design and layout. Some of these sites are absolutely fantastic. They make mine look pretty lame, but that’s okay, dammit. Mine will get better.

One site I discovered is www.nothingbutbonfires.com. Holly Burns, the author, has two cats, used to live in Charleston, doesn’t have kids, and writes pretty darn good.

I also like that she’s on the west coast and I’m on the east. And, that she’s young enough to be my daughter. And that she used the term “bonfire” in her site title. And, that she might have a good recipe for bubble & squeak .

For the above reasons, I’ve added her to my blogroll. She’ll find out soon and maybe visit my site to see what I’m all about. I can’t even venture to guess what she’ll think. (Well, yes I can, and its not pretty.)

Two other sites have been a great help in creating and designing this website, but please don’t hold it against them!

www.thesitewizard.com

www.tizag.com