Christmas Cards At Shutterfly

Ok, call me a 'shill' but I want to share a neat new way of designing Christmas cards.

We've been blessed with many, many friends. Almost every year, I would hand make and print Christmas cards on the home computer. Well, this is getting to be a bit of a chore what with having over 50 friends I like to send a card too! Ink alone is a budget buster. This year I thought I'd try the Shutterfly site where I'm storing our on-line photos. After designing my card and figuring out the price (now with 40% off) it's a whole lot cheaper than doing it myself.

So, here's the 'custom' Christmas card I've chosen and designed. Whadday'all think? I know, I went ahead and put a picture of Sammy on there. I still can't believe the little guy is gone. (Our black mini-schnauzer died June 10th from renal failure.) He drove me crazy sometimes, but I miss him.

5x7 Folded Card

View the entire collection of cards.

At least I don't have to do the newsletter anymore since we all have e-mail, facebook and other social media. Information is so instantaneous there are no secrets here. :)

Oh, by the way, my hip is completely healed and I'm feelin' fine. I should be walking two miles again soon and hopefully riding again in a day or two. I can hardly wait!!!

Happy Hallowe'en Y'all

This is absolutely my FAVORITE time of year! Fall! Summers in Southeast Georgia can be just too brutal to enjoy and this year was no exception. I have been sidelined for several weeks suffering from severe hip pain. And now I am happily recovering from hip surgery, but I wanted to take the time to share a quick:





A HALLOWEEN CARD
for all my friends

By the way, stay tuned. My husband and I have been working on a project bike that I can't wait to share! We're converting a 2002 Suzuki 650 Savage into an English style cafe racer. It's just too cool for school! Here's a little teaser for those who can't wait: photos of project bike. The fun part will be getting it custom painted.

Well, more later ...

Funny Friday ~ In The Can

It will be a good day indeed
when OWEbama is in the can!

Hunter Cattle Company

When not contemplating politics or wheeling around Georgia on two wheels, we do other things. Last batch of chicken we prepared, Hubby spent almost 1/2 an hour trimming fat preparing it to be cooked. How ridiculous! We're paying for all that fat that can't, and shouldn't, be eaten. Plus, I know these chickens have been fattened with hormones. Not a good thing! That set me to thinkin', why put up with this!? There has to be a healthier way to eat without putting a huge dent in our pocketbooks? So, Hubby, being the intelligent guy that he is, surfed on the 'net and found a few "local" farms that sell grassfed beef, free range chickens and pigs. Sounds good! So, we hopped in the ol' wagon and paid a visit to one of them.

This first one we've visited was Hunter Cattle Company near Brooklet, Georgia. Brooklet is sort-of between Statesboro and Savannah.

The grassfed beef we had that evening from Hunter Cattle was excellent! So far, so good. This may be the start of a beautiful relationship. :)

Hunter operates from a renovated Sinclair gas station.

Hubby had to get in
on the fun.





There are antiques sitting about everywhere.
I was in heaven!

Hunter Cattle sponsors Fall Festivals
and other fun events for kids.

This is too precious!
And very essential. :)

I like they way they care for their animals.
These are some of the free range Chickens.

They also have dogs, kitties
and a fainting goat.
But, they're not sale, just for giggles.

Motivational Poster For Democrats

... or attractive either.

By the way, I just learned that The American Thinker now has The Statist Dictionary on-line that was posted by Robert A. Hall. Mr. Hall is a true Patriot. The Dictionary is a good tool for dealing with the politically correct @$$hat crowd that hates America.

Yours In Liberty ~ Sparky

Italian Sausage Ricotta Casserole

Hubby and I have been losing weight on a new diet. No, check that, let's call it a new life-style choice. I have just GOT to lose weight! So, together we decided to cut down on, or completely cut out, the "bad" carbo's. You know potatoes, white rice, gravy, refined sugar, etc. One thing I know, my husband is a fantastic cook! And an absolute genius at creating healthy meals. If we ever decided to open a restaurant, it would blow people away. And he's all self taught too.

Anyway ...

Below is another new scrumptious, healthy, easy recipe that he came up with tonight and he calls it:

Italian Sausage Ricotta Casserole

Ingredients:

(5) zucchini, sliced thin
(1) lg onion, chopped
(1/4) cup canola or olive oil
(1) garlic clove minced
Salt and pepper to taste

(1) pound sweet Italian sausage (not links)

(1) 14 oz. can Del Monte diced garlic basil tomatoes, drained

(3) cups ricotta cheese
(3) eggs, beaten
(1/2) cup grated Parmesan
(1) tablespoon parsley flakes

Optional: canned or fresh mushrooms

Directions:

Sauté onions, zucchini and garlic in the oil until tender.

Separately cook Italian sausage until done and drain.

Add cooked sausage, diced tomatoes, salt & pepper to the sautéed zucchini and onions. Continue simmering until all the liquid cooks off.

In a mixing bowl, blend remaining ingredients until creamy.

Place zucchini and sausage mixture in a large baking dish. Pour ricotta mixture on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until ricotta is firm.

Remove from oven and let set for about 20 minutes before serving.

Makes about 8 servings.

Italian Sausage Ricotta Casserole
Sorry about the lousy picture. We dug into it before I could capture how good it looked before chowing down.

The Magic Zero

I received the article below in an e-mail from a fellow traveler. I had not seen this before but it mirrors my feelings exactly. Obama has done nothing more than what he promised to do while campaigning to fundamentally change America. His aim has been to tear down American style republican government, with it's constitutional constraints on government and replace it with European style socialist-democracy, better known as mob rule, with no constraints on government power. His mentors were all communists, including his parents, friends and associates. The progressive movement started by Pres. Wilson, nurtured by F D Roosevelt and aided and abetted by Democrat and Republican politicians since, plowed the fertile ground for Obama to launch his final push for the destruction of American Constitutional government. The creation of the Federal Reserve was planned on Jekyll Island by corrupt industrialists to allow the unlimited printing of money so as to allow government to grow in power without regard for fiscal restraint. The result is years of inflation, high taxes, endless recessions and a depression. Also, undeclared wars that are unconstitutional and consume American blood and treasure, while exhausting us and numbing us to the human suffering that results.

Obama needs to be sent packing this next election but I see little better in the Republican candidates that oppose him as many hold the same progressive ideas that are at odds with the principles of limited government that the founders of our country fought so hard for. My ONLY serious candidate for President so far is Dr. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

Nero in the White House
August 8, 2011

By Mychal Massie

Three significant historical events have been eclipsed by Obama: 1) Jimmy Carter will no longer be looked upon as the worst president in American history; 2) Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton will no longer be recognized as the greatest liars in presidential history; 3) Clinton's stain on Monica's dress, and what that did to the White House in general and the office of the president specifically, will forever pale in comparison to the stain and stench of Obama.

I need not spend much time on the failure of Obama as president. His tenure has been a failure on every measurable level. So much so, in fact, that some of the staunchest, most respected liberal Democrats and Democratic supporters have not only openly criticized him – some even more harshly than this essayist – but they have called for him to step down.

Richard Nixon's words "I am not a crook," punctuated with his involvement in Watergate, and Bill Clinton's finger-wagging as he told one of the most pathetic lies in presidential history, in the aftermath of Obama, will be viewed as mere prevarications.

Mr. Nixon and Clinton lied to save their backsides. Although, I would argue there are no plausible explanations for doing what they did, I could entertain arguments pursuant to understanding their rationales for lying. But in the case of Obama, he lies because he is a liar. He doesn't only lie to cover his misdeeds – he lies to get his way. He lies to belittle others and to make himself look presentable at their expense. He lies about his faith, his associations, his mother, his father and his wife. He lies and bullies to keep his background secret. His lying is congenital and compounded by socio-psychological factors of his life.

Never in my life, inside or outside of politics, have I witnessed such dishonesty in a political leader. He is the most mendacious political figure I have ever witnessed. Even by the low standards of his presidential predecessors, his narcissistic, contumacious arrogance is unequalled. Using Obama as the bar, Nero would have to be elevated to sainthood.

As the stock markets were crashing, taking with them the remaining life saving of untold tens of thousands, Obama was hosting his own birthday celebration, which was an event of epicurean splendidness. The shamelessness of the event was that it was not a state dinner to welcome foreign dignitaries, nor was it to honor an American accomplishment – it was to honor the Pharaoh, Barack Hussein Obama. The event's sole purpose was for the Pharaoh to have his loyal subjects swill wine, indulge in gluttony and behavior unfit to take place on the property of taxpayers, as they suffer. It was of a magnitude comparable to that of Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski's $2 million birthday extravaganza for its pure lack of respect for the people.

Permit me to digress momentarily. The U.S. Capitol and the White House were built with the intent of bringing awe and respect to America and her people. They were also built with the intent of being the greatest of equalizers. I can tell you, having personally been to both, there is a moment of awe and humility associated with being in the presence of the history of those buildings. They are to be honored and inscribed into our national psyche, not treated as a Saturday night house party at Chicago 's Cabrini-Green.

The people of America own that home Obama and his wife continue to debase with their pan-ghetto behavior. It is clear that Obama and family view themselves as royalty, but they're not. They are employees of "we the people," who are suffering because of his failed policies. What message does this behavior send to those who today are suffering as never before?

What message does it send to all Americans who are struggling? Has anyone stopped to think what the stock market downturn forebodes for those 80 million baby boomers who will be retiring in the next period of years? Is there a snowball's chance in the Sahara that every news program on the air would applaud this behavior if it were George W. Bush? To that point, do you remember the media thrashing Bush took for having a barbecue at the White House?

Like Nero – who was only slightly less debaucherous than Caligula – with wine on his lips Obama treated "we the people" the way Caligula treated those over whom he lorded.

Many in America wanted to be proud when the first person of color was elected president, but instead, they have been witness to a congenital liar, a woman who has been ashamed of America her entire life, failed policies, intimidation and a commonality hitherto not witnessed in political leaders. He and his wife view their life at our expense as an entitlement – while America 's people go homeless, hungry and unemployed.

Mychal Massie is chairman of the National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives-Project 21 – a conservative black think tank located in Washington, D.C. He was recognized as the 2008 Conservative Man of the Year by the Conservative Party of Suffolk County , N.Y. He is a nationally recognized political activist, pundit and columnist. He has appeared on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, NBC, Comcast Cable and talk radio programming nationwide. A former self-employed business owner of more than 30 years, Massie can be followed at mychal-massie.com.

Strong words indeed from another black man. Me thinks the "honeymoon" with Comrade Zero is over.