March 7th

Today is National Cereal Day!

How lucky that I ate a bowl of Rice Chex this morning?

Why is it cereal day?

Good question, so I looked it up...

Cereal was invented in the good old USA.

Ferdinand Schumacher, back in 1854,

ground up oats for sale in his General Store 

in Akron Ohio - he called it

German Mills American Oatmeal.

By chance, he was a religious man

of the Quaker faith,

(can you guess where this is going?)

so he used a symbol of a Quaker man

on his boxes and trademarked it.

He later changed the name to Quaker Oatmeal.

Then, James Caleb in 1863,

invented Granola.

This guy was the operator of a 

sanitorium in upstate New York. 

Seems his patients were given

some opium to "calm" them.

This developed into acute gastro issues,

so some of his patients were in need 

of a cathartic.

The heavy bran nuggets in the granola

 were soaked in milk overnight

and magically did the trick.

John Kellogg in 1891,tried to improve on

granola by heating it after it 

was soaked in milk overnight

He then rolled it into flakes and baked it

to become crispy.

He and his brother sold the cereal as,

Battle Creek Corn Flake Company.

He began sales to the public on March 7th.

Rumors that consumption of

cornflakes was an anti-masturbatory meal,

simply is not true.

Mr. Kellogg was an avowed Seventh Day Adventist

who took healthy foods and lifestyles to 

the public in the form of a wellness center.

It was referred to as a Sanitarium

that could accommodate 1,300 guests!

Tons of notable patients went there

to partake in the famous cereal and spas.

People like: Amelia Earhart, Henry Ford,

Warren G. Harding, Mary Todd Lincoln,

Sojourner Truth, and the original Tarzan 

Johnny Weissmuller!

Amazing!

All this because of cereal.

And the rest,

is cereal history.

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This is last season's dehydrated harvest of veggies.

This will eventually become my herb blend

that I use (and give some away) in cooking.

Awesome flavors and the best part,

no salt!

It is several kinds of bell peppers, oregano,

basil, thyme. mint, green onions, garlic shoots,

rosemary, parsley, sage, cilantro and several more.

All are organically grown too.

This is only dehydrated tomatoes.

🍅

There are Creole, San Marzano, Beefsteak,

and several types of Heirloom ones.

Smells heavenly!

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😔

The days of below freezing took a toll 

on some of our plants and veggies.

This is the Rescue Rosemary.

I was hoping to see some regrowth at the roots,

but the stems aren't pliable,

they snap off, 

so it's gone.

This is Rosemary's Baby and she's rallying.

There is a bunch of new growth.

This is Desi the Cuban Oregano.

He passed on to that Salsa in the sky,

but I took cuttings to bring inside...

Lil' Desi

Mother Aloe took a hit from the ice.

It's a succulent so it's mostly water.

We still have a bunch of her babies,

so all isn't lost.

Celery

Broccoli

Artichoke

Cilantro

Oregano

Thyme

All in all, we didn't fare badly with the weather.

We had seedlings started in small containers,

that we brought into the garage, 

and hung a grow light over them.

Those will go into the ground soon.

Here's hoping for a full harvest,

because we like to share!

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Chicken girls getting into the act...

Lucy (black) and Pepper (red)

Nugget on the prowl.

I tossed some of their dried meal worm treats

and they snapped up every last morsel,

in fact,

they ran at me like I was a wide receiver

on the opposing team,

who caught the Hail Mary pass in the 

end zone to win the game,

in the final seconds of 

the Super Bowl!

Jeesh girls!

Cut me some slack!

🐔

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So, I'm in the middle of doing laundry.

I've already done the regular clothes but the 

bedsheets just finished drying.

Gawd! I hate to fold those suckers!

I watched a Martha Stewart video

about how to fold fitted sheets,

and I still can't get it right!

I'm 68 years old so this is the best it's gonna have to be,

but it looks like I'm channeling

Harry Houdini freeing himself of 

manacles while submerged in

a tank of water,

head first!

😂

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Sister

The only person in the world who

will remember the past with you,

and 

happily remind you of your

stupid mistakes!

💚

(lime green for lymphoma)