The 55+ Sign

 I was at this pharmacy more than a week ago to get a walk in Covid shot.  We were able to park right upfront thanks to this 55+ sign.  It seemed to me that 55 is still young so it made me aware of my mortality.

Any thoughts? 

In other news I have been getting a lot of spam comments lately, like 30 per day.  I have comment moderation turned on but it's a job to delete them.  I noticed they take a break on weekends.  Back to their jobs on Mondays?  

László Bíró and the ball point pen

 I came across the history of the ball point pen and found it so interesting.  Here is a good link.

László Bíró patented the first commercially successful modern ball point pen. He noticed 'children playing with marbles in a puddle, noticing that the marbles left a trail of water in their wake. This gave him an idea: Why not use a ball-shaped metal nib for writing, which became the initial design idea for the ball pen.' 

We take the ball point pen for granted but it is interesting to know how it came to us. Of course many others continued to perfect and market it including 'Marcel Bich. He licensed the ballpoint pen designs from Bíró and created the BIC Company in 1953.' Here is another link.

Sunday Smiles - Parrot

'This is not a bird, look closer, this parrot is in fact a woman whose body has been painted. '

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Kale Stir Fry

My friend S brought over some fresh kale in late October and I made a kale stir fry with it.

bunch of kale leaves chopped into thin strips (chiffonade)

2 cloves garlic minced

1 green onion diced

2-3 tbs canola oil

sauce

2 tbs soy sauce

1 tbs oyster sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp hot sauce

2 tsp sesame oil (optional)

1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbs water

saute garlic in oil, add green onions, kale and stir for 8 minutes.  Mix in sauce and corn starch slurry.

 

Friday Art - Mosquito

 Welcome to Friday Art! This is a mosquito ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in gold and silver acrylic markers.

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and to Gillena's Art For Fun Friday.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Charcuterie and Chicken Meatballs with Alfredo sauce and Linguine

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date!  Here is my charcuterie board ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2").

For the Dinner Date, I am showing my chicken meatballs with linguine. In mid October I used fresh oregano from the garden and realized I should chop the leaves (like Jamie Oliver) for maximum flavour. 

1 lb lean ground chicken

 1 egg

 1/2 c milk 

1/2 c breadcrumbs

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

 sprigs of oregano chopped

2 cloves garlic minced 

1/2 onion chopped 

2-3 c water

 Alfredo Sauce

 I mixed up a packet of Clubhouse alfredo sauce.   

 Your favourite pasta and some parmesan cheese

 Mix all ingredients together and drop loosely formed meatballs into a pan with olive oil. Ground chicken does not hold together as well as ground beef. When the meatballs are browned, add alfredo sauce with extra water (2-3 c) as needed to the mix. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Serve with pasta and some parmesan cheese.

 

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