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Cheers And Beers

May the hinges of our friendshp never grow rusty.

It's easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

The Mountain

Reba sings it - but I am going to take it.

Deric Ruttan/Trace Adkins

I am pop country at the moment of current. Blue sky photo - Deric Ruttan. He sings the song `When You Come Around` - love the lyrics.

White background photo is Trace Adkins, a tradesman - plumber. He sings that song One Hot Mama - us older gals - yep - Trace - (flutter/shutter) hahaha

OhBoy Records

This morning I was google searching images trying to find something to promote John Prine in Nashville on March 26th. I typed in OhBoy Records Nashville and came upon two females in the reserved space of the OhBoy Parking Lot. It is a fine, fine photo - I am not quite certain whom these young prinettes are? Anyone name them - geez, you might just win the big door prize! Seems like they are having a fine time in the parking lot but there isn't any dirt for them to lean on their left legs. I guess they opted for a lay down version.

Photo Credit - look like it springs from http://www.jpshrine.org/

M Is For Mashed Potatoes

I am becoming obsessed with food. When I become relieved from this nightmare of a wrist, I am going to have mashed potatoes with butter and cheesecake.

I am also always going to have in my deep freeze a batch of the frozen mashed potatoe recipe.

I am going to give thanks to the shampoo/conditioner companies that produce their product with a pump attachment. You'll never know how hard it is to squeeze out shampoo and conditioner without a pump - ah, let me tell ya the experience - you'll get the full blown up picture. You are bent down, water coming from the shower - your foot knocks over the shampoo - you struggle to open it - you have to place it away from the water spray - pray you balance. You put your foot on the shampoo and pray again. Oh, alas - you have enough to shampoo your hair. Enough has spilled over and now you are experiencing bubbles. Bubbles, I enjoy from time to time. I cannot realm on into having any bubbly spirits now. I still have to do the tresses with conditioner. Lord, help me.

and, for some reason I have 'up on cripple creek' by the band whirling around in my head - in the blink of an eye - I almost lost balanced - screamed for noisemaker. To the rescue, he enters. He is caught off balance by the display of a 90 pound - 54 year old woman - with mega bubbles.

The rescue mission is a success. I regroup, I focus, and prepare for battle - the battle of conditioner. I won the war!

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

oh yummy, I am dreaming of this - as soon as my wrist heals a bit more in the kitchen I wiil be.

1 pkg. (250 g) cream cheese, softened
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 - 9" prepared graham cracker crust (chocolate)
1 can E. D. Smith cherry pie filling, chilled

In mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually add Eagle Brand; blend thoroughly. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Pour into prepared crust. Chill 3 hours or until set. Top with E. D. Smith cherry pie filling.

Serves 6 - 8

Enjoy! teehee - there is only the noisemaker and I - we have not a problem in having any leftovers.

John Prine - Memphis, TN - June 5th, 2010

On June 5th, 2010 John Prine will be doing a concert here in this fine building located in Memphis, TN. I hope all my prine friends that reside near Memphis get to attend. I know of one for sure, she resides in Memphis and probably been prinein' for as long as I. I am happy for her - she deserves it.

No Cast/No Pins ~ Happy Days

My cast was cut off the other day - what a relief. The pins were removed with vise grips - they did not want to leave me. Especially one pin; geez the doc really had to reef on it. When I went to view what was happening in the wrist area, I could not believe the size of these pins. Good grief and to boot they are made of titanium - I kept the lil gems as a memory of my day of dancing with the ice.

I do not have much movement yet, but in time I will. I start on wrist therapy in two weeks. It it very nice to be outside and try to open my fingers - I can feel the wind blowing through them. I also held a candy cane yesterday, a sweet treat - I love candy canes and I love having no cast and no pins.

Spring Is Just A Smile Away

Spring is just a smile away on the mountain side ~ the eagles, the geese, and the robins have arrived. All are a pleasure to see; it is a feeding frenzy outside. Outside, the grasses are showing through what little snow we have left. Good lord, even a harley went by today - I thought of Tom.

Spring, like Autumn - my favorite time of year. I do not shine well in the hot summer sun nor the cold of a bitter winter.

Spring is when I wedded up to the noisemaker. I remembered - noisemaker opted that line of forgetfulness. That hurts, it is sad - but it is life and life does go on.

Spring, I hope you find in your footstep. Get outside - get some fresh air - renew. Recycle - sure - go forth. No need to place John Prine on the program of recycle - he is prine fine where he is.

Springing into Nashville, John Prine will be on March 26th. I wonder if he purchased some new boots for spring? Word has it - yep! hahaha

...spring is just a smile away...~ Way Down ~ John Prine

In Prine Paradise Spirit

ah, Paradise. I have had several folks ask me why 'paradise' is included in my lil bit/slip of a blog. Paradise is here because I can relate to Paradise in various ways. Several people where I reside (with the noisemaker) call this Paradise. Several artists have songs titled Paradise - to note John Prine, Bruce Springsteen, The Supremes (minus Diana Ross); some just have Paradise in their lyrics like the Eagles.

Paradise - the song written by John Prine will always be my favorite John Prine song. I can relate to it. When I was a young girl, my family would travel west to a small town where my Dad's brother/family lived. I loved the time spent there.

Paradise - in Prine spirit - that is where I go to John Prine concerts - like the upcoming Nashville concert at the Ryman. The day of a special concert, I wear some John Prine, like a sweat shirt or now with the busted wing, the John Prine undershirt. It is not really an undershirt, it is a tank top.

When I busted my wing, I was wearing my John Prine Live sweatshirt - yep - them nurses were near going to cut it off at the elbow - smucksville - cease and desist order, I placed on them. I saved it.

To all - your Paradise is there; it is waiting for you. It wings on in when you least expect it. Open your arms up - you'll catch it, I know you will, I have faith.