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I vote for hot chocolate at picture #3! 😉
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Man Leaves Millions To French Village That Hid His Family From Nazis
January 30, 2021
An Austrian man who fled the Nazis with his family during World War II has left part of his fortune to the French village whose residents helped hide them.
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/4133/Man-Leaves-Millions-To-French-Village-That-Hid-His-Family-From-Nazis
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Good Sunday morning! The Lord’s Day! Brrrrrr, very cold and windy today! Good day to cook in the kitchen lol!
I found this walking video describing political houses in DC. I found it interesting, like I was walking there myself sightseeing…things I will probably never really see myself. Hope you enjoy!
“DC Vlog- The Vice President’s (Empty) House, and the neighbors the Clintons, Obamas, Ivanka & Bezos” 14 mins
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Thought I’d share the YT weather channel that I’ve watched for several months now. He’s just a country boy but his forecasts are generally right on and detailed. He also adds a scripture at the end. You can tell he loves God.
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My daughter said they have a lot of snow in the Chicago area, and still snowing. Here in SE Michigan, we only got a little.
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Thanks! I’ll have to take a listen. Weather up here is very volatile.
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Because, lol… Mornin’ y’all!
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I have a bag that I use rubber bands to connect to the ears. Lots of comments, LOL.
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Mornin’ Pa!
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Mornin’ back at ya!!!
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Good one! Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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Mornin’ Stella!
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Rep. Trottier is my new hero! Howdy, ma’am.
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Evenin’ T!
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A sense of humor is one of the differences between our side & the other that really is undervalued. 😉
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Mornin’ all. Pleasant morning here. So far, overcast with the sun trying to burn it off. Looks like snow for you guys up North. I finally got my Christmas tree undressed and all put back. I felt like I accomplished a lot, putting up the Christmas decorations and cleaning out my recipes. I am pondering my next project. Hope you all stay warm.
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You could have left it up a little longer and decorated it with Mardi Gras stuff! Lots of people do that here.
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Actually, something like that went through my mind.
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Mine is still up. I love the lights in these dark times.
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There’s a neighbor that leaves it up all year and changes the light colors for each holiday. He calls it his holiday tree.
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Speaking of Carnival (the period from Twelfth Night thru Mardi Gras), the Phorty Phunny Phellows had their party on the St. Charles streetcars on Twelfth Night, like always (masks required, but they mask anyway). The Contemporary Arts Center’s Krewe du Vieux did not march yesterday, but their members created “float houses” consisting of decorations on houses, yards, and fences, with their usual snarky and sarcastic presentations staying in place rather than walking through the Vieux Carre.
“Float Houses” is how the residents of the city will provide work for the people who usually create the rolling float, and entertainment for the rest of us who normally would be scrabbling and scrambling for “good beads”, cups and junky toys. Additionally, City Park is hosting floats parked under its oak trees provided by the Krewes who would usually parade through the streets. Both of these can be viewed by walking or driving by. Some people are hiring jazz bands. I’ll try to post some links.
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I love your city. I’ve done a bit of traveling and there are only two places that instantly called to me on a deep level as soon as I breathed the air; New Orleans and Florence, Italy.
I’ve had some spectacular times in New Orleans, most notably a fabulous 30th birthday celebration. I’m lucky enough that have a birthday that is during Jazz Fest.
Keep the NO stories coming, it feeds my soul.
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Yeah, you right! And the reason Carnival works here is it is a Catholic City. That means people can debauch (“be wicked” as my mother would say) then go to church and be forgiven, then go right out and do it again. Sin, wash, repeat: leaves lots of room for “spectacular celebrations” daily.
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That was my mother’s main criticism of the Catholic Church I think.
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I was born and raised a Nawlin’s girl! So I’ve been paying attention to how they are handling Mardi Gras this year. All in all, it’ll never be the same as begging someone to ‘throw me somethin’ mister” LOL! And I’m hankerin for a Gambino’s king cake 😁 jut might break down and order one!
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**just** 😬
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Haydel’s are better. Out on Jefferson highway.
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Haydel – ” Our Praline Pecan king cake is made of danish dough, hand braided with cinnamon and sugar, baked to perfection, topped with fondant icing and adorned lavishly with purple, green and gold sugar. Praline pecan filling is spread generously on top of the braided dough, creating a valley of delicious filling.”
You had me at praline pecan!!! 🙂
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👍👍👍 Thanks!
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I wrote that especially for you and your brother Angel.
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Thank you for remembering us! 😁🤗💝
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I remember visiting NO once in the 70’s…huge cockroaches on Bourbon St on a warm autumn night and eating a LOT of oysters at a bar (they tallied your tab by counting beer glasses and oyster shells). Thanks for conjuring up those wonderful memories, Czarina?
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Here is how house floats work
https://www.wwltv.com/video/entertainment/events/mardi-gras/turn-your-house-into-a-house-float-by-hiring-a-mardi-gras-artist/289-bc7c191a-9c7c-4ea9-a54e-44a7f9c9a269
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That looks like fun, and you could probably do something yourself if you could not afford an artist! 🙂
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Actually, mine never made it out of the box this year so don’t feel bad!
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In case you’re confused, Clarice clarifies some things for us this morning. As she always does. For any of the newbies, make it a point to check her out every Sunday morning………at a minimum.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/you_will_be_made_to_believe_implausible_things.html
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One of the only things I miss about Facebook is Clarice. Has she joined any of the other social media platforms?
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I’ve not seen anything elsewhere. She also writes for Michael Walsh’s blog – The Pipeline. On a weekly basis and it’s usually something different than what she posts on AT. I think I saw her post something about riding FB out until the bitter end. I don’t know if she’s on the Tweeter or not.
https://the-pipeline.org/
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Remember this? 2013…Red State…Erick Erickson “You Will Be Made to Care”
This piece way back then made an impression on me and that’s how I have remembered this. I know, this article was in EE’s better days…🙄
https://redstate.com/erick/2013/03/29/you-will-be-made-to-care-n45747
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Good read as always – Thanks!
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Afternoon everyone! 🙂 Hope you’re all having a peaceful Sunday.
Late to the party as usual!
Here is a vintage image of Mission San Juan Bautista, Calif
Here is a newer photo of the Mission:
And here is a photo of the lovely interior showing the similar arches as the exterior:
More info on the Calif Missions can be found here at https://californiamissionsfoundation.org/ I am so glad both the history and images of the Missions are being saved.
Have to run off now, but there are some especially interesting comments today, so I’ll be coming back to view them later. As always, thanks for your wit, info, beauty, and camaraderie.
Have a great day everyone! 🙂
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Thank you for that link, G_d&C; grew up in the Los Angeles area and saw this mission on a 5th grade field trip. The teacher let me read the sundial for the class! Always had a passion for Calif history and especially the missions; lived in San Luis Obispo for many years – it was quite the conservative ag town before the left moved in from LA and SF, with beautiful old buildings and even a China town (big railroad tunnels).
I’ve bookmarked your link for another day.
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Oops, just remembered…it was the San Fernando Mission our class visited!
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A couple of years ago, when I was laid up with a broken leg, I read Two Years Before the Mast. It was written two centuries ago, and is mostly about the California coast when it was still under Spanish control. Fascinating and a great history.
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Great book.
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I had to look that book up:
“Two Years Before the Mast is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834.” “The headland bluffs near Mission San Juan Capistrano presented an obstacle to taking the cow hides to the beach for subsequent loading onto the ship. So Dana, along with others of the Pilgrim’s and later Alert’s crews, tosses the hides from the bluffs, which he compared to flying a kite without a string. Some hides get stuck part way down the cliff and Dana is lowered with ropes to retrieve them. The headlands, along with the adjacent present day city, took on Dana’s name as Dana Point. ”
~ from wiki
I’ll have to check it out. It was also made into a movie, but I don’t know how true to the book it was. Good to hear from you 😉
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🙂 I’m glad it brought back good memories. I have always thought sundials fascinating, even as an adult.
“it was quite the conservative ag town before the left moved in from LA and SF” – Sigh, I know how you feel.
Enjoy the info on the link 😉
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Beautiful!
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Glad you enjoyed it! 😉
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Please explain to me the logic of someone running for Congress when they’re going to be 81 years old next election cycle. Other than being in the cool kids club and being able to enrich yourself beyond your wildest imagination, why else would you do this at that age. Apparently, Ms. Shalala didn’t get paid near enough after her public service for Slick Willie.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stunning-november-loss-may-not-be-donna-shalala-s-last-run-for-congress-in-florida/ar-BB1dgQX0?ocid=msedgntp
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Flipped on NewsMax for some background noise while doing other things.
Lo and behold, Bill Whittle is on my puter doing the play-by-play for a NewsMax special called “Trump At War” about Our President’s war with Fake News, Part Two of a series of such shows.
Bill Whittle on NewsMax, documenting something one would never have dreamed of, let alone dared to do, with a host of whom few had heard, on a station that didn’t exist, just a few years ago.
smh
Just a very few short years.
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