A new salad recipe

I love to find new recipes that are delicious and full of nutrition.  Here is one!

This Cabbage, Apple, Bean Salad is just great tasting and good for you.  Try it!

2 cups shredded red cabbage
1/4 cup mayo
1 Tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup garbanzo beans
1 medium apple, chopped

In large bowl, stir the mayo, ketchup, lemon juice and salt.  Add cabbage, beans, and apple and mix together.  Cover and refrigerate.

Another option would be to use green cabbage and red kidney beans.  Both of these recipes are colorful and inviting.

Catching up!

Yes, I'm still here!  It's been a whirlwind with "the yellow tornado", aka Bailey, and the fact that I haven't had internet connection at home for 10 days.  After months of poor connectivity issues with Frontier Internet, I finally canceled and tomorrow I will be hooked up again with a satellite internet provider.  Let's hope this is the end of my internet problems!

I remember when the internet first became mainstream.  I asked someone, "Why do I need the internet, what do you do with it?"

Bailey weighed 26 pounds at her last vet visit.  She keeps me hopping.  One afternoon this week when I let Bailey and Morgan out back, they were running and chasing each other.  Bailey took a flying leap and jumped right over Morgan! 

As frantic as the puppy stage can be, I really enjoy having two dogs.  There is never a dull moment!

Life with a Lab puppy

I should start a new blog totally dedicated to the antics of a Lab puppy.

Let's see, earlier this week, I sat down with my glass of wine after work and after taking care of the needs of Bailey and Morgan.  Immediately there erupted a dog fight in my lap, each one intent on getting my undivided attention.  Through all this, I managed to keep my glass of wine anchored to the end table without even one spill!

This morning, after they had their rough and tumble time in the living room as I drank my coffee and watched Fox and Friends, I got up to cook my breakfast.  Yes, I know you aren't supposed to take your eyes off a young puppy, not even for a second.  In less than a second, Bailey managed to latch on to the toilet paper on the bathroom wall and run at Olympic Gold Medal speed through the house.  She was so proud of herself with that excited puppy look and the tail going at the speed of sound.  You buy them expensive toys and they'd rather play with a roll of toilet paper.

Then there are those moments when she humbly crawls into my lap and looks at me with those "Can I have some loving?" eyes and falls asleep as I scratch her head and neck.

Poor Bailey

 

 

"Morgan started it and I'm the one that got sent to time out."

One man's trash. . .

. . . is another's treasure!  Someone threw this picture out at work one day this week.  I walked by and saw it and grabbed it!  Although the picture here doesn't show it, it is beautifully framed and matted with a wooden frame.  

At the range

I spent a short time at the shooting range this morning with my Henry Big Boy rifle.  It is fun to shoot.  Even from a distance, I can hit the target!!!

Costco or BJs? . . . there is no comparison

Costco finally opened in June here in Rochester.  I have been a member of BJs for ten years or more.  That membership ends this month.  When I joined Costco, the plan was to decide which one I liked the best, then drop the other membership.

Costco won!

Why?  Everything I had heard about Costco over the years was true.  They really are at the top of the warehouse store mountain.  They carry a more varied and better quality of merchandise and grocery products.  Their sales people are friendly and helpful, as opposed to the scowl I often see on the faces of BJs employees.  They don't carry any GMO grocery products.  Their fresh produce is top quality.  I found that by buying a large package of fresh spinach at Costco, rather than the smaller package at Wegmans, I not only save money, but I find more ways to consume the spinach before it goes bad. . . a healthy alternative.  There are smoothies, omelettes, salads, sautéing it with olive oil. . .

When I go to the check out, they put my purchases on the conveyor belt for me.

Years ago, I did all my grocery shopping at Wegmans.  I still shop there for certain items.  Now I buy my meat and eggs from a grass fed farmer.  And I buy a lot of items at Costco.  So far, BJs and Costco have stayed the same for gas prices.  There seems to be a gas war between the two.  Both are significantly cheaper than other gas stations in my area.

And finally, Costco is closer to my home and easier to get to!

Jealous pup

I want the toy Morgan has.

Bailey has visitors

These are three of the four children from across the street. . . the fourth is just a baby and I didn't trust a rambunctious puppy around him!  They came over to see Bailey for the first time.  It's kind of hard to say who was having the most fun here, the kids or Bailey!

Meet Bailey!

Bailey came home yesterday.  My thanks to the breeders for driving her to Buffalo for me and to my good friend, Nancy, for going with me to bring her home.  On the hour drive back to Rochester, Bailey slept in Nancy's lap most of the way and when she did wake up, she just wanted to be cuddled!

I want to say a word about the breeders, Patty and William Finch of Starlight Buckeye Labs in Ohio.  Not only did they provide me with a quality Lab, but they are just very nice people to deal with.

In the picture above, taken just a few minutes ago, Bailey is dragging around Morgan's favorite stick, which weighs almost as much as she does!!!

Every dog lover has their own favorite breed, but there is just something about Labrador Retrievers that I truly love.  Their personality, their looks, their playfulness, their temperament.  Bailey is my fifth Lab dating back to 1985.