Stewart Creations

Yoani Sanchez, with her book Havana Real and her blog GeneracionY.com has driven me to the fridge again. This time I thawed out the goat cheese stashed there for the delicacy of pasta salad with feta cheese and greek olives. I’m so ashamed. Not only am I endangering my diet, but by my not being able to do anything about the hunger of the Cubans I am fostering my own binge behavior.
I only took a few spoonfuls, but it is more cheese than she will get in a month, or maybe many months.
I am categorizing this entry with many food categories.

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Today I played with Cyndi’s grandchild, Harley. What a charmer! He is one real good reason for getting life insurance no exam.
The blog where I got this pic is a great site about the special bond between a grandparent and a grandchild.

http://www.blessedandstressed.com

Harley is holding his head by himself today, whereas two weeks ago he was wobbly. He’s still happy and flirty, and today he held onto the rattle a lot better. Boy, he just grows leaps and bounds. Cyndi says she can almost see him grow minute by minute. I don’t doubt it.

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I’m curious about how the new health care plan will affect seriously ill folk. There is an upsurge in a serious form of cancer, mesothelioma, which is caused by asbestos.
Why do we still have this? Hasn’t all the asbestos been safely removed from our buildings already?
My uncle died from something like this about twenty years ago. Back then the cancer was only vaguely tied to asbestos, and he had been a construction worker and drywaller for decades. I guess it used to be pretty dangerous to build houses.
There are some pretty hopeful treatments these days, but mesothelioma is a really nasty cancer. Our scientists are working on it, and there seems to be some room for hope.

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I got to meet with a cousin I haven’t seen in over thirty years !
Amazing to see her, she is so sweet and pretty. Here’s a pic of us girls.

We had a nice visit. Mom had a puppy to give to my aunt, so we all met in Tonopah.
On the way back Mom and I stopped in at the Desert Rose Tavern on the Hassayampa Road. There was a chili cook-off going on and a lot of really nice motorcycles, lots of denim and leather. I had a nice dark draft ale and Mom had a Bud.
Yesterday was my official first day of spring break, since I have no classes on Friday, Liz and I hung out talking about photography, mostly, and had a snack under the lanai. This term I really needed the break, there’s so much to do in this term, I need a breather. Check it out medical assistant training school
I hear that a lot of people whose jobs have disappeared lately are going back to school. It can only be a good thing.

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we had a great weekend, very quiet in the little town of Ajo, AZ.  We walked down to the new restaurant in town, a steak house, had a nice steak and then walked back to the local bar, Pugsies, had an Amber Bock on tap, at $1.25 per glass, it’s the best buy in town.

It was night, and the moon was full and it was so cool and nice, we strolled around a bit, looked at homes for sale.  Mom will probably need help eventually, she is making some pretty iffy decisions right now, financially speaking, and we are afraid she will lose everything and end up homeless.  Nothing I can do about it, but the worst case scenario is that we have to have a house in Ajo for her to live in.  So we’re looking.  She might be better than we think, but I doubt it.

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Dog Treats
1 lb. raw liver
several eggs
milk
yogurt
1 c. lard, softened or melted 5 or 6 c. whole wheat flour

In a blender, liquify the liver and eggs (shell and all). Add enough milk and yogurt to fill the blender.
Pour the resulting slurry over the flour and add the lard. Stir until it forms a thick batter.
Spread into cake pans, cookie sheets, or whatever.
Bake at 325 or 350 for an hour more or less.
You want a cornbread consistency.
Slice this and dry in the sun if you want crunchies. Freeze the chunks for a summer treat.
Since there is no preservative, you need to refrigerate at the least.

Now for the real picture of Lur in his beer ad.

It’s a cinch they will sit for this treat.

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