Tidbits.......

Do you BING ? Every morning there is a new photo on the Bing page.....many are landscapes and are quite stunning.....seems like China gets its fair share of top billing. Anyway, this one really caught my eye and I borrowed it to share with you. Red Cranes marching along...... check out the site for a nice way to start your day.
We're still enjoying Connecticut favorite things. After Pond Brook Road, the next thing I miss is Stew Leonard's.......a sort of grocery

store.....it started as a dairy store and has grown into selling almost every food item, both raw and prepared that a family could want... with a few talking cows and singing chickens thrown in for listening pleasure. There is basically only one way in and you follow the maze-like aisle through fresh pies and the fresh breads, then the cheeses and the deli, then the beautiful fruits and vegetables and on to the top of the line meats and fresh fish....then its flowers and a banquet of prepared foods, both hot and ready for the oven. There is a dairy , a petting zoo, a coffee bar and a pizza station and a stop to watch the sushi being made before dropping a lot of money at the check out. I can't avoid it no matter how much I try. Today, on our 3rd trip this visit, it was for more fresh bread and a seafood medley for dinner.

And speaking of diets........
Some of you may already know about this delightful little concoction....... If you like cake......(actually, I prefer pie ) but don't really want to eat the whole thing...here's a solution.

Take an angel food cake mix ... mix it together with another regular cake mix, any flavor like lemon or chocolate, or cherry, or white or......mix it well in a zip lock bag. Then..............When the urge strikes..... Take 3 tablespoons of the cake mixture, add 2 tablespoons of water....mix together in a smallish bowl or cup......then pop it in the microwave for 1 minute....no longer or it gets tough...you might even want to try 55 sec depending on your nuking device. Cool and top with whatever....whipped cream and strawberries, ice cream, frosting........

I think it strongly resembles sponge cake. Supposedly, it has only 50 calories (without the toppings !) Kids would enjoy it as well as those of us with a slight sweet tooth late at night. And when there is no pie around.

Our string of luck with finding empty seats on the airplanes has run out.......we got up here with no problem but didn't realize that it was a holiday weekend when we wanted to go home. Yesterday, on the last flight of the day from Newark to Orlando, the flight was overbooked by 6 passengers and there were 89 pass riders trying for NO seats. Fortunately, we weren't among that crowd waiting ......we were able to buy a reasonably priced one -way ticket home and will hop on jetBlue tomorrow afternoon. It's been a great 10 days but it will also be good to get back to the sun and bad golf.