Tuesday, November 24, 2020


 

Broccoli and Cheese Quiche

Here’s a change of pace dinner delight, a broccoli and cheese quiche. It’s just eggs, cheese, milk, and broccoli. The hardest part was the pie crust I made from scratch because I was too lazy to go to the store. But if you have one of those frozen store pie crusts you can whip up this dish in a flash.

Start by steaming a couple handfuls of broccoli. Be sure to cut off the yucky stem.  Don’t overcook it cause it will continue to cook in your quiche. Once cooked give it a little chop. If its broccoli quiche people want to see broccoli, not guess why a bunch of tiny green buds are floating around in your quiche. In a bowl, whisk some eggs and milk. Add a few drops of Tabasco, dash of salt, pepper and cayenne. I am not big on measuring but it’s about 4 eggs to 1 ½ cups of milk. Beware, if you use too much milk your quiche will not set up and if you use too many eggs you will end up with a rubbery mess. Lastly, add 2 big handfuls of your favorite cheese. We used cheddar because that’s what we had, but Swiss, Parmesan or even Mozzarella would be nice.

Cook at 350 degrees and watch TV for ½ hour. Then use a toothpick to see if it’s done. If it comes out clean it’s dinner time. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, a simple green salad and a glass of champagne.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Shaggy Cat story


I'm sure you have heard a "Shaggy Dog" story at some time in your life and I'm going to tell you a "Shaggy Cat" story, because it's about our rescue cat, "Abbey", and she is definitely shaggy

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With the COVID situation we have had to curtail our usual travel agenda and are spending much more time at home than previous years. We had cats before and our last cat, "Katie", died of old age several years ago. With all of our traveling we decided to do without a pet. Sadie and Katie never suffered boarding as we always found someone to live in our house and mind the cats but it is a worry.

Anyway, it doesn't look like traveling will return to our past "Normal" any time soon; maybe never. So we decided to search for a cat, completed the adoption procedures and went looking. We talked about getting a kitten and dreaded the period of over the top activities, thought about a senior cat and looked at a few. Long story short, we fell in love with "Jonny", a three year old female tabby, jumped through the hoops and brought her home. Well, "Jonny" didn't seem like an appropriate name for a girl cat, so we renamed her "Abbey". No good reason, it just seemed to fit. Without knowing much about her history, other than she had been chipped and spayed, had all her shots, or so we thought. A trip to our local vet, got her a couple more shots and her exam revealed nothing to be concerned about. In order to acclimate Abbey, we restricted her to the laundry room for a couple of days. She seemed quite nervous, and it took awhile for her to find all the rooms in the house and of course all of the hidey-holes and places to prevent detection. It didn't take too long to coax her out by shaking a bag of treats but she has remained quite a recluse, especially after what the vet must have subjected her to. To make matters worse, I think I resemble the vet and she seems more inclined to be with Jain. She is definitely not a lap cat and maybe she just doesn't like me. She does, sometimes, sleep on our bed.

One of her hidey-holes was, not surprising, behind the washer and dryer in the laundry room. [Have you looked behind yours recently?] Concerned that she might get tangled up in the machinery, prompted research on methods to make that space inaccessible. I decided on a shelf and a tight partition that would make it impossible for her to get back there. I acquired the material and plan and proceeded to study various wall mounts and attachments for the partition. Well (the shaggy cat story begins) the wall behind your washer and dryer is full of electrical circuits and plumbing. I have had, for years, a very sophisticated combination laser level, stud and metal detector which has had very little use. A new battery and review of the instruction/safety manual didn't do much for my confidence. Some experimentation only heightened my anxiety. I continued to have nightmares about piercing some plumbing or shorting out an electrical circuit that would require cutting a large hole in the wall, interruption of essential laundry appliances and the requisite repairs and painting. For two days, I fretted over this challenge of my resources and bravery.

I did what all suffering husbands do and slept on it (a couple of nights). I awoke this morning from an epiphany in a dream. I'll tell you about my brilliant solution in hopes that some other suffering handyman will benefit and go forth with confidence on a future adventure. The solution was so simple, I can't believe it's not on Google Search or YouTube.

You know the punch line of a Shaggy Dog story is always a slap on the forehead experience, right?

Drum roll, please….

I turned the shelf brackets around, attached them to the washer and dryer and pushed both back into position against the wall.  



 

Friday, September 18, 2020


 Our new family member, "Abbey".

Adopted 9/17/20 from Carson Humane Society

Monday, August 31, 2020

 



 

 

  

Fahrt Table

German phrases we learned while traveling

Fahrt

Journey

Aus Fahrt

Exit

Fahrt Zum

Go To

Freie Fahrt

Free Ride

Fahrt zum vollen preis

Ride at Full Price

Eine Fahrt

A Ride

Fahrt plan

Time Table

Fahrt nur in der nacht

Only in the Night

Abfahrt

Departure

Fahrt nur Samstag

Only on Saturday

Fahrens

Proceedings

Nett

Nice

Grof

Large

Stille

Silent

Laut

Loud

Wahrend in der Kirche

You better not…

 

World Travelers

Jain and Jay

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Article: Travel to the Middle of the World - Quito | Travelling Ecuador Part 6

Have you ever heard the words "Mitad del Mundo" or "middle of the world"? I hadn't either until I had a chance to visit the "Mitad del Mundo" right outside of Quito Ecuador. I had no idea there was …

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Cuenca, Ecuador is a UNESCO World Heritage city and the charming, colonial capital city of Ecuador. Going there is like stepping back in time, to another world, quite different from my own world. …

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Saturday, July 4, 2020

4 JULY

This has been an incredibly long week. 

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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These are difficult times with all the travel restrictions. We had Taiwan scheduled for February, just as the virus thing started; cancelled and opted for a second cruise Sydney to Sydney via New Zealand's South Island. We left the ship in Sydney 28 February and there was no sickness, as far as we know. Now we have cancelled a month in Ecuador as the country has closed it's borders and our trip to the U.K. at the end of May is in jeopardy. We have, so far, been fortunate in getting all of our paid expenses either refunded or credited for future use. We are hopeful the virus thing will be resolved in a month or two. Wondering if this will be another seasonal flu season in years to come. In the meantime, we can revisit some of the 120+ countries that we have visited, here at https://www.2travellight.com


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Jain and Jay

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

A Word About Cruising

A Word About Cruising - "Contemplation". 
By Jay

Cruising gives us a lot of time for contemplation; about future ports of call, accomplishments we have gained, cultures we have experienced, how our lives have been, or will be, changed by the adventure.
Contemplating why we would spend upwards of 500 dollars a day to live in a box traveling through open seas,  intersecting with this diverse (at times odd) collection of humans who are only contemplating their own lives while we share food, drink, and entertainment on a schedule, not of our making. 
Common perspectives are confirmed or denied as we progress along our itinerary, our anticipations become reality, or not, based on variables such as weather, sea conditions, decisions made by the staff and crew and various port authorities, occasionally by the behavior of our fellow passengers. 
Our anticipations have been based on brochures, port descriptions, former passenger reviews, research we have done in planning and selecting this particular route, ship and company. 
Our realities depend on the accuracy of, and our interpretation of, these same factors so we can usually conclude that we, ourselves, are to blame most of the time when things don't go right. Occasionally, "Mother Nature" throws us a curve ball and sometimes our chosen mode of transportation breaks down but these little (sometimes not so little) detours lead us to further contemplation about how we might have done it differently or how we might do it differently in the future. Thus, we are always learning.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Colette Video

This is a short video for my sister, Colette, compiled from family pictures.
Colette Persley Donovan

Friday, January 31, 2020

Around the World in 3 minutes.mp4

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

2019 Travels

I thought it might be fun to add up the days that we traveled away from home in 2019.

Our 2019 Travels
New Zealand Mon  Jan-14 Wed  Jan-30 16 Days
Ecuador Mon  Feb-11 Wed  Feb-27 16 Days
Shanghai Sun  Mar-17 Thu  Mar-28 11 Days
Keswick Sun  May-5 Sat  May-25 20 Days
Mallorca Sun  May-26 Wed  Jun-26 31 Days
Lake Tahoe Mon  Aug-5 Fri  Aug-23 18 Days
Malta Mon  Sep-9 Thu  Sep-26 17 Days
Victoria, B.C. Fri  Oct-18 Sat  Oct-26 8 Days
Thailand Sun  Dec-1 Thu  Dec-26 25 Days
Total 162 Days
2019 44.4%