We have had about 6 inches of snow fall, overnight--The Chihuahua, Lopez, and I were out-- He decided to go back into the house--poor wee fellow-- No way was he going to wade out onto the back road!- I encouraged him to walk to the shed--and he pee-ed-- but--that was it!-- I suppose I will have to blow a bit of snow--- not too much, as the snow on all the ice might stop me from falling--
So, Feb, 21st is to-day-- It is International Mother Language Day--a day to raise awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism-- I never heard of that before.
It is also National Pancake Day--- Now, I have heard of that!--- My Dad always made pancakes on this day, and we would smother them with butter (Well-margarine!)-------and syrup--maple syrup if we had it! -- Growing up, we never had real butter-- Mom bought these boxes of white margarine and it had a small orange round ball in it-
-Our job was to break the round ball, allowing the colour to mix in with the pure white margarine, in this bag, and if we pressed and pressed the bag, the colour would spread to all the bag--and eventually, the margarine was all yellow. Do any of you remember doing that???---- Sometimes too, thinking Mom would not notice, I'd somehow get the small orange ball out of the plastic bag of white margarine, and put the orange ball on my hair--thinking it would give me some sort of highlights--- Crazy!------
Yes, it is definitely hard to believe that we are now the people who lived in the olden days!! Cannot believe that you had 6 More inches of snow fall….I guess you get accustomed to almost daily shoveling in the winter?? I am in the middle of the chaos of packing/moving…not enjoying it one bit as I need orderly…but, it shall pass, right!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a peaceful day…let’s not focus on the struggles but enjoy the good in this day! ❤️ Eissa7
Eissa--- Yu moving to a smaller place too?-- it's going to be chaotic when we move-- not looking forward to it at all--Aren't yu happy it will be over soon?-Lynda
DeleteI remember the white margarine with the yellow ball and mixing the color in so it looked like butter. My mom always let me do it because for me it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the memory. We have a windy day today but no snow so far. There is a weather watch for tomorrow bringing snow, ice pellets and freezing rain. Happy Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteYes that same storm is arriving here to-morrow night-- It is really cold outside tonight ---Yu remember those margarine bags too--LOLOL-Lynda
DeletePlease be careful going out the snow which is over the ice . . . it will still be very slippery. Did you ever got those stabilicers for your shoes? We are expecting a couple of inches tonight here in NH but a bigger storm is coming the end of the week with about a foot of snow . . . Spring isn't here yet.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have cleats on the bottom of my boots-- They really help with the ice-- I ended up driving up and down the driveway and packed the snow over the ice-Lynda
DeleteBoy, I remember those margarine packs. Used to have to do that. Maybe that's why I have always used butter as an adult! You sure get a lot of snow. Why don't you leave it for a while to see if someone else comes to do it. You hired someone else new to do it after your neighbour backed out, right? Take it easy for a while and relax!
ReplyDeleteWell Brenda --I did leave the snow all morning--then decided just drive up and down the driveway and pack the snow over the Ice-- seems to have worked--Lynda
DeleteBWAHAHAHA! Laughing @ you taking that small orange ball out of the margarine, and putting it in your hair! Sounds like something I would have thought of. Our margarine (or oleo, as Grandma called it) didn’t have that.
ReplyDeleteYes, when we get to be in this age category, we ARE loaded with wisdom we have collected over the years. It’s kind of nice.
And definitely, be careful removing snow. I tend to leave a little layer over ice as it doesn’t make it a little less slick w/boots on.
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Yu are so right Barb--I left that snow on the ice--then drove up and down the driveway and packed the snow down--and--Yu remember that bag of margarine too--Funny to remember that-Lynda
DeleteI to remember the little orange ball, my brother and I used to argue who's turn it was to mix up the margarine. I remember calling the past the olden days also. Oh the memories, nice to have!!
ReplyDeleteThe "olden days"--- funny eh?--- and that white bag of margarine that we had to mix--Ctazy-- Good yto remember and happy we now can buy BECEL etc--Lynda
DeleteI remember hearing and reading about the orange stuff in the margarine, but when we got to America in 1950, we did not have it, as I recall. They did have that in Germany. There was still an ice box in the kitchen then, though. And a kitchen sink with a pump for water. That ice under the snow can be a ER visit for someone, mark my words! Watch out. Poor Lopez, his breeder obviously is in it for the money only! I hope you can move soon. Safely.
ReplyDeleteWe hope to move as soon as Spring arrives--must find a place in town-- Lynda
DeleteI vaguely remember the margarine with the orange dye balls. That was back when agriculture was more important in the political world and the dairy lobby was strong. People mustn't have access to something that looked just like butter but wasn't, so it had to be sold undyed and hand blended at home. How times have changed...
ReplyDeleteBe careful with all that ice underneath the snow, it is deceitful!
I decided to drive up and down the driveway--packed the snow over the ice-- --and yes, i remember that margarine--Crazy --Times are so different now-lynda
DeleteBe careful out there....ice under that snow. .maybe someone will come by and remove it for you....maybe....hope so.
ReplyDeleteI liked the orange ball for a hair highlighter story. I don't recall mixing an orange ball ever but I'm a tad younger. Margarine was always yellow.
Be safe if you must go out. Stay in if you can.
Hugs
Oh Margene-I finally just drove over and over the drive--packed the snow over the ice--a major storm tomorrow night I hear--Hugs to yu-Lynda
DeleteAnd is the US it is Fat Tuesday...the day before Ash Wednesday. Lots of people eat paczkis ...like a jelly filled donut dusted with powdered sugar.
ReplyDeleteWe, as well as a lot of Northern Central states are under a sever blizzard warning. It's been snowing here for several hours. It's not supposed to end here 'til noon tomorrow. Up North, in the Minneapolis area, it will still be going on.
Don't work Sadie too hard. Your health and comfort are important, too. And moving snow is pretty hard at our age and limberness.
My Sadie (me) will be doing laundry tomorrow, Isn't it strange...there are always dishes to wash, clothes to wash (or fold), pets to clean up after (and love)...things just keep repeating themselves!
Hope you all are fine and will have a great rest of your day! {{{HUGS}}}
Always good to hear from yu--We are getting that blizzard tomorrow night-- Yucky-- It will men a lot of work-- Hugs, Lynda
DeleteIt's Kathy. My mom only bought margarine too but I now only buy butter. We don't use it all that much but studies have proven that it's important for our bodies to have some fat each day. We are expecting 18 inches of snow beginning earlier this evening and going strong until Thursday night. Daisy will be so mad come morning! Most schools are closed too. My class was cancelled for Wednesday night and I'm relieved because I have no desire to go anywhere!
ReplyDeleteAnd that storm will be here to-morrow night--Poor Lopez-- He and daisy are a pair--LOL-Lynda
DeleteTrying to get all the phone calls made. Hope the pooch does not sink in the snow.....then you'd have to rescue him. Never heard of margerine like that, but it may be a canadian thing...
ReplyDeleteHugs Lynda
it was a long time ago-- LOL-- Thank goodness!--Lynda
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