Happy 4th!!!!!!!!

Soo, today we once again celebrate our freedom from the tyranny of British rule. Many people will go to the beach, the lake, and have backyard BBQ's.

Today, we grilled out at my son Darian's place - his treat. We were joined by his "friend" Rachel and her parents. Had a great time - and the burgers weren't bad either.

Also - very important news here - I made home-made Ice Cream with my new-found trusty "old" Home-made Ice Cream Maker - strawberry to be precise. It was just de-lish.

In other news: Joey Chestnut held onto the Nathan's hot dog eating contest title defeating Kobayashi in overtime! Every year they do this big contest at Nathan's at Coney Island N.Y. The "athletes" compete for the coveted Yellow Mustard Belt. Kobayashi had won for 6 years straight. Read my take on the whole thing from last year's post here.

What a great country we live in.

Lazy Sunday afternoon post...

Today, I made some Ice Cream. Yes, me! I made Ice cream - french vanilla peach and a batch of chocolate, chocalate chip to be precise. It is a beautiful warm day. Birdies are singing, the grass is green. In a while we're going for a walk.


Here's the thing. I have lamented not having an ice cream maker for I don't know how long. All the while, Beth has been listening (or not) to my whining.

Lo and behold - we were bringing some stuff over to our friend's garage sale (we always welcome the opportunity to get rid of stuff - and if they can sell it - God bless 'em!) - when what to my wondering eyes should appear - and in OUR batch of giveaway STUFF - a three-quart ICE CREAM MAKER!!!!!! We were going to GIVE IT AWAY!!!!

Had I but known - we'd have been enjoying fresh delicios home-made ice cream since the first sign of Spring. But NOOOOOOOOO!

I can't even tell you when, where or how we got it in the first place. All I know is, I should keep a sharp eye on stuff - especially stuff we're giving away. There's gold down there in our basement I tell ya!