Teaser Class Is Now!

“Campus quiet…..let’s report in and get some breakfast!”

“Hi Gang…..it’s class time AND time for you to COMMENT too!”

Hope everybody enjoyed the Thanksgiving break if you celebrate Thanksgiving that is – and that everyone else is rested up from the weekend and ready to have a WHACK at a Teaser photo.    We’ve got one for you but who knows if you’ll find it tough or easy.   You all are very good at figuring things out that’s for sure and our Graphics Department has a heckofa time finding Teasers that are “Foolers” !!

“Awwww…go ahead and say it – we’re SMARTIES!”

Well you sure can be so let’s see how well you do today.    First though let’s talk about the RULES for Teaser Class and show you the badges you just might win if you’re sharp as a tack today with your guessing!

AH YES – OUR WINTER BADGES ARE BAAAAAACK!

Miss Madge, could you please page our Photo Security Guard to bring the photo of the day into the classroom?????????????????

“TEASER PHOTO SECURITY TO CLASS IMMEDIATELY IF NOT SOONER!”

“It’s nice to hear Miss Madge’s voice again….well….sort of……Here’s today’s Teaser Professors!”

WHERE WAS THIS PHOTO TAKEN????????????????????

Cheer Team?    Ready to do your stuff?    We see you are not wearing your fish outfits – too cold in the water I bet!

It was too dang cold in the pool at school
We were covered in icicles which was just plain cruel!
So in our old uniforms with scarves we are here
We’ll wear these outfits until the new year.
The Teaser photo today makes us wish we were THERE
No snow to be seen just water everywhere
Hope you will study and win a cool badge
But if you don’t win promise you won’t scream like Madge!

Alright ladies – makes sense you don’t want to wear those fish outfits and be in the water when it’s this darn cold.    thanks for pumping up the volume in class – this bunch either needs lunch or coffee!

Let’s go grab some lunch in the cafeteria!

Now that it’s almost December, we’re all getting festive for the occasion – even in the cafeteria!

TODAY’S MENU

The Works

Lobster Omelette

Steak and Eggs

Breakfast Baguette

Hot chocolate

Shrimp and grits

Chicken Breast Supreme

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Potato Casserole

Lasagna

Spaghetti with Sweet Italian Sausage

Bacon Ham and Potato Bake

Mac and Cheese

Veal cutlet and baked potato

Ham and cheese deluxe with fries

Potato dumplings with bacon

Fried onion rings!

Grouper Francaise

Oven roasted mixed vegetables

Bacon Cranberry Almond Green Beans

Peaches and Cream Pie

Chocolate peanut butter cup pie

Fresh Fruit Cream pie

Apple Cheesecake

Cherry Smoothie

Iced Tea

Kismet Brown Rice Seed Cakes

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TEASER GUESSES!  SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR TELL ALL!

Your Professors

 

 

SPARK on Monday

Monday – time for SPARKS!   If you don’t know what posting a SPARK is all about, here’s the history!   SPARKS is a Monday tradition – how did it start and what IS IT?  “SPARKS” was started by Annie McGuffy of McGuffy’s Reader but ended when her blog was hacked some time ago.  It was meant to be a way to start out each week with with a meaningful thought – something that spoke to each of us and hopefully everyone else who read it.   Although Annie isn’t currently blogging, a lot of us who enjoyed her SPARKS decided to keep posting SPARKS of our own.   Why?   Because sometimes we need a little “spark” in our lives and these posts were meant to at least be a PART of that effort.   Please feel free to post your own SPARK on your blog and let everyone know you have…….we get energy from each other that way.

We’re now officially on the “countdown to Christmas” here in my house.    When we got all the decorations out for the tree Teddy went crazy…….he sniffed everything to refamiliarize himself with things and after the tree was up, promptly took up residence UNDER the tree as usual.

Preparing for the holiday – especially for Christmas – has always been a special time for me and I clearly remember the excitement I felt as a little girl.    Age brings more reflection of course………and when I saw this poster with the lines from a very familiar and beloved song, I thought it really was a PERFECT SPARK for today.    I know that I’m not the only one who prays for PEACE ON EARTH and for a KINDER world with more goodwill among humankind.    BUT Mr. Longfellow said it better than I ever could.

Let’s hope we come away from the holiday season with more peace in our hearts AND more importantly IN THIS WORLD of ours.

Hugs, Pam

Sunday Selfie Hop

Sunday Selfie Blog Hop

Happy Sunday!    Is everyone over their turkey coma?   Good.   Then we’re “ON” for the selfie hop.    Our hosts at The Cat On My Head give us a chance to show off ourselves every Sunday so let’s go.  If you want to join – click the badge above and link up.

Mom and Dad got the tree out of the basement yesterday and put it up in the living room.    They didn’t “fluff” up the branches or put ornaments on it yet but at least MY tree is up and with the skirt under it, I’m back in business with my Christmas naps.    I’m using one of the two photos Mom took for my Selfie.

There I am – tucked under the tree in the library – once Dad puts the train under there I’ll have a tough time finding a nap spot but right now – it’s perfect!

YES then we went to Lunapic and applied the “SUNSHINE” Art Effect and here’s what we ended up with – cool huh?    YES we did make a puzzle – it’s after this photo.

AND here’s the puzzle!

Just click this mini-photo and good luck puzzling!!!!

Happiness is Napping Under the Christmas Tree 

  Hugs, Teddy

Bakin’ With Bacon, The King and An Assistant!

Let’s Get To Cookin’ !

Hello – another Saturday arrives and I have Raz from Friends Furever as my Guest Chef/Assistant again today.    You will remember him from other visits – he brings some pretty yummy baconized recipes to us and this week is no exception!

I’m guessing some of you will freak out when you see this uses gorgonzola cheese.    We have a wonderful cheese section in our grocery here and they have EVERY king of cheese possible including gorgonzola and my Mom and Dad love it.     I’m sure you can find a substitute cheese that you like and use it in this recipe though.     This is yet another dip – I hope you aren’t “all dipped out” since we’ve had several dip recipes lately but this is great for two or three or a party and it IS “Holiday Season” after all!!

BACON GORGONZOLA SKILLET DIP

Ingredients

BREAD

• 11 oz package of refrigerated bread dough (biscuit dough works and you can “size” them down to the size of your skillet)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil + additional for coating skillet
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• ½ teaspoon salt

DIP

• 6 slices Bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• 6 ounces gorgonzola crumbles, divided
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 green onions, chopped (plus more for garnish)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F.
2. Brush a 12″ skillet with olive oil to coat.
3. Cut the refrigerated dough into 15 equal pieces and place in a ring on the outer edge of the skillet, leaving the middle open. Set aside
4. Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a small pan with the crushed garlic and salt and heat oil to infuse with garlic flavor, then cool.
5. Prepare the dip by beating the cream cheese and mayonnaise in a large bowl, until smooth and creamy.
6. Fold in 4 ounces of the gorgonzola, the garlic powder, green onions and cooked Bacon then mix to combine.
7. Spoon the dip into the open center of the prepared skillet and sprinkle the remaining gorgonzola on top.
8. Brush the tops of the bread with the garlic oil and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, until bread is golden.
9. Top with additional green onions if desired and serve.

Oh boy is this good.    It’s a REAL treat.

Thanks a bunch Raz…………you are a great Assistant Chef and please come back and visit us again (and again) – you and your Mom find some mighty fine recipes that we can make together and pass on to my Kingdom!!!

I’ve decided to honor and thank our Guest Chefs from now on – Raz you get the first badge EVER as my thanks for helping me pass on a recipe to the Kingdom!

Have a great Saturday – hopefully it will include BACON!

King Teddy (and Raz too)

Friendly Fill-Ins Blog Hop

Hello Friends!   Time to fill in the blanks as provided by our co-hosts Four-Legged Furballs and 15andmeowing.    Four sentences and lots of blanks to fill-in which give the world more insight into US!    Cool huh?    Wanna join in?   Click the badge above and link up – easy.

Here are our four sentences this week (two from each co-host).    Mom and I both filled blanks in so MY words are in RED and hers are in GREEN.

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1. I find it easy to choose a gift for Teddy – he likes EVERYTHING (for about sixty seconds!).

2. I find it difficult to choose a gift for my Mom – I don’t know her computer password so no online shopping and I can’t drive to go buy her something so I just give her BIG HUGS which make her happy!.

3. Now that I’ve learned to like my weight control wet food, I can proudly say I’ve stayed at the same weight as I was before the weight control food – haha – fooled ya!!.

4. I’m especially looking forward to decorating the house this holiday season.

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Well I must admit that I have lost a couple of pounds but my vet STILL tells me and Mom that I am not fat……….I am big.  In fact I’m bigger than big I’m HUGE.    BUT I’m healthy and heaven knows I’m happy.

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving…………..Mom and Dad were away from home but they brought leftovers back!  OH BOY!    See you next week for fill-ins again!

Hugs, Teddy