ETERNITY II PUZZLE...SOLVED?

PUZZLE SCRUTINY DATE: DEC 31 2008. We will know if the puzzle has been solved or not! You may know that I have worked on this puzzle and it's been very interesting. Check link at right for the puzzle site and description, test game, etc.

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS EVE

Stacey, heading out to the get to gether.
The road north, Sunset filling the sky.

Here is what i brought to the meal. Figs and Cherries.

Let us EAT!

All the brothers and sisters!

Josh and his family. They just had a new son, big and strong.

Don and his crew.

Dave and his family, Dave and Lynn hosted the event.

Kari, Matt, and Jaden. Jaden just turned 13 and towers over a lot of people.

Chris and his girl. She is a real sweetie.

Dad and Jackie.

Beth and Phil, Beth put together a magazine style pamphlet about the members of the family and recipes. Each member answered a ten part questionaire and that was included. So we learn suprising facts about each other!



Dale and his family.

All the grand children.

SNOWSTORM BURIES WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Area hit with snowstorm, around 12 inches. It came down fast and I was up at 5 AM to do some snow blowing. Looked bad, side streets swamped. Very little traffic even during rush hour. I guess smart people just stayed home for the day! So I was out for about 3 hours and going out later, around noon to clean up.

CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA !

Coming January 17. The Premise? What if you were a table waiter in India and were told by people that you were destined to be mighty Kung Fu warrior? Scenery of China, Wire acts, wonderful music score, trailer in my movie links section.

SNOWSTORM STARTS DECEMBER IN WISCONSIN

This guy selling coffee from his bike. Good time of year for something warm.


Nowhere to put all the snow, the city does truck snow out the an area on a riverbank. Just depends how much snow we get. This is pretty early in the year to see it stacking up tho.

When storm comes through, some of the businesses shut down for the day. PEPPINO's,
one of the small restaurants downtown.

This is Lisa's Madison Church, the custodian is spreading salt on the walks and steps.


Christmas tree line, We got 8 inches of snow last night.


This is what we do before going to work...removing snow and ice from vehicle.

THANKSGIVING IN WISCONSIN

THANKS GIVING Day dawns chill, with a frost on the grass. A scatter ing of snow but the day will be in the fourties here in Southern Wisconsin and we gather, each bring ing something for the meal. Where ever you are, I hope you had a good thanks giving also.

Stacey's new car, Chevy Cobalt. Here she is on Thanksgiving day. It's a beauty.


Beth's house for thanksgiving.

Beth with turkey platter.



The dessert table!

WINTER COMING TO WISCONSIN

Winter morning on a bay.


Frost and snow, winter is coming. Its Thanksgiving!

Geese doing a rest stop on flight south. They have been passing overhead for a month or so now. Will be back in spring.

FOUR CHRISTMASES-THE MOVIE

I recommend. Kate and Brad make the relative rounds for Christmas. You can relate to this.

WINTER IS COMING...

Winter isnt here yet, here is from a different place.

This is HDR photography, from the web.

BABY ZEBRA

More animal babies in links list. Thanks giving coming soon! I visit a country farm (Sister Beth's) for dinner

OBAMA PRESIDENT ELECT

We have a new President. Best Wishes. The dawn of a new era.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

INGREDIENTS:

2 quarts water
1 whole chicken
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups sliced carrots
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 package egg noodles (12 ounces)



DIRECTIONS:
1. In a big stock pot, combine water, chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer one hour, or until chicken juices run clear. Remove chicken and shred it. Strain the broth and reserve it.

2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and garlic in olive oil until slightly browned.

3. Combine in the pot: the browned onion and garlic, shredded chicken, strained broth, carrots, corn, and celery. Simmer 20 minutes.

4. Add parsley and egg noodles and simmer for 10 minutes more

Fall Harvest at a Wisconsin Farm

A farm near Dave's place, in Poynette. Almost three thousand apple trees, quite a bit of work.

One of the buildings was converted into a store. With honey, apples, maple syrup,
winter vegetables for sale.

GRANDAD'S PEAK

Don, Dave, Dick, Dale. From Left.
The view from Grandad's Peak. Here Wisc, Iowa and Minn meet.


Your host at the telescope looking out into the valley below.
Along the way

COLORAMA IN WISCONSIN

The leaves are piling up...
A bay, in early autumn
Amish buggy, we passed a number of them on the road.
A farm spread out amongst rolling hills and farmland.