Saturday, June 7, 2014

Suttle Lake Oregon Starting to grow again

Suttle Lake area Oregon
View always of log trucks.
Lake area starting to recover after the big fire a few years ago.










Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Magic Bank Account


Something to think about ...
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has rules:

The set of rules:

1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
3. You may only spend it.
4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400 for that day.
5. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say,“Game Over!" It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right?
Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right?

You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right?
ACTUALLY, This GAME is REAL ....

Shocked??? YES!
Each of us is already a winner of this *PRIZE*. We just can't seem to see it.
This PRIZE is *TIME*
1. Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life.
2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.
3. What we haven't used up that day is forever lost.
4. Yesterday is forever gone.
5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...

SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?

Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about that, and always think of this: Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.

So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!

Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful life!


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Tangy chicken

Tangy chicken marinated and baked on 
wood skewers make an impressive and tasty appetizer.
Ingredients5 tablespoons honey
5 tablespoons low sodium gluten free soy sauce
6 tablespoons all natural creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped basil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 pounds chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
Bamboo skewers
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F
  1. Place the skewers in a deep pan and fill the pan with water. Soak the skewers for about 15 minutes before proceeding. This will prevent the skewers from burning during the cooking process
  1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, peanut butter, cilantro, basil and lime juice; mix until well combined. Pour half of the mixture into a small bowl and set aside. One half will be used to marinate the chicken, while the other will be used as a dipping sauce. Be sure to keep these two halves separated to prevent contamination from the raw chicken
  1. Using a meat tenderizer, pound out the chicken breast until it is about 1⁄4-inch thin and cut each into long strips about 1 inch wide. Place the chicken strips into the medium size bowl with the sauce and mix well until the chicken is completely coated. Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and place the bowl in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to marinate
  1. After the chicken has marinated, roll each chicken strip into a ball and place it onto a water-soaked skewer. Place the skewers onto an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Discard the sauce used to marinate the chicken
  1. Place the baking sheet into the preheated oven for about 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the color has reached a nice golden brown
  1. Place the cooked skewers on a serving platter along with the previously set aside dipping sauce and enjoy