“I don’t believe in the after life, although I am bringing a change of underwear.”
Let’s see. How do I describe the weather.? Hmmm, this is a tough one. I’m going to say cloudy and damp or was that yesterday or even the day before or the day before that, seemingly endlessly before. Last night I watched the news and weather. The prediction was most of the area would have sun. The only outlier was the cape. The consolation is the temperature is in the low 40’s.
My dance card is empty until Tuesday’s uke practice. I also have a lesson and a concert next week. February is a busy uke month.
When I was a kid, I almost always biked by myself. On Saturdays I’d maneuver my bike out of the cellar and take off down the hill. I seldom had a destination. I just went. Sometimes I’d ride by the golf course and hunt errant golf balls. I’d find some in the gutter and on the lawns across the street. Those first finds of the day went into my bike basket. I’d ride by the lake. Sometimes I was lucky enough to find a duck feather. It went into the basket. I always rode my bike keeping an eye out for treasures.
I have always been a Hostess fan. I thought the cupcakes were like manna from heaven. They had everything, chocolate with chocolate frosting, cream in the middle and a swirl of white on the top. What’s not to love? I also loved Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Sno-balls, both white and pink. My mother would sometimes surprise me with Hostess in my lunch box. I think I yelled amen when I saw them.
My mother used to go crazy when she saw holes in my socks and loose elastic in my ratty underwear, but I didn’t care. Nobody could see them. I still wear socks with holes at the toes. It feels wasteful to toss out socks because of a little hole. I tried sewing a few of the holes, but my sewing skills are mostly limited to buttons so the tip of my socks ended up lumpy, but I still wore them. My underwear is no longer ratty. They are fit for any accident. My mother would be thrilled.
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February 2, 2024 at 6:06 pm
Hi Kat,
The weather was cloudy with a forecasted high of 67°. Now it’s drizzling and there’s a line of thunderstorms moving this way. The line should arrive sometime after midnight. The rain should be out of here by morning.
I loved and still love Hostess snack cakes. When the company went into bankruptcy a few years ago I was upset that cupcakes, Twinkies, and Ding Dongs, might disappear forever. Thankfully, someone bought them out of bankruptcy and those fabulous baked goods are still available. Sometimes, the deity answers my prayers for sweets. 🙂
Back in the late 1970s I travelled to York Pennsylvania to train a couple of pilots who flew for a company called, Hanover Brands, who manufactures pretzels. It turns out that the eastern part of Pennsylvania is the snack food capital of the country. A couple of the brands from back east that have made it into Texas is Entenmann’s from New York and Tasty Cake brand from Philadelphia.
February 2, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Hi Bob,
I never saw the sun today. It may rain in the wee hours tonight. I wouldn’t be surprised. It might even be snow flurries as the temperature is dropping.
I haven’t had Hostess in a while. Ring Brothers where I shop does not have them, but the bakery, called Montillio’s, one of the stores in Ring’s, makes a lookalike cupcake. It is delicious. I periodically treat myself.
Entenmann’s is a big brand here. Their blue and white box is easily recognizable. Little Debbie is also sold here. I never heard of Tastykake.
February 2, 2024 at 9:19 pm
I hadn’t either heard of Tastykake until my friend from Philadelphia told me about them. Eventually, the brand showed up here in Texas so I bought some and they were very good.
February 2, 2024 at 11:09 pm
Now I’m thinking I need a Hostess cake of some sort. Those cupcakes sound tasty right now. I also have a weird craving for Twizzlers.
February 2, 2024 at 11:28 pm
Cravings? Are you sure you’re not pregnant? 🙂
February 2, 2024 at 11:43 pm
That would be a miracle worthy of the tabloids!!