Tomatoes, dogs and cats, oh my!

Time for more randomness!  My menopausal brain just fires out thoughts one right after the other that have nothing to do with each other and it is damn hard to keep them in a coherent pattern sometimes, so bear with me.

Take a look at what Mr. Big Ed brought in the other day when we were being threatened with a night dipping down to freezing:

There is a HUGE metal sheet pan full of green tomatoes as well.  Aren't those fabulous?  If you live up north and aren't currently growing your own tomatoes, well, all I can say is I am so sorry.

Look at those guys!  All organically grown heirloom stock from our own compost, no chemicals anywhere, and tasty too!

I was sitting on the couch the other evening with Ernest T. Bass (who by the by takes up 3/4 of the damn couch) and looked out and here's what I saw.  I quietly yelled at Mr. Deaf Big Ed to bring my camera and get this shot from both angles so you could also see this.

3 of the 7 all lined up in descending size order.  Bassie on the couch and then Stanley Manley and skinny little Angus MacPhee in front.  Stanley at least has the good sense to bend his front legs a little bit. Those other two look like they are going to have stiff joints when they try to get up if you ask me!

Today is my birthday.  It is also Pearl Harbor Day.  But I am not celebrating Pearl Harbor Day.  Mr. Big Ed woke me up singing to me and brought me a big mug of hot tea in bed and some flowers.  This will be the first time that my son Sparky will make my birthday cake.  Our family tradition is that you get to choose whatever you want for your birthday dinner and cake.  I have always chosen my Nana's Pineapple Upside Down Cake which is the best cake in the whole world.  One of my brothers always gets the chocolate and vanilla pudding layered up dessert thing, so in our family that thing is known as Chris' Birthday Cake.  Anyhoo, it will be Sparky's first time to make the Nana's Pineapple Upside Down Cake and carry on the tradition.  Hooray for Sparky!  And if I haven't already posted the recipe for the best cake ever, let me know and I will get it up here post-haste!

Time for me to head out and get busy.  I have already used up my daily quota of !!! excitement points.

It's my birthday and my wish is that each of you will have a fabulous day and find a little peace in the excitement of the season.