Return of the Fat Bastard - Here's hoo tae dae it the Scots way! Pay attention ya Daft Bastards!

December 10th 2016

      The 10th of December 1941 Emilee Ann Decker joined the community of man. 75 years later we celebrated with her in her residence in Coquitlam. A kind and generous soul who is, like many of our elderly parents, suffering with the breakdown of the body and mind. It was a nice area where we had some privacy.

The Birthday girl

GMcT and Sharrie were there as was Duffy. Of course the family was there, Jen Christian and the Grandkids, Bro Steve, the lovely Lisa, Me and the Ratdogs.

Familia and a photo Bomb.

All the staff came by to wish her a Happy Birthday the ladies that she eats with and several of the other residents who wandered by and joined in the free food. Unfortunately the weather and the Flu kept her long time friends at home. Mama Lee lived over near the airport for years. It was fun. Mama Lee was smiling and everyone was making a fuss over her just like they should. But before any of that happened.

Dick!

      I was attacked by that asshole Hummingbird again. This time he was close enough I could see his tongue shooting out the end of his long beak. It looks like a straw but they can open their beaks wide enough to eat a bug!

Which is what they eat for protein. He was a foot away from my head. I was bringing him the feeder I bring in at night so it doesn't freeze. Then he took to sitting on the back of the deck chair so he was in a primo position to defend his territory. I've named him Dick! Over the course of the morning he would drink from the feeder then do his rounds. The chair back, The cherry tree or the bush in front of the kitchen window for mid range attacks!

Dick outside the kitchen window

He stays a few minutes then he's gone to the next spot or feeder he's a big Hummer for sure bigger than all the other ones. I know what that's like.

The Lovely Lisa went to do shopping for the party and I went to the kitchen to make Mom's Scottish Shortbread. Here's the recipe for the best shortbread ever!

1 pound of butter - regular butter not unsalted
1 cup of Icing Sugar
4 cups of flour
mix it, roll it, mark it with a T or is that B?
Use it fresh and try to roll it to a uniform thickness. You get  less burnies!
It doesn't like the fridge and don't freeze it and damn it stop eating them or there won't be any to give away! Now that's out of the way.  Here's hoo tae dae it the Scots way! Pay attention ya Daft Bastards!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGToAMgqx4

It was a little long but it turns out I don't really care. I don't have anywhere pressing to be. You could skip it or fast forward it but then you wouldn't learn the secret to happiness and that would be sad so I will tell you the secret to happiness.....Butter and sugar!  It's also the secret to a short life and burial in a piano case but hey!Quiet night at home. I'm being consumed by my Christmas song. The response has been so great from everyone but especialy the ones with young kids has been amazing. I have a plan! And a roast chicken to eat.

That's all I've got
Till next time
Peace out y'all