Month: January 2016

The snow is gone :(

/ Sabina Ayne / 4 Comments

I know all those with tons of snow wish you lived where I do because the sun took the snow away today. I am disappointed. I really wanted to build a snowman. . .

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Okay, so there’s no snow but there’s lots of sunshine and grass!!

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While outside, I stopped by Bella’s house to see if she could come out and play. . .

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But she wasn’t home. Ever since her human grand-sister was born she spends a lot of time babysitting.

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Oh well! there’s always tomorrow! See you soon!! Purrs, Toby

Prayers for Marg BADGE

Run Free, Krijger

/ Sabina Ayne / 5 Comments

Somehow, mom missed this in the news last week, but a local police dog was killed in the line of duty. We honor the brave dog who goes in first to save the life of his human. Farewell Krijger, thank you for your brave service and gift. Run free in the green fields of Heaven.

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Please go HERE for the story of his sacrifice.

Norfolk police K-9 Funeral

photo credit: Steve Earley, The Virginian Pilot – Local K-9 unit honors Krijer at his funeral.

Jimmy Hatch and Anderson Cooper

photo credit: Jimmy Hatch

As a result of this incident, Anderson Cooper and a former SEAL, Jimmy Hatch donated enough money to purchase ballistic vests for the entire K-9 unit. Thank you to these two dog-lovers! Go HERE for full story.

Selfie with Peanut Butter

/ Sabina Ayne / 16 Comments

Today is Peanut Butter Day so mom said I had to do my selfie with her favorite brand of the yummy stuff. Let’s have a peanut butter-banana-mayo sandwich! Yum!!!  Peanut Butter kisses to Penny!!  Also – its a blog hop so be sure to click on the link to see fellow hoppers!!  Love, Toby

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Cat4-001The Cat on My Head Sunday Selfie Blog Hop

 

National Peanut Butter Day - January 24 The following info from National Day Calendar

Creamy or chunky, with chocolate or with jelly,  peanut butter has been an American staple for generations.  National Peanut Butter Day is observed annually on January 24th.

The early peanut butter made by the Aztecs and Incas around 1000 BC was more of a paste and not nearly as creamy as the peanut butter we know now.

Peanut butter didn’t become widely used until the 20th century. First the peanut had to be considered more than animal feed, which it was until the late 1800s. At the turn of the century, inventions that made planting, cultivating and harvesting the legume (the peanut isn’t actually a nut at all) made it possible to see the peanut as a marketable food item.

Peanut butter is a good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin, calcium, potassium and iron, is packed with protein and is rich in healthy monounsaturated fat.

We can thank four men for the inventions and processes that bring us the creamy, smooth peanut butter we enjoy today: Marcus Gilmore Edson of Canada, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Dr. Ambrose Straub of St. Louis, Missouri and chemist Joseph Rosefield.

In 1884, Edson developed a process to make peanut paste from milling roasted peanuts between two heated plates. The famous cereal maker and health food specialist of the time, Kellogg, patented a process with raw peanuts in 1895. Dr. Straub is responsible for patenting a peanut butter making machine in 1903. It was introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.

But the man who brought us the peanut butter we know and love today was Joseph Rosefield.  In 1922, through homogenization, Rosefield was able to keep peanut oil from separating from the peanut solids. He later sold the patent to a company that began making Peter Pan peanut butter. He went into business for himself selling Skippy peanut butter through Rosefield Packing. He also supplied peanut butter for military rations during World War II.