Then and Now

1920 - When land was plentiful, Texaco built a lovely decorated station and gas cost twenty-three cents a gallon, and if you needed new tires you forked up nine dollars and ninety nine cents for four of them. 

In this modern age, China is building condos . . .  all in  a row.    They were lucky in one way to have the building fall sideways rather than backwards and knock all of the others off like dominoes.   Thirteen stories high, no Re bar in the pilings, just wire mesh, on grade, tied to hollow pilings.    One more product made in China.

I was worried about the imports from China and all of the strange and sometimes bad imports, but it seems they are just as careless with their own.   Imagine what an earthquake could do to this area, or even a good strong wind.   I wonder whatever happened to quality and pride in one's work.    We built America on those qualities and then gave them away for cheap labor.   

Well, here it is Thursday again as this week went flying by.  I spent my Wednesday catching up on some chores around the house then settled down with a paper-back by Diane Mott Davidson called "Catering To Nobody", a fast read with recipes no less.   I'll have to make a copy of a couple of them and try them out.   They had names like "Goldy's Marvelous Mayonnaise", "Wild Man's Wild Rice Salad" and "Honey-I'm Home Ginger Snaps".   "Holy Moly Guacamole" sounded interesting too.    Speaking of 'goodies' that zucchini bread Pat brought over was delicious and almost all gone.  Come to think of it, I will finish it up for breakfast this morning.  I'd share if you were here but you are not . . . the early bird does get the worm . . . or the 'fat' lady gets the last of the delicious bread and sings as well.   Make your seconds count doing the 'living' you are suppose to do . . . enjoy the day no matter what comes your way, hopefully sunshine and a neighbor with a 'hunk' of cake.  Hugs to all.