Cranberry Orange Quickbread

It sells in a mix with a tiny can of yucky cranberries and a mix of yucky powder for about 3.59. I can't even taste the orange.

Quickbreads are so easy to make and bake. 2 c flour, sugar, 1 c cranberries and orange peel in this case, b. powder and off you go, eggs and water. In almost the same amount of time u hae a better tasting product and gealthier too. I buy cranberries at Thanksgiving or after on sale, freeze them and use them as needed. They shop well in the Cuisinart frozen.

For Christmas I make people cookies or quickbread, the one above is my favorite, and I just baked some. I also like the cinnamon swirl. Pumpkin and zucchini come in later. They are probably the most healthy. I'll come up with a lemon poppy seed one soon too.

For Valentines Day I got a red Starbuck's mug, I've yet to try it it see if it leaks, but I love the color. I want one of those mugs that you pour in your tea and 6 hrs. later it's still hot. My thermos does do that but it's not the same.

I had my first kiwi of the season today along with my strawberries and o.j.. Lot's of vitamin C and I love them. They like to grow by the cost too. That should be enough to stave off this cold.. I have fits of sneezing.

Last night because I took a 5 hr nap one sleeping pill didn't put me out so I took too. It made a bizarre trip to the bathroom at 4 or 5 a.m. and I wasn't too happy to be getting up at 7 with this new time thing. The pills expired in 07 so I figured they weren't as potent and I used my last one up. Now I'll start on those not expired as needed.

Today is weird clothes day. I forgot. I have lots of those, things that don't match would be fun to wear on purpose. Tomarrow is black day and Wed. we have Hawaiian day.

I see the Dr. again on St Patrick's Day.

Emily should like seeing the river green in Chicago. Hum, I guess she's been there longer than one year.
I was doing some research on St. Patrick's day for a teacher and saw some great pictures.

Yesterday, after changing the sheets, 2 loads of laundry it was time to put on my back brace and take a pain killer.

I get so busy at work I'm lucky if I have time to eat lunch much less breakfast. It's 2 and I'm still working on the o.j. and strawberries.

The salad may have to wait for tomarrow...Nope got it down by 3.

Looking at itinerary's in Peru here's one:

1 Lima to Cusco
Fly from Lima to Cusco. Upon arrival in Cusco you will be escorted directly to your exceptional hotel. After being briefed on your tours in Peru you will be able to spend the rest of the day at your leisure, resting and acclimatizing.

2 Sacred Valley
Spend the day visiting the Sacred Valley with your private guide. You will visit such sites as the ruins of Pisac and Ollantaytambo, and the impressive Pisac Market among other beautiful lookouts through Chincheros. In the evening you will overnight in one of the many beautiful hotels in the area

3 Machu Picchu
After a refreshing breakfast you will embark on a short train ride to the Machu Picchu area. Your luggage will be taken to your hotel in Aguas Calientes while you make your way up to the Majestic ruins of Machu Picchu.

4 Machu Picchu Cusco
In the early morning you will be given the chance to return to the ruins to see them in the morning hours. In the afternoon you will take the Vistadome, First Class Train, back to Cusco, where you will be met and escorted back to your Cusco hotel.

5 Cusco
Following breakfast you will begin a guided tour of Cusco and the many extraordinary archaeological sites that surround her such as the Cathedral, the Temple of the Sun (Korikancha), as well as Sacsayhuaman and Tambomachay - to name just a few. 6 Return to Lima
After breakfast you will have the morning at your leisure. In the afternoon you will be escorted to the airport for you flight back to Lima where a member of our staff will meet you and assist with your travel arrangements before you take your flight home.

I rarely take tours. Maybe Lima and Cusco by night. I arrange my own hotel, flights, train, etc. I do use their itineraries and modify though.

A fellow came into the library as I was leaving tonight about 4 and wanted to know about English lessons, I told him in Spanish where they are offered and where to get information and gave him directions to the public library 3 blocks away and what to ask and the name of biblioteca LatinaAmericana where I worked for 8 yrs so he could ask someone who spoke Spanish, I told him if they couldn't help to come back and I'd help him tomorrow. It was nice to speak Spanish.