Crab Apple or Delicious?

I suppose we should'nt have been suprised at the markets reaction to Apple's announcement today given the stong sell offs in the past. You'd think that by now I would be buying on the dips and selling into the excitement BEFORE the brokers and hedge funds pull the sell trigger. All the same I hope this sell off with a 5% drop is overdone and that once the market has time to digest the changes the stock will recover. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me! arrrgh!

trading- it's wait and see now

sold qqqq jan 50 calls this morning at slight loss, bidding on USO jan 56 puts. Wish I'd sold my AAPL oct 140 calls this morning when the stock was at 145! So what about selling into the excitement? arrgh!

Bella Coola Petroglyph

One of a number of petroglyph faces carved in stone near Bella Coola. This valley has a rich history that goes back thousands of years, possibly to the last ice age. Would like to return sometime to do more hiking and exploring in the mountains...

Bella Coola via Coast Carriboo Route

This August we took the ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola where we visited for a few days after wich we then drove up the BIG hill at the head of the valley and south to Williams Lake where we overnighted at the Sandman Inn.The following day we drove thru scenic Marble Canyon and on to Pemberton where we stayed at a very nice B&B.The photos are of Odergaard Falls and near Blue Jay lake above South Bentinck Arm.

Mom's Bouillabaisse Fish Dish

Heat 1/2 cup Olive Oil in large pan then add 2 onions, 2 leeks, 2 carrots, all chopped and 2 cloves of garlic. Saute until golden brown.

Add 2 pounds of chunked fish (your choice - snapper, cod, halibut etc.)Add 4 chopped tomatoes, 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig of thyme, pinch of saffron, 5 stalks of chopped parsley, chives, and 2-3 Cups of fish stock, clam juice or water.

Cover and cook 15 - 20 minutes.

Add 1 Cup of shrimp and clams and mussels in their shells. Bring to a boil and cook 6 - 8 minutes.

Add 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 Cup white wine. Bring temp. back up for a few minutes.

Enjoy with Garlic Bread. Yummy!

Mocha's Surgery

Mocha recently had surgery on right knee to repair her torn cruciate ligament. It's been about 3 weeks now and she is doing very well.So much so that we constantly need to restrain her from bounding away. The torn ligament was cut away and replaced a loop of 80lb test monofilament line which then holds the knee joint together.
She has been going for longer and longer walks each day and seems happier than ever.

The thing is Mocha enjoys a good cappuccino almost as much as I do. Often she will be licking her chops as i'm making one....except for her it's "foam only" as dogs should not be drinking coffee or eating dark chocolate (which she especially enjoys).The most important thing about making your own cappuccino is getting the grind just right.Too coarse it's thin and weak, too fine it's bitter.So, making that perfect cup can be a hit and miss thing. But when you do get just right it is so sweet...mmmm

What could be more delicious and harder to make than a fine cup of cappuccino....