Caught My Eye

Easy Danish Pastry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XxwjiK6QYw&t=486sIngredients for easy cheese Danish pastries

1 package (12 rolls) of King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

1/2 cup melted butter

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 egg, beaten

Watch the video for a full demo of how it is done, but here are the basic steps to making easy cheese Danish:

Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and place the rolls in.

Next, take a serrated knife and cut a small square in the top of the rolls, about halfway down through the roll.

Mix together the melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Use a pastry brush to brush the surface of the rolls, including the cutout part.

Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg. You can use a fork for all of this—no need for an electric mixer.

Pour the cream cheese filling into the cutout holes in the rolls, filling them all the way to the top.

Bake at 375 F for about 12-15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

I may try this in a weak moment. If you try it let me know what you think.

Barb B.

Life today

 as we know it. The park is filling up big time! Everywhere I look it seems there is someone I do not know and they look so young! I have reached a point where trying to learn their names is pointless because unless they happen to be a part of my everyday life their name is not likely to stick. Note to young people: You know that look of fear in their old,wrinkly eyes when you approach the oldest among us? Trust me, it is because they cannot begin to guess your name and they feel as though they should. You might even look like a grandchild and that complicates it even further. Take pity and work it into the conversation and note the look of relief that washes over them.

Parrots: When we were members of Magnolia Park (close to Don-Wes Flea market) from 2003 to 2018. The wild parrots flew over us twice a day. As a result, I have many wonderful parrot pics. This parrot was directly across the street from our RV and with a good lens on top of being close I was able to get a good shot.

Birds on a wire...and they happen to be parrots!

 And Deon, formerly of Magnolia Park and now Trails End has moved from one good birding spot to another and recently captured some high-quality parrot pics right in her own backyard.

Looks like they are having a domestic conversation.

They pair for life and if you see a loner it most likely lost its mate. They also travel in pairs and are very noisy. The noise is when I would grab my camera and hope they landed in the trees. It is one of the things I miss the most.

Trivia is going well. We consistently have 5 teams of 6 to 8 people. The busier we get the harder it is to keep up with the questions. It does help that I have saved so many over the years. They are a fine bunch of people and we haven't had to break up a fight yet.

I am so tired now from searching for pics, I think I will take a nap. Enjoy!

Sunday Pairs Event

 This was the Sunday that we played pool with whoever we signed up with and we had a full rack of players, 12 teams. That means we all played 11 games. I heard from a few that they would like that to be the format for more than one time in a month. Maybe...We will see. Isn't that what your Mom always said?

The winners were Barb and Butch Brooker with 9 wins. Sally and Paul Kelleher were second winning 8 games. And new Sunday players and new to our park this season,  Diane Justice and Jeff Utter won third place with 7 wins.

See you next Sunday for mixed doubles play. If you sign up, show up. And if you have an issue come up, scratch your name off the schedule. Thank you all for coming to play. The more the merrier!

Barb Brooker

Happy New Year

Best Wishes Always!!

Loss

Our daughter-in-law Laura lost her father Paul Hike SR this past week. He was in a lot of pain at the time of his passing so now he can rest. All of us who have lost a parent know the stress of it. And our thoughts are with her.