![]() ![]() Steve Henry, creator of Yee Haw 7-and the six Yee Haws that came before it! I am still trying to wipe the grin off my face. As we passed the end of the runway, well above pattern altitude, Steve turned to me, smiled and said, “Next time around, I’ll show you a maximum-performance takeoff.” #The incredible machine 3 yeehaw full#At that point he released the brakes, added full power, and we shot off the line like we’d been fired from a cannon! Before I could count to two, we were off the ground and climbing away at a phenomenal rate. Then he advanced the throttle on the 300-hp turbocharged Yamaha until it was clear the brakes and tires had had enough and weren’t going to stay glued to the pavement anymore. He held the brakes and added a touch of throttle to lift the tail off the ground. We taxied out on the 5000-foot runway and lined up with a slight tailwind to avoid staring directly into the setting sun. Tres Magnifique! Simply the easiest chicken recipe ever and you will swoon! French food.Je t'aime.Steve Henry is a man who likes to get his airplane off the ground in a hurry. ( I know this because I'm reading her biography) It's magical! You simply buy a whole chicken, then wash it out, dry it off well, salt and pepper, truss (get someone to help you with this step), and put it in a 450 oven for 60 minutes. It's no wonder Julie Child's favorite food was a simple roast chicken. On Sunday night I made THE most delectable roast chicken I have ever eaten. ![]() So I've taken this opportunity to add to my French Cookbook collection with a lovely volume by Thomas Keller, Bouchon. If you want fine dining here, you have to make it yourself. Perhaps it's that we live in the wilderness that I've started cooking again. They just need to go to France, then they will understand. My French club consists of two boys who could care less, shriek and plug their ears when the "French Freaks" come on in the car. The French club here isn't suitable for a lady.ahem. Becky is already fluent and has a French speaking club that she goes to every week. it's serious this time! I'm learning this beautiful language if it's the last thing I do! To aide in my learning, I've coerced a friend of mine into going to French Camp in Minnesota with me next May! I'm so excited, but truly that's very little time to prepare for full immersion in the French language. It's slightly crazy, but I've finally dusted off the Rosetta Stone, purchased a $10 in the car French language CD and dug out the Coffee break French archives. ![]() Somehow along this little journey It's kind of started me on a return to my obsession with all things French. It could be because the gorgeous green rolling hills of Kentucky look surprisingly like the green rolling hills of England and the picturesque fields of France! Whoever those pioneers were who settled this region must have also been far away from all that they loved and so they named places after their homeland to help ease their transition. The interesting thing about Kentucky is that there is a London, Paris and Versailles! None of which are pronounced correctly, but I choose to ignore that fact. So instead I sold her to a fabulous Vegas Singer who has named her the Queen Mary Mae and is, at this very moment, celebrating her new debut at Pismo Beach! She has found a new home with a couple that love her even more than I did! So all is well.on to new adventures. But she was too big and too beautiful to attempt this cross country adventure. It was a sad day when I watched my beautiful Boss Lady pull away behind someone else's truck. The sad news, I'm no longer the Vintage Trailer Lady. I love it and only wish we had our whole family to share it with. We finally have the little white farm house of my dreams and our only neighbors are cows. We moved from suburbia to the country and now live on the prettiest little 10 acre pad I've ever seen. We have moved to Kentucky! Holy Smokes! You heard right, we are 2000 miles away from home and in almost the most foreign land you can be in while still being in the United States. Well it's been, well forever, since I've written a blog post and so much has happened that I don't even know where to begin. ![]()
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