Congratulations to our Gracious Rain Back to School Motherload Giveaway—
Shannon!
Way to go my dear–you won the MOTHERLOAD!
Wahooooo!
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Shannon says:
Check out my site!!! I added a button and a post, because I love your site so much!!!
Grating Zucchini
Just a couple of tips on grating zucchini. This was my first go at it, so I’ll tell you what we learned.
Zucchinis can be really big.
That said, don’t let them scare you. It’s likely you are bigger than they are. Rinse them off in the sink in cool water.
Cut off the stem end.
Use the medium grater size so that your pieces are small enough to mix well. Grate zucchini down about an inch or until you see the seed core appearing.
Cut around the seed core as far down as a paring knife will go and pop it out. Continue grating until more seed core shows up and do the same thing. This easy step will keep the seeds out of your bread–which is much nicer than having big old surprise seeds show up at inconvenient times…like when you’re eating.
Measure out what you need for your recipes and bag and freeze the rest.
The end.
Groovy Tuesday Announcement
Yes, I am aware that it’s not Tuesday but I refuse to be held to such stoic boundaries because I have an important announcement and I like the way Groovy Tuesday sounds.
Perhaps some of you have already noticed but a few things have changed around here…particularly in the Comments section. My personal Blog-Bodyguard, April, has made it so that I can now reply directly to each and every comment that is made.
Well, I’m just sure you’re as thrilled about that as I am, but there’s more.
She has also fixed it so that you—each and every one of you—can make a comment on every page on the entire Gracious Rain site, if you are so inclined. That means that if you like a recipe–please tell me. If you are looking for one–please tell me. If you adore a craft or crochet project—PLEASE tell me. If you’d like to see something in the future–have your palm read. HA! Ok, I mean if you’d like to have us post a certain project, just say so, and we’ll see what we can do. If you want to comment on the Birth Stories or the Secrets page…it’s easy, so please–do it. You can also add to the “List” of things that make you happy by just leaving a comment. SIMPLE.
Just think—comments everywhere! Oh joy…oh rapture!
Comments are a girl’s best friend, you know.
So if you’d like to make a comment somewhere but have been too shy in the past, I implore you—-be brave–do it!
Winner!
Congratulations to our Gracious Rain winner—
Melissa!
She has won the Red Flapper Hat from my Etsy Shop.
Melissa says:
oooh, pick me, pick me! This hat is so cute! I wish I could make such cute hats. I will definitely be sticking it on my baby girl’s head if I win!
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Wahoo Melissa!
Thanks for playing everyone.
What Really Matters…
“As a physician, who has been deeply privileged to share the most profound moments of people’s lives including their final moments, let me tell you a secret. People facing death don’t think about what degrees they have earned, what positions they have held, or how much wealth they have accumulated. At the end, what really matters is who you loved and who loved you. That circle of love is everything, and is a great measure of a past life. It is the gift of greatest worth.”
Dr. Bernadine Healy, Commencement address, Vassar College, 29 May 1994