food, crochet, merriment
We have a lot to learn about simplifying our lives. We have to decide what is important and then move along at a pace that is comfortable for us. We have to develop the maturity to stop trying to prove something. We have to learn to be content with what we are.”
— Marjorie Pay Hinckley
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…of these.
A whole busload, if you please. You see, I’m having a craving for raspberry jam–the real stuff, not the—ahem—store bought kind.…if you get my drift.
So, I’m on a raspberry quest today–and I shan’t be thwarted.
I’ll let you know how it goes. Oh, and if you happen to see a crazy woman flying past as a red blur in the valley today—don’t be afraid…it’s just me.
I suggest you scoot out of the way.
:} Heh, heh…
I am…
~wishing I was just a bit younger so I could play “dodge the sprinkler” with Miss Chomp on a hot summer day.
~anticipating all the magical things that can be made with a few old T-shirts…stick around and you’ll see!
~grateful that my children still find joy and friendship in a really good book.
~loving the very idea of fresh-from-the-garden cucumbers drizzled with a mix of Italian and Ranch dressing. You must try it!
~looking soo-soo forward to the new little ladies who are coming to live with us soon…stay tuned.
~longing for a bit more rain to water all the places I haven’t gotten to this week.
~deciding NOT to let Beany-the-quail-slayer out for the night…for obvious reasons.
Yeah, he’s on time-out.
~happy that my cute little–or not so little–nephew is home from Russia and that he’s amazed that Pizza Hut still exists and will still bring real, live American pizza right to your door.
~waiting, and waiting for a letter–paper in my hand letter–from my far away in Siberia boy–whose going to be in so much trouble if he doesn’t write to his mother very soon…and I mean it.
~marveling at the many newly discovered uses for a toddler cup holder.
~hoping that you too have a wonderful weekend my friends!
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So I had this little Lyndi girl who liked to dart off in the opposite direction—whenever I called her–to the end of the block, if I wasn’t quick enough.
Perhaps you’ll be horrified to see my solution. That’s right–I had a kid leash for her. Not so much for everyday, of course, but this was all I could think of when we took a trip to Disneyland. I had nightmares of her taking off into a Time Square size crowd and never seeing her again. So, we simply attached her to the stroller that the baby sister was in, thinking that would at least slow her down a bit.
One particularly assertive lady saw our set up and said, “Wow. Are you afraid of something?” and I just smiled and said, “Well, not now.” Hmph.
It was weird, but it worked and we still have our little Lyndi–to this very day.
Oh, and you’ll be happy to know that she’s been leash free for over 20 years…and counting.
Now…if we could only find that thing again…
for Miss Chompy.
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You know we don’t go very long, around here, in the summer without making a batch of SOME kind of ice cream. Well, this one was actually a bit of an accident–to be honest. We were happily preparing to make our scrumptious Peach Sherbet when we realized that we didn’t have any peach jello. Huge crisis. Wow. Severe lack of preparation skills. Well, being the sturdy mountain women that we were we bravely forged ahead and use lime Jello…instead.
Oh.My.Word.
It was fabulous–and so we began to daydream about what it would be like with, say… pineapple, or mandarin oranges, or raspberries even. You’ll have to try a different fruit and let us know if it tastes as lovely in real life as it does in my imagination.
Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Ingredients
1- 6 oz. package Lime jello
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
2 cans diced peaches, pineapple, or mandarins
2 cups syrup from canned fruit
2 cup whipping cream
Directions
Boil water; add Jello and allow to cool. Add sugar, fruit syrup, fruit and cream. Mix and freeze in ice cream freezer until slightly firm. Remove paddle and replace lid. Store in large freezer about 2 hours before serving.
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