Beth made these for my birthday breakfast. They are so good! The recipe is from Joy the Baker, I think.
June 29, 2010
Breakfast, Anyone?
Beth made these for my birthday breakfast. They are so good! The recipe is from Joy the Baker, I think.
June 28, 2010
Summer Camp
Rachel and I are hosting a writing and art summer camp this week. The theme is nature, which is easy since we're doing it all outdoors! We're teaching thirteen exuberant children.
Some of whom don't think you should squish bugs.
Others feel strongly that you should.
Rachel is teaching the writing section (couplets, personification, and imagery, anyone?), and I'm leading the art time. I'm amazed at how diverse and unique God makes children - they'd look at the same exact object, and draw it in completely different ways!
And the orchids. Because I love to look at them.
June 24, 2010
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sov’reign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow’r.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
~William Cowper
June 22, 2010
June 19, 2010
June 18, 2010
The Long Promised Giveaway
At last! I'm all ready to send someone a special package of goodies!
The two main attractions are:
This denim zipper pouch, lined and decorated with a cute, vintage-y looking fabric. It's about, oh, seven by five inches or so, and an inch and a half tall. Perfect for a small project, cosmetics, a purse organizer, etc.
AND!
A handmade stamp!
It will also come with other various goodies, but telling you about them would ruin the surprise when you open the package. Here's a hint for one of them though - French and sweet. In a tin.
To be entered in this giveaway:
The two main attractions are:
This denim zipper pouch, lined and decorated with a cute, vintage-y looking fabric. It's about, oh, seven by five inches or so, and an inch and a half tall. Perfect for a small project, cosmetics, a purse organizer, etc.
AND!
A handmade stamp!
It will also come with other various goodies, but telling you about them would ruin the surprise when you open the package. Here's a hint for one of them though - French and sweet. In a tin.
To be entered in this giveaway:
- Leave a comment on this post! You'll get one entry.
- Post about it on your blog and leave a link to it here - you'll get one more entry! Just make sure it's a separate comment than your first one.
Getting Back
Finally.
After a two week whirlwind of graduation prep and party, two groups of out-of-town guests, work, and VBS, we're finally getting back into routine. I'm getting back to running, sewing/knitting, blogging, walking Dixie regularly, reading, etc. So, so glad.
So, a revised reading list, partly inspired (and constructed) by wonderful graduation presents.
After a two week whirlwind of graduation prep and party, two groups of out-of-town guests, work, and VBS, we're finally getting back into routine. I'm getting back to running, sewing/knitting, blogging, walking Dixie regularly, reading, etc. So, so glad.
So, a revised reading list, partly inspired (and constructed) by wonderful graduation presents.
- Art for God's Sake, by Philip Ryken
- Knowing God, by J.I. Packer
- Comforts from the Cross, by Elise Fitzpatrick
- Systematic Theology, by Wayne Gruedem
And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie(read)- Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell or
- Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
- Ten Big Lies About America, by Michael Medved
June 9, 2010
June 8, 2010
June 5, 2010
Busy, Busy
Well, obviously I have not posted the promised giveaway yet. There are several reasons for this, one of which is that I had a terrible time narrowing down the goodies! I've finally decided (they were all within one category), and hope to take pictures and post soon. Soon.
The other reason is that between work, graduation prep and making banners for our church's VBS next week, I've had next to no time to do the necessary things for a giveaway. Next week looks doubtful too. So, you can expect the giveaway (and it will be a good one, in my opinion at least) either tomorrow evening or sometime the week after next. Okie dokie?
That said, I'd like to introduce you to a very poetic blog, compliments of Rachel. Annie Over is a blog Rachel has been telling me about, and now I'm telling you about it. So, go read about apples and dreams and ponds and mod podge. And remember to thank Rachel.
Thanks Rachel!
The other reason is that between work, graduation prep and making banners for our church's VBS next week, I've had next to no time to do the necessary things for a giveaway. Next week looks doubtful too. So, you can expect the giveaway (and it will be a good one, in my opinion at least) either tomorrow evening or sometime the week after next. Okie dokie?
That said, I'd like to introduce you to a very poetic blog, compliments of Rachel. Annie Over is a blog Rachel has been telling me about, and now I'm telling you about it. So, go read about apples and dreams and ponds and mod podge. And remember to thank Rachel.
Thanks Rachel!
June 4, 2010
Exploring Our Town
We have lived in the same town for almost six years, and while we've been in the downtown area many times, we've never really explored it, or looked in some of the more obscure shops. Today, Mama and I began to change that.
She picked my up from work and told me we were going out to eat somewhere. We had several options, all down town. The first was a pizza place we'd heard good things about, but when we drove by we realized why we'd never noticed it. The purple and black paint, combined with the open, two-story garage door, and the gloomy, television centered interior made it look a bit more like a creepy bar than a pizza place. We weren't quite in the creepy bar mood, so we opted for a small restaurant housed in what had at one time (probably the 1800's) been a hotel. It was a black tablecloth and origami napkins affair, so we were expecting the lunches to be pretty high. We were so wrong.
The seafood chowder was absolutely delicious! Huge chunks of salmon and lobster, in a creamy sauce with carrots, corn, and potatoes. Mmm. We also got the house's specialty potoato chips, and a salad. In the end, our meals combined cost less that fourteen dollar, including the tip. Why weren't they busier!?! It's definately an undiscovered gem.
This is not a restaurant review blog, so I'll skip to where we went next - two antique stores! The one looked extremely promising, but all we found was some spoons for a craft Beth's making. And a fork with the letter E on it. The second antique store had an unassuming front, and givent the quantity of fake flowers and the lack of anything looking antiquey, I was doubtful about it. This store was full of fun fifties juice glasses and little tin dishes; quilts and pyrex, all sorts of things. But mostly dishes. If anyone is looking for a full set of smokey orange and green pumpkin shaped dishes, let me know and I'll pick them up for you. Or corn themed ones - I'm sure drinking out of a tumbler that looks like an over grown corn cob would heighten your drinking experience.
If pumpkin dishes aren't for you, that's OK. Maybe next time we'll visit the Carnegie Center. Or follow the arrow on the sign that says "Learn to Scuba Dive, Upstairs."
I love exploring places that are nearby. I think that's part of what makes a town your home - knowing it well, and loving it.
She picked my up from work and told me we were going out to eat somewhere. We had several options, all down town. The first was a pizza place we'd heard good things about, but when we drove by we realized why we'd never noticed it. The purple and black paint, combined with the open, two-story garage door, and the gloomy, television centered interior made it look a bit more like a creepy bar than a pizza place. We weren't quite in the creepy bar mood, so we opted for a small restaurant housed in what had at one time (probably the 1800's) been a hotel. It was a black tablecloth and origami napkins affair, so we were expecting the lunches to be pretty high. We were so wrong.
The seafood chowder was absolutely delicious! Huge chunks of salmon and lobster, in a creamy sauce with carrots, corn, and potatoes. Mmm. We also got the house's specialty potoato chips, and a salad. In the end, our meals combined cost less that fourteen dollar, including the tip. Why weren't they busier!?! It's definately an undiscovered gem.
This is not a restaurant review blog, so I'll skip to where we went next - two antique stores! The one looked extremely promising, but all we found was some spoons for a craft Beth's making. And a fork with the letter E on it. The second antique store had an unassuming front, and givent the quantity of fake flowers and the lack of anything looking antiquey, I was doubtful about it. This store was full of fun fifties juice glasses and little tin dishes; quilts and pyrex, all sorts of things. But mostly dishes. If anyone is looking for a full set of smokey orange and green pumpkin shaped dishes, let me know and I'll pick them up for you. Or corn themed ones - I'm sure drinking out of a tumbler that looks like an over grown corn cob would heighten your drinking experience.
If pumpkin dishes aren't for you, that's OK. Maybe next time we'll visit the Carnegie Center. Or follow the arrow on the sign that says "Learn to Scuba Dive, Upstairs."
I love exploring places that are nearby. I think that's part of what makes a town your home - knowing it well, and loving it.
June 3, 2010
Why I plant Marigolds
Do we plant them because they keep away garden pests? Or because they attract the beneficial bugs?
Frankly, I plant them because they have such a happy, pungent smell. Bug bating benefits are beside the point.
Frankly, I plant them because they have such a happy, pungent smell. Bug bating benefits are beside the point.
June 1, 2010
Memorial Day
This is my 100th post. That's cause for a celebration! Be looking for a giveaway in the very near future (i.e. sometime this week). I'll give you a hint. No, I won't. I'll leave you in suspense.
Yesterday was a very relaxed Memorial Day. When I was younger, we used to travel to my grandparents' house for Memorial Day weekend, and on that Sunday we'd go to an old Norwegian Church by a lake in the middle of miles and miles of fields. My grandma grew up on a farm across from that lake, and her grandfather originally owned the land that the church was on. My grandparents were married there, and their parents were married there, and their graves are there.
Back to Memorial Day.
All the veterans in the area would dress in their uniforms or suits, and there was a cannon. They shot off a cannon. That's all I remember clearly, the uniforms and the cannon, and standing in the church yard, shivering and excited. Then there would be a service inside, where all the veterans would stand, and a lunch in the church basement (enter cheese whiz and olive open faced sandwiches).
No cannon this Memorial Day. I have been pretty sick this week, so took it easy. I sewed some this weekend, baked some, and read some on Sunday. I finished an Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None. It was depressing, well written, and I like the 1940's movie better. Yesterday morning we went to the fabric store for their Memorial Day sale. It was so funny - people lined up outside the door, and once we got in, I saw three ladies in a row pushing their shopping carts down three parallel isles, headed to the notions section as fast as they could go! It was as if I was watching a comedy. That's the way life is - I love it!
Beth and her college friends had a game of ultimate frisbee at the camps last night, then came here. We ate brownies and chips, had a time of prayer and sharing, and then played Mafia. Her friends are all so sweet and friendly - it was fun!
What a rambling post! But I'm just going to leave it that way. It adds character to the blog. Or something.
Yesterday was a very relaxed Memorial Day. When I was younger, we used to travel to my grandparents' house for Memorial Day weekend, and on that Sunday we'd go to an old Norwegian Church by a lake in the middle of miles and miles of fields. My grandma grew up on a farm across from that lake, and her grandfather originally owned the land that the church was on. My grandparents were married there, and their parents were married there, and their graves are there.
Back to Memorial Day.
All the veterans in the area would dress in their uniforms or suits, and there was a cannon. They shot off a cannon. That's all I remember clearly, the uniforms and the cannon, and standing in the church yard, shivering and excited. Then there would be a service inside, where all the veterans would stand, and a lunch in the church basement (enter cheese whiz and olive open faced sandwiches).
No cannon this Memorial Day. I have been pretty sick this week, so took it easy. I sewed some this weekend, baked some, and read some on Sunday. I finished an Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None. It was depressing, well written, and I like the 1940's movie better. Yesterday morning we went to the fabric store for their Memorial Day sale. It was so funny - people lined up outside the door, and once we got in, I saw three ladies in a row pushing their shopping carts down three parallel isles, headed to the notions section as fast as they could go! It was as if I was watching a comedy. That's the way life is - I love it!
Beth and her college friends had a game of ultimate frisbee at the camps last night, then came here. We ate brownies and chips, had a time of prayer and sharing, and then played Mafia. Her friends are all so sweet and friendly - it was fun!
What a rambling post! But I'm just going to leave it that way. It adds character to the blog. Or something.
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