Hello -- I'm glad to see you! :) Come inside and have a cup of tea. Hasn't this been a beautiful spring so far? Even though we had a couple of late freezes (not unexpected) the blooms still keep coming. Don't you love the way everything blooms in sequence, so it's not all gone at once? First the daffodils, the tulip magnolias, and the Japanese cherry trees, and they were prettier than ever this year. Then came the crabapple trees, the redbuds, and the dogwoods. It seems like they've all been spectacular this spring, although the dogwood blooms are still in the process of opening up. On the ground, it's time for tulips and iris, but we don't have any of those. However, I picked some flowers that have self-seeded in the wooded area next to our driveway.
Hi folks! Today I'm sharing a little tablescape fun and joining in for Susan's "Tablescape Thursday" party at Between Naps on the Porch. I got my Easter table put together end of last week, but I've just now had a chance to write the post.
"No, there is no death, thought Philip, only a perpetual readjustment of the garment of life....And how lovely, and how endlessly various, is this garment." ~Elizabeth Goudge
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was reading Towers In The Mist, by Elizabeth Goudge. I finished this around the end of March, and wanted to share my thoughts here. This book is part of a series, The Cathedral Trilogy, and I've previously read the other two books. Towers In the Mist and The Dean's Watch were my favorites.
He is risen! May you all have a Blessed and Happy Easter tomorrow. Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
How has your Saturday been? We've been having a thunderstorm this afternoon here. Once again, it's been two weeks since I've posted. We've had a stressful couple of weeks, and I just haven't felt like writing on my blog.
We were back and forth to the veterinary hospital three times this week because Duncan has not been using his left leg; he walks hobbles around holding it up off the ground and not putting weight on it. The veterinary practice where we take him had a broken x-ray machine, and our doctor had to take him to another animal hospital to get him x-rayed. It turns out that his kneecap is dislocated, and it may require surgery to repair it. We're going to try him on another week of anti-inflammatory/pain medicine, and if he's still not putting weight on the leg, we'll have to schedule surgery for him.
Happy Saturday, everyone. I guess I should say "Happy March" too, because I don't think I've posted since February. I hope you're seeing some signs of spring in your part of the world. We're seeing lots of daffodils and some tulip trees in bloom.
Hello My Dears! How are you? I'm sharing a recipe with you today; it's been awhile since I've done a recipe post. Do you like chicken pie? If you're a vegetarian, I realize that question is moot, but if you eat meat, you might like this dish. First of all let me say that I ate my share of Swanson frozen pot pies (always chicken, never beef) when I was in college, and I certainly don't miss those. But there is something about that combination of chicken pieces, vegetables, gravy, and pastry crust that has always appealed to me. Just basic comfort food, I suppose. After I married, we moved away (not far though) for about eight years, but we saw our families often, especially after our son was born. Hal's paternal grandmother kept us supplied for years with her homemade chicken pies; sometimes we had four or five in the freezer at a time. They were so convenient to pull out and pop in the oven for an easy and tasty home-cooked meal. Fix some vegetables on the side, and sometimes bread, and you have a good meal, winter or summer. Granny and her sister made many a chicken pie with the United Methodist Women's group at their church over the years. Granny used to make extras for her family and she put lots of chicken in those. These ladies made their own pie crust from scratch, and it was awesome. So flaky and tender; I will always remember those pies.
