Tea, Crumpets, and Chocolate Chip Cookies
July 4th
I do hope each and every one of you out there have a safe and happy 4th of July. Remember to thank God for the freedom that we share and the ability to do what we like, go where we'd like, and to live and love like we want. Sometimes we take these things for granted, I know I tend to. Have a great day!A Morning Walk
Morning WalkAmidst the dew of early dawn,
I took a morning walk.
And along with me, I took a Friend,
For I felt a need to talk.
I unburdened both my heart and soul,
And spoke many things:
Of plans gone wrong, of failure's pain,
And how to live with shattered dreams.
My Friend just listened quietly,
And uttered not a word.
For it was His time to listen,
And my time to be heard.
His sympathetic ear brought peace,
As we walked this earthly sod.
And I learned to trust life again,
On my morning walk with God.
Poet, Barbara Cagle Ray
I think I'll take a long morning walk.......Kitty
Beating the heat with a different kind of popsicle
I got this from my Living on a Dime (linked) newsletter today and thought I'd share it. Any way of beating the heat is a good thing.
For non-traditional popsicles:
- Freeze applesauce in popsicle molds.
- Mix fruit or jam into yogurt. Freeze in small, snack sized Ziploc bags for frozen yogurt on the go. Cut a hole in the end of the bag for easy access/eating.
- Mix gelatin and freeze. Add gummie fish or worms before freezing for added fun.
- Freeze syrup from canned fruit.
- Add food coloring or sprinkles to yogurt or softened ice cream for added pizzazz. Then freeze in popsicle molds.
- When you have leftover jam or jelly, put 1/4 cup of hot water in the jar and shake well. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.
- If jelly or jam doesn't set up well, use for popsicles or add more water, boil and make syrup.
- Make a batch of pudding. Add coconut, nuts, marshmallows, crushed cookies or sprinkles if desired. Pour into molds. Freeze several hours until firm.
- Stick a toothpick in the center of blackberries, strawberries, raspberries or sliced bananas.
Dip in chocolate if desired. Freeze on a tray. Once frozen, store in freezer bags.
- For easy snow cones, freeze orange juice (or any other flavored juice) in ice cube trays. Store frozen juice cubes in a plastic bag. Blend 5 cubes in the blender until they have a shaved ice consistency. The shaved ice will keep its consistency if kept frozen in a container.
- For watermelon popsicles, blend one cup each watermelon chunks (seeds removed), orange juice and water. Blend well. Then pour and freeze into molds.
- For strawberry popsicles, blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup vanilla ice cream or yogurt, 4 cups orange juice and 2 tablespoons sugar. Blend smooth. Pour into molds and freeze.
- For banana popsicles, dissolve one 3 oz. package strawberry gelatin with one cup boiling water. In a blender, mix gelatin, 1 banana and 1 cup yogurt or ice cream. Blend well and pour into molds.
Fill in the blanks
I wish I would have gotten this in yesterday's inbox, then maybe I would have had a little something to say for my 1000th post, lol. Oh well, moving on. Here is a little survey that if you'd like you can join in with.
Fill in the blanks:
Fill in the blanks:
- What is your name?----Kittylynn
- What color are your eyes?----green and orange
- What is your status?----sadly, currently separated
- What are you up to? ---- this survey
- What do you wish you were up to? ----Having breakfast with my kids.
- What are you wearing? ---- still in my jammies.
- Never in my life have I ---- been on a train.
- My favorite animal is ----- any type of bird, I love to watch them.
- My favorite flower is ---- Daisies, all types.
- Currently I am listening to ----- my brother and nephew talking about farm work.
- My favorite color is ----- yellow.
- I would like to be remembered for ---- my sense of humor, I love making people laugh.
- When I'm nervous I ---- giggle, shake, and/or yawn, lol not sure why but I do.
- The color of my hair is---- red with some gray peeking out, time for a dye job.
- What I am missing.----- My kids and not seeing them everyday.
- My mom -----is in a nursing home with Alzheimer's.
- My dad ----- is with the Lord, for almost 27 years.
- Last Christmas was----- A really good one, lots of family time.
- My current annoyance is ---- the fleas and flies here on the farm.
- Something that I'd like to buy ---not really needing anything at the moment.
- The most recent thing that I bought for myself was-----a bag of honey wheat pretzels yummy.
- The most recent thing someone else bought me ----- Nancy gave me a beautiful potted rose.
- If you visited my hometown you----- would not find much to do there.
- Yesterday I ----- made blackberry dumplings.
- Today I ---- am going to town and donate blood, if they let me, I have diabetes.
- Tomorrow I ----Start the countdown to my birthday on July 17th.
- The person that knows the most about me is ---- my daughter Kristy.
- I am looking forward to ---- the next time I get to spend time with my kids.
- I hope that ---- I find the relationship with God that I am so desperately searching for.
999 and this one
This is my 1,000Th post. WOW! I can't believe I actually had 999 things to post about. It only took me a little over three years to do it too, lol. I noticed the number sometime last week and thought to myself that the post should be a special one at the least. Well I have been sitting on it for over a week now and it's come down to this. "I have nothing of importance or excitement to say at this time". LOL I guess my life is a little boring, which is not a bad thing, it means no drama. So this is it, my big 1000th post.I would however like to say a big THANK YOU to each and every one of you who have come to visit my blog throughout these last three years. That is what has kept me blogging and finding 999 things to say. Please continue to visit me here, because who knows, I may have something to say soon,
. Have a blessed day!
La vs Ga
Louisiana VS Georgia- La. Wal-mart 5 minutes away ---- Ga. Wal-mart 35 minutes away
- La. spicy foods a must ----Ga. you have to ask first
- La. my kids are there ---- Ga. my kids are not here
- La. I left my car behind ----- Ga. I left my car in La.
- La. the houses are straight -----Ga. the houses are crooked
- La. no hills -----Ga. lots of hills
- La. never see deer on roads ----- Ga. watch out, they're everywhere
- La. cable TV ------Ga. a dish, many more channels
- La. lots of seafood ------ Ga. hard to find
- La. a few chickens ----- Ga. a chicken farm, 1000s of chickens
- La. milk $3.98 a gal (always)-----Ga. milk $1 a gal (sale)
- La. a few bugs-----Ga. lots of weird bugs
- La. regular cows----Ga. Kitty chasing cows
A Granola Morning
I LOVE granola, so much so that when my sister in law Nancy would send my family some at Christmas time, I would eat it ALL. LOL Yes, I would hide it all for myself. I know, that's so bad but like I said, I love it. So for a long time I've been wanting to learn how to make it for myself but never got around to doing it. Well now that I am living here with Nancy I figured it was the perfect time to learn. She pulled out her recipes and I choose the Vanilla Granola. It is actually a recipe that she found right here on the HSB. It comes from A Distinctly Different Homestead aka mommaofmany. You can check out her recipe Here. I did add toasted coconut and raisins to the mix once it was baked. Oh my gosh it's so good! I ate a bowl of it with my soy milk right out of the oven for breakfast.
So now that I am a 'granola pro' I will be making it more, much more. Well Nancy, your going to have find something else to make me for Christmas. LOL
cornmeal-fried onion rings
I made these on Memorial Day, and oh my gosh, they were SOOOO good! There weren't any leftovers. The recipe came from Barefoot Contessa at home by Ina Garten.
Cornmeal-Fried onion Rings
2 large Spanish onions (or 3 yellow onions)
2 cups buttermilk
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (medium) yellow cornmeal
1 quart vegetable oil
Peel the onions, slice them 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick, and separate them into rings. Combine the buttermilk, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Add the onion rings, toss well, and allow to marinate for at least 15 minutes. (The onion rings can sit in the buttermilk for a few hours.) In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
When you're ready to fry the onion rings, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees in a large pot or Dutch oven. (A candy thermometer attached to the side of the pot will help you maintain the proper temperature.) Working in batches, lift some onions out of the buttermilk and dredge them in the flour mixture. Drop into the hot oil and fry for 2 minutes, until golden brown, turning them once with tongs. Don't crowd them! Place the finished onions on the baking sheet, sprinkle liberally with salt, and keep them warm in the oven while you fry the next batches. Continue frying the onion rings and placing them in the warm oven until all the onions are fried. They will remain crisp in the oven for up to 30 minutes. Serve hot.
banana-sour cream loaf
I got this recipe from a Gooseberry patch cookbook called Made From Scratch. It turned out pretty good...
Banana-Sour Cream Loaf
2/3 c. butter
1 1/3 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. bananas, mashed
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. sour cream
1 c. chopped nuts
Cream butter and sugar together; add eggs and bananas, beat until smooth. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add dry mixture alternately with sour cream to banana mixt, blend well. Fold in nuts and pour into a gread 9"x5" loaf pan; bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
Have you ever wondered....
Have you ever wondered:~
Why the sun lightens our hair but darkens our skin?
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Why can't women put mascara on with their mouths closed?
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Why don't you ever see the headlines, 'Psychic wins lottery'?
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Why is abbreviated such a long word?
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Why do the doctors call what they do 'practice'?
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Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavors and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?
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Why is the man who invests all your money called a 'broker'?
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Why is the part of the day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
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Why don't they make mouse flavored cat food?
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Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
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Why do they sterilize the needle for a lethal injection?
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You know that indestructible black box on a plane, well why don't the make the whole plane out of that stuff?
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Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?
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Why are they called apartments when they are stuck together?
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If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
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Why do they have Braille lettering on the drive up ATM machine?
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Why do they have 10 hot dogs in a pack but only 8 buns to a pack?
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Why do banks leave the vault doors open but chain the ink pens to the counter?
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And finally---
Why do drugstores make sick people walk all the way to the back of the store for their meds when healthy people can buy cigarettes in the front of the store.
Have a good day!
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