April 27, 2010
1. Although today is rainy and cool, we've had some wonderfully sunny and warm days recently and many things are popping out in blooms. The Knockout roses by our mailbox increase daily in buds and blooms and my husband has once again started bringing me rosebuds for my garden window in the kitchen. These are small, but just right for my kitchen,window, and they're a lovely shade of red. I'm thankful for the buds, for my husband's thoughtfulness, and for the sun and rain.
2. I plan to harvest some of the spinach today if it stops dripping rain long enough for me to get out and get some. It looks wonderful. Onions and peas are also up and growing, and my husband said he saw where the carrots had sprouted!
Good eats! Sometimes, when folks learn that I go to gourmet cooking classes, they want to hear what my favorite food is. Although I think maybe they want to hear "gourmet" menu items, I always tell them the truth: "Peas and cornbread". It just doesn't get any better than that for me. A slice of tomato along with that, and I'm ready to eat! We don't have room here for field peas, but I heard that at Birmingham, Alabama's Farmer's Market, there is a area called "Pea Heaven". I need to go to Alabama anyway to see a cousin, and I may just factor in a day to get to Birmingham and visit this place!
3. We attended Salem PBC's (in Madisonville, KY -- the first church in Kentucky we belonged to)) Spring meeting last Saturday, and heard Elder Shannon Whipp preach in the afternoon. This sermon was so encouraging to me. Br. Shannon spoke of all that is ours "in Christ", and that phrase has been echoing in my brain ever since. As soon as our Quickverse is operational again (hopefully this afternoon) I plan to look up that phrase, and read every Scripture that refers to it. I am truly thankful for all that is ours in Christ. I hear the word "awesome" overused often about a lot of things that are not awesome, but all that is ours in Christ IS truly awesome! It truly fills me with awe.
4. Saturday morning we weren't able to attend services in Madisonville for several reasons, one of which was a previous commitment on my part. Before I even knew about the services at Salem PBC I had already purchased a ticket to the Ohio Valley Art League's Kitchen Tour. Of special interest to me was the historic Keach Farm, and the special guest chef there was to be Sister Schubert (of Sister Schubert roll fame). She was a gracious and lovely lady, and provided samples of her delicious Cinnamon Bread Pudding, made using Sister Schubert's Cinnamon rolls. (I really, really, really like bread pudding, and this was the best). On sale at Keach Farm kitchen that day was her latest cookbook, Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters, which she signed for anyone purchasing a copy. This is a very good cookbook, with wonderful color photographs and tantalizing recipes. Although it's a bit pricey (at least for me, at $40), I can strongly recommend it. I enjoyed the kitchen tour, but hated missing services at Salem PBC. However, the tour wasn't the only reason we couldn't make it Saturday morning, so I took some comfort in the fact that we wouldn't have been able to go anyway.
5. My husband talked to our Indiana grandsons yesterday, and when they realized that they would be coming to Kentucky to visit us Thursday night, they were almost breathless with excitement. It tickled my husband to hear their delight and excitement at the thought of coming to see us, and I'm thankful for my son and daughter-in-law scheduling these visiting times with us.
I have to stop here, but I am truly thankful for the things I've mentioned, as well as many other daily things that have been ours to enjoy . . . air, water, food, sleep . . . .
Blessings to all for a wonderful thanks-filled week!
1. Although today is rainy and cool, we've had some wonderfully sunny and warm days recently and many things are popping out in blooms. The Knockout roses by our mailbox increase daily in buds and blooms and my husband has once again started bringing me rosebuds for my garden window in the kitchen. These are small, but just right for my kitchen,window, and they're a lovely shade of red. I'm thankful for the buds, for my husband's thoughtfulness, and for the sun and rain.
2. I plan to harvest some of the spinach today if it stops dripping rain long enough for me to get out and get some. It looks wonderful. Onions and peas are also up and growing, and my husband said he saw where the carrots had sprouted!
Good eats! Sometimes, when folks learn that I go to gourmet cooking classes, they want to hear what my favorite food is. Although I think maybe they want to hear "gourmet" menu items, I always tell them the truth: "Peas and cornbread". It just doesn't get any better than that for me. A slice of tomato along with that, and I'm ready to eat! We don't have room here for field peas, but I heard that at Birmingham, Alabama's Farmer's Market, there is a area called "Pea Heaven". I need to go to Alabama anyway to see a cousin, and I may just factor in a day to get to Birmingham and visit this place!
3. We attended Salem PBC's (in Madisonville, KY -- the first church in Kentucky we belonged to)) Spring meeting last Saturday, and heard Elder Shannon Whipp preach in the afternoon. This sermon was so encouraging to me. Br. Shannon spoke of all that is ours "in Christ", and that phrase has been echoing in my brain ever since. As soon as our Quickverse is operational again (hopefully this afternoon) I plan to look up that phrase, and read every Scripture that refers to it. I am truly thankful for all that is ours in Christ. I hear the word "awesome" overused often about a lot of things that are not awesome, but all that is ours in Christ IS truly awesome! It truly fills me with awe.
4. Saturday morning we weren't able to attend services in Madisonville for several reasons, one of which was a previous commitment on my part. Before I even knew about the services at Salem PBC I had already purchased a ticket to the Ohio Valley Art League's Kitchen Tour. Of special interest to me was the historic Keach Farm, and the special guest chef there was to be Sister Schubert (of Sister Schubert roll fame). She was a gracious and lovely lady, and provided samples of her delicious Cinnamon Bread Pudding, made using Sister Schubert's Cinnamon rolls. (I really, really, really like bread pudding, and this was the best). On sale at Keach Farm kitchen that day was her latest cookbook, Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters, which she signed for anyone purchasing a copy. This is a very good cookbook, with wonderful color photographs and tantalizing recipes. Although it's a bit pricey (at least for me, at $40), I can strongly recommend it. I enjoyed the kitchen tour, but hated missing services at Salem PBC. However, the tour wasn't the only reason we couldn't make it Saturday morning, so I took some comfort in the fact that we wouldn't have been able to go anyway.
5. My husband talked to our Indiana grandsons yesterday, and when they realized that they would be coming to Kentucky to visit us Thursday night, they were almost breathless with excitement. It tickled my husband to hear their delight and excitement at the thought of coming to see us, and I'm thankful for my son and daughter-in-law scheduling these visiting times with us.
I have to stop here, but I am truly thankful for the things I've mentioned, as well as many other daily things that have been ours to enjoy . . . air, water, food, sleep . . . .
Blessings to all for a wonderful thanks-filled week!
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