Monday, March 23, 2020

Happy Homemaker

After a week of  of self imposed quarantine,  we're doing fine... I suppose at this age it doesnt take as much to   keep us happy..  Lynn did bring in a lovely rump roast  and together we made Irish Beef Stew   using Guiness and  a bit of red wine.. 
Irish Beef Stew in Bowl with Spoon Ready to Eat
Very hardy and delicious with the homemade biscuits I made to sop     the liquid.. yum! Will finish it off this evening!

Welcome to Happy Homemaker





by Sandra!


What is your weather:::
Even though the temps are very moderate, the days are still rather drear and wet!!

How I am feeling this morning~
I am running pretty slowly today.. It is now early afternoon and  after this I need to do some therapy exercises.. I will work with  3 pound leg weights  to ramp it up a bit!

On my mind~

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I am so glad I made some  great phone calls over the weekend to check on my older  friends..I generally do not particularly enjoy talking on the phone, but speaking to old friends I hadn't heard from in some time was  like talking to family!  I intend to  keep it up now.
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On the breakfast plate~
Hubs made his  delicious coffee and fruited yogurt this  morning. Mid morning I enjoyed some a hard boiled egg and  toasted English muffin!

On my reading pile~

The book of James, in association with an online study of James by Jen Wilken!

Also, studying the book of Judges.


On my TV~
Youtube videos of Escape to the Country
When Calls the Heart!
Baking Championship
Love it or List it

On the menu this week~

Leftovers 
Caesar salad with  chicken tenders
BBq pork loin and cole slaw
Hamburgers on the grill and fries
Fish sandwish po boys and  sweet potato fries

From the camera~
Time to begin thinking Easter!!

Looking around the house~ 
 Bring some garden into the  home!



For Easter I enjoy my   light blue dishware.  Since it is just the two of us, I really wish our table was smaller..  well, we do what we must!



Chore I'm not looking forward to today or this week~
We are still getting things together for a huge yard sale at our church.. We want to get rid of a ton of stuff!

To relax this week, I will~
Begin reading a new book I got for Christmas.. but first I need to  find it.. It is up  on the bookcase in the guest room!  Haha!I will really try to get started on it this week!


On my prayer list~

Our president for protection, wisdom, courage, strength of body, clarity 

For our government for transparency, truth, justice, and doing the jobs they were sent to do! Guide them in the continuing desicions  they need to make to protect the country and  our economy.

For this coronavirus to stop  in its tracks and not spread any more...  Lord, protect the elderly and those  in compromised health situations. Protect the health providers and the families where  the virus sufferers. And Father, speak to the eharts of those who refuse to take this seriously and refuse to

stay home.. Not counting the many who necessarily must be out and about..  but those who in rebellion choose  not to...  They are  not only putting others at risk, but are prolonging the  time of the virus! This week I believe we will see a huge spike in the known cases of the  virus..  as  the numbers will exponentially go up.!  We have already surpassed Italy!
No photo description available.Thank you for the front line folks who are helping to stem the tide of the virus.   Medical staff,  ENt's,  janitors,  custodians,  food providers and  servers,   truck drivers who are     tirelessly trying to g et supplies to those who need them.. any who are    on the front lines  who face off with the virus  on a daily basis!  Protect them, Father!

For those I know and don't know who are suffering with debilitating and worse conditions and sicknesses.. for healing, strength, perseverance, find the joy in their suffering.. especially my dear friend, Jan, who now daily must brave going into the hospital everyday alone (without her husband) for radiation.  how daunting to be so compromised yet must  do this daily for the next 45 days!

For the mess in our General Assembly to get straightened out.. peacefully and with godly wisdom 

The lost in these divers places 

For God's mercy to hover over the earth and give people rest and the forbearance to continue to persevere in their trials and testings! 

Devotional/Bible Verse~

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6 comments:

  1. Morning! I love your blue dishes, they would match my kitchen colour scheme perfectly! Your house looks lovely and springy. I had no idea there were so many infected in the USA, it is super scary worldwide right now. All of our borders are now closed, within my state you can't even travel to a neighbouring town. We only have 5 infections, all brought into our state, and no person to person infection but we are a very isolated state, with only 600 hospital beds in total to service about 244300 people, so we are taking extreme measures. Take care, stay safe, try to keep busy.

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  2. Very pretty dishes. I still have all my Saint Patrick's Day stuff out; should probably go ahead and switch over to Easter. Great verse for this week, many of us are certainly fighting anxiety right now. Hope you have a wonderful week!

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  3. You always set such a lovely table! It's a lot of work doing a yard sale. I wonder if the quarantine will interfere with it.
    Happy Monday friend.

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    1. Right now the yard sale is set for Mid May, and will probably have to be moved out in time. But it is a fundraiser for an important outreach related project in our church. So it will take place and it probably is a good thing. It’s going to give me more time to get my stuff together

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  4. I really enjoyed stopping by! YOur spring decor especially your blue dishes made my day! It's like the promise of things to come! Iam praying for you and your family this week! Stay well and safe!

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  5. Hello! We've been under a lock down here in our state too. We're heading into our 2nd week. I praying things start to turn around and we can start to heal as a nation.
    I'm jealous of your temps! We're currently in the 40's right now. I'd love to have sunshine and 70's.
    Your Easter dishes are beautiful. The entire table setting is gorgeous.
    Have a wonderful week.

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