Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Homemaker Monday  

Hosted by Sandra!

 The weather in my neck of the woods:::

Monday - 32/52, sunny

Tuesday -  48/61, breezy

Wednesday - 39/67, storms

Thursday - 33/46, windy

Friday - 42/58, partly cloudy

Saturday -39/59, showers 

 I believe March is coming in  a bit growlly!

As I look outside my window::: The sunny days  and the rain we have had  has    primed our  beautiful daffodils to  spring up..  I hope they aren't too early!

Right now I am:::   I have started our supper..  Spaghetti sauce is simmering   and the  pasta  is  coming to a boil!

Something fun to share (a blog, a video, a tip):::  Our church we   attend now is  very  great.  Not only is   the preacher hing  amazing..  straight through the Bible with  great teaching..  but  there are numerous  social activities as well  This weekend  our  Connect group is  doing a pot luck  in a gorgeous cabin on a park reserve...   then Sunday night is a churchwidje  pot luck...    a great way to get to know more  folks..  and then next Saturday  in a week  the Joy Ministry is having  a  pot luck  for us seniors..  the  program is always so  entertaining  and or  informative.   I love our church!

Thinking and pondering::Other than  all those fun   things going on.  I  also have a an appointment to  have an x-ray to check my kidney..  I think I have a stone...  then I begin physical therapy to strengthen my back and legs as I look forward to my knee  surgery which is right around the corner..  but my  colonoscopy  comes  inter in between!!  I had to put it off due to my  sinus infection..Oh, will I be glad to get that one behind me!

On my tv::: 

Hallmark mysteries,  and movies, 

All creatures Great and Small, (we watched last weeks  last night. 😟 )

When calls the Heart

YOutube videos on home decor

I love the British  realty shows.  Phil and Kirstie are favorites!

 

On my to do list:::Monday: work on this  post and  rest my poor knee.. 

                   Tuesday:Bible Study class  

                            do the marketing for the meals I must prepare

                            Dinner out with friends

              Wednesday:  Start  Bible Study  homework

                            Go to  physical therapy

                            X ray                

                                                         Bible Study homework  for  CBS

               Thursday:  Work on the house 

                 Friday :  Prepare for the  go to lead the IFA prayer group  

My simple pleasure::: I love reading    cosy mysteries..

Looking around the house::: Things are in good shape..  But  we do need to attend to the laundry

From the camera:::

I love  the  coming of  spring when I can  redo the table using my blue English  china.  This time I am  using my William Morris  table cloth, too!

Bible verse Devotional:::

                                                                                  

Saturday 9

What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday.    Hosted by Sam!

Saturday 9: My Blue Heaven (1955)
   

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

 

 

1) The music for "My Blue Heaven" was written by Walter Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson was a gifted piano player who used his talent to entertain the troops on leave during WWI. What's something you're naturally good at?  One of my spiritual gifts from on high is decorating and hosting  dinners,  teas,  and  serving in  that capacity in our church!  I still love to do these things  but at my age  leading the charge is now out of my wheelhouse.   I love to  just  volunteer now.

2) The lyrics were written by George Whiting. He began his career on stage as a song-and-dance man. While touring, he met and fell in love with another singer on the bill. They went on to marry and have three daughters. Have you ever engaged in a workplace romance?  Never.

3) In this song, Doris Day sings about a cozy home. Look around the room you're in. What makes it cozy?  I am sitting at my desk in the kitchen.  The colors of  our putty colored paint on the  cabinets along with the earthy colors of the quarry, along with the   artwork and  English plates on the walls make for a very cosy corner in which I am sitting!

 

4) For four consecutive years, Doris was the most popular film actress in the world, with fans flocking to theaters to see her. Is there an actor or actress whose presence in a movie or TV show makes you say to yourself, "I want to see that?"Well, I still really enjoy Doris Day,  but in this modern age.. Id say,   well,  even  as I think Im still reverting back to the past  with the likes of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks..  I guess I only  now really enjoy  Hallmark movies and I do enjoy certain ones better than others..Lacy Chabert,  Jill Wagner, Autumn Reeser  to name a few!

5) For all her film and music success, she found herself broke in the late 1960s. Her husband had mismanaged her fortune, something she didn't discover until after his sudden death. Do you know how much is in your checking account right now? (We're not asking the amount; just whether you know.) Not at all.   Hubs is the banker here and he does a great job!

6) Away from performing, Doris' passion was animal welfare. At one point she shared her home with more than a dozen dogs and went on to establish the Doris Day Animal Foundation. Do any pets share your home?  Not  now.  We have housed  two cats over time..  but no more!!!

 

7) In 1955, when this song was a hit, cars came with AM radios but they were pretty unsophisticated by today's standards. The car needed to be on and "warmed up" a bit before the signal was picked up and that signal could easily be lost if you were bouncing over rough terrain. Today most new cars come with Bluetooth so you can enjoy infotainment through your phone. Do you listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc., as you drive?  If IM  driving  around town I listen to a Christian   or  a Classical station.  On long trips  we listen to Apple play.. our playlist showcases the  golden age of rock and roll.  We love to sing along!!!!

8) Also in 1955, the first McDonald's opened. Does your community have a McDonald's?  Yes, but we do not frequent it.

9) Random question: How long have you known your newest friend? about 2 months and she is a der..  Her name is Bonnie and she is a fabulous baker!!!

 

FFF

Friday's Fave Five #826

Hosted by Susanne!

Welcome to Friday and Friday's Fave Five.

I cannot believe how fast time is flying by.. But I must say.  after the back to back snow storms we  had last week this week  is swiftly  fading away  with the wind and the sun! Thank you, Lord.I have a  bereavement meal to  supervise and prepare for  last weekend  and I am  so  glad it is now behind me..  There  was quite a bit of stress  involved that  met me n a tailspin.  I believe at my age and health  I need to step down as leader and just  be a volunteer ...  My cheer has picked up this week with  moderating temperatures that seem almost like springtime!  I am so ready for spring, I have been  decorating spring all over the home!

So this has been a rather quiet week.  It has been great for  catching up as I really had gotten stressed out and not feeling well. One thin  that has me down is a sinus infection that I  took  last week into this week and it didn't  totally take care of it but it put my digestive track into a tizzy! I''ve been pushing probiotics and hoping things will  level off soon!!!Prayers for things to settle  down  soon!!!

I received  the sweetest  lengthy letter form our eleven year old granddaughter  this week.  What a joy that was! And sine then I  have  found out that  both she and our younger  grand  are taking  archery lessons!  At 11 and 9  they  certainly do get to  do some many things I never dreamed of at their age!

  Here you can see both girls .... our lefty in blue and our oldest  in a  white and blue  cap!

Tomorrow will be  America Pray Now  luncheon and prayer time for our city. I do hope to go and  spend  time over a lovely lunch with  some very dear friends. Again, I do  pray this sinus business will clear up soon!!!

I am truly blessed  by my dear hubby who is  preparing our dinner  tonight.!!  He is  a  dear  sweetheart!  Thank you, Lord!!

Friday Fave Five

Hosted by  Susanne

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone and welcome to Friday's Fave Five.  What a lovely Valentine's Day  here in the Mid Atlantic..  We  got a reprieve from the rain and snow  today!!  Thank you, Lord!!!

~Our Valentine's Day ~  Hubs and I decided to  dine out  today for breakfast. So we chose our favorite place,  The Toastery. It was pretty crowded by the time we arrived.. around 10am...  so we just  fell in line and waited  to be seated,  but it was lovely to see all the couples, young and old, enjoying their special breakfast out!!

 

~~Serving the Lord~ Lynn and I are committee chairs for  our Bereavement meals.. these are meals following  family  funerals where the family members return to church  for a lovely dinner provided by their friends at church! We have a meal in planning for midweek next week.  This  is a  very special family... the septuagenarian wife lost her husband and beloved sister on the same day, leaving her terribly bereft!   Today after breakfast hubs and I went shopping to collect   items to make the dining experience a bit more special. I like to create  lovely table settings, but on a budget..   So  you'd be surprised to see  what nice items one can find  at the Dollar Tree.  This meal will be serving 80 people which means 13  tables  jsut for seating. So this weekend Hubs and I will be working on  arrangements.. Thankfully there are  common  pieces  that  will be used  for meal after meal  but the  small  seasonal decor  does change. It was  really  fun for me to find something springy to lift the spirits of  those attending. I love this committee, and it is so wonderful to have folks from church call me regularly to sign up to bring  food items or volunteer to help at the events. What a blessing!

~God's Special gift to us~  Wednesday  winter  showed its  wicked head here in the Mid Atlantic  with  ice storms and   tons of freezing rain. Thankfully, we had  no damage and  the ice  was gone  by mid morning today so we were able to get out and about. But I do have dear friends who live at higher elevations who were hit very hard with the ice! Many dear friends  had  trees and large limbs down all around   and on top of their homes on  Wednesday night!.  Hubs  did drive up our dearest  buddies to help him with his  damage control.  Thank you, Lord for sparing us  and our home!

~A Convenient Supper~  Today while we were out we decided to stop at Zaby's to  try out their chicken strips.  We usually order chicken strips for  various locales as the meat for these   meals..  We usually get it at Krogers,  but someone suggested  this newer  place .So we drove by and purchased a chicken strip meal to  sample  and so Hubs and I each tried one  strip when he brought it back to the car..  It was  pretty good, but for the money Kroger's is still best.  But,  anyway,  the boxed lunch was loaded with 2 more strips, a  salad, and lots of fries, so whallah!  Instant supper!

~A New Way to Celebrate~  Well,  I am afraid  we have turned a corner in our married life.. This is the first time we did not share valentine's nor are we  dining out for  our   usual  dress up  dinner out! I suppose this happens to most couples who reach a certain age.. It's not that our love is fading, but our energy is.. I will say I still got my gorgeous red roses delivery and I hope that never falls by the wayside..  But we both decided our special breakfast  was most suitable for this older couple!

What have been the blessings in your life this last week?

Tuesday 4, Food!

Foody Questions

Hosted by Annie!

Welcome to Toni's Tuesday 4..

Can we talk about food ?

1. what was your favorite suppertime meal when you were a kid or a teen?  How about fav breakfast and lunch while you're at it.

My momma grew up on  a farm and she was a fabulous cook. I always looked forward to fried chicken,   mashed taters,  her  canned green beans, and biscuits.  For breakfast  her  sausage gravy and biscuits were   wonderful.. and for lunch we often had homemade  vegetable soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. Yum!

2. How about now? What is your favorite dinnertime meal?  For dinner we crab cakes,  home fries and slaw.And for breakfast,  for breakfast  I love to scramble eggs with parmesan cheese, served with toasted  English muffins with butter and orange marmalade, and lunchtime?  Lunch is usually, something like  celery with pimiento cheese, soup,  and  half a sandwich.

3. How has your taste in food changed over the years.Well,  it seems food  has lost a lot  of goodness.,.   when momma was cooking the food was fresh,,  from the garden or the farm. It tasted  awesomely good. Today,  our food has been so  adulterated  and  we have no means of  farm food, so we  try  to  eat  healthy and  I do  like to  bake    items from scratch to help make up the difference!

4.  What's for supper at your house tonight?   Homemade spaghetti and a tossed salad. 

Happy Homemaker Monday

 Happy Homemaker Monday  

Hosted by Sandra!

 The weather in my neck of the woods:::

Monday - Increasing sunshine , 40

Tuesday -snow, 33

Wednesday - freezing rain, 33

Thursday - showers, 36

Friday - cloudy, 37

Saturday -freezing rain, 40

Sunday -  rainy and breezy, 39

I must add  to me this coming week demonstrates that the 

groundhog got it right.   

As I look outside my window:::  The birds are gathered

around the feeders. They know that colder weather is on

the  way!

Right now I am::: preparing to use my  new Navage  

machine that  should help with my  sinus infection.

Something fun to share (a blog, a video, a tip)::: I Just 

watched  a very fun video  about  planning  and  pre-

paring a valentine's  surprise for your  mate!!...

Copy the link  and   open it on a fresh  page  to watch it.

a couple of very  loving  ideas  to surprise your 

 significant other!!!  I found it very entertaining!

https://youtu.be/rx9-sxIHDDI?si=SYrvSSdcJim4aZGD

Thinking and pondering:::I found this fun idea for 

celebrating Valentine's Day with your sweetie..

Ideal for: Those who love music and reminiscing about 

the good old days
Music has the power to transport us in time and evoke cherished memories.

Compile a playlist of songs from their youth—maybe it’s swing music from the 1940s, rock ‘n’ roll from the ‘50s, or 

disco hits from the ‘70s. Spend the evening dancing, 

singing along, or simply listening to stories from when

 these tunes were popular.

On my tv::: 

Hallmark mysteries,  and movies, 

All creatures Great and Small

When calls the Heart

YOutube videos on home decor
 

On my to do list:::

Change Bed linens

Laundry

mop kitchen

Vacuum and dust living room and dining room

Daily Bible reading and daily decree

Bible Study homework  for  CBS

Happening this week:::

Hoping to dine out  at  MOntanos, our usual  habit.

I see this was  just before I started weight watchers!

My simple pleasure:::

I love to watch the birds at the feeders,  recognize 

their common names and  draw and color them in 

my nature journal

Looking around the house::: I have been  working on 

putting the winter away and  decorating for the spring 

holidays. I still have  a box  form the basement out in 

the living room  with items  scattered about the floor.

From the camera:::

Our grands just arrived at Steamboat resort in Co.

  This photo was taken last winter in New England.

They are becoming quite   the skiers a t their tender

 ages of 9 and 11.  I pray they do well and stay safe!

Bible verse, Devotional:::

                           

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