Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Winter Comfort

Did I say comfort in winter.
Yes, there are pleasures to
be had in this very cold season.

Let's go, I'm sure they'll be
something you like.


Sledding & ice skating

Snowdays & lunch at
   McDonalds

Warm scarves & Ugg boots

Hot chocolate & left over
   Xmas cookies

Electric blankets & heavy
   socks

Homemade bread & thick
   winter soups

A good book & movies
   to watch

Cozy fireplace & hugs
   from the one you love


                                                             
                                                             

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Cocktail Thyme



Wanted to share an additional recipe with you that I forgot to include before.
And I found this wonderful little picture to use for my special Christmas or
New Years drink. I might just have to use it from now on. So see Earthly
Delights for this great tasting cocktail. Pomegranate Cosmopolitan.

Monday, January 6, 2014

Slip Sliding Away…..


Winter Is Here….BRRR


OK, enough! Dense, frigid air has descended
upon us here in the Midwest, well, Troy, Ohio
and that's all I care about. And what makes me
really unhappy is somewhere in Florida it's
81 degrees today…are you kidding!! So, this
particular phenomena is called a Polar Vortex.
A cyclone if you will. Think whirlpool, think
frozen tundra, think FRIGID!!! The weather
people are loving this, with all the jet streams,
autumn in Siberia stuff causing this little flux
in weather happening. But, the one news item
     that really moved me said..It was colder in
    Canada than it was on Mars. -31 degrees C
    in Winipeg, Manitoba Canada, and -29 degrees
    Mars, our Solar System in the Milky Way.
    hmmmm. Yes, well that's weather happening
    right now and you can get all that wonderful
    info from Google and the Weather Channel.
    I know I'm cold, my skin is very dry, and I
    want to snack, a lot.!

   


Husband Ron went out very early this AM and shoveled the driveway so
I wouldn't have too. What a guy! Chocolate chip cookies for him.
My picture sharing shows Sam, the Pug, out in the backyard. He loves
the snow. Just races around, puts his face down in the snow, then shakes
his head. It's so funny. Ron above doing the shoveling thing. So yes,
winter wonderland here. At least our outside Xmas decorations are down,
YES!! DONE!!

                   



   
   
                                           
 

Friday, January 3, 2014

Thyme For New Things

Think about it for a minute, the whole New Years
 resolution thing. No don't do them. Don't you get
 tired of reading and hearing about dieting, getting
more sleep, getting more quality time with the
family, blah blah blah. Same thing every year!
Well, not me. Doesn't work anyway. I like to
think projects. This is my winter project, this is my
my summer project. And Ron says what's your
project is usually mine too. He just likes to think
basketball and golf. So we coordinate!! It's a
balance..ha! So yes a couple of for sure things we
want to do, making our ideas and decisions over
a glass of wine. We're pretty good about follow through too. And it has to
be finished..none of this starting now finishing two or three months later.
No, we get it done. So much fun to say DONE. It's a joke now. DONE!!
Sounds so good. My daughter has picked up on this, she's married, she's
learning. My son at at 27 not so much….>>>
So here's my thought for 2014, be positive. Ron
by nature is a positive person. I'm a worrier, take
after my Mom. All time worrier. But, I find as I
get older, my perspective is changing. And, I like
that. A lot of reflective thinking. Journal
writing now, thinking about the future. Oh the
passages of thyme!!
I'll leave you with this..




    Dear Lord,
Thank you for 2013, my family, my friends…...
                                                               

Recipe Thyme


Welcome, wanted to share with you additional two
new recipes.  First one I found while looking at
Pinterest. A fun easy recipe, looks like Christmas.
Barbecue Ribs is the second dish. A real family
favorite. This recipe came from my friend Marian's
husband, Harry. Very, very good!

See Earthly delights for recipes.
ENJOY!!