Thanksgiving Leftovers Sheila Style!
I bet you’ve never used your Thanksgiving front porch leftover decorations this way!!!
Tie Your Own Laces
Don’t let anyone who hasn’t been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces!
Quick Fresh Apple or Pear Coffee Cake
Our home in Lebanon was filled with the comings and goings of company during the months surrounding Christmas. Since mom usually had on hand the Master Baking Mix (October 15 blog post) ingredients and the abundant fresh fruit of Lebanon, her quick go-to crowd pleasing coffee cake was the featured item of a winter’s morning breakfast.
Gathering Again
Thanksgiving is here. We’ve spent this last year isolated and apart from family. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to re-gather.
Mulch, a Pile of Winter Blankets and Homemade Quilts
We did not have central air and heating growing up in Lebanon, but we didn’t need it either! The temperate climate gifted us with rolling summer breezes either from the sea or from the still snow covered high peaks of the mountain ranges.
Silence
Often, I read first thing in the morning from an old-fashioned meditation book by Oswald Chambers called Utmost for His Highest. Usually, I’m on my second cup of tea, after I’ve sat in silence for awhile.
Southern Cornbread with a Twist
We’re continuing to use our Master Baking Mix posted back in October to whip up fast and easy baked goods to accompany our holiday meals.
Bloom Anyway!
I was sitting at my writing desk distracted by the wind whipping the tree branches first one way, then the other, loosening the browning leaves from their seasonal precarious hold. Like the omen of an approaching hurricane, Fall has been late this year, giving us only whiffs of cool breaths interspersed with the still prevailing warm gusts of Texas.
Time to Divide Spring Perennial Bulbs
In Texas, November is the best time to divide Irises and Day Lilies. Pictured, are some of my Iris from last spring.
Peace Like a River
I called my dear friend this morning and asked her to sing for me the old hymn, It is Well with my Soul. I needed to hear the message of these words as well as her gentle voice singing it to me.