what is elevenses? (originally posted 24 November 2014, updated 16 October 2021) I love to read. It is no secret. I like thought provoking and “heavy” reading and I like the entertaining escape reading of cosy mysteries. One mystery series heroine, Daisy who is always ready for a snack, is the curious sort “who falls over bodies” She struggles with the fashion for…
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We were by our side brick wall for a photo. It was a sunny fall day. I was remembering and reminiscing back to our children’s early childhoods. We have five. How our youngest girls had grown! I remember when they were so tiny, so new to the world…so loved always! instilling faith Jim or I sang to…
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We had apple pie this week. It’s ‘Pick Your Own Apples’ season here. Amy and friends went. She brought home a peck. This was going to be a post about apple pickling and pie but I didn’t have any apple picking photos for this year’s apples. Side Tracked by memories Then I got side tracked. It can happen. Then I started…
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Posted on September 7, 2013by omega57. Updated 3 October 2021 Growing with effort…where are you putting your efforts? Modest harvest A plentiful harvest from a modest garden. I am about “squashed” out. As I walked under the grape vine I said “It smells like grape jelly.” They are Concord grapes. As the sweet grand girls walked over the fallen plump ripe…
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Autumn is a time to celebrate bounty and in our house that may mean PIE! Autumn is here! Autumn is here! Cool mornings, hot afternoons. Orange pumpkins and leaves beginning their annual show. I love it! I made a fun discovery this autumn. Orange accents look fabulous in our newly painted grey kitchen…
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