Daily posts
We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are. They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse. But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives.
~Gary Zukav~
Love you.
Me
This past Sunday while at The Cottage,
Matilda sat at her work table
and
played/worked at the doll house.
She sat quietly playing alone for a long time.
After she went home with her Mom and Dad,
I went to the doll house and took photos.
It gave me the a wonderful, sweet feeling.
That Matilda has spots in my home that she loves
and feels comfortable with.
Granted, we do not live in a house with 5 bedrooms
and a three car garage,
{are people really THAT greedy?}
Our life is very simple.
It is not cluttered,
Unlike Matilda’s doll house.
It makes me smile….
Have a lovely day, Stay warm and dry.
{it is 23 degrees outside here right now}
Love you beyond the clutter.
Me
On Sunday,
when the family was here for lunch,
Jamison had her first fitting.
{for the coat that is her Christmas gift}
Today I will hem the sleeves and bottom.
Then, there will be a second fitting.
We will check the hem
and
shop for buttons.
I will make the buttonholes, sew buttons on
and very last
I will sew in my label.
I LOVE making custom garments.
What special thing do you do that
makes you happy?
Have a perfect Tuesday.
Love you.
Me
The weekend was lovely.
It stared on Friday, dinner date with Larry at a brew-pub.
On Saturday, Larry hosted a dinner party in Dallas
for the executives at one of his accounts.
It was so much fun….great restaurant, people and wine.
Then, on Sunday, the Family came to the cottage
for one last Christmas.
We had lunch, conversation and gifts.
It felt special.
It felt real and not cluttered with HOLIDAY,
If you know what I mean.
So, now, Christmas is over
and I had a very wonderful weekend
filled with special moments and people.
I feel happy in my heart.
Love you.
Me
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I had many requests for this recipe.
Forgive the delay….
I made the trifle recipe up as I went
and
only had my notes.
So, today with notes in hand
and photos, here we go!
***
FRENCH TRIFLE
Ingredients
A TRIFLE bowl
Lady Fingers~ 1-2 packages
Instant Chocolate Mousse- Dr Oerker, 2 boxes
Cherry pie filling- Lucky Leaf 1 can
Cool Whip-8 ounces thawed
Amaretto-2-4 teaspoons- or to taste
***
Make the chocolate mousse and set aside
Open pie filling and set aside
Leaving Cool Whip in container, add Amaretto to taste, mix well
{I am not a Cool Whip fan, so I add amaretto and it is wonderful!}
***
Now it is time to layer the trifle.
Play with the layers so the look pretty from the side.
Next time, I will make mine prettier.
Layer 1~ 1/2 of the lady fingers {hold a few aside for decoration}
Layer 2~ 1/2 Chocolate mousse
Layer 3~1/2 Cool Whip
Layer 4~ 1/2 Pie filling
Layer 5~Lady fingers
Layer 6~ Chocolate Mousse
Layer 7~ Cool Whip
Layer 8~ Pie filling
Decorate and refrigerate for a few hours.
It held up for about 3 days in the fridge.
Larry ate it ever day, he loved it.
Please enjoy.
Till next time.
Valentine
I have been cleaning out the cottage.
Starting with the guest room and closet.
I threw 1/3 of the stuff away
donated 1/3 rd
and
1/3 is organized and happy.
It has been interesting how people react to this purge.
It is stinky job.
I should have done it last year but put it off.
One of the things I am not parting with is
this photo of the UGLY sweater contest, 2017.
left to right:
Lauren, Josh, Matilda Dima, Salma, Ayah, Levi,
Robin & Larry holding Ellie puppy.
Larry and I did not put up any decorations this year
but we LOVE this holiday. Christmas.
Maybe the UGLY sweater is our decoration of choice.
{the idea of that makes me laugh}
After the ugly sweater contest
the little girls jumped on the bed.
Jumping on a bed is one of the joys of childhood.
How long has it been since you jumped on a bed?
Love you.
Me
Gladys Kravitz
{remember her from the TV show, Bewitched?}
lives across the street from us.
She has watched and
gossiped about us for 20 years.
Yesterday, she stood on her driveway,
smoking a cigarette.
Wearing mens hunting clothes and boots.
She said:
You put your garbage down by the street early.
Why aren’t you out of town?
I said:
There is a dead, stinky rodent in there
and wanted it away from the house.
She sneered and went into her house.
People are wonderful.
We are all different and colorful.
But, I wish some of us would mind our own business.
***
For dinner last night,
I made French Onion Soup
and small ham sandwiches.
It was the perfect ending
for a day filled with
Cleaning, donating and reorganizing.
Love you.
Me
Below you will find the post I wrote yesterday.
I am just adding a note to it for today…..
I am doing laundry
and
cleaning out the guest bedroom closet.
{Piles: Throw away. Donate and keep!}
Have a lovely Monday.
Love you.
Me
I am beyond blessed.
I know this.
My days are spent
Loving.
Traveling.
Praying.
Painting.
Creating.
Caring.
Crying.
OH!
This list could go on for days.
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I have a question for you.
You are in a situation where someone is disrespecting you.
Do you stay quiet while feeling like a simpering idiot
OR
do you speak up, empowering yourself
and feeling a badly for falling into the pit
of bad manners while defending yourself?
Just asking.
***
I am blessed and loved BEYOND the moon.
Please do not make me feel guilty
because you are unhappy and angry.
People that do that cannot be in my life.
Sorry.
Me
Yesterday,
I went to book club.
We discussed BEFORE WE WERE YOURS.
It was a lovely lunch, with wonderful ladies.
Conversation was lively
and
the food was delicious.
***
This morning, I slept in.
And…..I made the funkiest stack of pancakes.
I ate almost 1/2 of the stack.
They were not so good. {Bisquick mix. BLA!}
It is a beautiful morning
and
I must work on Jamison’s coat.
{it is progressing well!}
and tonight I have a dinner date with the man.
I think that I love Fridays.
Tonight is Twelfth Night.
That always makes me smile.
Maybe I will buy a Kings Cake for dessert tonight?
Time for me to get busy.
Love you beyond the moon.
Me