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Hot Chocolate

~ What? Hot Chocolate? Is she nuts? Doesn’t she know it’s like an inferno here? ~ Come on, admit it! That is exactly what you’re thinking! It may be 109 degrees with 99 % humidity where you are, but in true English summer fashion, it is a cool 42 degrees and raining this Monday morning,…

raising and rising

getting ready to rise I know it has been a while since I’ve last posted anything; this moving thing is keeping me quite busy! As I go about my days, I reflect a little on what our lives have become ~ temporary, transitional, trailblazing days intermingled with sometimes meaningful, sometimes meaningless encounters ~ but…

it’s summer!

it’s the summer. at least, it’s mostly summer. i did happen to wake up this morning to dreary skies (but i’m praying this means rain!). the weather may not be the warmest yet, but inside i feel all cozy anticipation about the endless possibilities of this season. still being in school, i measure my life…

with love ~ from my kitchen

tonight i started making bread for toren’s lunches (grilled pb&j on home made bread ~ yes, he’s spoiled), and i thought i would also make him a little treat ~ donuts… this kid always asks for donuts, krispy kream, the little morsels from our little village store, fairs and farmers markets ~ hence the reason…

it certainly is windy in port alice. i like to haunt my stoop, and wait for a big gust to challenge my resolve in staying upright. one will come, and i get a little unsteady, and then i throw my arms out to catch my balance. i wonder when i learned to catch my self….

easter

easter blessings to all ~ v

memories ~

today i am making mexican food ~ it never fails to bring back so many memories of when i was a little girl, growing up in Santa Fe, then Tucumcari… oh, the tastes and smells and passions passed along from hand to hand, heart to stomach ~ when we had our holiday parties and get…

pesto and more

last night, I had the pleasure and honor to be surrounded by some AMXSing people; no, this is not a typo… the spouses of RAF Lakenheath’s 48th AMXS are amazing. countless hours are given to others in need, children’s parties are planned and executed without a hitch, meals prepared for the sick, and a most…

let them eat cake ~

My son sent me the following recipe ~ yes, my son… he may have found a replacement for his German Chocolate Cake addiction! Happy Friday ~ v Mama Joan’s 5-day Coconut Cake For the Icing: *2 pkg. (total 12oz) frozen coconut, just regular sweetened (bagged) coconut will work as well *2 cups sugar *2 cartons…

inspiration

A friend shared this recently ~ good enough to pass along to you… what will you choose to see? happy days, my friends ~ v A friend came over the other day and while she was at my house, she used the bathroom. Later, I mentioned that a book I’m reading about cleaning and…

words to live by ~

A wonderful young lady had this posted yesterday ~ something about it moved me. thanks, Hannah! ‎”Laugh until the pain is far behind you, sing until a new song has begun..” Shelby Cook

family visits

instead of going someplace warm and exotic, mikaela came to england for her spring break ~ i know it wasn’t the trip she’d hoped for, but we had some nice moments together ~ it was nice seeing her face in person for a change, and not just through the skype screen ~ we went to…