Left Over Mashed Potatoed 1868

From Mom's Recipes Box.

Left Over Mashed Potatoes, 1868

Add enough flour to make a dough thick enough that can be  rolled out, a shake of Salt and Pepper added to flour. Roll out on floured board, then cut in oblong pieces then roll each oblong piece into  kind of a  horn shape by putting a thumb on a corner and roll around.

Dry these as you would dry fruit.

 These can be added to soups or broths - cook covered about 7 minutes till they come to top.

Cinnamon Rolls.

Growing up, we had homemade sweets all the time. Cakes, cookies, brownies, crisps and cobblers. Mom grew up in Rural Missouri, and everyone worked hard every day. Her grandfather raised and trained mules. He used the mules every day.  Mules knew he had a treat for them and it may have been a cookie or a treat out of the garden.

From Mom's Recipes Box.


Cinnamon Rolls. 

2 1/2 cups Lukewarm Water. 
2 packs Yeast. 
1 box Yellow Cake Mix. 
6 1/4 flour, divided. 
3 Eggs. 
1/3 cup Oil.
1 teaspoon Salt. 
Soft Oleo (Butter)  
Sugar. 
Cinnamon and Raisins. 

Dissolve Yeast in lukewarm Water for 3 minutes.  Add Cake Mix, 1 cup Flour, eggs, Oil, and Salt.  Beat until bubbles appear.  Slowly add 5 1/2 cups flour.  Stir with Spoon, making a soft dough, knead on board 5 minutes. Let raise until double. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Spread with Oleo (butter)and add Sugar, cinnamon and Raisins. Roll up, cut 1 inch thick. Place on greased pan. Let raise. Bake in 350F oven 20 tp 30 minutes.  Ice while still hot with Powdered Sugar .

.Turkey Hash

From Mom's Recipes box.

As a single Mom of three kids, Mom couldn't afford to toss out left-overs. She came up with many ways to make over left-overs. I would help her as I grew up.

After we had finished our Thanksgiving dinner and we were clearing the table, we would make up plates, to wrap in plastic wrap, and then freezer paper. Then labeled and placed in the freezer, to become T.V. dinners. Mom and I would strip the meat off the bones making sure we didn't leave any small bones in the meat. Mom also saved the broth from the pan. Some, she poured over the stuffing that was left over. Some was frozen, to use in Turkey noodle soup, some to make gravy for those T.V. dinners.

Turkey Hash  

Serves 6

8-18-92

6 Tablespoons Butter. 

1 1/2 cups chopped Onion. 

1/3 cup chopped Pepper. 

1/4 cup Flour. 

1 Tablespoon Instant Chicken Bouillon. 

2 cups Milk. 

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce. 

4 cups diced cooked Turkey. 

Optional,  Parsley Basil,  Mushrooms. 

Melt butter in large iron skillet. Saute onion and pepper 10 minutes, remove from heat. Stir in flour and bouillon.   Gradually stir in milk and Worcesttershire Sauce. 

Return to heat,  bring to boil stirring constantly, boil 1 minute. Stir in Turkey,  and heat through.

(Add in any optional items with the Turkey.)

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Corn Pone

From Mom's Recipes box.

Corn Pone.

2 cups White Cornmeal. 

1 teaspoon Salt. 

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda. 

4 Tablespoons Lard. 

3/4 cup Boiling Water. 

1/2 c Buttermilk. 

   Stir Cornmeal, salt, and baking soda together. Work in lard until well mixed.  Pour in boiling water and continue to work.  Gradually add enough Buttermilk to make a soft dough but keep it firm enough to be molded in to small oblong cakes.  Place in a Hot, well greased skillet and bake in a 350F oven for about 40 minutes.

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April 17, 2022 Easter

Today is Easter Sunday.

I didn't do any decorating for this holiday, this year.  I put up two "Flower" posters but they are not strictly Easter. Just flowers. We had Dinner at Heathers. Ham, which I brought a lot of home with me, since they do not eat left-overs and there was a lot of ha left on the bone, and I got the bone as well, for a pot of beans I want to make on Tuesday. We colored eggs last night, at her house. 

WE got the Greenhouse put together and put in it's place by the house, but I may move it to the back later. I filled 36 plastic cups with some potting  soil and seed starter mix, and planted some seeds into each cup. They are now in the Greenhouse, sitting in my wagon, waiting to be put on the shelfs. That is my plan to work in in the morning. watering, checks and setting on the shelves. 

After Dinner, just before we left Heather's home. She wanted to know more about the community garden. She wants to help me get the set up and see what she can learn to grown, and she would like to see each box filled. I told her one of the main things we need right now. is filler and soils to plant in. Each box has very little left in them. A lot of soil is needed. She may know someone who can help with that. And no only wants to grow but what we don't need donate to the food bank and, and anything I grow, I want to donate  to the Senior Center.  There are w few more seeds to buy. Onion and zucchini are what I remember she put on the list. She said corn and I an mot adverse to growing corn, but we need some land tilled in order to do that. maybe some potatoes as well. 

I found a small electric tiller that runs off of a battery that is reasonable priced and I am trying to talk Jerry into buying it for me.  Heather mentioned that Mother's day is only three weeks away. So, maybe I will get it for that day.  

It took me two years, but I got the large sind chime restrung. I lost the tound stricker from it, ut the sind paddle has been working just fine for stricking the chimes on it.  I never did get the cards made, but I have that on my list to make later and can give them out, next year.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

April 15, 2022

It's been a week and it's not over, yet.

We had some windy and heavy rains, and I have forgotten which evening that was. Tuesday, I think.

Jerry had a Heart doctor's appointment on Monday. A couple of med changes. But his heart sounds good and the blood tests look good as well. He has a Ultra sound on Monday, and then another visit with the Cardiologist.  He is still retaining water, so he's on more diuretics. I am thinking that is why his back has been hurting the last few days, It maybe rough on his kidneys. That is one of the questions he is going to ask.

Tuesday, besides the storms, was un-eventful. I started putting the Greenhouse together We got it about half way done and had to stop for the evening. I was getting cold and tired and the weather was not looking good either. We had rain,, just not as much as we had the night before. 

Wednesday, Senior Center, and two new people came in and Dell joined in the Rummy game.  And stayed after lunch to play some more. His daughter joined in putting puzzles together and we may have talked her into joining the card games as well. I was too sore from working on the Greenhouse to work on it so it had to sit for a while. I moved it around to the side of the house to get it out of the way.

Thursday, We finished the Greenhouse. I could do all but the peak of the thing. I am just too short and I can not raise my left arm that high, any more. We left it in the front yard over-night. Weighted the bottom poles of it with rocks to keep the wind from taking off with it.

Today (Friday) Jerry had a different Doctor's appointment, for a shot in his eye. These shots are going to be for the rest of his life. I rode with him, this time. He usually has SETHRA take him, but since it is Good Friday, they are not working outside of Dialysis and Cancer treatment people. So we had to drive in. When we got back and rested a ew minutes,  Jerry fixed one of Heather's push mowers, and then used it to mow where I am keeping the greenhouse, After moving it. I was trying to string a wind chime when he started asking me where it was going. I dropped what I was doing, and not gracefully, but we had it out, and cooled off. then I Moved it where I wanted it. Then he had to move it back out, and mow some more, then put it back. I cut some plastic cups in half. to use for seed starting cups. I cut 36 of them enough for 3 trays worth. the trays are really the tops off of some Deli trays or cake trays from the store and each one holds 12. I planted a few of each of the seeds I have. I still have 6 packets to get a few seeds from and see if the will sprout or not.  I did this, on the porch and put the trays in my folding wagon, to make it easier to get them from the porch to the greenhouse. We were taking Heather's mower back to her, so I just parked the wagon in the greenhouse and will put the trays on the shelves in the morning.

tomorrow, we are going to be busy. In the morning we are helping doing some cleaning of the building where the HAM Radio club has it's quarterly meets.  Just before Noon, He is taking me to the community gardens and I will stay there for about an hour. The weather is getting better, so who knows if we are going to get anyone to show up or are they all going to Easter Egg hunts.  There is a Garden information meeting at the Building the Senior Center is in, but I am not going to it, this time. Unless we get finished quickly at the Gardens. Then I might consider going to that.  Baily has to work until 4. So we will go up to Heather's around 6 to color eggs with her family. We all have lots of fun doing that together each year. Sunday, we will spend most of the day at her home,  If Jerry's legs get to hurting him too much, we will come home early.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

video on rose cuttings in water

I got some rose cuttings from around the Senior Center and have put them in water, in hopes of making rose bushes.  I am trying the way it was done in this video

It is NOT my fideo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re3Bd9zBmZ0

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

update

I have been keeping busy. We have been going to the Senior Center every weekday for three weeks, now. I am taking class on using a Chromebook and in the end I will get to keep the one I am using. .After this course is over, I will be starting my gardens for this year. I am still working out where I am going to plant what., and how to keep my gardens nice and neat, even in the hat of summertime.

I have been baking muffins for a few weeks, after a friend posted a simple and easy muffin recipe that is just enough for a small, 6 cup muffin pan.

I cup self rising flour (Or baking mix)

2 Tablespoons of Mayo

1/2 cup of milk.

Mix together, divide between the cups and bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes.

You can add in things to this. If you want it savory, add in a 1/2  teas[ppm pf garlic and or Onion powder and 1/3 cup of grated cheese, or any herb blend you prefer. 

If you like a sweet muffin, add in 1/4 to 1/3 cup of Sugar, 1/2 cup of dried fruit or chopped up fresh fruit and 1/2 teaspoon of any spices that you think goes well, with your fruit.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

March 3, 2022

Weekly notes.

We are enjoying spending some extra time at the Senior Center. Playing cards and on the two days I have computer class we also play either cards or Corn Hole with Linda. I am learning more short cuts to get things done with the Chrome book, and teaching those short cuts to others. I Enjoy doing these things and I hope We can figure out away to have a follow up class for everyone every once in a while.

Jerry bought me a folding table so I can "craft" in the living room. I had one, but he needed a table for his HAM radio and I offered him mine. I was using a piano bench, but it was too low and too small for me to be comfortable while I tried to craft either cards or to paint any rocks. It is a bit close to the heater, but we are almost out of the heating season and I can deal with that. Rascal is still being a bully on Rocky and Barney still gets between them both, to stop it. Rocky just puts up with it. and tries to walk away, until Rascal "pushes" him around. At 16, Rocky just does not what to play any more. He eats, sleeps and goes outside to relieve himself.  That is about all he does, any more. Barney, on the other hand. Will still play. He still chases a ball, hoards all the toys and will play Tug Of War with Rascal when the tope toy is inside. 

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Catching up

I am writing to all my blogger groups. Just an catch up notie

We are doing well.  WE have a new pup. His name is Rascal and he is 7 ninths old now. We got him near the end of September so I may have written about him, before.

We have Daffodils  out in the yard, I thought they were Surprise Lilies since they didn't bloom the first year  we moved into the house, and they didn't bloom last year, either. They bloomed this year and are lovely . a nice bight spot of Yellow out in the yard, and a couple of days later, the Dandelions  started to bloom, as well. Even though we have had a few grey days, it is warm enough to keep the door open for a little bit each afternoon.

Rocky, our oldest day, is 15 and we can tell he is feeling his ager, now. He sleeps most of the time and it can be a struggle on these rainy days for him to get up, to go outside. We re constantly on Rascal to "Leave Rocky Alone" as he tries so hard to get Rocky to play with him. Barney, who is 10, has slowed down a little but at least he can play with Rascal with a tow rope or chase the ball into the kitchen just tad faster than Rascal can, to get it first. 

Jerry does most of the cooking during the week, snice he retired just over a year ago. I asked him to do that, because otherwise he would sit in his chair all day while I was doing housework. He is retired, not ill and needed reasons to get up out of that chair. He does cook well, but the baking is still in my court.

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Whipped topping from dry milk

Whipped Topping

You never know when a crepe craving will strike, so it pays to be prepared! ;-) You can use shelf-stable powdered milk to make whipped topping in a pinch.

Add equal parts ice-cold water and powdered milk to the bowl of your stand mixer. Whip the mixture until it's nice and fluffy. Then add a little sugar, a splash of vanilla extract, and continue to beat until the mixture has thickened. Use it to dress up crepes, waffles, pie, and pretty much anything else!

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

DIY Chocolate Syrup

I was craving "Chocolate" it didn't matter if it was a chocolate bar, a cookie or cake or even Chocolate Gravy (Yes that's a thing in the south) I would have even settled for some good, old-fashioned Chocolate milk like my mother use to make. I found her syrup recipe in some old files and even though I didn't make it, just recalling how it tasted and how to make it helped sooth my cravings for Chocolate.

chocolate syrup

1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cocoa powder and the water in a saucepan. Heat and stir to
dissolve the cocoa. Add the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Boil for 3 minutes
over medium heat. Be careful not to let it get too hot and boil over! Add
the salt and the vanilla. Let cool. Pour into a clean glass jar, and store
in the refrigerator. Keeps for several months, but trust me it will be gone
before then. Yields two cups.

 

 

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Oatmeal Animal Crackers

Oatmeal Animal Crackers

2 cups sugar                            1/2 cup shortening

2 cups old-fashioned oats       1/2 cup hot water

1 tsp baking soda                    1 tbsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt                               2 to 2 1/2 cups flour

            In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oats, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the shortening until crumbly. Add the water and vanilla. Stir until blended. Add enough flour to form a stiff dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles or use a floured cookie cutters. Using a floured spatula, transfer to greased baking sheets. Place 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Makes about 4 dozen

Billie C.

 I Live in Tennessee.

Garden zone 7b

    

Jan 2020 mid month update

Jan 2020 mid month update

Well, the year started off .. um.. good and not good.
We slept in the New Year.  Nothing special going on and we watched the news just before going to bed. Not a whole lot was going on, anyway
Hubby had to go to back to work on the 2nd.  He was off work for 2 weeks, no pay and so things were just a little tight. All the over time he put in before the two weeks did help out but still.. we had to be careful for  abit.
Anyway, He went in to work although it was raining very hard all day long.  His day starts at 3 pm and gets off at 11pm.  Well I was keeping an eye on the creek, checking it every hour, more or less.. well I started checking it every 10 minutes starting at 10 pm... and by 10:20 was calling Hubby and the people on site 1, who also work where Hubby works, that the creek was coming out of the banks and that we should consider moving the camper to higher grounds. Well the neighbor can't really move the camper they are in, no battery in it. But they did come home early to pick up a few things to be on the safe side.  Even though we started early we ran into  a few minor problems and a couple of the other campers had to wait for us to move so they could get out but the water wasn't very high, yet.  the Yucca plant outside the back of the camper had grown around our power line and it took three men to pull it out of that plant . and the SUV wasn't very co-operative in pulling out and Hubby had to back up a bit and try again to make the swing. If the garage across the drive was just 2 more foot away there would not have been a problem.  But, We moved it, and everyone got their rigs out , with one coming through our yard instead of using the drive because otherwise they would have run into the same problem we had of making the swing ro get by a tree and not be in too deep of water. We now have ruts in the grass, but those will smooth over by the time the grass needs to be mowed, I think.  When I saw the water coming up, I went to each camper door and knocked as lund ad I could to wake people up and let each know that the creek was up. I thought one camper was empty since their car was moved but found out, one man was there and almost deaf.. but he got the message. They moved their rig to Chattanooga, I guess since I've not seen them since. Hubby said they picked up their ramp and some other stuff left behind, on the wall, while I was watching Liam on Monday, the 6th. 
We were back on our site by noon on the 3rd, but not just as we were before and since there is still a lot of rain in our for caste, we really haven't tried to reset it just yet.  We are almost level, but a bit further back than before and one of our boards split. We have 4 x 8 boards and really need 4 x 10 or 4 x 12 to have wide enough boards to go under the tires. That garage is still in our way of putting the camper "Just Right" where it should go. I did the best I could in guiding Hubby back, and then I got in and he tried to guide me back.. and then realized that We are just going to have to leave it where it's at, for now and wait for a truck across the drive way to be moved out of the way since we can not move the garage .
The kids went back to school on Monday, the 6th and I am now back to spending my day's with Liam.  He's truly a busy baby boy. He has an indoor slide and swing. He was up and down that slid all day long Monday. If he wasn't sliding down it, he was letting his toys slid down it.  Tuesday he wanted to swing but only for a little bit. Same for Thursday. Wednesday he was back to the slid and playing with his new ball pit in the den and bringing me balls and tossing balls at me and getting into things, and well.. I was sure glad when it was nap time and he fell right to sleep. Nap time is usually 2 hours long and I try to put him done about 1 pm so that he's had time to wake up, be changed and ready to play when the rest of his family come in through the door. Picking on , teasing and yelling at each other. Such a lot of noise after just him and I in the house.
I've been able to mostly keep up with my own housework. The dishes always seem to need to be washed up and the floors swept and the walls dusted for cobwebs Other wise the camper is staying clean and Dinner is what ever I find I want to eat. Usually soup or a sandwich and a piece of fruit. not much beyond that, for now.
My houseplants were not liking being inside, but Hubby had to change out a light fixture when it stopped working and now the plants are doing much better wit the new light he put in. I've called the People who have the community garden to see if I can get a plot and it looks like I might be able to. I'm not sure how large it will be so making plans on what to grow is still up in the air and how much work will need to be done before the first seeds or plants go in. but I am looking forward to trying to grow a few things this year.

I hope you year started of well and you are making some plans for the year. Take care and I'll try to remember to write more at the end of the month.

Billie

testing

I've been having some problems with my email so I'm testing to see which accounts are still active and which ones are not. 

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~

Christ Eve Morning thoughts

Christmas Eve Morning.

As the sun slowly brightens the horizon, this morning, I am reminded that each day is so very special. There are so many things in my life to be thankful for, Prayers that have been answered, wishes granted, Life is good. The early pale pink and orange tinges to the top of the mountain to my right as the sun just starts to lift, a clear reminder that a new day is dawning and that there is lots of things that I should be doing this morning, and that there will always be a new dawn each morning. With it's lights and sounds and awakenings. New adventures to look forward to. A Person is never too old to find a new Adventure, in life. Today is no different. Each dawning is a promise to myself to not take today granted. To look for the good in it, accept the not so good a being only a temporary inconvenience and accept that Life will have it's ups and downs, but the ups will always outweigh the downs.   

Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. Not because of the gifts or the food, but because it's a time that so many people feel deserves attention to details. Erratic to be sure, A hassle for many, Sorrows for some, but also Joy and hope and Peace. With the New Year looming just around the corner, only a week after This Holiday, We look forward with earnest, to a year that will be better than the one that is ending, Knowing full well that there is no promise in a better year, That it will just be more days, numbered differently that the ones before and soon we will be writing that number that represents the year without thought or having to pause and think, "What year is it, again?"  But, for now. as we close out this year and start anew, We also wish to start anew, changes in our own life, our own self. promises of better healthier, taking better care of each other and our surroundings. Be that our home or the world we live in. Our work, or pleasures and our state of mind benefits from the renewing of spirit and the promise that each new year brings into being.  

Each year, we don't think about our own growing older as each and ever day passes. our gradual slowing down and having to take more time for the simpler things of life. That steps taken today, at a run, will one day be too hard for us to manage without help. that door knobs so easy to turn, may not fit well enough in our hand, and someone else will have to turn that for us to enter or leave a room, or house. That the kids of today, those in the teens or 20's or even those in their 30's will be making choices that we never had to make. never had to even consider.  Their life will be impacted by some of the small things from our own past. And it's in their future that we place hope and peace and wish the best from our past gives them the power to exceed in life from our beginning to their happiness. That we have taught them the important lessons of what living is really about. It's not the job, or the money, but what you do and how or where you spend your time that really counts in life. Money is just a token of what you have given up, in order to get ahead, to learn a new skill or practice an old one. Be at Peace, Life is wonderful and we each get to experience it to the fullest of our own ability. Go out, Get out, find something that make your  heart Sing with joy. that puts a smile on your face before you even realize you are smiling. Give that joy to someone else, to share it with the world, in your own unique way. For life is what  this planet is about. the cycle of life, the ups and owns and all the rest. are what is making this whole existence well worth the living.

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone in the USA. 

And for everyone in the group.
May your day be filled with Blessings

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~

checking in

Checking in from a dripping Tennessee. I a doctor's appointment this morning. A follow up from Surgery last year to remove a kidney stone.  Everything looks good from his point of view, No surgery for another one, at this juncture. I do have a small stone (5mm) but unless it bothers me, nothing to be done at this time. IF I get the usual symptoms  of several back ache, nausea and fever, go to the ER and or see my Primary Doctor. I'm in hopes that I won't have to do either one, really and that this stone will pass on it's own. soon.  Billie C.  Life is a journey not a destination     @~`~~

Chocolate Cake in a Mug

I just made two of these for a treat for me any my Hubby. I was not sure on how much my coffee cups held, so I use ceramic bowls instead. Still turned out well. Hubby says they are Keepers. He really liked his, even though there is no frosting on it.

Chocolate Cake in a Mug 

 

Recipe By :Ree Drummond _ Food Network
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 Pinch salt -- optional
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Splash vanilla extract -- optional
3 tablespoons chocolate chips

Watch how to make this recipe.

Special equipment: a 12-ounce microwave-safe ceramic mug and a microwave
oven

Put the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt if using in a
12-ounce microwave-safe ceramic mug. Blend thoroughly with a fork. Add the
milk, vegetable oil and vanilla if using and blend until smooth. Stir in
the chocolate chips.

Microwave on high for 90 seconds. Do not overcook or the cake will be dry.
Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes before eating.

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~

August 11, 2019

Hard to believe that I keep forgetting to write to my blog. Oops

I've not been doing much crafting here of late. I've been looking at video's of things to make but just haven't been making any thing. Well, I did work on a card but I didn't finish it, yet.

Jerry's been making the meals so I've not been cooking either.

I've been trying to sort through and collect my paper craft items, but that's going to be taking me a while to get through all of it. I've been trying to set up a planner, but you know, you need to be able to see, to do that on paper. I can increase the font on the computer easier than I can use a magnifier on the paper.  

I did clean up in the bedroom, today. As much as I could anyway. I don't touch Jerry's stuff and if it's in my way, I just put it on top of his tubs or basket for him to sort out, later.  I counted the number of tubs stacked around the bedroom, and there are 10 of them Mostly clothes but a couple are filled with craft stuff and it's too hot to be dragging those out and going through them just to see what is in each tub. I plan on doing that when the weather isn't so stinking hot. Not that it's super hot, but I just can't handle too much heat right now for some reason. I usually don't have a problem with heat, but this year, it's telling on me a bit.  

I have gone back to Watching Liam, since the older kids are now back in school. August 5th, the first day back to school. seemed to come way to fast. 

I didn't get out into the World's Longest Yard Sale, this year.  Mostly because it threatened rain every day of it.  I didn't have to water my plants at all.

My Needle Biopsy was done before School started back and the results are good. no cancer. I will end up having to have the rest of the Thyroid removed at some point but not right away. We need to get insurance before I have that done, 

I've  yet to find a good place to get wet that isn't a public pool. Not that we have anything against a public pool, it's just we don't have the money to go to one. The banks along Coops Creek are too steep to get in and out of easily or we both would be in the shallow water there, Barney would be right in there with us, I'm sure. Rocky would stand on the bank and look at us like we were crazy and Macon would be okay, as long as we didn't splash him or force him into the water. 

The County Fair will be here soon and I still do not know this years' theme. I don't have anything to enter this year, but hope to be able to enter something next year. It would be nice to see what other's have made. last year there were a lot of quilts and pictures entered, Along with canned goods. 

The Senior Center suffered some flood damages this past spring, and had to close for a few days, while new carpet was put in. Now the "rules" have changed in there, and I feel like  the Seniors are not being treated like the Adults they are. Can't have coffee in a regular cup, it has to have a lid on it. Can't have Tea unless the cup or glass has a top that will seal. if you want soup, you ask one of the ladies, who work there, to get it for you, your not allowed to carry it across to your table because you "Might" spill some.  now, I can see doing that for a couple of the people who have some shaking, but not for everyone.  it's just gotten to where I just don't want to go, on those days I'm not watching Liam.  it's just  not how I think anyone over  60 should be treated. 

I don't see any crafts being worked on. one lady, who does some needlework, was chastised, for dropping some thread on the floor. it fell out of her bag, and she picked it up, but I guess not fast enough. someone was afraid it would tangle up in the vacuum cleaner.  All the painting  things are  gone, and I didn't see any of the Adult coloring books out while I was there. I like playing cards but there are times I would rather be doing something else and just listening to what is going on around me. Oh well.... maybe once the "new" is worn off the carpet it will get better.

Billie C.

 Life is a journey not a destination

    @~`~~