an alphabet night B*

• another a blessing in my life is bread


• I did bake bread for us but now with me


• it seems easier to buy bread


• and I found this wonderful whole grain bread


• at a new store in town- the loaf is huge so I


• have to split it in 3 and the good news is that I


• can get the teen - age girl to eat it also-


• it does cost more but when you figure out the weight


• and size it is comparable to the white fluff--


• mama always baked bread and I have never got


• used to the sliced white air bread =


• I know a lot of folks like the idea that bread


• comes sliced and ready to go........but I grew


• up with home made bread that we sliced one


• piece at a time-
  
• daddy taught me how to hold the loaf and slice-


• once winter comes and it will come to Alberta-


• I will bake again and I found some neat small


• bread pans down stairs--( my basement is like a


• thrift store) that I can now use ......again.


• I have the bread machine too but only use


• it for mixing as I love oven baked bread.


• my hands are too arthritic to mix by hand


• so the machine is another blessing.


• as I have been considering my things


• as blessings, I have found that I enjoy


• the never-ever ending care more.


• and I am now sharing some of these blessings


• with others as I no longer need them.


• I do not have a picture of bread tonight
• but I know that each of your homes
• are blessed with daily bread=
• have a wonder filled week end
• hugs from Meme

Thursday Tales

• weather was --cool, clouds with sun hiding and threats of rain


• widow friend came over for tea so I made dinner for us


• just a macaroni hamburger pie and cantaloupe and


• no tea for me but a nice pot for friend-


• Dogman sinned - tried to, no did steal ( is there a less harsh word?-lol)


• my cookies in my book bag-


• I try to nibble whenever I can so I keep cookies(oatmeal )


• in the bag in case I go for a walk and sit a spell


• so now the great debate is that there is crumbs in my bed


• as the bag sits on a small basket at the end of my bed-


• I tend to keep more things in my bed than just me


• but back to the crumbs- sigh


• I shall have to remake the bed because like all good cookies


• there were a few chocolate chips in them


• and chocolate chips never just make crumbs


• so now Dogman is off to his bed


• looking sheepish which is not hard to do with his


• hair which is according to the vet- is called fur -LOL


• the worse part for him was that I was vacuuming when


• I entered the room so he had to bale out and run


• past that machine which he barely tolerates when


• it is not moving---------


• oh, well- dogs will be dogs and he knows that I know


• that he knows better...........


• and Meme will have a fresh bed tonight-

off to make my bed -- sending hugs--- Meme

3 days with out tea

• wow- having a bad tummy sure is tough on addictions
• that is things like tea and coffee and chocolate and.......
• I gave up chocolate quite a few months ago unless
• Miss Ashley tempts me ---:-) and that is not often.
• and coffee and I parted ways many years ago
• and now I have decided to go tea free for 2 weeks
• and see if this will helps and then maybe forever
• depending on the outcome-
• which leaves me drinking water and water and water
• so I fill my little teapot (4cups) twice a day and add
• ice-cubes now and then-
• I do some milk in between.
• It is not so bad giving something up but
• the hard part was ''not'' making the tea
• it was such a in grown habit
• I did have an appointment with my specialist
• for Aug. 30 to make some decisions in regards
• to this problem and the office called yesterday
• and changed it to October 8.
• yes, I did cry as this just seems to be going
• on far too long so I will keep this appointment
• if it is not changed again and also ask for a new
• specialist- this has been going on for 2 years now
• and every appointment made has been redated-
• pray for me to find medical treatment soon
• we know what is wrong but now something
• also needs to be done ........
• I am really lost as how or what to eat
• anymore
• any one interested in Nutcracker Syndrome can
• google it - plus Barrets Disease
• do not take my spelling as correct *
• other wise I am fine-boo hoo
• and alas, no to any of those drinks
• other than the instant breakfasts
• I have to avoid high fat also
• The office did tell me if the pain increases too
• much to go to the city emergency rather
• than our local town as they can get a
• the specialist quicker------(-there are no pain
• meds one can take for this--)
• however I sure would rather have things
• taking care of before an emergency=
• there: I did my tea whine(LOL)
• now I will go drink some more water.
• huggles Meme

ABC Blessings * A

• an old picture of Dogman sun tanning --He was getting ready to help papa hubby weed-whip.
• My brain has gone to alpha-bites--LOL


• and I was thinking off different items in the house


• that are blessings that I see and and yet, some how


• do not see----------


• I enjoyed the letter V unglazed that


• so many of us did yesterday.


• I think everyone had a different V that


• they expressed in writing and pictures.


• I am going to have to work on the letter U


• but for today I will list some A blessings-


• that seem plain and simple but blessings


• are never plain and simple when we


• see them as blessings.


• ----------------


• A is for


• applesauce




• I remember mama making applesauce in the early fall- she used the crab apple


• which by its self can be quite tart and slightly bitter but with a some


• sugar added, it became a nice fruit and dessert -


• we would pour it over toast and then eat our special breakfast


• with a knife and fork. She added a touch of vanilla and a bit of butter


• to the sauce when she took it off the stove.


• Now I buy those little fruit cups in the store-


• where we live they are less expensive than the apple


• and provide me with vitamin C and Dogman loves to


• clean out the near empty cup and pack it around all day-


• I have an unconscious rule to leave just a little


• so he does not work for nothing.LOL
• huggles from Meme and Dogman too.