Time well spent...

Fermented gingered carrots and spicy dill carrots

While I'm in the kitchen doing this kind of stuff......

Ipod and cassette player

I'm listening to this!

My ipod is several years old, but since I am the only one who uses it, I figure it will last me a very long time.
I don't have music loaded on it, per se, but lots and lots of teachings downloaded from sermonindex.com or sermonaudio.com.

At the spin of a dial I can listen to David Wilkerson, Paul Washer, Zac Poonen, Paris Reidhead, Leonard Ravenhill, or a myriad of others.

When I am doing repetitious kitchen chores, like slicing carrots, or even doing dishes, I can glean from these incredible men of God.

In my neck of the woods, the birds are chirping, the greens are poking their way up out of the cold soil, the sun has been shining, and there is a song in my heart.

Jesus is coming. People get ready.
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King!!!

In His grace,
Cindy

Little of this, little of that....

Pete's Word

Always, always left out on the dining room table, it is where I find Pete EVERY morning.
He does NOTHING without 1st spending time with God.
Since May, 1978...

Vintage canister set

Yes, I actually do use my canister set.
Tho not for the usual uses.
The flour canister holds basmati rice.
The sugar is currently holding homemade graham crackers.

White ironstone coffee mug

One cup.
That's all I can take.
Just one.
Every morning.

Stecca

A baguette style sourdough bread.
Studded with olives, campari tomato halves, and garlic.
This stuff is BEYOND delicious.

Hope you all are well.
We are desperate for some real spring here.
She's come....but so far she has refused to put on her pretty dress.
Gloomy and wet....

It's all good, tho...
I'm looking to the future and I know there will be sunny, warm days ahead!

In His grace,
Cindy

Signs...

First line-dried of the year!

A beautiful sunny day yesterday (high around 46), so we took advantage of the fact that there was no longer any snow beneath the clothesline, and hung our bedding out to dry.

Budding lilacs amongst the Redbud bush.

My favorite garden fragrance is lilacs...
Does my heart good to see them with buds!

Parsley re-seeded in the herb garden

Occasionally I get some herbs that re-seed when they are only supposed to be an annual.
Parsley is one of them.
A bit of green in all that gray is a sight for sore eyes, don'cha think?

Found!

Once the snow melts away, we see all sorts of things left behind in the fall.
I think there is a basketball out there, somewhere.
And I am certain to find a small gardening hand tool here and there.

Homemade Graham Crackers
(aren't they cute?)

And tho this has nothing to do with the title of this blog post, I couldn't help but share this new recipe I just tried yesterday.

These crackers are SO good.
I had a couple small ones dunked in milk after supper last night.

Find the recipe
HERE

I pretty much followed Wardeh's recipe exactly, but her instructions on the amts. of honey and molasses are kind of sketchy...
What she means is 1/3 cup EACH of molasses and honey.
The dough seemed a bit dry, so I dampened my hands and pulled it all together.
I also did not roll them out on the underside of a baking sheet.
I rolled mine on my Silpat, then placed the silpat in the baking sheet.
Worked just fine.

The crackers took longer to bake then what she recommends, so I kept pulling out the ones that were lightly browned along the outside edges, then popping the rest back in the oven.
They were still a bit on the soft side when I finally took them out, but after resting on the cooling rack, they crisped right up.

Easy peasy!
Anyone could do it!

Are there signs of spring in your neck of the woods yet?

In His grace,
Cindy

Life....without cable

Our TV antenna

A couple of weeks ago we made the decision, based solely on finances, to cut out cable TV and our land line.
We have had some form of cable for as long as I can remember, so this is a bit of a shock to the system.
Tho we are not huge TV watchers, I DO like my national FOX NEWS and Food Network!
But we took the plunge and went cable free...saving us over $100 a month.
We actually had our phone company's "triple play", meaning we got cable, land line, and internet for one price.
Sam wants the internet so he is taking over that bill...which means WE still get internet!
We still wanted to be able to get in our local channels...if, for nothing else...the news.
So....
We had to buy one of those TV converter boxes, but we still needed an antenna.
We stopped at a local thrift store and picked up a small one for $1.00.

You can see it perched atop the file box,
which is resting on a picture of the Eifel Tower,
which is laying across the blue clothes basket,
which is stacked on the green clothes basket,
which is sitting on an old kitchen chair,
which is on the floor in our bedroom.
Whew!
You should see what we have to do to get our local channel 8!!!!
I'd show you a picture, but we'd likely get in trouble with the FCC!
Just sayin'...
I can STILL see national FOX NEWS via the internet, so I can get my fix of conservative news.
And BONUS!
We get some oddball channels with the antenna.
So we have seen episodes of "The Beverly Hillbillies", "All In The Family", "Ozzie and Harriet", "Lawrence Welk", and "Jack VanImpe"!
Meanwhile...I have been in the Word more, got a bit of crocheting done, and cleaned under the fridge.

It's all good!

xoxo,
Cindy

One of these things...

One of these things is not like the others...

One of these things just doesn't belong...

Can you tell which thing is not like the others...

By the time I finish my song?

If you guessed THIS one is not like the others...
Then you're absolutely....right!

Okay spring...
We've been teased.
We've been toyed with.
We've been "played".

Now for real...
just bring it on!

xoxo,
Cindy

Is it spring where YOU live?
Can you tell me about it?
I want to live vicariously thru you.....

Scrubbing bubbles....

Soap sliver

I've been making soap for almost 2 years now, and it just keeps getting better and better!
I love it because there are no nasty deodorants or unpronounceable ingredients.
My soaps are made with pure olive oil, canola oil, coconut oil, lye, and occasionally some fragrances and herbs.

I have several fragrances for sale, as well as my PURE soap, which is just plain, ol' soap.

Citrus Cilantro
P.S. I Love You
Frosted Snowdrops
Autumn Lodge
Organic Lavender
and
PURE

Stock up now....
5 bars of your choice for $20, and that includes shipping & handling!
Sorry, no international orders...

e-mail for ordering @
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