Come Dine With Me

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES....it was the worst of times.

WE DINED AT HARRY'S
WHILE HURRICANE HARVEY
HARASSED THE GULF COAST.

We celebrated our 43rd Anniversary on the 31st of August.  
With the flooding in Texas devastating so many...it was on my mind along with having been married 43 years.

With the flood waters comes great destruction and enormous challenges to survive.  The waters swallow up everything in it's way and swirls about as a demonic beast that takes what it wants.

Marriage can be like a flood.  Before the waters rise and there is abandonment issues while getting to safety, 
much runs through one's mind.  
How we gonna make it?
All we have is each other and the clothes on our backs.

Cling to one another in Holy Matrimony.
Put God in the center of your union.  Now you have everything
you need for the trip to higher ground where you will seek shelter and rest.  
You'll have time to think and pray.

Cleave to one another and leave your Mother and Father.
Marriage is a time to become one
and build a life together as Husband and Wife.
Love one another inside the boundaries of I do.

It becomes a time to make your own decisions 
that are best for the two of you.

The floods waters in Texas have started to recede.  The clean-up will be laborious and heart breaking at the same time.  What one had may not be what they have now.  Adjusting to the new norm may be a difficult assignment to embrace.

MARRIAGE is like that.
A new norm.
Adjusting until two become comfortable being one.

Can I get an amen?

HARRY's is my favorite place to dine.
Our waitress was nervous being new.  
She did fine as we were there to celebrate our anniversary.
It didn't matter that she fumbled telling us about the evening's special.  We were there for steak.
Reservations had been made earlier in the week.
I decided I was going to eat well with dessert 
and coffee to boot.
Hey hey, it's our anniversary.

I even had a glass of wine.  I seldom drink alcoholic beverages, 
but did on our anni.  I left a lipstick print on the wine glass.

No guilt.

ATE SLOWLY.

Dinner Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Dinner Roll with Whipped Butter
Filet Mignon on Smashed Potatoes
Rosebud Beet
Water 
White House Wine
Dessert

Coffee with Cream

  
I sat there in HARRY'S large Dining room with my Husband 
as we were alone for most of the evening 
before patrons started arriving.

AFTER a nice meal, we went outside to sit on a bench 
to let our stomachs settle.  They settled.
The evening air was cool and most enjoyable.  

Conversation continued,
d

Where Did You Go?

Peaceful day planned this Sunday as I think about much.  The month of AUGUST came to an end so quickly.  

Days full of activity to where the days flew.  

I've had time to think about rearranging my good dishes.  My BLUE WILLOW dishes are basically all in the two curio cabinets now, but need arranged to better suit me.  Still the Dining room table is covered with missed matched glass items that have to go somewhere other than where they are.  I had hopes to have the Dining room in order by the end of AUGUST, but I didn't make my deadline.  Keep forging ahead.  

This week-end, I hope.

AUGUST held hours of going through boxes and getting more settled into our new location.  

Went back and forth between the Cottage and this new house across the county line.  

Beautiful Living room furniture 
was delivered to our next to empty Living room. 


THANKSGIVING dishes purchased and I'm truly looking forward to using them in AUTUMN.  A trip to Kansas City to drop off upholstery material to help with FIRE RECOVERY toward a couple of old Morris Chairs.  

Still looking for additional fabric for a couple of antique Parlor chairs that need worked over. 

Grandson turned three and we were blessed to be there to help celebrate.  



A SURPRISE Birthday party for our Daughter-in-law turning 40.  



An overnight visit with my Mom.
  
Mustn't forget that school started in August.



The Solar Eclipse took place across the U.S.  

Horrible FLOODING in Texas due to a Hurricane named HARVEY caused devastation for so many.  It will takes months, possibly years to rebuild.  

We celebrated our 43rd Wedding Anniversary as the month ended.  

I was not able to make the long trip out West to see my ill Father-in-law that has stage 4 Lung cancer.  I am HOME resting.

AUGUST ENDED.

On September first my health took a turn and I'll have to make some important medical appointments to see just what is going on in my 'ole body.  Not looking forward to this, but not sure if I can put it off any longer.

SEPTEMBER IS HERE.  The leaves of trees are turning.  Seems early for Autumn.  The neighbor lady by the Cottage had a  wood pumpkin in her flowerbed.  She placed it there weeks ago.  The season is catching up with the decor.  Soon I'll be placing pumpkins about my HOME for seasonal flavor.

I have to work fast at what I am doing as the days pass so quickly as I move so slowly.

The new day will start and I will see what I can get done.

Saying my prayers,

d  

From Such Turn Away

2 Timothy 3:5 

King James Version (KJV)

Having a form of godliness, 

but denying the power thereof: 

from such turn away.

Eclipse August 21, 2017

Monday skies were overcast with a glow in the atmosphere that this camera didn't pick up.  When I went outside to take a few pictures, I glanced up at the sun for a split second to locate the position of the sun.  That split second hurt my eyes.  I didn't look for long.  

Holding the camera upwards without knowing if I framed captured the sun.  SNAP.  Quickly looking at the still picture on the camera showed the place where the sun appeared as a black circle. 

The black circle changed into what you see here.  Did that really happen?  So I took another picture to see the magic happen again.  Sure enough.  This was entertaining.  

Across the country, many people were sun gazing as the eclipse took place.  Many said that this was a once in a lifetime event.  

Alright...it was, but so was the day you were born,
d

Exodus 10:21-23King James Version (KJV)

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 

Under The Sea and A Very Happy Birthday

Birthday celebration time 

for a Grandson turning 3.

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY~
GRANDSON

WE LOVE YOU!

Glad we could be present to celebrate.

All is well as a 3 year old.

All is well.

LOVE YOU,

Grandma

Just Before The Eclipse

Mini vacay this past week-end by spending the night in a quiet Kansas City neighborhood at a small Motel we discovered a few years ago.  Two hours from HOME.  Made arrangements to take some material to an upholsterer working on our fire recovery furniture.  FRIDAY EVENING IN K.C. and road trip to OKLAHOMA on Saturday.

Peeked at our wood MORRIS CHAIRS that had been refinished.  The material we bought will look nice on these old recliners that will become our casual reclining chairs to watch television in. 

Pork Chop supper, rested and slept at the Motel.    

Next morning we drove to Oklahoma to celebrate our Grandson's 3rd birthday on Saturday then be part of a Sunday SURPRISE 40th Birthday party for our Daughter-In-Law, Shell.

WONDERFUL WEEK-END.
Returned HOME late on Sunday.  

MORE PICS LATER

Monday was a slow paced day watching the Eclipse.  The sky appeared as a cloudy day with a glowing atmosphere.  When I took a picture of the eclipse, my camera did a funny.  

I didn't so much as look into the camera lens.  Just held the camera up and looked elsewhere.  SNAP.  The instant the camera clicked, a black circle appeared on the camera pic showing my shot then faded to the still picture.  For a split second the eclipse showed up on my pic and then vanished.  

I took 4 more pics and they all did the same thing.  This was the closest I got to seeing the eclipse.  I spent the rest of the day inside working on paperwork.      

TODAY, I worked on FIRE RECOVERY receipts.  Made progress until the copier ran out of paper.  New machine and couldn't load more paper due to not being able to open it up to load.  Will continue tomorrow.  This FIRE RECOVERY job is time consuming  which I will rejoice when completed.  Not sure when that will be.  Hello. 

Took this as a sign to do something else.  Worked on bills.  Always a pleasure.  Went through baskets of paper.  RESTED until Husband got HOME.

Quiet evening resting with fresh, cool air drifting into the Living room through the screened in porch.  FINALLY comfortable breeze to wrap around my old tired body sitting in my secondhand chair.  

Went through a few cardboard boxes to find some of my pretties broken making me sigh.  This week I'll continue going through boxes in the Dining room hoping to have a functioning room soon.  I'm poking when it comes to this.  I'm sorry but sometimes I do get overwhelmed with all that needs done.  

Deep breath,
d      

'Life Just Got A little Easier' Baked Chicken

Vidalia Onion Baked Chicken 
is a dish I created for a quick meal 
once upon a time when I was so busy 

with a growing family.

LACKING ENERGY?
It's EASY TO PREPARE and taste good.  

Great flavor.

No complaints.

This has been a favorite of ours for years.  

Cover chicken breast with Vidalia Onion Salad Dressing.

Bake for an hour in the oven at 350 degrees.

Frozen chicken can be used straight from the freezer.  

Frozen...Bake for an hour and a half.

Serve with veggies and noodles.

Dining On The Prairie made easy.

Quick to fix and clean-up in one baking dish.

Life Just Got Easier and I need all the help I can get.

Blessings,

d

Kansas Skies