Autumn Wreath

From my Kitchen Window...

More Granny Squares...

Pansies and Apple Dumplings

Looking Ahead

.....to another busy weekend. I am putting the finishing touches on the food planning and preparation. And I am trying to settle on my cleaning priorities between now and then.

All within reason, of course.:)

Blue And His Cookie

I made cookies to honor the feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino yesterday, and we all enjoyed them after dinner.

Especially Blue.

Halfway Down

Halfway down the stairs

Is a stair

Where I sit.

There isn't any

Other stair

Quite like

It.

I'm not at the bottom,

I'm not at the top;

So this is the stair

Where

I always

Stop.

Halfway up the stairs

Isn't up,

And isn't down.

It isn't in the nursery,

It isn't in the town.

And all sorts of funny thoughts

Run round my head:

"It isn't really

Anywhere!

It's somewhere else

Instead!"

~A.A. Milne

The Last Slice

I enjoyed the last slice of cheesecake ~leftover from yesterday~ with my coffee this morning. We had some dear friends and family up to dinner yesterday, and the house was filled with children, lovely conversations, excellent food, sunshine, and crisp fresh air. Really a perfect day.

I had the foresight to make the cheesecake several days in advance, as I knew the weekend would be very busy (~And it was!!!!). The recipe I found in Joy of Cooking, and I used the nut crust recipe instead of the crumb crust. It turned out every bit as well as I hoped.......especially when topped with strawberry freezer jam....;)

It has begun....

"Do...

...what is good and seek peace in everything."

~St. John of the Cross 

"Let us Learn...

....to look at life not to find misery and discomfort in it, but to find goodness, gladness, and beauty. Let us to resolve to be cheerful and amiable at all times and under all circumstances. By keeping this resolution we shall glorify God, gain much merit ourselves, and be a blessing to others."

~Fr. Lasance

Finally Friday...

....this week seemed extra long to me!

Success!

After allowing the crabapple juice to languish in the 'fridge for a couple of days (I was nervous about trying jelly without adding pectin. All those tests for when it had reached the jelling point..........they had me feeling a bit intimidated.), I finally rolled up my sleeves and did it. And I tried all the tests to make sure that it had indeed reached the jelling point. So far it appears to be a success....

It certainly tastes like a success;)

On Perfection

"Our Lord does not measure our perfection by the number and greatness of the works we do,

but by the manner in which we do them;

and this manner is the love with which and by which we preform them. Actions are more perfect according as the love with which they are preformed is more pure and more perfect."

~St John of the Cross

Crabapple Jelly.....

I am attempting it.....;)

Lazy Yet Productive Saturday

.....Yes.

Somehow, such a thing does actually exist!