Good morning Friends ~ Well, I am home from the dentist. She extracted the tooth, after giving me two doses of Novocain. The first dose wasn't enough, after the second dose, I was shaking, and crying. Sheesh, what a big baby! Then she came in and pulled it out and that was that. My left eye is still watering, my face is puffy and drooping too. A real beauty, NOT. DH filled my prescription and got me some soups and yogurt. I'm going to relax for the rest of the day.
Hope you all have a lovely day. It's gorgeous weather here, so I may just lay out in our screened room on the swing. Think I'll fix some nettle tea too.
Good evening Folks. Hope you all have had a lovely weekend. I want to thank all of you for your birthday wishes. Yesterday was a perfectly gorgeous day, today it was gray, with some sprinkles and very windy.
I checked on the Accu-Weather website a little while ago, and lo and behold, it said our temperature was 25 degrees and we were having snow. All this week we are to have high temps in the mid 20's. Hardy ha ha ha! It was warm and humid here today.
Right now I have a tooth ache. It's been bothering me for a week or so, but is getting worse, so I'm going to have to make an appointment tomorrow to get it taken care of. Not something I am looking forward to at all. I hate going to the dentist. The dentist I was going to does not do extractions, so I have to find someone else. I know I'll feel better once this is done, but right now my anxiety level is high.
Have a great week.
Here is Penelope, taken this morning. She is so pretty.
Today was my 61st birthday. I have been planning my bday dinner for a few weeks now.
Ever since I was a girl living in So. CA, I have loved tacos. Whenever we had them with family or friends, it was a happy time, so for me tacos is a comfort food and one for celebrations. This year I felt like having them for dinner, along with a margarita and key lime pie for dessert. My boss also gave me avocados from his tree, so I fixed us guacamole to have with corn chips before dinner. It was a nice bday party with my DH. Not only is today my birthday and the first day of spring, I also met my DH on my 17th birthday.
For our margaritas, I used Monte Alban Mescal, you know the bottle with the worm. :-) DH has eaten the worm a couple of times, I have declined. Mescal has a real earthy, buttery flavor. We really like this. I also used Nellie and Joe's Key West lime juice, along with triple sec.
My recipe: 1/2 oz. lime juice, 1 oz. trip sec, 1 1/2 oz. tequila or Monte Alban. Server over ice, in glasses that have been chilled in the freezer for a few minutes then turned upside down to twirl the rims into a bit of sea salt.
Here is the recipe for the key lime pie, which was very easy. There are all different kinds of recipes for this pie, but this was the one I chose to make this year. Click on the link below to take you to the website where I found this recipe. It was delicious. I used some candied ginger slices I made earlier this week, to make the flower decoration.
This simple recipe makes a 9-inch pie and requires no baking.
Ingredients:
9-inch graham cracker piecrust 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup, plus 2 Tablespoons of Kermit’s Key Lime juice ( I used Nellie and Joe's Key West Lime Juice) 8-ounce package of softened cream cheese
Preparation:
Combine milk, juice, and cream cheese in a mixer for 5 to 6 minutes. Pour mixture into graham cracker piecrust. Refrigerate until firm.
I hope you all had a wonderful first day of spring.
Gardening with the 3 H's can be a challenge ~ heat, humidity, and hurricane season. Flowers bring me joy and I spend as much time as possible in my tropical/cottage gardens .
When not outside I can be found inside crafting in yarn, thread, beads, ribbon, buttons and laces. I also love to cook and bake.
Thank you for taking the time to visit.
FlowerLady in zone 10 s.e. FL
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It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.
It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
(author unknown)
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The Continuing Journey
A new blog about this next phase in my life. It will be a learning experience. One of dependence on God to fill the void left in my life by the loss of my DH. It will be my thoughts and times of grief. A place to let it out. Maybe it will be of some help to others.
FlowerLady Lorraine
For Widows
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I found the book 'Undistracted Widow ~ Living for God After Losing Your Husband' by Carol Cornish, online when I was searching for bits and pieces to help me as a new widow. This book is wonderful and just what I needed. It is full of encouragement and scripture.
I highly recommend it for anyone who is a widow, and for those who would like to know how to help widows as they go and grow in this next part of their journey.
It would also be a great help to any woman who is single, as it is all about trusting in Jesus for all things.
Sincerely ~ FlowerLady Lorraine
Sabbath Moments
TERRY HERSHEY is an inspirational speaker, humorist, author, and designer of sanctuary gardens who has been featured on The Hallmark Channel, CNN, PBS, and NPR. Terry holds a mirror up to our fast-forward, disconnected lives, and offers us the “power of pause”—the wisdom of slowing down and the permission to take an intentional Sabbath moment to regain emotional and spiritual balance… to find the sacred in every single day.
