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The Visitor
God dwells here
Within this quiet room;
His touch is on my posies
Of violets and broom.
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And as the evening sunshine
Sheds around it's golden store,
God lingers in the gentle beams
That slant across the floor.
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I come here tired and weary,
When day is nearly done;
God comes here in the evening,
As I watch the dying sun.
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He stays with me a little while
And soothes my troubled heart;
He smells my sprigs of jasmine,
The silently departs.
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And yet He always stays here,
Within my quiet room;
They told me so themselves, you see,
My violets and broom . . .
~Margaret Mills
A little poem to enjoy on this late winter Saturday . . . food for the soul . . .
I made this delicious toffee sauce to have on ice cream for after our supper last night . . . too good not to share with you all! Todd really enjoyed it!
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*Golden Toffee Sauce*
Makes 2 cups
Printable Recipe
This is wonderful. Full of rich toffee flavour, it’s delicious drizzled over ice cream. It keeps for months in the fridge so while it makes rather a lot you will have no problems using it all up.
6 TBS butter
6 ounces light soft brown sugar (about 3/4 cup)
4 ounces caster sugar (about 1/2 cup)
1 ¼ cup golden syrup (10 ounces) (you can use corn syrup if that’s all you have)
1 cup single cream (8 ounces)
½ tsp vanilla essence
Put all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool to warm before spooning over ice cream. Add some sliced banana for a real taste treat!
Store, covered in the refrigerator.
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Baking in The English Kitchen today, Buttermilk Cupcakes with a Framboise Glaze.
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Delicious...the poetry and the sauce.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you get all these fabulous pictures from Marie?
Have a good weekend.
Hugs
Sheilagh
xxx
Beautiful poem and I adore the photos. Makes me want to visit that little cottage.
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