And Then We All Had Tea

 

 

FOR TODAY, April 13, 2021

Outside my window...

Its overcast, but according to the weather thingie on my iPad its supposed to turn nice. We will see. I am baking bread today.

I am thinking ...

I finally was able to book an appointment for my Covid vaccine next Monday morning locally. My sister managed to book appointments for herself and dad as well. She goes on Wednesday and dad on Thursday.  Three separate locations. All fairly local however. Plus the second shots are also booked for August. Now all I have to keep telling myself is if the Queen can risk it, so can I.

I am thankful for ...

My daughter whom I speak to every single day.  Eileen. We've been talking every day with very few exceptions for quite a few years now.  I am so grateful for this girl who takes the time. I know she doesn't have a family to care for, which makes a difference, but still, the fact that she takes the time means a lot to me. I will never complain about it.

In the kitchen ... 

 

Chocolate Chip Snack Cake. I've been baking this cake for my family for over 40 years now. Its a tried and true from my Big Blue Binder.

On my "To Cook" list ... 

 

Plum Street Collective.  Cinnamon Nutella Chocolate Babka.  Looks fabulous! 

One of my favorite things ...

 

Watermelon  . . .  love, LOVE it!

Good to know ... 

 

True that  . . . 

I am wanting to create ... 

 

Susan Gonzales Designs.  Bushel and a Peck.  Love this. 

 

Crochet Life. Free dishcloth pattern. 

 

The House that Lars Built.  Clothespin people ornaments.

 

 

Art Campla.  Egg Carton Fairy Dolls.  So cute. 

 

My father's blanket so far.  Based on 8by6's pattern for the rectangular blanket. The colours are a bit more masculine I think.

I am reading ... 

 

The Nature of Fragile Things, by Susan Meissner

April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. 

 Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. 

San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. 

 Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. 

 The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear. From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity. 

I have only just started this book.

Looking Forward To ...

Baking bread today. I love homemade bread.

Dreaming About ... 

 

Bright pillows  . . . 

 

Lace collars  . . . 

 

SMEG . . .  so nice . . . ultra expensive . . . 

 

A place to write  . . . 

 

Rag rugs and wood floors  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

 

The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith

I had seen the first one and so the other night I rented this one for myself to watch. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend.

A quote for the day ... 

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We please Him most, not by frantically trying to make ourselves

good, but by throwing ourselves into His arms with all our

imperfections and believing that He understands everything, and

still loves us. ~A W Tozer

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Makes me smile ...

Corners of my kingdom ... 

 

The Cabot Trail.  I hope to go one day  . . . 

A thought to carry with you ... 

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˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★

 * Our prayers may be awkward,

our attempts may be feeble.

But since the power of prayer is

in the one who hears it and not

in the one who says it, our prayers

do make a difference.

~Max Lucado•。★★ 。* 。 

And that's my daybook for this week  . . .  
  

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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆    
  



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Have a beautiful day and don't forget!  


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