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Today the memories of
my childhood are wrapping my own babes in salty sea breeze.
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Archive for June 2012
Mariage on Wheels ~ Part Two
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Tonight we leave for
a three week westward adventure. Four kids and trailer in tow!
Do you remember my
post about a ‘Marriage on Wheels’, if not click and get filled
in on the drama.
I went to work on
figuring out a way to mix our trailer dreams with a very thrifty
budget!
Such Fun
Upon completion Roger kissed and complimented me, sweet rewards...
I bought curtains on
sale from Ikea and recovered all the hideous trailer upholstery.
Then nic-knacked from
thrift shops and garage sales.
The bedding I mostly
had stored in my linen closet (all previously found from thrift shops), the duvet
on the master bed was a large table cloth I bought at a garage sale, now sewn
into a duvet cover.
The ‘Flower for Sale’
sign above the door was the best find. For reasons unknown to me trailer designers
put a slab of fabric above the door, which is tacky and unmovable! Amazing I found the sign at a speciality shop
on sale and it was light enough for Roger to hang it in his beloved trailer.
I did have to put my
style desires aside for the bathroom which has now been converted into a fortified
fortress all in hopes of keeping our two-year-old-Lachlan trapped… for nights
at least!
All’s Well that Ends Well
I am thrilled to say
we will be one Happy Marriage on Wheels after all!
Before
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Something Lovely
Monday, June 11, 2012
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There
is something lovely about my kitchen today
It may
be bushels of beauty delicately filling the room with spring's scent
Or that
my doors are opened to the forest fresh flowing through my home
Fresh
eggs catching mornings light
Glittering
of my thrifted treasures
My
work space humming with my contentment.
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'For
the homeliest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.'
Little
Women Married
LouisaM. Alcott
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Sixty Versions of Crazy!
Friday, June 8, 2012
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This way of cooking seems to be all the rave, and of course
wanting to keep up with all the rave, I decided to join the brilliant craziness!
I followed links from pinterest to three or four different web sites each posting
of the genius of putting up a life supply of crockpot meals. Wanting to
join the madness I printed a slew of recipes went shopping and burrowed into
the kitchen for one solid day of chopping, mixing and storing sixty meals.
Preparing large amounts of meals on one day is not foreign to me, growing up
in a large family putting 12-30 meals in the freezer in one day was pretty common. Crock
pot meals are taking this concept to a whole new economic direction. There is
no pre-cooking needed, just chop, mix, assemble, and freeze, wonderful!
It took two ladies (myself and a very sweet young lady I
hired to help grocery shop, chop, mix, assemble, and wash dishes)
It took two ladies seven hours
We accomplished 60 freezer meals
Menu
12 Beef Soup
8 Chile
8Teriyaki Chicken
8 Healthy BBQ Chicken
6 Galosh
6 Curry Chicken
6 Savory Chicken
6 Walnut Cranberry Chicken
Ah… now I can sit back and enjoy these summer months!
Here are the links I fallowed to gather my recipes
I used my own recipes for:
Teriyaki Chicken
3/4 Cup Apple Juice
2TBSP Honey
2TBSP Soya Sauce
1TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar
1 TSP Ginger
1/4 TSP Garlic
2 1/2 TBSP Cornstarch
3 TBSP Water
1/2 Small Onion
1/2 Bag Baby Carrots
8 Chicken Breasts
Layer in Large Zip-Lock Bag
Cook in Crock-Pot 8 Hours Low or 4 Hours High.
Chili
1 TBSP Oil
1 Cup Chopped Onion
1/2 Cup Green Pepper
1/2 Cup Yellow Pepper
2 Cloves Crushed Garlic
1 TBSP Honey
1 1/2 TBSP Chili Powder
1 TSP Cumin
1 TBSP Italian Spice Mix
32 Ounces Stewed Tomatoes
30 Ounces Black Beans
15 Ounces Kidney Beans
15 Ounces Pinto Beans
Layer in Zip-Lock Bag Cook in Crock Pot on High for 4 Hours
or Low for 8 Hours.
Well ladies I am tired after all that Cooking and am
thinking I might just reward myself by putting up my feet, out doors in the glistening
evening sun with a glass of chilled white French wine and enjoy the
satisfaction of having a deep freeze full of healthy meals!
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