Did I get your attention??

I know, Christmas was just a bit ago but I like to plan ahead! My sister and I have a tradition every November - dinner at our favorite restaurant and then go to our favorite Christmas ornament shop. We buy each other ornament gifts each year.
We were talking tonight and decided we have enough ornaments. We are buying interesting stuff to a total around $20. from thrift shops! Interesting glassware, etc. or ornaments but all has to be "ah, gently used". Merry Christmas- oh, BTW, tomorrow is March 1st.

Firefighters

This post is in honor of all firefighters. Our neighbor is a volunteer FF. Some nights I hear his vehicle leave at 1:30 am returning at 3 am. Then he's off again at 4:30 til 6 am.
In the summer, sometimes the faraway chatter of radio calls. "Rescue (#--), he comes bounding down the stairs, leaps in his vehicle once more.
Summer are very busy with our dry grassy and forested areas and MVA's.
And then the sad medical calls - - -Keep safe.

Word Games #4

The word for today is: ALBINOS

my list is: sail, slob, bins, in, on, nail, slab, so, also, lab, lions, ion, bans, bail, soil, oil, nob, sin

As promised, a week ahead, the word for next week is: HOCKEY - I should have used Parmesan!

As per, the new word for next week is Parmesan. Not hockey - hockey was tough, anyway.

Rosemary for Cooking

So I've always wanted a nice rosemary plant. They don't "over-winter" here which is sad. Planted one the spring of 2006 and it did well - especially when you consider I stepped on it twice in the garden.
My bro has a 5' tall one and he uses it a lot for cooking. It's mellow enough where he lives that it survives the winters.

My friend lays a bed of rosemary on the BBQ, then sets her chicken pieces on it - delicious!

Also, they are just pretty little plants.

Mama Mia!

Wow, that spaghetti sauce had some kick to it - thanks. Tonight we enjoyed homemade sauce and I had meatballs on hand so a wonderful meal - uh, yeah, I know the meatballs are a bit large but - well, we like meatballs! Had a salad and piece of toasted flax bread. (I used DeCecco Linguini - like it as it's "sturdier" for lack of a better word.)

Guardian Angels

One night Mom fell out of bed - she was not hurt but certainly could have been.My Dad, sister, brother and BIL helped her back into bed. My Man and I slept thru the whole event - but I am convinced to this day that an angel held her in his arms and softly let her down on the floor. In Mom's memory, I posted the angel guarding children on the shore - she would have liked that.

Chili Pic

As promised. Very filling and warms you up inside nicely. Now I'm off to shovel snow which has kept falling all day long - and now we are also fogged in. I love living at 1800 feet ~
Forgot to mention that I baked cornmeal muffins today- go well with the chili. I made a double batch and throwing caution to the wind, doubled the recipe - usually you shouldn't do that with baking but they turned out perfectly.