Meals On . . . Across the Road!

 Meals On . . . Across the Road!

 

When you find someone who is a really good cook, what do YOU do? This morning it occurred to me that Shona is a terrific cook. Since it does not bother me to pay to have my house cleaned, it seemed like it makes sense to pay someone to cook for me when cooking is about the very last straw in my bonnet. Dear Hearts, sometimes the idea of cooking is just a bit much. And no, those dinners in the frozen foods section just don’t get it! So, tried to kind of bargain with Shona. We will eventually work out something that suits her, but can honestly say that even though this old woman is just an old WHITE woman, just about anyone can enjoy the kind of food that Shona cooks. Her husband is Mexican, and she cooks to suit him. So, she managed to avoid a bunch of that spicy stuff he likes and made some enchiladas for me. Yum! Now several containers are in the freezer with enchiladas and some roast that got cooked in Jennifer’s big roaster. That way, all the stuff needs is thawing and an extra veggie or something to go with it.

 

By the way, for anyone who likes beef once in a great while, United has it on sale this week (until Tuesday of next week). It is half the price it usually sells for, so a couple of long packages of roasts will keep me in beef for quite a while. Think the idea of chicken is about enough to get me right now. Just about chickened out.

 

Have decided to raise SIX little chicks if the right kind show up at TSC. Want Marans if possible. They are just good chickens that seem to stay healthy. Got a heater for them and can keep them in the long coop where the flowers and bedding plants are stored for now. The little brooder has the kind of hail screen that prevents snakes and other critters from bothering the chicks. We will see how that goes this year. Getting rid of the DE and putting down wood chips will be interesting. Did not know that DE is carcinogenic. The Chicken Chick teaches all kinds of interesting facts about chickens, and hens especially. Of course, she can have a rooster where she lives, so she can also hatch out her own chicks. Even bringing in fertile eggs can be a problem here unless one has a small brooder for the hen. The little chicken house that Gary made for my hens is just perfect for a broody hen, but it is about to fall apart now. Things like that don’t last forever.

 

Need to finish reading these two books that Sterling loaned to me before he gets here to bring me the new pantry. Those books are great reminders of God’s character. It does not take much to get my focus off of something. But today has been a reminder that God has made promises that we can trust. My cousin Bob Pollard has a granddaughter (Charlotte) whose appendix nearly burst, plus she had developed pneumonia. God promises healing if we ask. Tami Yonts desires healing and trusts that faith will overcome fear. Being sick is danged scary, but whether soon or later, God will heal us. John Pollard still needs to be healed. My brother Sterling has surgery soon. My friend Michelle suffers daily from RA and the pain that goes with knees that are bone on bone. We all—ALL—are in need of healing from either physical, emotional, or psychological wounds. Wounds of the spirit may not show on the outside, but they are just as painful as physical wounds. Even so, God has promised to heal us. Let us TRUST Him.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.