A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
Caskie Stinnett
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Will Rogers
A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.
Charles W. Pickering
A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.
Harry S. Truman
A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money.
Carter Glass
A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.
William Randolph
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
John Quincy Adams
America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.
Warren G. Harding
An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.
Arnold H. Glasow
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My day of the week!
Of all the days of the week, Thursday usually turns out to be my day of the week. My husband works late and isn't home for dinner. Although I usually prepare a complete meal even if just for those of us at home, I have the option of treating everyone to a hamburger out. Since I have the extra time, I get to put it to good use and catch up on sewing projects and put ideas into actual fabric/quilts. Tomorrow, is bills and correspondence day with the added benefit of it being the end of the week and an early homecoming for my husband.
The older I get, however, the more I'm discovering that any day that gets started with morning Mass and evolves into just an 'ordinary' day, is a blessing from God. I find myself saying, "Thank you for the day, God . . . and if You would see clear to providing a good tomorrow . . ."!
The news doesn't progress much to the side of good. I get more and more frustrated with the politicians we have in office who provide for their own good/fame, first, and the heck with the people who trusted them with the votes that got them there. I'm beginning to think that being untruthful is a component of the political makeup. While the big picture in Washington D.C. evolves with a president not knowing when a 'credit card' is maxed out, aka our national budget borrowing, stupidities are daily voted into the California laws. The media used to be the watchdogs for the people. They now cover up and kiss up to the politicians. One of these days, it would be wonderful for one, lone, reasonable person in the media to stand up and exclaim, "The emperor has no clothes!"
In the meantime, I have that morning Mass and a God Who hears, sees, and knows all. Just have to trust in that.
The older I get, however, the more I'm discovering that any day that gets started with morning Mass and evolves into just an 'ordinary' day, is a blessing from God. I find myself saying, "Thank you for the day, God . . . and if You would see clear to providing a good tomorrow . . ."!
The news doesn't progress much to the side of good. I get more and more frustrated with the politicians we have in office who provide for their own good/fame, first, and the heck with the people who trusted them with the votes that got them there. I'm beginning to think that being untruthful is a component of the political makeup. While the big picture in Washington D.C. evolves with a president not knowing when a 'credit card' is maxed out, aka our national budget borrowing, stupidities are daily voted into the California laws. The media used to be the watchdogs for the people. They now cover up and kiss up to the politicians. One of these days, it would be wonderful for one, lone, reasonable person in the media to stand up and exclaim, "The emperor has no clothes!"
In the meantime, I have that morning Mass and a God Who hears, sees, and knows all. Just have to trust in that.
Cooling down with photo memories . . .
Summer is not anywhere near over so I browsed through vacation pictures and came up with the 'coolest' pictures from the trip. Hard to imagine that less than two months ago, we were bundling up while touring.
The left side shows pictures from the Wolfgang Sea. The middle was a waterway directly behind our hotel in Hungarford, England. The right side is one of the spectacular views from Hitler's Eagle's Nest. At all three places, it was cool, drizzly, and perfect wandering around weather.
Not by my own skill . . .
Although I'd like to claim that I was expertly fast with the camera skills and captured this blossom in mid flight . . . I honestly have to give credit to the spider web that trapped it and left it hanging right outside our door. If you look closely, you can almost see the silver thread of the web line at the top.
Tomato Individuality . . .
Among our almost perfect tomatoes, a few go for individuality . . . like this one! They are all happily harvested and put to good use. Kind of shows you that individuality works . . . you don't see me taking pictures of perfect tomatoes, do you?
Weather, whether you like it or not . . .
Instead of complaining about the variants in weather, none of which seem to please at the time it invades our atmosphere, I thought I'd look up some quotes in honor of something we really can't change!
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston Hughes
Rainbows apologize for angry skies. ~Sylvia Voirol
The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana
Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Terri Guillemets
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~Langston Hughes
Rainbows apologize for angry skies. ~Sylvia Voirol
The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~George Santayana
Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella. ~Terri Guillemets
Coconut Cookies
I love coconut but never mixed it with chocolate or such. I like the taste of the coconut to be there in all it's glory! This is a favorite cookie recipe that even my coconut-hating husband has grown to enjoy!
Coconut Wafers
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fine, flaked coconut, slightly toasted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. To toast the coconut, spread it out on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Keep a close eye on this as it will go from delightfully toasty to nasty charcoal quickly! Remove toasted coconut from baking sheet onto a plate so it cools down.
Cream soft shortening and sugar together until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in coconut. Add dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Shape into two, long rolls on waxed paper. Chill 6-8 hours our until firm. Cut into thin slices and bake on baking sheets prepared with vegetable spray. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies.
For an extra touch, melt some chocolate or white chips, dip the cookies, after baking, to cover half, let excess chocolate drip off and place on waxed paper to harden.
Coconut Wafers
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fine, flaked coconut, slightly toasted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. To toast the coconut, spread it out on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Keep a close eye on this as it will go from delightfully toasty to nasty charcoal quickly! Remove toasted coconut from baking sheet onto a plate so it cools down.
Cream soft shortening and sugar together until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in coconut. Add dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Shape into two, long rolls on waxed paper. Chill 6-8 hours our until firm. Cut into thin slices and bake on baking sheets prepared with vegetable spray. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Makes approximately 5 dozen cookies.
For an extra touch, melt some chocolate or white chips, dip the cookies, after baking, to cover half, let excess chocolate drip off and place on waxed paper to harden.
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