Sunday Morning Sunshine: A Smiley Day

 "It's the first day of autumn! 

A time of hot chocolatey mornings, 

and toasty marshmallow evenings, 

and, best of all, leaping into leaves!"

--Winnie the Pooh

This makes me smile.

And we all need a smiley day! 

Sunday Morning Sunshine: Words to Ponder

 "You're off to great places!

Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting!

So...

get on your way!"
--Dr. Seuss

Sunday Morning Sunshine: Love Life!

Love Life! 

Take great pleasure

in small offerings.

Believe that the world

owes you nothing.

Understand that every gift

is exactly that, a gift.

Realize that people who differ

from you can be founts of fun.

--Maya Angelou

Sunday Sunshine: Sing to Me, Autumn!

Beautiful! 

Sing to Me, Autumn 

by Patricia Cisco

Sing to me, Autumn, with the rustle of your leaves.

Breathe on me your spicy scents that flow within your breeze.

Dance with me, Autumn, your waltz that bends the boughs of trees.

Now tell me all the secrets you've whispered to the seas.

Sleep with me, Autumn, with your enchanting spellbound ways

Let your yellow harvest moon shimmer in our eyes.

Kiss me, Autumn, with your enchanting spellbound ways

That changes all you touch into crimson golden days.

Love me, Autumn, and behold this love so true.

That I'll be waiting faithfully each year to be with you.

Sunday Sunshine: Silence

We need to find God,

and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.

God is the friend of silence.

See how nature--trees, flowers, grass--grows in silence.

See the stars, the moon, and the sun,

how they move in silence.

We need silence to be able to touch souls.

--Mother Teresa

Sunday Morning Peace: April

The Day Before April

May Carolyn Davis

The day before April,

Alone, alone,

I walked in the woods

and sat on a stone.

I sat on a broad stone

and sang to the birds.

The tune was God's making,

But I made the words.

Quote:
I don't believe the muse visits you. I believe that you visit the muse. --Michael Lewis


Blessings

Sunday Morning Peace: The Good Ole Days

Enjoy Yourself.

These are the 'good ole days'

you're going to miss 

in the years ahead.

Blessings!

 

 

Patience is a bitter plant

but it has a sweet fruit.

 

--German proverb

 

 

Blessings!

Sunday Morning Peace

 

Some People are molded by their admirations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others by their hostilities.

 

 

--Elizabeth Bowen

 

 

Blessings!

Sunday Morning Peace

 

 

Back of all circumstances is God.

Circumstances may, and do, change;

but God never!

 

Blessings!



Sunday Morning Peace

Life should not be a journey to the grave

with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive

and well preserved body, but rather

to skid in sideways, with an old dog,

astride a lifelong old horse,

with a body thoroughly used up,

totally worn out and screaming

"Woo Hoo! What a ride!"

-author unknown

Blessings!

I've Got a Disease . . .


It's called Book Madness. (Laugh. You really thought I was serious, didn't you?)

Well, I am serious.

(This library, Celsus, was built in 135 A.D. and could house 12,000 scrolls!)

I sat in the library last night and looked. Books! Books on the shelves, books on carts. Books in hands and books on desks. Books were being talked about. Phone calls made concerning late books. books in bags and books in arms. Overloaded books and one single book. Everywhere I looked there was books!

I thought about books and how very precious they are to me. How I loved to shower my sons with books. It was never considered a waste of money to buy a book. In fact, my husband just called me (both of us traveling our own directions) and told me about a book sale in town--he'd just happened to see the sign.

So that got me to thinking about books. Here's what I came up with. (in case you haven't figured it out, I love lists!)

Fiction books
non-fiction books
adventure books
thriller books
romance books
suspense books
romantic suspense books
mystery books
cozy books
science fiction books
fantasy books
women's fiction books
historical books
period books
porno books (YUK)
picture books
kids books
travel books
advice books
craft books
school books
photography books

I'm taking a breath . . .

Career books
Bible books
Cop books
lawyer books
doctor and nurse books
psyciatric books
encyclopedias
online books
e-books
research books
map books
geneology books

And . . .

books for dummies
books for smarties
books for men
women
kids
teens
books to help me be good, lose weight, go to heaven, learn a new career, get a GED, research the past. Books to teach me how to learn a trade, file my taxes, write a book.

books to make me think, cry, laugh, get disgusted, write a letter, be encouraged or discouraged. Books that make me want to go on . . . or quit.

books I love, hate, will never read again, keep.
books that I recommend or warn about.

and someday . . . my books will be there. Waiting on someone to read, love, cry, and be encouraged. I hope.

Here's a treat for an early Saturday or Sunday breakfast. Great in the fall!

Pumpkin Waffles (or pancakes!)

Makes 4 waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups cooked pumpkin, either canned or prepared yourself (you can substitute sweet potatoes, yams, or squash
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chopped, toasted pecans (optional but highly recommended)

Start heating your waffle iron. Mix together the pumpkin, butter, egg, and milk in one bowl and the flour, baking powder, spices, pecans, and salt in another bowl. Pour the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and stir everything just until smooth. Avoid overbeating.

When the waffle iron is hot, spray both top and bottom grids with cooking spray to keep the waffles from clinging to the iron. Add about 3/4 cup of the batter to the center of the iron. The exact amount will vary depending on the style and manufacturer of your waffle iron, so check the instructions. Close the iron and cook until done, 3-4 minutes or until the waffles stop producing steam. Serve the waffle immediately or place in a warmed oven to keep hot.

These waffles are best served hot with real maple syrup and maybe a sprinkling of more chopped nuts.

I love this quote:
Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.
-- Carol Bishop Hipps




Warm autumn blessings!