Hodge Podge Wednesday

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Joining From This Side of the Pond.

1. The month of July was named for Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. He's quoted as saying, 'Experience is the teacher of all things."  So what has experience taught you lately?     Just returned from vacation with my 4 daughters. I can do more than I thought I could with 4 motherly daughters to push me. "Mom, we are just doing this to help you." So motivation is the key to staying active.   2. Where did you last roam?   Several miles south east coast to S.C. Spent one day discovering Savannah, GA. 

    3. Speaking of Rome, what would you choose, pizza, pasta, gelanto?   Love, love, love pizza. Thin crust, personal pan, all veggies. Hometown Pizza, the best pizza in our area, just down the road. Our grandson works there and always fixes ours.     4. Which Roman idiom have you used lately? When in Rome do as the Romans do. Loved eating "low country food" while in S.C.   

 Shrimp and sausage boil.   5. Which book or movie have you read or seen that made you want to go to Tuscany?  the classic. Under the Tuscan Sun, book and movie. The scenery is enough to draw me there.   6. Ever visited Disney World?   Never been to California but have visited  The Magic Kingdom in Orlando when some of our kiddos were younger.   7. Ever been stung or bitten by an insect.   Every time I  step outside to our deck. HH says I get bitten because I am so sweet. (I am diabetic) I remember getting stung by a bumble bee on my toe when I was about 8 yrs. old playing in the old barn loft.   Some thoughts. Not blogging as much. Busy making jewelry for the missions served by the local Sisters of Charity.   Pages of the quarterly published magazine The Journey are cute so as to be rolled in to beads by the sister.  

   Rolling the beads.

  Then I make the jewelry  Necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

  Pack into plastic bags, price them, and insert Journey Beads Card.

Very rewarding task for my volunteer hours.   I even wear the jewelry.   Go here for more Hodge Podging.       

Happy Birthday daughter

Happy Birthday to our daughter.

We love you dear one.
You always make me smile.

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Thanks all

FSO-theme-Routine

Hello, old friend here, new blog.

f0rmer Daylily

Routine happenings in my town.

Annual Senior High Play.

Our granddaughter as Eliza Doolittle 
in
My Fair Lady.

Blocking off the Court Square for the Downtown
Annual Concert in the Street
4th of July celebration.



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Daze

First post on new blog

Hope all my blog followers will refollow me on my new blog.

 Four sisters

and

Mom

in 

Savanah, GA

So much JOY from vacationing with our 4 daughters.

Had a great time finding the Mercer-Williams home in

Savanah.

Go here for more JOY.

BBQ potato soup

6 large potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
1 cup onions, diced
4 cups chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon BBQ seasoning
1/4 cup BBQ sauce(just use your favorite kind)
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 pound of bacon cooked and crumbled
Directions:

• Combine potatoes, onions, chicken broth, garlic, BBQ seasoning,and BBQ sauce in your crockpot. Cook on high for about 4-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
• Mix in the the bacon, heavy cream and cheddar cheese to the soup mixture.

Garnish with a dab of sour cream and green onions! D

Dried Tomatoes 10/4/13

r two people have asked me about roasting tomatoes.

I first skin them, by covering them with boiling water and slipping the skins off.

Then cut them in half and place on a baking tray. I use baking paper then they don't stick to the pan.

Get your oven up to 200 degrees.

Sprinkle a little olive oil on each tomato, a touch of sea salt and plenty of torn up Basil.

You can add a little garlic if you wish.

Place them in the oven and leave for about an hour until the skins are blackening slightly around the edge.

Then cool and freeze, or just eat cold in a delicious salad, or make soup.

You get all the flavour in a very concentrated fashion, and the smell in the kitchen is gorgeous!

Gluten free bread-slow cooker

Ingredients

• 1 tub Pillsbury Gluten Free Pizza Dough
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 3 tbsp tequila lime seasoning

Instructions

1. Allow pizza dough to come to room temperature.
2. Once at room temperature- place in mixer & knead with dough hook for about 5 minutes to get good & soft.
3. While dough is kneading- spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
4. Once dough is soft- pull off pieces, roll in a ball & then form into bread stick shape- twist a bit & lay in slow cooker.
5. Continue to do this until all the dough is used & the bottom of your cooker is full- it's okay to stack them if you run out of room in the first layer.
6. Sprinkle with your seasonings.
7. Cover & let cook approx 1-1/2 hours - or until completely cooked through & bottom is a darker golden brown & top is lightly golden.
8. Unplug cooker- remove lid without letting the condensation drip on bread.
9. Take 2 paper towels still linked together- lay over the opening of the cooker & return lid. (since you are laying a paper product on top of a hot object- do not walk away- observe this the whole time- just in case)
10. Let sit 10 minutes to help absorb any moisture & let the bread get a good crust on top.
11. Remove bread & allow to cool on wire rack or serve warm.