Random Musings

Yesterday our ladies met with the weekly Bible study, and the main focus was Judges 4 & 5, about Deborah.  I think I shocked the group when I said the whole "song" in chapter 4 sounded a lot like a political rally to me. My group was still shaking their heads and laughing about that as we left. But I was serious. Read it with Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin in mind, and tell me that's not a political rally.

Before we left for AL, NC had been experiencing a nice burst of warm weather. Our bush was blooming out back (the blooms are now all dead and frozen looking, but they'll bounce back)...  and I spotted the chicken hawk down at the pier.  I tried photographing it through the binoculars. While I could see it quite clearly, it didn't photograph too well. But you can see part of the tail stripes. I saw it flying on the road a few days later, not far from where my chickens were hanging out. It made me a little thankful we didn't have any young ones. I've never seen them eat a full grown chicken, though they will eat a pullet (one that's 3-4 months old). So while many people find them beautiful and amazing, I always look for a bunny or squirrel when I see one, and then count my chickens. They're not scared of humans, either.

A week ago today we were very tired, and when I called the hospital to see how Mom's night went, Dad said they would be coming home before the day was out. I know that hospitals can take a very long time and that lunch time would be the earliest she would be home, and early to late evening could also be a very real possibility. Dad didn't want us to drive back to B'ham and told us not to come. So we did something I've wanted to do for a long time but have never had the time to do when "go home". I visited what was "home" to me. And it was good, and it was heartbreaking.  The town of Cordova is slowly rebounding from the two tornadoes that devastated the area six years ago. There's a new town hall, a new fire station, as well as several other changes. But the picture above is one of the views that absolutely made me gasp. The parking lot where I took the photo is from the Cordova Free Will Baptist Church, where my Dad pastored. For the 14 years...

The ladies in our church do a Bible/book study from time to time. Usually we read 2-3 chapters, or half a book, before meeting to discuss it. This time we're actually doing a Bible study called Life Principles from Women of the Bible. I took the book with me this past week thinking I'd have time to do a little while I was in Alabama for Mom's heart procedure. Mom saw it on the table, and wanted to know all about it. The next morning when I came out to make breakfast, she was working through lesson one. She had also read the introduction of the authors, and made a comment of how strange it was that all three were men. At one point she flipped through the book and saw a quote I had written in the back from our teacher. Last night as I was working on a lesson, I felt a sheet of paper that I didn't remember being in there: It made me laugh. And I thought it was neat that Mom was leaving Bible verses for me. I'm almost tempted to purchase her a copy so she can work th...

What we're watching on Netflix: When Calls The Heart , season one What I'm reading: None Like Him, by Jen Wilkin and Civil War Blunders, (and a Bible study on a few women of the Bible by AMG) Current Quilt Projects: Saturday Sampler (a block of the month), Gemstones (last year's Gatherings project), Modern Neutrals (this year's Gatherings project) What Quilt Projects I'm Thinking About: an artistic pond quilt, an artistic farm quilt, Farmhouse Vintage, a 2"square pattern and a Bear Claw pattern Current non-quilt projects: cracking 2016 pecans, editing old home videos Upcoming household project: the garden and possible signage An area we're seriously lacking in: hospitality. I don't think we've had a family over to the house in over a year. My new favorite quote: I can do anything, but I cannot do everything.

Many, many years ago I cooked a goose egg for Bobby. Fried it, to be exact. And before it was done cooking, I was getting queasy. I couldn't bring myself to eat it. Fast forward many years, and we've lost all our male geese, meaning all our eggs are unfertilized. There's no point in incubating them, and the female geese will never be able to hatch them, no matter how hard they try. So what are we to do with all these eggs? Thanks to google, I've learned that goose eggs are best scrambled or as an omelette. If used in baking, the ratio is 1 goose egg equals 2 large chicken eggs (I would have guessed 3), but since they are mostly yolk, a chicken egg or egg whites needs to be added to the mix or it will be heavier. So I scrambled one with a chicken egg the other morning. It didn't taste bad; actually tasted like a chicken egg; but I still had a hard time eating my whole part. Comparison: before beating the goose egg and chicken egg together.  So if any of yo...

As the flu and stomach bug rages all around, we're staying busy. I FINALLY finished the puzzle I started back in January during the snow days. As if it wasn't challenging enough, the puzzle was two-sided, meaning the same picture is also printed from the back, but turned a different direction, and is cut from both sides. After a point, that part became slightly helpful. If you weren't certain a piece truly fit (it wasn't fully interlocking), you could flip it over and see whether or not it matched from the back. Once I realized the left border was incorrectly placed in a few spots, things started improving dramatically. I asked Bobby early on if he wanted to help. He informed me he has never been that bored in his life, ever. I hate to tear it up and put it back in the box after spending literally hours completing it, but I'll never hang a picture of penguins in my house. It's just not my thing. But it's done. :)