Family Under the Weather

My family and I have all been under the weather this past week, first our son came down with a mild cold, then our DD and I got this awful stomach virus which somehow we managed to pass on to my husband so it has been a sick bay these last few days. We had been getting ready for Christmas and I was happy to know we were kind of getting there early...we also had a painter lined up to do some painting for us before we put up our decorations. We waited for him for a whole week, he never turned up and kept coming up with all sorts of reasons and/or excuses. In the meantime we had our living/dining room furniture all covered and placed in one corner and everything else packed up!

One week of waiting was enough, we are putting everything in place, the job will have to wait and most probably we will have to get another painter.

As they say when it rains, it pours, it was raining this evening and we have our street being resurfaced so there is a terrible continuous noise from the machines. I am also so far behind on my crafts and I was hoping to get ready for my Christmas sale/exhibition next weekend. We are hoping things will settle down so we can get ready for Christmas.

As an on-line friend joked with me earlier today, she said, "I have heard a saying about the family that ??? together stays together but I think the word is PLAY".

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.....2

This is the second time I am posting a Thanksgiving message this year, this time to my American friends who are many and whose friendship I appreciate so much.
It is a time to be thankful for all life has to offer, for family and friends and blessings great and small!

"God bless us, every one!"

~Tiny Tim in Dickins' A Christmas Carol~

Back on line...yes, thanks I'm fine!

It seems like I haven't been here for ages. Many thanks to those of you who have contacted me in some way or another to ask if I was OK. Well in a way yes I am quite alright now, but I had to deal with a health issue recently in our family and of course that takes priority over everything else. Thanks and praise be to God everything's fine now and we are slowly getting back to normal. Will try to pick up where I left off.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.....

to all my family and friends in Canada hoping you will have a lovely holiday weekend.


This afternoon I finished making the scarecrow in the picture, the head and hat I bought ready made but I dressed him up with shirt and dungarees, straw and all! I am really pleased with the way he looks! Stay safe, drive carefully and have a wonderful weekend.

So once in every year we throng

Upon a day apart,

To praise the Lord with feast and song

In thankfulness of heart.

~Arthur Guiterman, The First Thanksgiving

Wordless Wednesday...My Year-round tree in Fall

Especially for Debbie H.~thanks for your reminder : )

Doreen's Whimsical Words ~ My new blog

I have started a new blog
Doreen's Whimsical Words


This is where I will be posting my poetry

and poetry tags as well as

my whimsical writings.

I hope you will visit sometimes.

Baked Vegetables

My husband loves to cook Sunday lunch and occasionally tries new recipes or makes up his own. Now this is the man who, when our children were babies, used to ask me how to make a basic sauce. Yes definitely he has come a long way! Today he made us a lovely meatloaf covered with strips of bacon (came out lovely, sorry I forgot to take a picture and now of course, it is all gone). In the above picture you can see some lovely fresh veggies baked to perfection. This is a healthy way to cook them to preserve their vitamins. Here is how he made them...

Ingredients:
5-6 medium carrots
6 zucchini (the round marrow kind)
4 medium onions peeled and halved
2-3 tablespoons Olive oil
Herbes de Provence

Directions:
Preheat oven to about 350-400 degrees F (175 to 200 degrees C).
Scrape and wash carrots and zucchini, then roughly cut or chop them. Add prepared onions.
Lightly oil a large, shallow baking dish.
Combine prepared veggies in prepared baking dish and add olive oil. Mix vegetables well until they are coated with oil on all sides. Sprinkle some Herbes de Provence over all the veggies.
Bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour in preheated oven or until vegetables are tender.


Note: You can also use broccoli or cauliflower florets or even mushrooms. If you are using potatoes, I suggest you pre-boil them first for a few minutes before baking them along with the other veggies.

Enjoy!