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!

If I had Wings ~ A Tag

THANKS CATHY

for your welcome suggestion

to make my poem and photo into a tile/tag...

I hope you like it : )

If I had Wings ~ A Poem

~If I had Wings~

If I had wings

If I could fly

I'd spread my wings

I'd span the sky

If I had wings

I'd feel so free

My friend won't you

Come fly with me

The wind will lift us higher

Far above the clouds

If I had wings I'd fly with you

Far from all the crowds!

Doreen Scerri © 2009

I took the above picture only a few days ago when I was taking pictures of clouds. Have you ever tried to take photos of birds in flight? Gosh it is ever so difficult to get them all in one perfect frame. It was getting kind of dark then, but this is the best one I got and I am quite happy with it. I think capturing birds in flight will be my next challenge : ) Have you ever thought about how fast birds fly? The photo inspired me to write the poem. Poetry takes me into worlds and places I may never get to, it frees my spirit and my mind travels anywhere it fancies, anywhere it longs to go and through my verses I can travel beyond the horizon and back again.

Thank you Lord for the wind beneath my wings

every time You inspire me

with Your wonderful creation.