It feels so nice and fresh after the intense heat of the past week and some days.
Joining in with Skywatch Friday.
Thank you for stopping by.
It feels so nice and fresh after the intense heat of the past week and some days.
Joining in with Skywatch Friday.
Thank you for stopping by.
On Sunday Valentine's Day we had snow fall. It snowed a few times more during the week but it didn't last more than one night before it all melted, at least where I live.
Sky
I made time to go for coffee. I just stopped off at McDonald's as it was close to where I needed to run some other errands. Besides I like their coffee since it is always hot and fresh.
Reading
Going for solo coffee is when I love to bring a good book to read. I read these two different books on two different occasions. The first book is written by a fashion psychologist and talks about the science of fashion. It also gives you some tips on creating a minimalist wardrobe. I found it a very satisfying read and would like it for my personal library but right now I'm still in downsizing mode so I'll hold off on that. I am not into working on my wardrobe right now but in future I will have to make time to go through all my closets and drawers and get rid of things once again. I've been on a long and slow process of weight loss and so I have to get rid of things I'd like to keep but no longer fit well.
I am also getting into the book below about French women and how they survived in Nazi occupied Paris.
I bought this beautiful magazine as a nice easy to read treat. I love decorating magazines but don't buy too many because once they are read you need to store them. I used to buy a lot of magazines and so now it is a real treat since I only buy one or two every few years.
I've just order this book, Woman in the Wilderness from the library and it's ready for pick up. I saw this woman and her husband interviewed on a You Tube video. They both live in the wilderness of New Zealand and the woman is 30 years younger than her husband. They don't even live in a house except when Miriam's husband Peter got sick and they live primarily off the land. Miriam is a beautiful, healthy looking creature who kills the animals they eat. Before she lived on the land she was a vegetarian. Now that they live in the wilderness they need the protein that comes from the animals in order to survive.
Meals
Here is a sample of meals I've prepared this week.
First up is raviolini stuffed with butternut squash served with a cheese sauce, baked chicken and simple salad.
On another day I made hamburger and macaroni soup in a tomato broth.
Next up is a batch of roasted beets,carrots and nugget potatoes.
The roasted vegetables accompanied roasted brisket which I marinated overnight before cooking.
Another day I made roasted pork chops and onions and sliced roasted potatoes flavoured with onion soup mix. I read about using the onion soup mix but if you suffer from swelling then I would advise against using this and to add fresh herbs and spices instead.
Kenya
In my last post I mentioned that Pastor Jonah had to return to Kericho Town to assist with showing the land to local leadership and court and land officials. The expectation is to also provide tea or lunch. Apparently the meeting went well but it was raining so heavily and cars had to be hired to transport people. They didn't linger for a long meeting due to inclement weather but they were provided tea. The officials in attendance seemed satisfied that everything is in order concerning the land grant application but I am not sure how long it will take before a court hearing is scheduled to learn the outcome of the land grant petition.
Next week it will be time to send funds to various people in need. Please keep the needs in prayer if you pray.
Thank you.
Linking this week to Skywatch Friday.
This is the current book at the top of my reading pile. I'm enjoying it immensely and it makes me feel as if I too am in the mountains with the gorillas.
I wanted to share some Fall season photos but haven't been out to take any good ones. We have had rainy, wet weather since late last week so that hasn't helped to do any photo taking.
The following photos are from my archives and were taken a few years ago. I hope you enjoy them.
The next photo was taken with the camera phone on Wednesday, September 24th. It was just after a heavy duty wind and rain storm and the night was falling fast.
The next few photos were also taken with my phone camera while I was doing some errands in between the rainfall.
Thank you for stopping by. I'm linking up with Skywatch Friday today and Saturday's Critters. I hope you all have a safe and happy weekend.
We've been experiencing very poor air quality as a result of the wild fires that have been burning in Washington, Oregon and California states. I've had to keep all doors and windows closed and stay indoors for five days. On Wednesday the sky finally cleared a bit and it was such a relief to be able to go outside and to breathe better air.
These few photos were taken as soon as the sky cleared in late afternoon Wednesday. Then within a few hours the sky darkened again. I wasn't quite sure if it was due to the fires or if rain was on the way. Then it rained Wednesday night. The sky cleared a bit on Thursday and it rained a little again in the evening. We are expecting more rain over the next two days.
Joining in with Skywatch Friday today.
This was taken just after 5:30 a.m. The light is coming out about an hour later these days. |
I like seeing the different colours of cloths in the basket. |
This photo was taken just before 9 p.m. It is getting dark about 30 minutes earlier than a few weeks ago |
The sky is beautiful almost every day here and you will often find goats in the middle of the highway near Marigat (north of Nakuru) in Kenya. |
Street scene in Marigat, just opposite the market. |
Sally shortly after returning from eye surgery. She was suffering from a bout of malaria in this photo. |
Some of the gifts being presented to Sally. Her son looks on. |
See into the doorway where the mattresses are propped up. These photos were taken before the house repairs. |
One of Sally's daughters looks on. |
Iron sheets for the roof repair. |
This is the house after repairs. The kitchen (see far left in 1 of the photos above) has not been repaired. |
Hello friends and fellow bloggers, I hope you are all fine this beautiful day. These photos are from a walk to a small local park. Some tre...