I called a friend of mine yesterday to chat, she said she was making Special K Cookies for her teenage grandson who was coming by. I had forgotten about how great these cookies are, and decided I should mix up a batch for my family . You don’t have to bake them, so you don’t [...]
Archive for June, 2009
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Posted in Prayer Shawls and Cards, Sacred Life Sunday, tagged church, crocheting, Faith, Hope, prayer shawl ministry, prayer shawls, Sacred Life Sunday on June 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Janice loved music, she sang in our choir and led worship, but the silent music of her heart was the shawls.
Portland by Train
Posted in Sweet Simple Things, tagged gardens, home, life, Portland, trains, travel on June 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember,
and remember more than I have seen.”
-Benjamin Disraeli
Last week I had an adventure by going to a conference and taking the train to Portland. Since I went alone, I decided to take the train and explore the area through mass transit. It [...]
Saying Goodbye to Spring
Posted in Garden, tagged beauty, Flowers, gardening, home, life, photography, seasons, spring, summer on June 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This year, spring came in struggling with winter, with winter shaking it’s fist blowing snow over the tender buds. Eventually spring triumphed gently and warmly, filling the earth with a parade of ever changing foliage.
The White Picket Fence
Posted in Sacred Life Sunday, Sweet Simple Things, tagged builidng a fence, fence, home, home improvement, life, mental illness on June 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The flowers and roses are blooming here at Cottage House. They are so charming peeking out from behind the white picket fence. Several years ago, an acquaintance had a lot of old wooden crates he got from a store that used them for storage . I was longing for a picket fence and he thought [...]
Here Comes the Sun
Posted in Morning Musings, Sacred Life Sunday, Sweet Simple Things, tagged life, northwest, rain, Sacred Life Sunday, Seattle, summer, sun, weather on June 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The warm sun finally returned to the pacific northwest last week breaking all the old heat records.
June’s Rose
Posted in Garden, Life at Home, tagged Flowers, gardening, home, life, roses, summer on June 2, 2009 | 10 Comments »
“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it is always June”
- L.M. Montgomery
One of my favorite months of the year is June. The rain leaves for the season, sunshine and blue skies come back again to the pacific northwest, the days are finally warm, and best of [...]
