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French Friday – Rest and Restore

October 8, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Thank goodness it’s Friday! This has been quite a week and I can’t remember the last time I was so incredibly happy to see Friday arrive. I should vacuum and clean bathrooms and mop the laundry room. But you know what? I’m not doing any of those things today. The bed is…

Guest Post Friday – Curried Chicken Vegetable Soup

October 8, 2010 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

I love a good soup when the weather gets chilly and I will definitely be giving this one a try! Kim’s Curried Chicken Vegetable Soup By Kim Patrie I make this when I am feeling under the weather. Vegetarians can substitute a can of chickpeas for the chicken. The curry is optional, but when your…

Peace reigns once more…

October 6, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Ahh…hear that? It’s my favorite sound – the sound of silence. The roofers are done and David finished the plumbing. Everyone is gone. I’m alone. I would love to curl up with a cup of tea and a book (or take a nap!) but one of the roofers will be back *sometime* to pick up…

Traumatic Tuesday…

October 5, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 5 Comments

Okay, so that post title is a little overly dramatic but I currently have eight men on my roof scraping off old shingles. Perhaps that doesn’t sound like a big deal but for a “Highly Sensitive Person” the noise and vibration can be rather overwhelming. I just might need to spend some time at the…

Layered Salad…

October 5, 2010 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Tonight was our “meatless Thanksgiving-type dinner” that I’ve been planning. We will temporarily set aside our vegetarianism on Thanksgiving and purchase an organic, humanely-raised turkey but in the meantime, I wanted to have a dinner with the usual Thanksgiving side dishes. One of my favorites is a layered salad. My dear friend Nancy gave me…

Memory Lane Monday…Nickelodeon – Old School

October 4, 2010 By Deanna Piercy 3 Comments

This post is dedicated to my “children of the 80s” without whom I would be woefully ignorant of the following: Maya the Bee: The World of David the Gnome: The Adventures of the Little Koala: Eureeka’s Castle: Mr. Wizard’s World: Sharon Lois and Bram’s Elephant Show: When Lisa was an infant I spent an inordinate…

The bread of life…

October 4, 2010 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Today is World Communion Sunday and as is our church’s custom, several ladies baked various types of bread, some representing other nations, for communion (including me). I took this photo with my iPhone just before the choir went up to sing. It’s hard to tell in this picture but the communion table is covered with…

The scent of home…

October 3, 2010 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

My house smells delicious! I baked five loaves of bread this afternoon and the fragrance still lingers. I posted the recipe and photos of the process here.