My house SMELLED like a 'Tuesday' today!
The most familiar Tuesday scent is turpentine! Even though I seldom start to actually paint until after 6:00 pm I put out the art table much earlier! This sets the stage and gets the creative juices going.
It was 100 degrees today but the mornings continue to be bearable in the gazebo.
While I didn't take in a movie - I DID make a Goodwill run!
I found 3 more wine glasses from the Alto Vineyards to go with the 2 I bought a few weeks ago.
The 'Girls Gone Wine' glass is especially pretty!
I also picked up this lamp for $7.99 (less 25%!) for the kitchen table.
It is heavier and nicer than the one I was using.
That one will go out in the camper.
A Ramen Noodle Salad recipe has been making the rounds on Facebook.
I made it this afternoon and it is delicious!!! We'll be going over to Quadville tomorrow and my Mother and Deanie are coming to see the babies and have lunch with us. An assortment of salads seems like a good menu.
Another delightful smell in my house today - a sour cream pound cake!
This will be dessert tomorrow!
For supper Louis Dean and I had a bowl of pinto beans ladled over home made corn bread and served with slices of onion! An old fashioned meal - but a good one.
I finally finished the chores of the day and settled down with a glass of tea and my oils!
I couldn't find the recipe book I took this picture from so I simply finished painting it to my satisfaction and called it DONE!
I also finished the Umbrella painting.
'Rained' it. Glazed it. Framed it. HUNG it.
Never mind it is still wet! The WALL is the safest place to put a wet painting around here.
Thank you so much for the many prayers for our little Raynie! I am happy to report that she is MUCH better! She is home now and improving by leaps and bounds.
She was such a trooper!!
Raynie actually WATCHED as they put the IV in and didn't even bat an eye at it!
WOW!!! She's a tough cookie!
It appears she had a case of Cyclospora.
Cyclospora is an intestinal illness caused by a one-cell parasite invisible to the naked eye. It takes around two weeks to incubate then causes intense diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps and pain, bloating, nausea and fatigue.
"It's typically a lower intestinal symptom like diarrhea and it can go on for a very long time, for weeks," says Dr. Ed Dominguez, an infectious disease specialist in Dallas, TX.
Praise God she is getting well now! Her biggest problem was being so severely dehydrated.
You can use a spray solution of vinegar and water (1 part white vinegar to 3 parts water) on your fruits and veggies then rinse thoroughly with water. That's what we are going to do!
Louis Dean is playing the piano while I write. He is pretty amazing - he has played the guitar for years but at 76 years of age he is now teaching himself to play the piano! He is truly a life long learner!!
I'm about to shut the house down and go to bed.
It's been a GOOD Tuesday - and the house STILL smells good!!
