I have decided to do the A-Z challenge this year and my theme will be.................."Recipes"

Not just any recipes but those from my very own cookbook so they will be simple and practical and maybe some you might like to give a try. There may be one or two that I take from the internet because I do not have one that will match the current letter but I will note that if it happens and it will be one that I think I would like to try.

There will be a new post everyday in the month of April with the exception of Sundays.
There is still time if you would like to join in just click here and start creating!

Happy Easter

Hallelujah!!

Grandma's Apron

I loved this article and hope you enjoy it as well.

GRANDMA’S APRON

The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken-coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.



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45 miles for breakfast

Well, you could mark it up to boredom but indulgence might be a better fit but at any rate last Saturday hubby and I drove 45 miles to Rock Springs for breakfast. This place is in the middle of no where and yet we had a 15 minute wait to be seated so I took some pictures while I waited. Next door is their bar and I found these there.

 

 

In the restaurant  the ceiling is made of copper so they have these copper post card for sale..

They are most famous for their homemade pies and have these little mini pies for those who want just a little bit....

 

Here is all the pies they had the day we were there

 

and aren't these little hot sauce bottles cute

some like it hot!

Yes, it all started as a stagecoach stop in 1918. There is indeed a little running spring and that is a commodity in Arizona! Hubby and I shared a small breakfast so we could indulge in a slice of the JD Pecan hmmmmmmmmmmm good.

A little water and a gift for making pies is the story here and worth the drive.

 

 

Our Statue of Liberty

Location	Liberty Island Manhattan, New York City, New York,[1] United States
Coordinates	40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W / 40.68917°N 74.04444°W / 40.68917; -74.04444Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W / 40.68917°N 74.04444°W / 40.68917; -74.04444
Height	Base to torch: 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters)
Dedicated	October 28, 1886
Restored	1938, 1984–1986, 2011–2012 Sculptor
	Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi A gift to us from France Bartholdi who was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and American peoples. He may have been minded to honor the Union victory in the American Civil War and the end of slavery. Laboulaye proposed that a gift be built for the United States on behalf of France. Laboulaye hoped that by calling attention to the recent achievements of the United States, the French people would be inspired to call for their own democracy in the face of a repressive monarchy. Due to the post-war instability in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the Americans provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions. Here are some pictures of it being built...               Arriving at New York Harbor, Bartholdi focused on Bedloe's Island as a site for the statue, struck by the fact that vessels arriving in New York had to sail past it. He was delighted to learn that the island was owned by the United States government       The building of the pedestal as agreed upon     The book she carries is a tablet (evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.  A broken chain lies at her feet.     The statue has been restored three times, this is a picture of Nancy Regan in the red at the re-opening of the statue in 1986      I have had the privilege of seeing it like this          but it stands at its best from out at sea......           My Dad sailed by her while being shipped out for World War II and said he didn't think he would ever see it again but here he is coming home on the Queen Mary!! What a wonderful sight it must have been.

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Whats new?

Hubby is still recovering. He caught a bug in the hospital so had to also go on antibiotics.

He received this edible bouquet and it was delicious!! Such a great gift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was on my way to get his medicine and......

Yep, got rear ended. Fortunately no one was hurt and the car still runs.

 

 

 

 

This picture helped me feel better about it all:)

Never complain others have it worse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I am thrilled with this little washcloth I knitted

Only 1.15 oz of peaches and cream yarn and wouldn't they be cute little gifts?
Here is the pattern if you are interested
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/painted-sun-washcloth

 

 

 

 

 

For Christmas our kids gave us tickets to the PBR pro bull riding being held at the Talking Stick resort and tonight is the night.

 

 

Oh my gosh! As I said this was a gift from our kids and it said it was being held at the Talking Stick resort arena. Talking Stick resort is a casino/hotel and we have been there and assumed that they had added a arena and I went to find this picture to post and it is not at the resort but at a arena that has been re-named talking stick resort arena!!! It is no where near the casino/resort where I also made a hotel reservation but it is in downtown Phoenix!! Well, it's a good thing I am determined because we are going no matter what!!!

 

Grateful I was posting and found out before it was too late:)

 

What a difference a day makes...

This is what hubby said after falling Tues. and spending four days in the hospital. Fortunately he only compressed his lumbar and got a concussion but he is so sore that he is sure a truck ran over him. It was to be a big week of competition and instead it is all he can do to get he to the bathroom. However, at his age and the kind of fall it was it is a miracle he did not break a hip or fracture his skull.


God is good!

How about a chuckle.....

and you are complaining your bed is not comfortable@#$@%$&^

 

 

 

Yes, I thought is felt kind of funny....

 

Well, it got your attention didn't it?

 

 

Bummer

A long time ago I read about making some things for the military and the items need to be made with 100% wool so I bought this skien

of Fisherman's wool (the dog chewed the paper) to make a helmet liner but didn't start it until recently and to my dismay the yarn is flawed big time.....Every so often it is frayed like this

 

at first I thought it was just a one time thing but as I progressed it happened more often. I tried to knot it and contiue but I felt the project was just bad so ripped it out and will get rid of this yarn!!! Wished I would have discovered it sooner and I would have returned it but it has been too long. Has anyone else every experienced this?

 

 

Here is a special Valentine's wish........................................

Giant lock

This is a working lock!

Location: Nishan-e-Manzil Park, Gujranwala Cantonment, Pakistan
Constructed: 2002

Weight: 890 kg or 1962.11 pounds
It resides in a public park in Pakistan and this massive padlock was built by Haji Javed Iqbal Khokhar from Gujranwala. It’s giant key weighs 80 kg or  176.37 pounds and takes two people to lift. It was briefly the centrepiece of the Lucky Irani Circus.
 

Something to ponder upon

Hubby surprised me

It was Friday and Hubby said lets go for a jaunt tomorrow. Now, most of the time I do the planning so this was a treat.!

First we headed up toward Flagstaff  but of course we had to have breakfast at the Cliff Castle Casino and can you believe it? I won $40.00 on a penny machine and cashed out and took it with us:)


Only less than 2 hours and we were up in the snow...

We drove through Flagstaff and headed toward Williams, Az.

 

 

This was our destination

 

 

Bearizona is approximately 160 acres and visitors will drive through more than three miles of Ponderosa Pine Forest when they visit.

Smaller and baby animals are exhibited in Fort Bearizona, a beautiful 20 acre walk-thru area, along winding paths.

This opened in 2010 and we had never been through it. Fortunate for us we follow a bus tour so they put food close to the road and the animals all came up close. It was fantastic....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, up close and personal!

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are building a beautiful lodge and I hope we can go up and stay one week-end.

 

 

After our tour we headed to town for lunch. Hubby suggested Rod's steakhouse. This area is our old stompin ground from when we were kids and Rod's steakhouse was a BIG deal and I had never had lunch there and only dinner after we were married.

This has been in front of the restaurant from the beginning but the new thing is that it is chained. I guess people tried to steal it. The restaurant opened in 1946, two years before I was born and the food has always been excellent. We shared a prime rib sandwich and it was devine! Here is a few pictures of the inside...

 

Hanging dried chilies

 

 

There is also a large dinning room to the back. I was thrilled to have my sandwich on the original dishes....

(sorry for the leftover potato salad...thought I wiped it clean)

 

From here we headed down the hill to our hometown of Ash Fork and stopped to visit hubby's brother.......

He has had a couple of rough years so was glad to see him up and about.

 

Our last stop was at L& W restaurant  close to home for dinner

 

 

A 322 mile jaunt ........

Tired but it was fun.