I don’t remember winter being this cold. It has been down in the 20’s and now we have freeze warnings posted at the apartment gates again. When they post freeze warnings we are supposed to open our kitchen cupboard doors and leave a little trickle of water running in the kitchen sink so that the pipes don’t freeze. I’ve never had pipes freeze before and hope I never have to deal with it. So tonight the water bill offsets the threat of frozen pipes.
Lazy Days
Not going away on vacation this year. No one can afford it any more. So we are hanging around town looking for fun. Got any ideas?
Easy Roast Beef
Tonight I put a sirloin roast into a Reynolds roasting bag, along with some chopped onion and a can of mushroom soup. I sprinkled just a little garlic pepper on top of the roast before I tied up the bag and poked a couple of air vent holes in the top. Popped it into the oven at 350 degrees and left it there for an hour and half. It was cooked so nicely – lots of flavor and plenty of gravy. What an easy way to make a great roast beef.
For Mom
Today we all gathered at my mom’s house and had a big dinner. All her kids pitched in some money to buy her one big gift – a new refrigerator. We know she has been wanting something new for the kitchen, as much as she loves to cook.
It was kind of fun to watch my brother slowly drive up her gravel driveway with the big new refrigerator in the back of his truck. My sister in law had made up a huge pink bow and taped it on the front door to make it look gift wrapped.
It doesn’t sound like a very sexy gift, but my mom was thrilled and completely surprised. So mother’s day was a hit at my mom’s house this year.
Spring Flowers
The best part of April is the Spring flowers. We have all kinds of flowers blooming in gardens, along driveways and on the hillsides as you drive down the back roads. One of my favorite flowers is the tulip.
As a child I was fascinated with stories about Holland and the fields of tulips with windmills. I would love to see that some day. If I ever get the chance to travel outside of the United States, I would love to go to the Netherlands.
Hoppy Easter
I hope you have a Hoppy Easter, today. If the Easter Bunny finds your house, save some candy for me! I miss having little kids around to hunt for Easter Eggs and share their candies.
Bad Weather on Good Friday
This is Good Friday and a lot of people are out from school or off from work because of the Easter weekend. But the weather forecast has been really scarey today. There is the threat of tornadoes all through the South. I hope everyone I know is safe and sound today and that the weather has mercy on us. I just heard on the radio that there were several tornadoes touching down in the Nashville area and that one touched down west of Huntsville. So they are all around us today. Take care.
Candles
Somewhere recently I read that over half of Americans have candles in their homes. I wonder if they are for emergency use or do people actually burn the candles on a casual basis?
I like to burn candles during the evening while watching TV or working on the internet. Usually I buy mine at WalMart for just a couple dollars. Lately they have been featuring a multipack of 2 large candles with 3 small votive candles for just $10. That is a really good deal and that many candles will usually last about a month with my casual evening use.
Of course, I keep a couple stashed for emergency use. If we were to get an ice storm or a tornado come through here, I might lose electricity for a few days. I could probably survive at home for up to a week if i had to, and the candles would have to be my source of light in an emergency.