Snow

 This is what we woke up to today. It snowed all day yesterday and in the evening it stopped.  It must have started up again at some point because we were quite surprised by the depth of the snow when we first saw it this morning.

The snow may have created a Winter wonderland outside but in my sun room I have a little spot of Spring!!

I hope you have a pleasant weekend.


Thanks for coming by,


         Granny Marigold

More Books

I was so disappointed in the books I bought at the thrift store last week that I made up my mind to choose more wisely this week... and I think I did. These look so interesting!

I'm not sure why I can't make this picture appear the right way.  This C.S. Lewis book is one I haven't read : The Story of his life with Joy Davidman.

This book was highly recommended to me. This is what the back of the book says: Determined to escape to freedom, Simon and Wesley faced danger and hardship fleeing from Romania to Italy.  But their nightmare began in earnest when they crawled into a container of ceramic tiles that was headed across the ocean. Baking in the heat for days in a shipyard, surviving a tremendous storm at sea, suffering from lack of oxygen, and then the agony of thirst, Simon and Wesley both came close to death.

               I picked up this Betsy Byars just because I enjoy her books for kids.

                            My stack of books-to-read ( guarded by a couple of teddy bears)

And one last picture. I can't post pics that show my youngest grands' faces,  but here M is showing his new T-shirt. ( He's in French Immersion) 

I'm off to put up my feet and begin reading.  Hmmm. I think I'll start with the exciting escape one.
Thanks for coming by,



     Granny Marigold

Banana Bread and Spring Decorating

I made banana bread today, using 6 of the bananas mentioned in my last post. DH did the mashing of them and he mashed another 4 smallish ones and froze those for future use. Ever since I started making a mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon, and coconut to put in the middle and also on the top of my regular old recipe my family has raved about how tasty it is. Since I took this picture middle son took 4 more bananas down to his kitchen to become banana bread or maybe muffins, He bakes good things!!
I had not yet tried baking in my 'new' 3 X 5 inch ceramic loaf pans but they work just fine and make perfect gift loaves!

I put away the Valentine's stuff and gave the sideboard a good dusting and a fresh look for Spring.

               Put out some early Easter things on Mom's old sewing machine.

And so the day passed. . The last full week in February. It may be chilly and there's a skiff of snow on the ground but I'm thinking Spring!!

Thanks for coming by.


Granny Marigold

Books and Bananas

          Two  more books for youngest son...

Friday morning we do the grocery shopping for the week.  The fellow in the produce dept. was just putting aside all the "singles" and was nice enough to put them into 2 bags and mark them 30% off. I see lots of Banana loaves in my family's future!

That's my not-so-interesting post for today.
Have a pleasant weekend!!



Granny Marigold

Valentine's Day Surprise

          The surprise was not particularly welcome.  Luckily it's already melting.

                      We walked in the park and enjoyed the unsullied snow.

It's not only Valentine's Day for our family, it's also middle son's birthday. Yes, he was my Valentine's baby.
I made these cupcakes and after I iced them I put half a Pirouette cookie in each.

I also made a cheesecake ( in an 8 by 12 pan) and a Magic Cookie Bar also in the same size pan.
I'm going to make a dozen or so of these "sampler" plates before anyone arrives. That way I can sit and enjoy the visit instead of being stuck doing the serving. That piece of cheesecake was the first one I took out of the pan. It seems that is always a slightly broken piece.

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my Teddy bear party. I hesitated to post about it thinking you all would think I was a little crazy. Instead you were so kind and even thought it was a great idea!
I just appreciate each one of you. You are a fantastic group of friends.

Thanks for visiting,

         Granny Marigold

A Valentine's Tea Party ( for Teddy Bears)

        New dresses were found at the thrift store for these two teddy bears.

                     Now they're ready for their tea party!!

                The boy bears had a much humbler party.

               What can I say?  Must be in my second childhood!!

                   Granny Marigold

Visit to a Mosque

Today our local Mosque was having an open house so DH and I went. We found it very interesting and the people there were so friendly.  There is a very small minority ( is that redundant?) of locals that are rude and offensive to anyone  'different' and I am guessing this open house was a step towards more understanding.

I didn't take any pictures of people but a few of the interior.

 Here's me wearing a hijab...I wish I'd chosen a brighter coloured one but this matched my coat.

       It's a cold and clear day so we made the most of it and picked up a load of compost.....

...which middle son kindly unloaded and stockpiled for me. Now I can take my time distributing it where it is most needed.

That's my Saturday. A little different than most but a good one. I hope yours was as well.


                          Granny Marigold