Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Cast Iron

This old iron has served many purposes. I am sure many many years ago it was a helpful tool for the homemaker's job of ironing men's shirts.

I am so thankful for the conveniences of electricity that has made work light.

But that is not the story for today. Today, I wanted to share with you how WE use this old beat up iron.

I found this old iron about 20 years ago. It was a bit rusted up, so my hubby had it dipped so that the iron was like new again. I'm not sure what it was dipped into, but my hubby works with sheet metal and iron, so he knew how to make it look pretty.

One day while he was preparing some meat we could not find the meat pounder. So he grabbed this old iron, covered the meat with wax paper, and used it as a tenderizer. And that is how we have used it ever since.

A couple of nights ago, I needed to pound some chicken tenders for Cornflake Chicken.

The cast of characters -

Chicken tenders

after being pounded

I do not do much frying, but when we do, we use Coconut Oil

I cooked some thighs for my hubby

And here we are, ready to eat

Cornflake Chicken

Boneless Chicken breasts
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
2 cups crushed cornflakes
1/3 cup cooking oil

Pound chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper to an even 1/2" thickness.

Whisk together eggs and milk in a shallow bowl. Crush cornflakes into a separate shallow bowl.

Heat oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot.

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge in egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then into cornflakes (you can double dip into the egg and cornflakes for a crispier coating).

Fry chicken, turning once, until golden and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels.


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

At the Beach

Let's take a stroll..........


Nothing like pictures of the beach for Outdoor Wednesday :-)
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Monday, July 9, 2012

Tea Cups and Roses

There were two things that fashioned this table. These beautiful roses............

and this gorgeous teacup I received from my sister in love...............

I couldn't resist imagining what they would look like paired for an afternoon tea.





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Friday, July 6, 2012

Teach us to number our days

I recently received a newsletter where the writer made this comment -

The brevity of life can act as a spur to disciplined faithfulness. Each of us has a sphere of influence and usefulness. All our days and our deeds may be good for someone and for something.........

When I reflect on the way in which (someone's) life was, from an earthly perspective, cut short, I am reminded that there is a longer lived "morning" (Psalm 90:6) for all who are in Christ. We are daily face-to-face with the reality of suffering in one form or another. It is not for the Christian to flee from such difficulty or to deny the often ravaging impact of hardship. Instead, the believer turns to the TRUTH of God's Word FOR the living of his LIFE.

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).

(Alistair Begg)

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Some of you may have heard about the events of July 4th when several people were electrocuted while swimming. Two children were swimming when some kind of power shorted off of a houseboat and the children were electrocuted. One child died at the scene, the other was revived and air lifted to Knoxville Children's Hospital.

Here is a link of the news broadcast when the accident happened.

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/225567/2/Update-One-dead-in-electrocution-other-child-revived

We learned last evening that the second child, the 11 year old, did not make it and is now with Jesus. This little boy is the grandson of long time friends of ours.

Please pray for our friends, their son and daughter in law and the surviving children. One of their other children was in the water at the same time and she sustained some injuries but has been released from the hospital.

Thank you for lifting this family up in prayer during this incredibly difficult time.

"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12 ESV

Spiritual Sundays


Here is an updated news report from Knoxville News -

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jul/05/boy-11-extremely-critical-after-apparent-lake/?preventMobileRedirect=1

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Blue Plate Special

As I was preparing this table for the 4th of July.........

I realized that I only had three blue Staffordshire plates for the place settings


So last week, during our travels, I stopped into a NEW Goodwill in Galletin Tennessee.

I had visited a couple of Goodwills during our trip, but at THIS Goodwill I found the prize!

For $1.99!
YAY!!

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Mur-mu-ration

Mur-mu-ra-tion - it is something amazing to see.

Each fall thousands of starlings dance in the twilight above England and Scotland.

The birds gather in shape-shifting flocks called murmurations, having migrated in the millions from Russia and Scandinavia to escape winter’s frigid bite.


Murmuration from Islands & Rivers on Vimeo.

You can view this on a wider screen by clicking the link below.

http://vimeo.com/31158841

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Oh Say Can You See.............

Last year someone posted this decorated plate on their blog. I don't remember who it was, but I loved this patriotic plate with the words of the National Anthem.

At the end of the summer, my daughter and I visited Hobby Lobby, and guess what I found on clearance!! Yay!!







The words for the Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key, sprang to life as he was observing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Originally it was a poem of Key's entitled, "Defense of Fort McHenry," that came to be sung to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven". It's melody was attributed to an Englishman named John Stafford Smith. Benjamin Carr of Baltimore published the first musical edition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." that grew in popularity with the passage of time. In 1931 an act of Congress made it official national anthem of the United States. (Source)


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