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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Some of my favorites

Some of you know I have a photo blog where the goal is to take a picture a day. I thought I would share a few of my favorites from the last few weeks.



I bought a bouquet of tulips to add some spring cheer to my kitchen table. Aren't they pretty?

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Andy wore his dress uniform to church last Sunday and I took this picture to show his badges and ribbons. Both the gold button and the wings show that he is in the aviation field. He has 6 ribbons to show different things he has been involved in: Korean defense, National defense, global war on terror, overseas service, army service and the army achievement medal. The badge below the ribbons is a sharpshooter, marksmanship medal. I've had no family members in the military before this and find all the different medals interesting.


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This is a dried flower on our hydrangea tree. It hung on all winter and I thought it looked pretty even though it's dry and has lost it's color.


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I went for a walk as the sun was getting low in the sky. It made this rusty old fence almost glow!


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This is one of my favorite pictures. This is the hand of one of my residents. Anyone who works there would know who this is because she is always reading her Bible. I think this must have been a long time practice because even now with some dementia present, she loves to read it. Don't you think that old hand on her Bible is beautiful?



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Thursday, April 2, 2009

It's time to go again


It's time to send Andy off again. We've had such a great time having him around for these few weeks. One thing about this army life is that you learn to really enjoy the time you have together! We had Laura and Aaron over tonight for supper and some time together. They don't appreciate my taking pictures but I wanted a shot of them all together as it won't happen again for a while. It's going to be a very short night - we will be leaving the house at 3:15 to get to the airport!



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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Slow Cooking Thursday



The recipe I have for you today is one I found about a month ago on Slow Cooking Thursday and it was posted by Melody of Pennies in my Pocket. I made it for supper tonight and it was delicious! We had Bob's mom and step dad over and they really liked it too. I thought I would share it because I'm sure some of my readers didn't see it on Melody's blog and it's so good it should be shared! Thanks Melody!

Apple Glazed Pork Roast

3 - 4 lb pork roast

4 - 6 apples, cored and quartered (I used Fuji because that's what Melody recommended)
1/2 cup apple juice
5 Tablespoons of brown sugar
2 Tablespoons of ground ginger
Salt & Pepper to taste


DIRECTIONS
1. Rub roast with desired amount of salt & pepper.
2. Place apple quarters in bottom of slow cooker, place roast on top.
3. Combine apple juice, brown sugar and ginger then spoon over top of roast, moistening well.
4. Cook on low for 10-12 hours. (I had a 3 1/2 pound roast and it was falling off the bone tender after about 11 hours)

I followed Melody's suggestion and served it with green beans and red skinned potatoes. It made a wonderful supper.

For more Slow Cooking Thursday recipe's, visit Sandra at Diary of a SAHM.



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