Be Still and Know...Then and Now

Y’all I can’t remember the last time I actually had a picture for all seven days so with no further ado here is my week… Sunday, March 25 The DD had to be at church very early. The Youth Choir was singing at all three services. The Hubs and I dropped off the girl at 7:15 and then went and had a breakfast date at Panera. My all time fav bagel is the cinnamon crunch! It is just too good y’all! Monday, March 26 I think this is one of my favorite pictures that I have taken in a long time. Muffinhead and I were out in the backyard. She was playing and having a wonderful time and I look up and I notice this congregation of birds just across the yard. I very quietly rose from my chair, slowly went to get my camera off the table and was fortunate enough to snap off one perfect picture. As soon as the shutter closed they burst into the air and were gone! I’ve been told they are Waxwings! Tuesday, March 27 I will not let Muffinhead take off with my camera, but I will let her sit in my...

Well you were witnesses to my arrival on Thursday evening in Florida. but here is what you did not see. My friend and I spent a few minutes making plans for the next day. There was shopping to do and lots of food prep to get ready for the wedding. I rested for a bit after my long car ride and then sent myself off to bed. The next morning we headed off to the ever faithful Wal-Mart for the necessary food stuffs. We returned home with our car packed to the brim. I spent the next few hours washing, chopping, peeling and assembling the necessary veggie trays, fruit trays and other array of wedding foods for the next day. The mother of the groom was to arrive in a few hours to make preparations for the rehearsal dinner and since I was already ensconced in the kitchen I pitched in a helping hand. Between the two of us we made short work of the dinner. Aside from a small fire in the oven which burned itself out in short order, it I'm sure will be one of the more humorous stories of the re...

Well I returned from Savannah and got to unpack temporarily, do some laundry and then repack and hit the road again. I would love to say that this second trip was going to be for rest and relaxation, however I am sure that after everything is said and done I will return home with sore feet and a kink in my back. One of my oldest and dearest friends daughters is getting married. She and I were expecting at the very same time. Me with my first and her with her second. My son was born and then eight days later her daughter was born. Although our children are not BFF's they have been part of each other lives since they day they were born. The BFF's DD wanted to get married at the family beach house in Cape San Blas Florida. The wedding was going to be on the beach and the reception to follow at a larger house just down the street from my BFF's parents home. Now let me just state up front that what I am about to share with you is public and common knowledge. My very dear friend ...

After having spent the entire previous day exploring Savannah on foot, we decided to give our tired old puppies a rest. We headed to the car and spent the next day making the rounds of some of the surrounding area. We made a trip to Bonaventure Cemetery, also prominently featured in the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" This short drive proved to be well worth the time invested. As soon as we stepped foot in this ancient (by United States definition of ancient) place you could feel the presence of peace and serenity. The trees that line the drives in this cemetery are, in some places, 250 years old and have been noted on the Georgia Landmark and Historic Tree Registry. The statues were amazing! As you passed the family plots and saw the markers it was only natural to wonder about the lives of those who had been laid to rest there. I thought of what kind of life they had lived and what brought about their death. The occasional marker of an infant or a very young...

I confess, I'm a foodie! I love all things Food Network and I especially love Paula Deen. When we made plans to come to Savannah I was salivating at the opportunity to dine at this southern landmark, this mecca of deep fried ecstasy. As I said in my earlier post, my dear friends daughter was able to wrangle us the much prised reservations. And after a long day of walking the city we headed back to our hotel for a bit of a nap before dinner. We needed to be fortified for the experience of entering the inner sanctum of all things southern. After a very short walk, it was raining, but just a light spring shower and we had a large umbrella so we arrived dry and cool after our short walk from our hotel. We found ourselves standing in front of the sanctuary of fried chicken and black eyed peas. My mouth is watering just thinking about the food. The Lady & Son's Earlier in the day we stopped into the Paula Deen Store (right next door to the restaurant) to do a bit of shopping. I ...