Salad days

The last couple of weeks have seen salads almost daily...delicious and light.





But it seems to have gotten frosty overnight, so I think the next few days will see a few soups.

A happy day

A quiet and restful Easter break.



The annual Easter hunt.



An indoor Easter egg hunt due to the rain.

Hope all had a Happy Easter.

Breaking up to grow up

"Break up the fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord
Until He comes and rains righteousness on you"
Hosea 10.12

There could not be a more appropriate time than this to break up the ground of our hearts. To weed and dig, looking deep. Not just for a day but until... until... until that day of rain.
It is a daily walk of reflection and turning over.
This is the hard part.

The seeking... the praying... confessing and re confessing truth is the replanting
In Him is Hope.
In Him is Everything.
The New Seed grows strong because its not natural.
Was not spared but was sowed... for all time.

Any farmer knows you don't just seed among the thorns, or your fragile beauties will be chocked out.
First comes the breaking then comes the sowing
Then comes the harvest.

Apple and almond cake

The anticipated slice...



Cooling time...

This is a flourless soft delicious cake... based on one found in Patrick Holford's cookbook, tweaked here and there! Every mouthful pure joy for an apple crazy person like me - I can't remember a day without apples.

Easter Tree

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us



Truth walked our soil.

He was and is the door... the way.

If anyone be in Him, he is a new creation. Zoe life beats in that chest.



We wondered where to hang the words of life.
Then we found this thorny branch.
Now it stands in our midst for this Easter.
By His grace may the words have a permanent place within.



For it pleased the Father that in Him and ... by Him to reconcile all things to Himself.



In Him is Life.

Friday nights are for

messy eating!!! So delicious!!




And it begins with this




quickly cooked with some beans and onion.




Make a lovely quacamole with chilli and finely chopped red onion,




add some shredded lettuce and cheese and a drizzle of enchilada or chilli sauce




all layered into your heated taco shells, and you have excellent vegetarian taco's.



Finally a dollop of sour cream or yoghurt. This is a flavour bomb!!! So good!!!

The endless tasks

When there is too much to do...
and everyone is demanding time which is quickly passing through the hour-glass

let the important ones be important.

And then turn your attention to the things...

and then don't pile on guilt for what is not done...



"He has half the deed done who has made a beginning."

Horace

Ironing piles do go down and bedrooms do get tidy, after the hands have been held and the foreheads have been kissed.