I don't know who is looking at this but I do know that I do seem to average two hits a day which I am happy with. I hope you enjoy my thoughts and ideas and little stories and recipes as much as I enjoy doing them.

I have to write a short story this month. I have made it my goal because Writer's Digest sent me a mailing about a contest they are having. I have til the end of October to get it done. It is really a short story, only 1500 words or LESS. Doesn't sound too intimidating but it is. I find that the way I get things done is to make a goal and tell someone about it. In this case, I have made my goal and decided to tell you all, the two a day of you, abouty my goal.

Now I am committed.

Have a great Sunday.

Love


Mary

This is a wonderful time of year for fresh vegetables and fruits. I have discovered that roasted vegetables have the most WONDERUL taste.


You can use most squashes, mushrooms, red onions, and peppers as many colors as you can find. About 2 pounds worth. (EG. 1 medium zuchinni, one large green onion. 2 large peppers, 8 oz mushooms)
Chop them in slices and chunks.

Preheat overn to 450 degrees.

Mix 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary or oregano and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Pour over veggies then spread over a large shallow sided baking pan sprayed with
cooking spray. (Try different flavors for variety.) Roast for about 30 minutes until they are brown and carmelly looking on the edges. Serve as is or in a warmed tortilla as a wrap. (If you do that spread the tortilla lightly with cream cheese or yogurt cheese.)

The taste is unbelievable. If you have questions. E-mail or call.

Enjoy.

Mary

Aunt Helen Deeley was my best friend. She died in December of 1993 and I still miss her. She was 89 when she died.


She told me lots of stories and this is one of my favorites.

When she was a young woman, she got a job in one of the canning factories in Plymouth in the office.
Occasionally, she would have to go through the factory to deliver something to the foreman or someone at the other side of the plant. She was at the time a lovely red head and that was in the days of the "flapper-fanny" dresses (her expression) so they were short and quite attractive.

Eventually , she noticed that all the machines stopped working when she was walking through the plant. She didn't really think much about it until the day she noticed the sign on the back of the door which read.
"All machines must be turned off when Helen walks through the packing area." apparently there were too many mistakes while all the guys watched her.

Kind of cute. I think.

Have a great day.

Mary

Today, I went to Blessed Trinity to help Bob Fleming, an artist member of the parish, paint on the Celtic Banners he is creating for our Celtic Mass on Sunday. It is lots of fun to help with such a project that will be a part of the worship service. This was my second session filling in the red and orange sections of the Celtic Knots. There are six 10 foot banners that will be on the front altar, three on each side of our statue or the Risen Christ.

Bob and I were working alone most of the morning and had a nice visit discussing myths and music of the Celtic race. We ended up talking about the Silkies or Seal people that are legand in Newfondland and in some of the Celtic nations. I know little about the legend except for two songs, "The Great Silkie" and "Kagen and the Wind." Both are story songs and end rather sadly.

Kagen is the story of a fisherman who marries a silkie or seal person. He gets lost at sea in a storm and the woman swims out to save him, turning back to a seal. The legend says that if the seal person goes back to the sea, she will never be able to be a real woman again.

Bob and I are going to try to figure out where these legends originate and what they mean.

Should be fun.

Have a great Wednesday.

Mary

I understand that both ostrich and buffalo meat have less cholesteral and fat than beef. So I bought a pound of buffalo meat and used half of it yesterday in "beef" and bean burritos and the other half today for hamburgers for Dick and me. Dick said it was good and yesterday nobody complained, so perhaps I will do more of that. Ostritch meat is harder to find but we did try burgers once and they do taste like beef though the texture is a bit different.


It is fun to try new things and we have not been disappointed.

Tomorrow

Mary

Yesterday, the Sheboygan Quilt Guild had its annual quilt show. I thought it was the best that I had been to. This is my third actually. This is the second year that I was an entrant. I did not win but it really is fun to be able to have your work up for others to see. I was proud of my piece this year. I will put a picture of the prototype on this message. I wanted to put the actual entered piece, but I don't know how to transfer it. Maybe some other time. I designed it myself based on the legend that comes from Celtic fables and also several other cultures around the world of the three faces of woman or the mother goddess, depending on the legend. The three persons are Maid, Mother and Crone. Maid for youth and innocence, Mother for woman and fertility and Crone for age and wisdom.

Anyway, here are the three panels that designate the three parts of WOMAN.



Have a great week


Mary