OUT OF ORDER…

 

Well just spent an hour on a lovely back to school

entry and it is alllll gone!!!  Being in a hurry I did

not make a copy to notepad, so I got nothin for all that

trouble. Guess it wasn’t meant to be. In short, I was

asking if others had noticed that kids now days in

GRADE SCHOOL have such advanced means of

doing their work now. Laptops in class??? That D**L

computer commercial shows a "KID" doing a report

with a laptop etc. WOW what happened to the KIDS

of yesterday?? The ones who took books, pencils, and

paper to school…I guess I am out of touch. Seems to

me that kids can’t just be KIDS anymore.. we have come too

far. I see that wal***t is now selling the uniforms here

for some schools. A parent said to me that this beat the heck

out of buying them in a shop someplace with a "jacked up

price way way too high." At least there is a choice in

where you get them. The older the kid the more supplies cost now,

is there a system in place where they can turn them in like

colleges and others can buy a used one?? I sure hope so!! Would

be such a relief to the parents budget!

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Gustav is now headed for New Orleans area more than Texas. I sure hope everything

holds up they put in place. My prayers are sent to them all.

There have only been 3 Category 5 hurricanes hit the USA.

READ here about it.

 

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

OUT OF ORDER!!!

 

Well just spent an hour on a lovely back to school

entry and it is alllll gone!!!  Being in a hurry I did

not make a copy to notepad, so I got nothin for all that

trouble. Guess it wasn’t meant to be. In short, I was

asking if others had noticed that kids now days in

GRADE SCHOOL have such advanced means of

doing their work now. Laptops in class??? That D**L

computer commercial shows a “KID” doing a report

with a laptop etc. WOW what happened to the KIDS

of yesterday?? The ones who took books, pencils, and

paper to school…I guess I am out of touch. Seems to

me that kids can’t just be KIDS anymore.. we have come too

far. I see that wal***t is now selling the uniforms here

for some schools. A parent said to me that this beat the heck

out of buying them in a shop someplace with a “jacked up

price way way too high.” At least there is a choice in

where you get them. The older the kid the more supplies cost now,

is there a system in place where they can turn them in like

colleges and others can buy a used one?? I sure hope so!! Would

be such a relief to the parents budget!

***********************************************************************************

Gustav is now headed for New Orleans area more than Texas. I sure hope everything

holds up they put in place. My prayers are sent to them all.

There have only been 3 Category 5 hurricanes hit the USA.

READ here about it.

 

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

GULF COAST PREPARES FOR GUSTAV

 

Three years ago we sat watching the news reports of what

Katrina had made of  New Orleans and Mississippi.

The sight was so unbelievable to see.

We remember those we lost on that day and those to come

as Gustav approaches. Our wonderful friend Cheryl is preparing

for it’s arrival. On her Space today is posted a gripping

entry reminding us how it really was and is now.

HERE is the link.  Please say a quick prayer today for those

who are in it’s path. May they all stay safe from harm.

 
glitter-graphics.com

GULF PREPARES…

 

Three years ago we sat watching the news reports of what

Katrina had made of  New Orleans and Mississippi.

The sight was so unbelievable to see.

We remember those we lost on that day and those to come

as Gustav approaches. Our wonderful friend Cheryl is preparing

for it’s arrival. On her Space today is posted a gripping

entry reminding us how it really was and is now.

HERE is the link.  Please say a quick prayer today for those

who are in it’s path. May they all stay safe from harm.

 
glitter-graphics.com

PEACHES!!!!

I visited a place in the country and bought the most

beautiful peaches yesterday. Large and ripe they were.

Not a blemish on them. Obviously this place watered

their trees and reaped the benefits of a good harvest.

Now the price was another thing. 1.00 a lb and the peaches were large so you got about

3 for a dollar. These peaches were worth the price though because they

were tree ripe and juicy. A half bushel cost 15.00 and some of them were bruised

or picked over so it was best to buy them by the pound.

I ate a whole one when I got home. Juice sliding down my hand and arm as I

peeled it. YUMMMMMMY!! Nothing like fresh fruit on a hot summer day!

So I cut them up and I went to my file box looking for my favorite Peach cobbler

recipe. I got it from my girlfriends mother. Mrs. L was a great cook and all the

recipes I have of hers I cherish. Her recipe calls for blueberries to be included, but

I don’t have any, so I will just use more peaches instead. It still will be delicious.

 

I didn’t make it, as it was 85 yesterday, but will make it today because it will

be cooler out. Who wants to run the oven in that heat??

 

Here is the recipe..

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 3 cups fresh peaches – peeled, pitted and sliced
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (or omit and add more peaches)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons coarse granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup white sugar,

and baking powder. Mix in milk and 1/4 cup butter until smooth.

In a medium saucepan, stir together the brown sugar,

cornstarch, and water. Mix in the peaches and blueberries.

Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly.

Mix in 1 tablespoon butter and lemon juice. Continue cooking

until the butter melts. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart ungreased baking

dish. Evenly spoon batter in mounds over the hot fruit. In a small

bowl, mix the coarse sugar and nutmeg, and sprinkle over the batter.

Place the baking dish on a shallow baking pan in the preheated oven.

Bake cobbler for about 35 minutes, or

until bubbly and a toothpick inserted into the crust comes out clean.

(Found a picture aT google that looks like it ..)

 

ENJOY~

HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY!!!