{ Blog 365 #177 - Happy Homemaker Monday 06/26/2023 }

Good morning everyone, and a happy Monday.   I'm running a bit late today, so going to get straight into the post.  Hope you all have a blessed week! ♥ ♥♥ The Weather ♥♥ Summer came and I'm ready for it to leave.  Ugh! Monday -  Sunshine, 101 Tuesday - Partly cloudy, 108 Wednesday - Sunny, 113 T…

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{ Blog 365 #172 - Wordless Wednesday }

The village of Otschsar is located in the famous district of Kappadocia and is only seven kilometers away from the city of Nusheir, the most important of which is the castle of Otschsar and the houses dug into the mountains, which are now used as tourist attractions.

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{ Blog 365 #171 - Perimenopause kicking my behind }

My word, you guys, I can't even tell you how this month is going, when it comes to these symptoms.  I feel the closer I am to entering Menopause, the worse they get, and the more they affect my daily life. I have the worst hormonal headache and light headed feeling, ever.  *sigh*

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{ Blog 365 # 170 - Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/19/2023 }

Good morning everyone, welcome back to my blog.  Albeit, a pretty boring blog lately, isn't it?  I feel like I've fallen back into the once a week posts, which is something I really didn't want to do.  The 365 was going well, and then life came through, pulled the rug from under my fee…

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{ Blog 365 #169 - Sunday School - Discipleship Lesson 3 }

LESSON 3 MATTHEW BECOMES A DISCIPLE Scripture Text: Luke 5:27-39 We can all relate to one word in our lesson today. That word is taxes. We would like to get rid of taxes and thus remove tax collectors. But taxes and tax collectors are here to stay, so we must get along with them. Christ knew taxes wer…

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{ Blog 365 #168 - Calming moments }

Have a busy Saturday, but trying to squeeze in some minutes to calm my chaotic life.

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{ Blog 365 #167 - Period Drama Friday }

Kalbimin Sultani  Mahmud brings Anna to his palace to teach his children French. The Russian ambassador also sends Anna there with the pressure to 'spy on the sultan's country'. This was a really sweet and short period drama.  I wish it was longer, because it was only 9 episodes long, …

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{ Blog 365 #166 - Cooking Thursday }

Nutella No Bake Cheesecake Source:   Nigella Lawson 10 oz graham crackers (I used a sleeve and a half) 5 tablespoons soft unsalted butter 1 x 13 oz jar Nutella (at room temperature) ¾ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts 1 lb cream cheese (at room temperature) ½ cup confectioners' sugar (sifted) Break …

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{ Blog 365 #165 - Wordless Wednesday }

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{ Blog 365 #164 - Busy packing for Jasmine }

A day of  laundry and more laundry, as Jasmine moved out on Sunday, I am now working on her bedroom, giving it a good deep clean, washing all bedding and the clothes she still has left here, before she takes them.

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{ Blog 365 #163 - Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/12/2023 }

Good morning everyone, and a very happy Monday!  I have had a busy 2 weeks, and can now finally take a breather.  I feel that our lives go in phases, we have busy times, we have quiet times, just like that, a constant rinse and repeat. Jasmine moved out yesterday, so leading up to that it's bee…

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{ Blog 365 #162 - Sunday School - Discipleship Lesson 2 }

LESSON 2 THE FISHERMEN ARE CALLED Scripture Text: Luke 5:1-11 Last Sunday, we studied about Peter, Andrew, James, and John and their first meeting with Christ. Today, we study about their call to full-time service. Salvation is free, but discipleship costs. We pay the first payment when we are convert…

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{ Blog 365 #161 - Slow Saturday }

Just a slow day, watching my newest favorite Turkish shows.   Obsessed, people.  I am obsessed, and rightfully so, because they are just wonderful. My favorite list is growing.  You know how usually you will have like the one, the favorite, the one that stands above them all?  Recently I claimed that…

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{ Blog 365 #160 - Making Sun Tea }

When we were stationed in Arizona, the summers were brutal.  Actually, all year was brutally hot, but summers especially where tough to get used to.  One of the things I constantly kept on hand, was iced tea, and especially sun tea. I mean, if the sun wants to be that way, then we will use it to ou…

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{ Blog 365 #159 - Cooking Thursday }

I absolutely adore bread pudding. Ever since I was a little girl, my stepmother and grandmother would make bread pudding and it was one of those special desserts reserved for certain occasions, so when it showed up on the dinner table we considered it a treat. It has been quite a few years sinc…

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{ Blog 365 #158 - Wordless Wednesday Favorite Books }

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{ Blog 365 #157 - Kinda feeling like this today }

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{ Blog 365 #156 - Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/05/2023 }

Good morning everyone, welcome back to the blog. I hope you've had a blessed weekend, and I wish you a blessed week ahead as well. I have a busy week, Jasmine is getting ready to move out this coming weekend, so lots going on around here.  My mama heart is proud of her, and at the same time, sad…

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{ Blog 365 #155 - Sunday School - Discipleship Lesson 1 }

I recently started attending my church Sunday school.  I didn't know how I would feel about it at first, but I am actually loving it, and most of the time, feel like I get more out that lesson, than I do the actual sermon. I guess that is normal for some of us.  Although I appreciate the Pastor&…

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{ Blog 365 #154 - Baking Day }

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{ Blog 365 #153 - International Period Dramas List }

I already have a list of period drama series , movies , documentaries and books , that you can easily access, here on the blog.  As I mentioned recently, over the past few weeks, I have really gotten into the International period dramas, and have been in absolute historic fiction heaven.  It took me a …

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