tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22394374090503345062024-03-19T03:48:37.586-05:00A Brit in TennesseeTales of a British expat, transplanted into the lush Tennessee countryside. Lover of old, time-worn, and antique. Tea-drinker, flower-grower, animal-nurturer.A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comBlogger1589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-53954568946639776852024-03-16T14:05:00.004-05:002024-03-16T14:05:59.302-05:00The Growing Season<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">The new spring grass is growing at a phenomenal rate, I suspect it has something to do with all of the rain that fell throughout the months of February and early March.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-260731479367005721" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div> "April showers, Bring May flowers"</div><div>Except a little early....</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHREfuH4Eyc/XJ-tL_eTsCI/AAAAAAAAWwg/i5umPc4eM4oC4ri-OLmzfDVpwoPrxaaYQCLcBGAs/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHREfuH4Eyc/XJ-tL_eTsCI/AAAAAAAAWwg/i5umPc4eM4oC4ri-OLmzfDVpwoPrxaaYQCLcBGAs/s640/011.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-25881977687118138292024-03-12T17:25:00.001-05:002024-03-12T17:25:23.524-05:00Unfolding<p><span style="text-align: center;">A few days of warm sunshine, and everything is unfolding from a long winter's sleep.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Fingers crossed Mother Nature is not playing a joke.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c4goGRZPv3g/XHftIoU26MI/AAAAAAAAWrg/eal0UFLLR6cJNK81iWYLhhjd02kq2X9mwCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot_20190227-174922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="313" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c4goGRZPv3g/XHftIoU26MI/AAAAAAAAWrg/eal0UFLLR6cJNK81iWYLhhjd02kq2X9mwCLcBGAs/s640/Screenshot_20190227-174922.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="border-image: none; border: currentcolor; clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><div style="text-align: center;">Were I to live a thousand years,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I still would know that flaming thrill,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">That rush of joy when first appears</div><div style="text-align: center;"> —the golden daffodil.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A thousand times my heart would sing</div><div style="text-align: center;">When purple irises unfold;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or when forsythia's branches bring</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their dazzling showers of gold.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I could not see an almond tree</div><div style="text-align: center;">With branches all a rosy glow</div><div style="text-align: center;">But that a tide of ecstasy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would through my being flow</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Were I to see, a thousand times,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue scilla bells amid green grass,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I'd hear their fairy chimes</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I would pass.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Were I to live a thousand years</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd never watch the nesting birds</div><div style="text-align: center;">Except through eyes bedimmed with tears,</div><div style="text-align: center;">My tongue bereft of words.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Were I to weave ten thousand lays,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Knew I a thousand songs to sing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I still would lack the power to praise</div><div style="text-align: center;">—the miracle of Spring.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #9999ff; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Silver Lining <span style="color: #6666cc;">~Wilhelmina <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sitch</span> 1888</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-23079894339394567862024-03-09T13:45:00.001-06:002024-03-09T13:45:50.602-06:00Spring Forward<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCtSVawIGzC5nphYSsLBMHIbZrpNgPC3TyNeLu_HkXCiqIs8sic52CmrqS9aRau7pb4JxiLZpeMpGl-Sqd2K_n1aDMTuOXd4Kvey9Y6AJqEWcCcRt_JOaRfnrBoKW7Dtl4UXJnqbFyg6oMqxLALw_KihLRtycBR1HGD7g2ksVffyMIm6sVHbJXmw7DVg=s541" style="color: #dd7700; 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color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">This coming Sunday at 2 am our annual clock fiddling takes place once again.</span><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">An hour forward to Daylight Savings Time, payback for that extra hour of sleep, we enjoyed so much back in November.</span><br /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Spring is not far behind, just ten short days, what a lovely thought...…</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18.634px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18.634px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: medium;"> 🐇<span style="font-size: small;">🐇</span></span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-12575227962635898272024-03-03T13:30:00.002-06:002024-03-03T13:30:42.817-06:00Hello March<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">A glorious sunshiny day today.</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I've been busy as a bee, changing out the now-tired Winter decorations and replacing them with Springtime favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">The birds are feathering their nests, fluffing and cozying for the next generation.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">A season of re-birth, promising new beginnings and hopefulness, in an otherwise chaotic world.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N04q4VBPPJQ/WO099v_GPFI/AAAAAAAAS8E/lJeXDmLW5ooOuzLpwyvlc0HLS2C1_M5lwCLcB/s1600/Grape%2BHyacinth.png" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N04q4VBPPJQ/WO099v_GPFI/AAAAAAAAS8E/lJeXDmLW5ooOuzLpwyvlc0HLS2C1_M5lwCLcB/w480-h640/Grape%2BHyacinth.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><p style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </p><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">" It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."<br /><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Charles Dickens, Great Expectations</span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-28795947018677341302024-02-24T15:28:00.002-06:002024-02-24T15:49:16.189-06:00Winter Moon<p>Our cold Winter days are finally becoming warmer, offering some much needed clean-up time in the garden.<br />Spring daffodills are waving their sleepy heads in the noon-day sun, and dusk is not appearing until the clock strikes 5:30.</p><p>In two short weeks we return to Daylight Savings Time, with Spring just around the corner.<br />Later this evening a bright Full Moon fills the night sky.</p><p>Magical.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQswgO1DbMT9wj43ydg17rpqXCT2h2RA7RXvwM1qVU2IWIwbQInrmK7E762J75j4nWo5y8c0euFmzd2y0J726B4xFQdH1qEqbycfxnWlM1rWeB2MueWmsIhiLZ7YLP2OdE2K1HLctzO9gbIk5jvyK7mq2CzpwFDPoO5XoBW7fgEnHckkv1DTgfPo4Qvzdy/s621/Cottage%20in%20the%20meadow.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQswgO1DbMT9wj43ydg17rpqXCT2h2RA7RXvwM1qVU2IWIwbQInrmK7E762J75j4nWo5y8c0euFmzd2y0J726B4xFQdH1qEqbycfxnWlM1rWeB2MueWmsIhiLZ7YLP2OdE2K1HLctzO9gbIk5jvyK7mq2CzpwFDPoO5XoBW7fgEnHckkv1DTgfPo4Qvzdy/w514-h640/Cottage%20in%20the%20meadow.png" width="514" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Brightly the moon like a jewel is beaming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">White in the east, o'er a lone landscape gleaming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the meadows and over the snow,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glimmering, shimmering, silvery glow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Low in the east, when the gloaming is ending,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Slowly this white winter moon is ascending,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looming so large and appearing so nigh,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Satellite framed by a star-spangled sky.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">High in the sky, with soft radiance teeming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nigh to the time when men, women, are dreaming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Weird is her splendor on valley and hill,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cold is her gleam upon river and rill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brightly the moon like a jewel is shining,</div><div style="text-align: center;">White in the west she is slowly declining,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Moon ! Which beams gorgeous and grand</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the homes of our own Native Land.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~Charles Nevers Holmes. 1926.</span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-47019763547642774372024-02-15T14:04:00.001-06:002024-02-15T15:45:46.392-06:00Rainfall<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Two days of continuous rainfall, water standing ankle-deep, I'm beginning to think a pair of webbed-feet would be fitting.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5907811664621504595" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Temperatures are unseasonably warm, and will remain so throughout the week.<br /><br />There are shoots popping out of the ground everywhere, which is a little discerning, since we are still in the depths of winter, and snow is still a possibility.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think Mother Nature has a wicked sense of humor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Row, row, row your boat......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cUnje_2vO1A/WKtcIhKk12I/AAAAAAAASjo/VjZf56J95twYBQIbqMAODlvz6LB1dpyrACLcB/s640/Toad%2BHouse.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; 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font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">My wish for you.</div><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Comfort on difficult days,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Smiles when sadness intrudes,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Rainbows to follow the clouds,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Laughter to kiss your lips,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Sunsets to warm your heart,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Hugs when spirits sag,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Beauty for your eyes to see,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Friendships to brighten your being,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Faith so that you can believe,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Confidence for when you doubt,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Courage to know yourself,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Patience to accept the truth,</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">Love to complete your life.</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">May your Valentine's Day be special !</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">{{hugs}}</span><br /><span style="color: #990000;">x x</span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-91396592772092683692024-02-07T11:40:00.005-06:002024-02-07T11:42:34.832-06:00February Days<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mENQkPl5VE/WobxOyReNSI/AAAAAAAAU30/y3gqyRtpFEgYnEG6GdRAzxfWGJ_JLkg1QCLcBGAs/s1600/Winter%2Bsunset1.png" style="background-color: black; color: #dd7700; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mENQkPl5VE/WobxOyReNSI/AAAAAAAAU30/y3gqyRtpFEgYnEG6GdRAzxfWGJ_JLkg1QCLcBGAs/s640/Winter%2Bsunset1.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"> </div><div class="post-header-line-1"> </div><div class="post-header-line-1"> </div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2852105687820696516" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="post-header" style="font-size: 15.246px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1">Our days have been filled with glorious sunshine.</div><div class="post-header-line-1">The daffodils are shooting up from the ground, offering the promise of spring.</div><div class="post-header-line-1">I tidied around the porches and fiddled in the potting shed yesterday, it's hard to stay cooped up when the sun is shining.</div><div class="post-header-line-1">Wishing you peace, in whatever little corner of the world, you call home.....</div></div><div class="separator" itemprop="description articleBody" style="clear: both;"> </div></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-75559009489748663032024-02-02T09:41:00.002-06:002024-02-02T11:20:03.564-06:00News From Gobbler's Knob<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1BXd2vB8GkJpt8jVAN0E4AbAtrcKz1F-8dvlQa2x-0B71R5Sb8U3E6idM_iFnaA21dToFQucLtvX_d9FasHyjTs2MLFlmMBoipmmW1qvPUypBVfCk8C8Y1QifMmmWroM0bXtBnjh3-ZTAKu0y7RiuOoWz3C4rFlrxkNH_E6_xpBbltGvZzKnvZFGJqyN/s565/Gobbler's%20Knob.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1BXd2vB8GkJpt8jVAN0E4AbAtrcKz1F-8dvlQa2x-0B71R5Sb8U3E6idM_iFnaA21dToFQucLtvX_d9FasHyjTs2MLFlmMBoipmmW1qvPUypBVfCk8C8Y1QifMmmWroM0bXtBnjh3-ZTAKu0y7RiuOoWz3C4rFlrxkNH_E6_xpBbltGvZzKnvZFGJqyN/s16000/Gobbler's%20Knob.png" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div itemprop="description articleBody" style="clear: both;"><br />Rabbits have been making a show in the garden.</div><div itemprop="description articleBody" style="clear: both;">Nibbling on the new shoots of grass.</div><div itemprop="description articleBody" style="clear: both;">The songbirds are once again appearing , a good sign that life is beginning to awaken.</div><div itemprop="description articleBody" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil" target="_blank"><span style="color: #dd7700;">Punxsutawney Phil</span></a> has predicted an early spring, maybe in these southern states, the poor folks in other parts of the country, digging out of the snow, will be harder to convince......<br />We're having a balmy 67 degrees of sunshine today, how's that for a lovely treat !<br /> </div><div><br /></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-14704807373292655232024-01-26T08:01:00.003-06:002024-01-26T09:09:19.515-06:00Comfort Food<p><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L38zk-6ICuM/WnNXtzRLgiI/AAAAAAAAU2A/Ri9lX16VHJEFtjJ5KXCZFQirf5JAdr-qwCLcBGAs/s1600/Winter%2Bsky.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="640" height="518" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L38zk-6ICuM/WnNXtzRLgiI/AAAAAAAAU2A/Ri9lX16VHJEFtjJ5KXCZFQirf5JAdr-qwCLcBGAs/s640/Winter%2Bsky.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16.94px;">Today is a typical dark and dreary winter day, there's not a ray of sunshine in the sky.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 16.94px;">I'm making a Shepherd's Pie for supper to cheer ourselves up.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Pdjx4Ax-xU/WnNJH4gWJxI/AAAAAAAAU1s/Re0Su7mrQKYOTs1XCPl3XAQ-FarY2MosgCLcBGAs/s1600/shepherds%2Bpie.jpg" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="450" height="451" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Pdjx4Ax-xU/WnNJH4gWJxI/AAAAAAAAU1s/Re0Su7mrQKYOTs1XCPl3XAQ-FarY2MosgCLcBGAs/w640-h451/shepherds%2Bpie.jpg" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">concoction</span> of ground beef, onions, carrots, and peas cooked in a beef gravy and tomato sauce, with herbs and spices; then topped off with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven until the potatoes are nice and crispy.<br /><br />I buy the Colman Shepherd's Pie mix, available through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Publix</span> grocery stores, on the English import isle.<br />If it's not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">on hand</span>, then the gravy part is made with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Oxo's</span> or beef <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bouillon</span> cubes and tomato paste, rosemary, thyme, garlic, and parsley.</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><br /> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IUVUWmxooYE/TUCyTmrqdSI/AAAAAAAAGLw/Pet-dwQyWxw/s1600/013.JPG" style="clear: left; color: #dd7700; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566645189300876578" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IUVUWmxooYE/TUCyTmrqdSI/AAAAAAAAGLw/Pet-dwQyWxw/s640/013.JPG" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Shepherd's Pie was the first meal I cooked as a newly wed , it remains one of my husband's favorites to this day.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">It will be accompanied by boiled cabbage, mashed </span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;"> with lots of butter, and fresh pepper, that's how my mum used to serve it.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;" /><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Serve with a slice of pickled beetroot or a few pickled onions on the side, and a nice crusty loaf of bread.</div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Yum.</div></div><div><br /></div></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-80997813241652168322024-01-22T11:38:00.000-06:002024-01-22T11:38:39.469-06:00Doc Martin Season 10 preview<div style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;">To help break up the monotony of long winter nights, our local PBS affiliate is treating its viewing audience to new seasons of beloved favorite shows.</span></div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Doc Martin Season 10 aired this past Thursday, I'm already hooked.</div></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you Public Broadcasting Service and our local Nashville Public Television.</div></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Check your local schedule for times and dates.</div></span></div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ipBBBDbjvGs?si=jwFEzZC2KSFPSm-g" width="480"></iframe></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-24289315468351559492024-01-18T12:22:00.004-06:002024-01-18T12:50:01.431-06:00More Snow<p>I'm beginning to get cabin fever, and just as slightly warmer temperatures arrive, an entire new weather system is headed our way.<br />More snow, and sadly combined with frozen precipitation.<br />The school children have been afforded an extra week off school, and yet their presence outside has been scarce.<br />Back when my daughter was young she would spend an entire afternoon outside with her neighborhood friends, sledding and building snowmen, only returning to the warmth of home for a change of gloves, and some hot chocolate. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bdu75m_OEqU/VqAEtRBGZaI/AAAAAAAAQhk/AO9MGR__4XE/s640/060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ldD-T-8LuHE/XEdlIFnlnRI/AAAAAAAAWlc/1wz5IDsmCvco5nTlPXIDe0N4sgKhLxMDwCLcBGAs/s1600/winter19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ldD-T-8LuHE/XEdlIFnlnRI/AAAAAAAAWlc/1wz5IDsmCvco5nTlPXIDe0N4sgKhLxMDwCLcBGAs/s1600/winter19.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Out of the cloud-folds of her garment shaken,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the woodlands, brown and bare</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the harvest-fields forsaken,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Silent, and soft, and slow</div><div style="text-align: center;">Descends the snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~~By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.~~</span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></p><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /><br />"You think I am dead,"<br />The apple tree said,<br />"Because I have never a leaf to show -<br />Because I stoop,<br />And my branches droop,<br />And the dull gray mosses over me grow!<br /><br />"But I'm still alive in trunk and shoot;<br />The buds of next May<br />I fold away -<br />But I pity the withered grass at my root."<br /><br />"You think I am dead,"<br />The quick grass said,<br />"Because I have parted with stem and blade!<br />But under the ground,<br />I am safe and sound<br />With the snow's thick blanket over me laid.<br /><br />"I'm all alive, and ready to shoot,<br />Should the spring of the year<br />Come dancing here -<br />But I pity the flower without branch or root."<br /><br />"You think I am dead,"<br />A soft voice said,<br />"Because not a branch or root I own.<br />I never have died, but close I hide<br />In a plumy seed that the wind has sown.<br /><br />"Patient I wait through the long winter hours;<br />You will see me again -<br />I shall laugh at you then,<br />Out of the eyes of a hundred flowers.<br /><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Edith Matilda Thomas (1854 - 1925)</span></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><br /></span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-91808298509444741682024-01-05T13:41:00.002-06:002024-01-05T13:42:14.463-06:00Hobbit Days<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">As with much of the nation we are experiencing a blast of cold winter weather.</span></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">It's predicted for much of the coming week, so hearty soups are the go-to meal of the day.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2735602306959146815" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6903034666645532227" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UqQq2BS9OA/UPb4IcDIDQI/AAAAAAAAK74/O9K5BqUg7jE/s1600/fifteen+bean+soup+mix.jpg" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UqQq2BS9OA/UPb4IcDIDQI/AAAAAAAAK74/O9K5BqUg7jE/w400-h300/fifteen+bean+soup+mix.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've made a fifteen bean soup today, chocked full of country ham, celery, onions, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, and chili spice.</div>Served with a slice of buttermilk cornbread, it's the ideal comfort food, on a blustery cold day.<br />Come join us for a bowl.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-alZxQDKNJS0/UPb4VnCpoAI/AAAAAAAAK8A/UENBYaCfe1c/s1600/15+bean+soup1.jpg" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-alZxQDKNJS0/UPb4VnCpoAI/AAAAAAAAK8A/UENBYaCfe1c/w640-h480/15+bean+soup1.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;">We'll leave the light on for you ! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yeotdaQv-50/UPb4hBhxElI/AAAAAAAAK8I/MpP7X22rxuc/s1600/015.JPG" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yeotdaQv-50/UPb4hBhxElI/AAAAAAAAK8I/MpP7X22rxuc/w480-h640/015.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div style="font-size: 18.634px;"> </div><div style="font-size: 18.634px;">If you feel like making your own pot, here's the original recipe.</div><div style="font-size: 18.634px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 18.634px;"><ul class="u-list-roomy u-list-no-bullets" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.25rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">1 lb. smoked sausage, ground sausage (browned in pan), ham hocks or diced ham. Our favorite is to use a leftover hambone with some meat on it.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.25rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">1 pkg of Hurst 15 Beans<br />1 lg. onion, diced<br />1 clove garlic, minced<br />1 tsp chili powder (optional)<br />1 can diced tomatoes (15 oz.)<br />Juice from 1 lemon<br />Bay Leaf</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.25rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;"><br /></p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.25rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">I also add: </p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two stalks of celery</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three cubed potatoes <br />Two sliced carrots</div></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.25rem 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Optional: Hot sauce or crushed red pepper to taste</p></li></ul></div><div style="font-size: 18.634px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.634px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 18.634px;"> </span><a href="http://www.hurstbeans.com/recipes/252/original-15-bean-soup%C2%AE" style="color: #dd7700; font-size: 18.634px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">Original 15 Bean Soup® recipe Hurst Beans</span></a></div></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-27462811420405219932023-12-29T14:19:00.001-06:002023-12-29T14:20:07.448-06:00Nesting<p>Winter weather has set in, cold and blustery.<br />There are whispers of the "s" word in the forecast, the hearth is lit, candles and twinkly lights glow.</p><p>A portly kitty sleeps.</p><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px;"> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7rdfV4yJ2ro/VpU7TtVWT1I/AAAAAAAAQcc/I1GqIxtVQ7E/s1600/Fireside%2BBrambly%2BHedge.jpg" style="color: #cc6600; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7rdfV4yJ2ro/VpU7TtVWT1I/AAAAAAAAQcc/I1GqIxtVQ7E/s640/Fireside%2BBrambly%2BHedge.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16.94px; text-align: left;">"Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o’clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without."</span><br style="font-size: 16.94px; text-align: left;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: 16.94px; text-align: left;"> ~ Thomas De Quincey 1796 </span><br style="font-size: 16.94px; text-align: left;" /><p style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;"></p><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span> </div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span> </div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Brambly Hedge : Illustrated by Jill Barklem</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.86px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-17950631412824642282023-12-26T08:36:00.000-06:002023-12-26T08:36:03.741-06:00Boxing Day Silence<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicohDNHszjG9sz1MvHtcasPgWjG_b3Qjd2U2_BLWjpuWjzeR5_B6qKBPmy1HE4O4VCmMgrhVvimBAuy9LB58cxumg55RoITZ9cY3UmjJT0ErUdbXnhrK4v-zm2hs-m_D2hBmj_w5Y-a1V7l5OZcrVITJuni5AlluL0JMUESFyOGHSpebkrPAe54Qcdeg=s1600" style="background-color: black; color: #cc6600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicohDNHszjG9sz1MvHtcasPgWjG_b3Qjd2U2_BLWjpuWjzeR5_B6qKBPmy1HE4O4VCmMgrhVvimBAuy9LB58cxumg55RoITZ9cY3UmjJT0ErUdbXnhrK4v-zm2hs-m_D2hBmj_w5Y-a1V7l5OZcrVITJuni5AlluL0JMUESFyOGHSpebkrPAe54Qcdeg=w640-h480" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></p>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-27854684300419059562023-12-24T12:14:00.005-06:002023-12-24T12:21:19.396-06:00Peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Men<p><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; text-align: center;">We truly wish each and every one of you, friends and family, near and far, all the blessings of a Joyous and Merry Christmas.</span></p><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: start; width: 640px;"> </div><div itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both;">May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">The spirit of Christmas which is peace;</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">The heart of Christmas which is love."</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: left; width: 640px;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; 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Hendicks</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: start; width: 640px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: start; width: 640px;"> </div><div class="separator" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; clear: both;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meWWfSiGBIA/XB_-1fh41aI/AAAAAAAAWgA/zMaAP3qfN3IjtOU2IpmelCRnm6dXxWDsACLcBGAs/s1600/English%2Bcottage%2Bin%2Bwinter1.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc6600; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="611" height="359" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-meWWfSiGBIA/XB_-1fh41aI/AAAAAAAAWgA/zMaAP3qfN3IjtOU2IpmelCRnm6dXxWDsACLcBGAs/s640/English%2Bcottage%2Bin%2Bwinter1.png" style="background-attachment: initial; 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font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago,</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">And etched on vacant places</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">Are half-forgotten faces</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">Of friends we used to cherish,</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;">And loves we used to know.</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: currentcolor; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox</span></div></div><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-37065371772402127502023-12-21T08:00:00.000-06:002023-12-21T09:28:07.779-06:00The Longest Night<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 16.94px;"> The longest night of the year, with the Cold Moon as it's companion.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1439166171122315345" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16.94px; text-align: center;"> Winter arrives.</span><p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5235908205975217997" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5105824817908810387" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f2eNAov9heQ/XBvy6dN1Z2I/AAAAAAAAWf0/4X_4XToFQ34jfV1y6vf8HidtxS2aO09IwCLcBGAs/s1600/Mercury.png" style="color: #cc6600; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="416" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f2eNAov9heQ/XBvy6dN1Z2I/AAAAAAAAWf0/4X_4XToFQ34jfV1y6vf8HidtxS2aO09IwCLcBGAs/s640/Mercury.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">" Lighting one candle</div><div style="text-align: center;">from another -</div><div style="text-align: center;">Winter night "</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~ Buson</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); 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font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite Christmas activities in early December, when the cold weather has set in and thoughts are turning to decorating, are to make dried orange slices for hanging on the tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The aroma is intoxicatingly festive, and fills the house with the fresh smell of oranges.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you desire you can sprinkle a few with a light dusting of cinnamon, not too heavy an amount as this tends to make the oranges darker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">When they are hung from the branches and the twinkling fairy lights shine through they remind of Nature's stained-glass.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--S1wJzJXGUo/X8lOoRETMfI/AAAAAAAAZOU/CSc5Pof1cJgvApW2VA379ZNc7GSEMpAvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dried%2Borange%2Bslices%2B%25281%2529.png" style="background-color: black; color: #dd7700; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--S1wJzJXGUo/X8lOoRETMfI/AAAAAAAAZOU/CSc5Pof1cJgvApW2VA379ZNc7GSEMpAvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/dried%2Borange%2Bslices%2B%25281%2529.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="300" /></a></p></div></div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br />Two or three Navel oranges.</div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.</div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Prepare your pan with nonstick spray or a baking mat. ...</div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Slice oranges into 1/4″ <b>slices</b> or thinner. ... <br />Pat dry with a paper towel.</div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Place oranges in a single layer on the prepared pan, ensuring they <b>do</b> not touch.</div><div class="TrT0Xe" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Bake for up to 6 hours or until completely dry.<br />Hang from the tree with jute or ribbon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjSXhJi1UYs/Xeq6Y5mky-I/AAAAAAAAYG0/1k6pgvba3yYCPDJKp_Hm4QJYt_FCeSpvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Driedoranges.jpg" style="color: #dd7700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="467" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjSXhJi1UYs/Xeq6Y5mky-I/AAAAAAAAYG0/1k6pgvba3yYCPDJKp_Hm4QJYt_FCeSpvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Driedoranges.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="478" /></a></div> <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">🎄</span></span></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-79535419934064749892023-12-02T14:47:00.001-06:002023-12-02T14:48:33.702-06:00Brown Paper Packages, Tied Up With String<p>Today I braved the masses and finished up my Christmas shopping, at least I think so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've still to do the final list-checking, but for once I've gotten ahead of the game, and wrapped all of the gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm usually a Christmas-Eve wrapper, in panic mode no less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My daughter used to help me wrap all of the gifts, but since she has her own family to take care of, I'm left to my own devices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqEj0nqgSic/WFLuRWfJ0LI/AAAAAAAASJI/vxtS1eN5CDkA1nYGYgal09_QwMViQ0PggCLcB/s1600/IMG_20161215_131150813_HDR.jpg" style="background-color: black; color: #cc6600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqEj0nqgSic/WFLuRWfJ0LI/AAAAAAAASJI/vxtS1eN5CDkA1nYGYgal09_QwMViQ0PggCLcB/s640/IMG_20161215_131150813_HDR.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KNCF8mdoOMk/Wjg8w0UJsfI/AAAAAAAAUs0/XeJNnpNNqR4dtwQUF-2kwDYlJkq2LmclgCLcBGAs/s1600/Brown%2Bpaper%2Bpackages1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="416" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KNCF8mdoOMk/Wjg8w0UJsfI/AAAAAAAAUs0/XeJNnpNNqR4dtwQUF-2kwDYlJkq2LmclgCLcBGAs/s640/Brown%2Bpaper%2Bpackages1.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tonight I'm taking a little time to relax.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With the winter moon high in the sky, and the landscape covered in a rain-filled mist, I'm treating myself to an evening hearthside .</div>Twinkling trees, candles glowing, a lovely pot of tea and Christmas shortbread, I'm settling in for a date with Dylan Thomas, the popular and much-loved Welsh poet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VJEBH5sC1Bk/WjkwcHrWGbI/AAAAAAAAUtY/y9F99w3-nnox-Wa5s61QrkdcSuLEBJB6QCLcBGAs/s1600/tea%2Bdrinking1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="419" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VJEBH5sC1Bk/WjkwcHrWGbI/AAAAAAAAUtY/y9F99w3-nnox-Wa5s61QrkdcSuLEBJB6QCLcBGAs/s640/tea%2Bdrinking1.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><div><em>A Child's Christmas in Wales </em>film, a timeless tale, delivers with gentleness a glimpse of a child's Welsh Christmas and takes you on a journey back to the magic and marvel of boyhood " where no two moments were ever alike, and life was embraced with belief instead of doubt ."</div><div>Purely magical !<br /> </div></div><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i0B3x2pymiM/WFifBO8JWdI/AAAAAAAASKg/CZ5tNJYdLtg2INE8YbGMQzhQw76c8Ik6gCLcB/s1600/036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i0B3x2pymiM/WFifBO8JWdI/AAAAAAAASKg/CZ5tNJYdLtg2INE8YbGMQzhQw76c8Ik6gCLcB/s640/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-49976587164900392152023-11-28T11:55:00.002-06:002023-11-28T11:55:56.265-06:00Simple Pleasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bcFa9VcE6gI/Xhezfs9AkDI/AAAAAAAAYI0/YAB2VE-aak06lMIlbBRQoc0wIVOdDH-LQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/candle%2Bin%2Bwindow.jpg" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bcFa9VcE6gI/Xhezfs9AkDI/AAAAAAAAYI0/YAB2VE-aak06lMIlbBRQoc0wIVOdDH-LQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/candle%2Bin%2Bwindow.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="426" /></a></div><p> </p><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 15.4px;">"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong."</span><div style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder<br /></div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-39308319185514989932023-11-25T08:30:00.000-06:002023-11-25T09:03:58.905-06:00Making A Start<p>The Thanksgiving dishes have been returned to the cupboard for yet another year and today i made a start on the Christmas decorating.</p><p style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">A little here, a little there, and before you know it, the house is transformed with the magic of Christmas.<br />I think we could all use a little magic right about now....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NI4FMD2M0GY/WEMZlxfKtuI/AAAAAAAASGM/qIV3Qv-u0lILVo179jdF_B1_OjYfGTGdwCLcB/s1600/Christmas%2Bwreath.JPG" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="644" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NI4FMD2M0GY/WEMZlxfKtuI/AAAAAAAASGM/qIV3Qv-u0lILVo179jdF_B1_OjYfGTGdwCLcB/w512-h644/Christmas%2Bwreath.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></p>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239437409050334506.post-47632537497779040602023-11-22T16:00:00.000-06:002023-11-22T17:33:39.462-06:00Thanksgiving Blessings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCskf9Aze60Y_Ak-X2EVHnmaCojtJMkYVTGPsj-I64MEDjiSAfV-juTGbCkoPnJ2ct5tHr1A5mGdyAFbSfmcUnw5m1ZavcnfZGmsr2TeJEQbKtnas2uQTHtJXX-bBJBqeupVkomfdg7BSfMT3ZJovTAJ82DUZZB3wfte8K2fPdX3WpRPq_v8_rJ1xOl82/s400/Happy%20Thanksgiving.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="289" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCskf9Aze60Y_Ak-X2EVHnmaCojtJMkYVTGPsj-I64MEDjiSAfV-juTGbCkoPnJ2ct5tHr1A5mGdyAFbSfmcUnw5m1ZavcnfZGmsr2TeJEQbKtnas2uQTHtJXX-bBJBqeupVkomfdg7BSfMT3ZJovTAJ82DUZZB3wfte8K2fPdX3WpRPq_v8_rJ1xOl82/w462-h640/Happy%20Thanksgiving.png" width="462" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 640px;"><br /><br /><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your blessings instead of your crosses;</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your gains instead of your losses.</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your joys instead of your woes;</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your friends instead of your foes.</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your smiles instead of your tears;</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your courage instead of your fears.</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your full years instead of your lean;</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your kind deeds instead of your mean.</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount your health instead of your wealth;</div><div><span style="color: orange;">C</span>ount on God instead of yourself.</div><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~Author Unknown</span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span><br /><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 640px;">A Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours............</div><div class="post-body entry-content" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16.94px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 640px;"> </div>A Brit in Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.com4