Month: July 2018

Thoughts/Garden

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Hi Ya!

I have been trying to grow things this summer. I have myself a garden that has produced for me lots of tomatoes, some squash, some peppers, a couple of zuchinnis, and some watermelons.

This is the first year I have so many watermelon vines covering my old compose pile. I would have to say that they love it a lot. We use to put our scraps in that compose and I believe the watermelons loved it.

I have made my own tomato sauce from some of the tomatoes we have had. They taste so good coming from the garden and not being enhanced in a place , for quicker sales. tomatoes carry a lot of good benefits for you and it is one of my favorite vegetables.

I have tried to grow cucumbers this year, as years past and for some reason a little critter has decided to mane them and keep them from growing into the lovely cucmbers I need and love. I have put crushed egg shells around the base of each plant and tried to enclose them in a wired fence, but some how the critter, probably a ground-hog, repeatedly chomps the vines till they are nothing but flowering useless vines. They are producing no cucumbers at all but having those yellow flowers all over them. Ugh!

I wish no critter any harm but I really could have used some cucumbers this summer. Usually I have so many I cannot keep up with them. Maybe next year!

My garden gives me satisfaction and provides my family with healthy choices to eat. I love it. I am not a big fan of vegetables but here in my garden I can put in those that I do like. It is self-sustaining for the most part, just needs a little weeding every now and then. This year I used that weed paper, it keeps weeds from growing and it is marvelous. I have had very little to hardly none.

If you have never tried to grow a garden, you should try it. It is great when you see what your hands and the earth have created. You can also do pots instead of garden plots. I have a couple of things in pots to. Pots make it easy access and you can put them on your deck for convenience. Tomatoes are great in pots.

Happy Gardening!

MwsR ❤

 

 

Random Acts of Kindness Award/RAKA

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Hi everybody.

I have seen all sorts of awards circulating through WordPress. I thought why don’t I come up with one to. So I have.

 Random Acts Of Kindness Award, RAKA

This award is given to anyone you think shows kindness to another blogger or writer or to the community here on WordPress.

If you know someone who has shown you or anyone else an act of kindness please nominate them for this award.

I believe that any act of kindness no matter how small can significantly impact another’s life. So I feel it is great to acknowledge those who practice kindness.

The rules are simple.

1- Tell who you nominate and why.

2= Copy and share the picture that shows the award, posted above.

3- Share  a paragraph of something that impacted your own life in the way of receiving kindness or how you extended kindness to someone else.

For instance, ” I once was waiting in a drive thru line for 20 minutes. I was in a hurry but the line did not move much, it felt like. My day was getting worse by the moment. When I got up to the drive thru window, the cashier said someone had paid for my meal already. That really made my day a lot better.”

4- Nominate anyone or share to your own page. If you so choose to Participate. Tag or pingback to the original person who nominated you, or the original post. https://mwsrwritings.com/2018/07/30/random-acts-of-kindness-award-ka/

 

 

 Don’t forget to COPY THE RULES ON YOUR POST!

I nominate several who have shown me kindness along the way here on WordPress.

Just to name a few! These people have had kind words, and helped me in one way or another since I joined WordPress. I appreciate it guys!

There are definitely more than these that have been kind or had kind words, words of encouragement etc. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU!

MwsR ❤

Song Share/ Michelle by the Beatles

  1. Michelle, ma belle.
    These are words that go together well,
    My Michelle.

    Michelle, ma belle.
    Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble,
    Tres bien ensemble.

    I love you, I love you, I love you.
    That’s all I want to say.
    Until I find a way
    I will say the only words I know that
    You’ll understand.

    I need you, I need you, I need you.
    I need to make you see,
    Oh, what you mean to me.
    Until I do I’m hoping you will
    Know what I mean.

    I love you.

    I want you, I want you, I want you.
    I think you know by now
    I’ll get to you somehow.
    Until I do I’m telling you so
    You’ll understand.

    I will say the only words I know that
    You’ll understand, my Michelle.

    Songwriters: JOHN LENNON,JOHN WINSTON LENNON,PAUL MCCARTNEY,PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY
    © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
    For non-commercial use only.

    https://youtu.be/ifobQSP-b7E

Of course this song is special to me, my name is Michelle! I have heard this for so long it is like my own personal song, haha.

This is definitely a man who loves someone named Michelle. It uses French language to, so she must be French. That is funny seeing that my name origin is French. Niice song Beatles, thanks for making me feel special!!!!!

 

Love like there is no tomorrow! MwsR ❤

Recipe Sharing!/AMISH Breakfast Casserole

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  • Total Time
    Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + standing
    Makes12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sliced bacon, diced
  • 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
  • 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1-1/2 cups 4% cottage cheese
  • 1-1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat until bacon is crisp; drain. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients; stir in bacon mixture. Transfer to a greased 13×9-in. baking dish.
  • Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
Test Kitchen Tips

  • Create a pretty burst of color and fresh flavor by adding a pinch of minced herbs to the egg mixture. Thyme and parsley are perfect candidates; try 1 teaspoon fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried.
  • Cottage cheese is surprisingly versatile and almost disappears into this dish when baked.
  • Assemble a day in advance, and bake just before serving.
Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 273 calories, 18g fat (10g saturated fat), 153mg cholesterol, 477mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 18g protein.

Originally published as Amish Breakfast Casserole in Quick Cooking May/June 2002

World Game/ Poem by MwsR

 

 

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There are people out here in our world game

Some take the winning lot and others have the shame

It is not perfect by no means

But everyone is searching for something , it seems

Looking to find what it is to make them whole

Make them special and breathe life into their soul,

Almost as if no one expects to win at this game

They start their days anyway without added shame

They twist when needed and bend where they can

Not a fault, just the game that they have to plan.

Everyone is on the board of the game of the world

They move where they want and sometimes they move another.

Indirectly and directly each player affects the whole game.

Win or lose we are in it, unfair though it can seem.

This is the way of things and broken dreams.

If you are lucky you move gracefully ahead,

Seeing an ending without regret.

It definitely changes you, it can also greatly affect you.

So play to make the most moves you can

It really isn’t about winning, it is in how you plan.

MwsR ❤

 

 

I Write/Poem by MwsR

 

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I write so I can continue to grow

So my life has its ebb and flow

I write for the many tears I shed in private

For the many cries I had that were silent

My spirit soars when my fingers type

I do not have my inner self to fight.

I write for those who never had a voice

For the one that also had no choice,

I write to keep my troubles at bay

So I can function with purpose , yet another day.

I write because some things are better left unsaid

So I can get them out of my head.

I write to encourage others who can’t

So they can see that somehow our lives match.

I write because harboring feelings of hurt, doesn’t work

Because people are selfish and sometimes big jerks.

I write in a rhythm that only my heart knows

Each step when I write, my heart grows.

I write because sometimes you need to

Because sometimes I feel things that are too real, too true.

If you need to write to heal

Try it, and soon it will reveal

What it is you want to say

What you need to say to make it through yet another day!

MwsR ❤

 

Hey… Darling/Poem MwsR

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“When can we go out and spend some time together”, she said

It wasn’t like there wasn’t a good roof above her head.

She always tried to get my attention

What about me giving her that diamond last year, she must have forgot to mention.

It was always me doing my thing out in my shop

Her doing hers in the house, using the mop.

Equal we were, I don’t understand her problem with it all

I guess I should have put my shoes up that were down the hall.

A different food thing she placed at the table more often than not

I never said that I liked that if any, or a lot.

I thought having money to buy that food was good, but to her I guess not.

Why all the fuss about the clothes,

I put them near the hamper where she goes.

Why must she talk when my favorite show is playing

I would love to listen but not right now, you understand what I am saying?

Always my time is taken over with hers

Always her needs had to come first,

I can’t always do what she wants, listen to everything she says,

But…I am here, wouldn’t she want that instead?

 

She doesn’t ask me for a date anymore

There is no “Hello” when I come through the front door.

She used to ask me when I could do something

Now she is off doing her own things, anything

Wonder what changed?

Maybe somewhere the roles got re-arranged

No food on the table, just re-heatable stuff

Guess I didn’t pay attention to her enough.

She must have told me, I just did not listen

What has happened to change our situation?

Maybe one day she will once again,

Say “hey…darling”.

 

“DON”T take those you love for granted… One day they may not be there anymore.” MwsR<3

 

Lemon Pound Cake/Keto

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Bake at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until the center is done.

Ingredients for Lemon Pound Cake:

6 large, Egg 2/3 cup,

Oil 2 cup,

Almond Flour 5 tsp,

Coconut Flour 1 tsp,

Baking Powder 1 tsp,

Baking Soda 1/4 tsp

Salt 2/3 cup,

Lemon juice, raw 1 tsp

Vanilla Essence 3/4 Cup

Erythritol 2 Droppers(12 drops)

Stevia Ingredients for the glaze:

1/3 Cup Cream Cheese 1/3 Cup Heavy Cream 6 drops Stevia

Macros: Serves 12 Each Serving Calories: 174 Fat: 17 Protien: 4 Net Carbs: 2