Date Rolls

Date Rolls

1 1/2 cups pitted dates

1/2 cup chopped almonds (can substitute nuts)

2 Tablespoons oats (can be gluten-free)

Pinch of salt

Raspberries, Small Strawberries, or Cherries

In a food processor, blend the dates, nuts, oats, and salt until

well combined and a little sticky.

Make about 1 inch balls, roll in chopped oats,

place on plate and push thumb into center to make

cradle for berry or cherry.

Serve - Yummy for a teaparty or anytime

This works very well for my gluten-free friends

for a tea treat.

Recipe is an adaptation from spoonful.com

Monday's Quotes

 

Being There

My presence
is the great gift
I am able to offer to you.
In my unique way
I will help you.
I will work with you.
I will give my very life for you.
If you are suffering,
I will give you loving kindness,
understanding, and compassion.

~Shelley Richardson
Looking Deeply into Tea

In my heart I am sitting there under this arbor of grapes
holding your hand, praying with you, and just being
there for you.

The Wash

 

Taking in the Wash
by Ethel Romig Fuller

In the blue dusk when the dishes are done,
I take in the wash--it has hung in the sun
Since early morning--towels flung over
Lavender bushes, the heads of red clover;
Pillowslips, napkins, bearing the stamp
Of white currant clusters, now dewy-damp;
(My tall lemon lilies, my row of sweetpeas,
Are not so deliciously fragrant as these!)
Sheets, which have billowed all day in the wind--
I linger to fold them, when they're unpinned...
Dusk, and a garden, four o'clock-starred;
A basket of clean clothes in a back yard...
Something of this quiet interlude stays--
Something none may define--with a woman(man)always.

I love to hang the sheets and pillowcases (slips) on the line.
Awww!  The sweet fragrance.
However, I must always remove them from the line in the evening as
raccoons traveling through love to wipe their feet on the sheets.
Now isn't that a silly thing for a raccoon to do?
Have you ever had that happen?
Do you hang things on the line?

Happy weekend, dear friends!
Enjoy the sunshine!

City of Roses

 

Portland, Oregon, where I live, is called the City of Roses.
It is Rose Festival time in the city.
Last Saturday evening the celebration began with a parade under the stars.
It is called the Starlight Parade and is a casual fun parade.
Yesterday was the Junior Rose Parade for the children.
All the participants are children.
 When my children were young we were often found at this parade.
 Saturday there will be dragon boat races in the river through the middle of the city
and the big Rose Parade too.  A rose show at the mall is always a delight.
So if you ever travel to Portland this is the perfect time to smell the roses.

The photos in the collage are the roses in my garden right now.
The peach in the upper middle is hanging above the arbor where I often have tea.
I just love and delight in rose season and jump at every opportunity to nuzzle my nose in a rose.

A Special Picnic

from Susan Wittig Albert's book, The Tale of Castle Cottage

"But today is Parsley's birthday, and the hardworking badgers have laid 

aside their tasks and are taking a half-holiday to celebrate with a picnic.

Hyacinth made cucumber, egg, mayonnaise, and cress sandwiches

and deviled two dozen cuckoo eggs (removed from the robin nests

where clever cuckoos put them, to be hatched and fed by the mother robins).

 Primrose baked her famous carrot cake, and the rabbits fashioned party hats

out of paper doilies decorated with crayon and bits of colored ribbon.

Hyacinth invited Rascal, the little fawn-colored Jack Russell terrier from

the village.  He had brought a basket of snapdragons, daisies, and marigold

for Paisley, who put them in the middle of the picnic cloth for all the enjoy."

And so the picnic began.  "By the time the picnic was over, every sandwich,

every egg, and all the birthday cake had disappeared.  Not a crumb was left."

I hope you enjoyed the picnic today.

When the sunshine comes out my heart begins dreaming of picnics.

And for sure, it must include hot or cold tea.

Where You will Find Me

You will find me in the garden today.

The morning dew is turning to sunshine.

The flowers are calling my name.

I will be sitting under the shade of this tree.

or maybe picking a few herbs from the garden.

 

 

A bouquet of roses will be picked for the table.
The sun is shining and my heart rejoices with delight.

Step outside and savor the sunshine.
Be delighted in the day.

Monday's Quotes