Simmering Potpourri

1 apple, sliced
2 tbsp. ground nutmeg
2 sticks cinnamon
2 tbsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. dried orange peel (or fresh peel)
2 c. water

Mix all ingredients in small pan. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours. Refrigerate when done. Reheat next day, adding a little water (as it will thicken). Always add water each time mixture is reheated. Keep refrigerated.Nice to use before visitors arrive or to eliminate unpleasant cooking odors.

Under His wing.

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I was terribly sick over the weekend. The smell of anything made me nausious, and forget about eating. I spent Friday night until Monday morning, sleeping and on the coach.

I tried to stay awake as much as possible, so that I would sleep at night and maybe wake rested the next day. So, in an effort to stay awake, I watched TV. I usually don't watch TV, because I just don't have time. Watching it over the weekend solidified some things for me. Mainly stuff I already knew, but a reminding never hurts. I'm not really missing anything, by not being a consistant watcher. Also, that I am terribly happy right where I am.

I kinda picture myself as a duckling, warm and comfortable under God's wing. It's safe there, and I am loved and cared for, as long as I am under that wing. Every now and then, I get a little restless. I wonder if maybe I am missing something. Like the wing might be protecting me a little too much. The world outside that wing could be fun and exciting, and I wonder if I am missing out on really cool things, because I am under this wing.

So, on the coach I lay, miserable and tired, and under God's wing. Then it's like he lifts his wing so that I can have a peek at exactly what I am missing. The rest just plays alot like a horror show.

I flipped through channels of music that I once loved, that now seem to have absolutely no meaning. No thought, no concern of the content of the video and who might see it. THE SONG MEANS NOTHING! It's like they took one sentence, put it to music, and didn't even attempt to tell you what is so special about that sentence. CRAZY!

Flipping again, through channels of entertainment "news". More accurate to just call it the Gossip channel. So and so may or may not have done this, but maybe did that. Evidentally there are alot of people at these stations who can see the future and will tell you all about what they think it holds. If it's not gossip they will just talk about intimate things, because that is all their watchers want to know about anyway. TRASH!

Flipping, flipping, flipping.... off. I'm down for a nap at this point. Rather sleep all day than watch the craziness that people call entertainment. This wing is what my son would call "snuggly", and I LIKE snuggly.

Gingerbread Waffles

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 vegetable oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
13/4 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup molasses
Mix dry ingredients together, mix wet ingredients
then combine. Use batter in any waffle iron. Serve
with fruit and syrup.