ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JUNE 21ST, 2011
If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side
It's TUESDAY!
FINALLY SUMMER DAY!
Summer Solstice is sometimes referred to as Midsummer Day. It's the longest day of the year. The amount of daylight only goes down from here....for the next six months. Summer Solstice is the meteorological start of summer. It's time to enjoy vacations, great weather, pools, baseballs, and everything else that goes along with the favorite season of kids and most adults. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the season, because for many of us it is all too short.
Did you know? The sun does not set at the North Pole today. There is 24 hours of sunlight. Does it make up for that cold day in December when the sun does not rise above the horizon? No, but on this day it sure does feel good wherever you are!
At 1:16 p.m. EDT, strip off your socks, run barefoot through the grass or the cool water from a nearby yawn sprinkler. It's time to dust off the beach chairs, stock up on cheap thrill novels and ice cream enjoy the first day of summer. You only have until Sept. 23 to enjoy the days filled with extended sunlight, starry nights outdoors, fireworks, swimming and Frisbee golf.
Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
Henry James
NEW IN THE KITCHEN
NATIONAL PEACHES AND CREAM DAY!
Folklore claims that Alexander the Great brought the peach to Greece, although there is no proof. The Romans are also said to have helped spread peaches throughout Europe. The fuzzy, tasty fruit has found itself as a muse to creative types, from Virgil, Chaucer, and Cezanne, all the way to Beck's Peaches and Cream. The peach is a drupe, similar to the cherry or plum, or any fruit with a hard stone.
From fresh peaches and whipped cream to peaches and cream roll or homemade peaches and cream ice cream, there are many ways to celebrate the holiday.
Peaches and Cream Day Cobbler
5 cups sliced peaches
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box powdered sugar
1 stick butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Spray a 9 in. x 13 in. pan or glass dish with non-stock cooking spray. Cream the powdered sugar and cream cheese together.
Place peaches in pan, spread cream cheese/sugar mixture over peaches. Sprinkle cake mix on top. Lightly sprinkle cinnamon, the place pats of butter on cake mix.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-40 minutes until peaches are tender. Cool and serve. May top with whipped cream or ice cream.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT's
GOD BLESS YOU!
AROUND HOME
Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world
Ada Louise Huxtable
Wearing lighter clothing is just one of the many benefits summer has to offer. I've already felt as though I've shed about 10 pounds by just not having to wear so many layers of clothes to keep warm.
I love summer and it really doesn't ever last long enough for me. The wet spring that has just passed is hopefully going to turn into many sunny days now that summer has arrived. We are warmer, but not as hot as some in the south are experiencing. They are in the 90's to 100 degree days already.
Summertime in Ohio does have some advantages for sure.
COUNTING THE DAYS
Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
Hal Borland
IT'S SUMMER!
Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…
Love,
ma
1 comment:
That cobbler looks fabulous Ma! I wish we could get good peaches here. Happy Summer to you! It feels more like April here but I am optomistic and hoping that it will soon feel like June! xxoo
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