Little Bits

An owl in flight.   Fancy wings and a scowling face or is that a smile?   Looks like an old testy grandfather to me.

Nature's pot ready to boil.    Like looking at the earths crust ready to oen.   Lava lake.. odd and strange

John Kerry...good photo which shows how bright he is.  

Mamma,   feed me, feed me....I'm hungry.....

Well, I'm not, just had scrambled eggs and toast and on my second cup of coffee and it is almost four thirty five a.m.   ....breakfast time for me usually and I had the fan on so no fire alarm this morning.   I don't hear the horrendous wind that we had all day yesterday with cold that was far different than the old days of Brooking winters.   I think it is going to be a bit different up here in the northern reaches of our country.    I have been told we do not get a lot of snow, well I'm not convinced, time will tell.  I finally caught up with daughter Christine and got to do a little office job for her.  It is such fun to file and to do mailing jobs for her.    I also got to help daughter Patricia sieve the chocolate mix for the upcoming Christmas bazaar which is held at the Gallery every year.    If you are looking for a homemade gift , this is a great one and more delicious than I can put into words.    Here is the recipe, just don't tell where you got it...smile......

Mom's Hot Chocolate

Three and one half cups of powdered sugar
three and one quarter cups of powdered milk
two cups of instant chocolate drink mix
one half cup of chocolate malted milk powder
one quarter cup of baking cocoa
three and a quarter cup of powdered non dairy creamer

Mix all together until well blended, put into air tight containers (and buy some marsh mellows to go along) 

Instructions:  Use one third cup of the mix  and put into an eight to ten ounce cup.   Add three quarters cups of hot water stir until dissolved.  If you want a richer cup of cocoa, replace the water with milk.

It make a lovely gift and a useful one....even the grown ups like it...smile.

and a dunking cookie wouldn't hurt. . . some-mores come to mind.

 

I know you do not have time to make a batch today but after the Thanksgiving feast you might find it a useful project for those on your Christmas list.    Just do not forget to put a jar away for yourself.

Hump Day is a good day to catch up with a project or two.   Today will probably mean a fast trip to the store for a forgotten item.    Go carefully, be patient, be kind, be friendly and smile as your smile be the only good thing that happens to someone today.    Spare a few cents for the folks out there with the buckets to help the needy and we seem to have more and more to help.  Count your blessings and share what you can, even pennies make a difference.   Hope the pies turn out delicious;  the turkey tender or the ham lean, whatever you have , share. . . be thankful for you have much to be thankful for.    Don't forget the hugs, they are like frosting on the cake.   Don't forget to take time to make a call to a shut in and let them know you are thinking about them.    Just do your 'thing' and make your world a happy place to be.  Hugs to all.