Contentment Cottage

herbs to dry

nanaellen — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:58:27 +0000

This was a cool dry morning so we harvested the herbs. Here’s the herb bed…after harvest. The before shot is HERE if you missed it. I harvested the Lavender awhile back, leaving enough for a dried herb rack. The rest of our harvest will be dried for various uses over the fall and winter. Chives: I [...]

makin’ pizza

nanaellen — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:32:46 +0000

Dad & the Wookie makin’ pizza Tonight was pizza night in our kitchen. It goes like this: First I put the pizza stone in the oven and start heating it to 425° F. Next I mix the dough: Pizza Dough proof 1 pkg active dry yeast in 2/3 cup warm water, with 2 teaspoons raw [...]

fuzzy flowers

nanaellen — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:04:23 +0000

We spent this morning working in the yard…trimming and nipping and tucking. Herbs, flowers, citrus and so on and so forth all require tender loving care as the spring progresses into summer. While I was sweeping paths and picking up leaves D came asking, “how can I help?” My suggestion was, “Go get the camera [...]

the week

nanaellen — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:32 +0000

The past couple of days have been spent finishing up a ‘book’ of the Easter Week serial I posted back in April. If you didn’t catch the Easter Week series, you can download it now in PDF format. If you missed any of the ‘books’ I’ve posted, they are all together on the….wait for it…. [...]

chocolate cake

nanaellen — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:39:24 +0000

This morning I opened a new jar of mayonnaise and it reminded me of two things we really enjoy eating. So…since this weekend is Mother’s Day – and since I’m a mother, without a celebration, unless I make my own – I decided to indulge my sweet tooth and make an old fashioned Chocolate Cake. [...]

moms, dads & grads

nanaellen — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:23:23 +0000

If Spring came but once a century, instead of once a year, or burst forth with the sound of an earthquake and not in silence, what wonder and expectation there would be in all hearts to behold the miraculous change. _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Over the next couple of months, here in the USA, we’ll take time [...]

write the vision

nanaellen — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:18:38 +0000

Then the Lord answered me, “Write the vision. Make it clear on tablets so that anyone can read it quickly. The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late. Habakkuk 2:2-3 [...]

hear & forgive

nanaellen — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:50:53 +0000

Let us hear what the Lord will speak for he will speak to his people. Open our ears that we may be in your presence fully. I love the Lord, because he hears and answers my prayers. Because he bends down and listens. I will pray as long as I have breath! Psalm 116:1-2 Today [...]

storybook friends

nanaellen — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:19:58 +0000

The past several days have been all about these two characters. In real life, Issac – the world’s bravest tiger – and his timid friend Wendell spend their days close to Nana Ellen’s desk sharing their stories and awaiting new adventures. In storybook form they live with Bootsey and Bobbie Jo, two little girls [...]

sheep know…

nanaellen — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:34:04 +0000

This morning, as we studied Ephesians again, we read about a famous actor who was once the guest of honor at a social gathering where he received many requests to recite favorite excerpts from various literary works. An old preacher who happened to be there asked the actor to recite the Twenty-third Psalm. The actor [...]