Mmmm.....Piiiickles.

I always believed that I could eat cucumbers every day and never ever get tired of them. I was wrong. I've been blessed with a good crop of cucumbers this year. Unlike last year, I didn't kill my vegetable plants this year and even managed to get some yummy produce to boot. I used some of my surplus cukes to try my hand at refrigerator pickles. They are very easy to make and are ready to eat in days instead of weeks or months like traditional canned pickles. The recipe I used comes from Heritage Recipes.

A Walk on the Beach

I plan to post regular “Brianna Stories”. This is partly because her future is uncertain, and I don’t want to ever forget anything and partly because I have so many memories that begin with the phrase, “Let me tell you what she did today!”

Any time she has been to the beach she would walk to the edge, just a few inches from the small waves that were trying to lap at her toes, and she would stare out into the distance, beyond the people and the waves and out into the horizon. I always wondered what she was thinking about. She seemed to have a deep understanding. Of what I’m not sure. Perhaps she understood the ocean, the vastness of it, its power and its beauty in a way I could not see it. Or maybe it was her understanding of her God, her Creator, the Maker of the ocean that made her pause to appreciate the wonder of it. Either way, it was an experience I could not participate in. I could only stand back and watch and appreciate what an amazing moment I was witnessing.

SNOW!!!!

It snowed! In Georgia!! We don't get a lot of snow here. Very seldom. I really kinda like it that way. But, I will admit, it was quite beautiful. There is something mesmerizing about watching the flakes fall. The flakes were so fluffy and seemed to dance their way to the ground.

And then the power went off. It was to be expected really. In those weather conditions, it's not uncommon. I'll be browsing for a generator. It came back on just before midnight and before you know it, we were toasty warm again. It never got really cold, but I wasn't looking forward to an entire night without heat. I guess I bundled dd up quite well. She was kicking off all her covers in the wee hours of the morning.

Here are some more pictures of the beautiful snow.