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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Precious Blue platters~♥

These are so special....whilst packing up my dear old dad, my sister-in-law♥

 and I had the privilege of sharing my late mom's beautiful blue china she had collected from her travels....she so loved blue~♥


Whilst I know it is traditional to use red and white for Christmas, I might team some of these platters with white for a Christmas table this year...~♥


The tablecloth and napkins are from Venice....


The delft pewter teaspoons from Holland...


And the platters from Stoke-on-Trent...Johnson factory....all these tresures are around 30 years old!







I am joining Susan www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com for Tablescape Thursday and here.. http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/ for Show and Tell Fridays.Won't you join me in browsing all the beautiful blogs there along with me.

And if time permits, please browse my previous post for the most delicious little cake I served on one of these platters...http://justmeshel.blogspot.com/2010/11/dinner-for-my-men-and-special-cake.html

Shel x

Dinner for my men and a Special Cake...


Simply chicken and veg baked the healthy way, in it's own juices at 180 C in the oven until succulent.I used a tsp paprika, thyme, onion flakes and 4 fresh cloves of garlic along with salt and pepper to give it wonderful warm aromas....delicious!

Then for that wonderful cake!


The Recipe....or you could go here...http://latabledenana.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-daughters-sour-cream-chocolate-chip.html....mine was not as pretty as hers!~♥

Ingredients:
1/2 cup marg
1 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 TBSP milk
1 cup sour cream
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
150g milk chocolate buttons
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar.
The last 2 items are for the top/crust
Grease and flour baking tins. Cream sugar and marg til creamy..and add eggs. Mix til light and fluffy.
Sift the dry ingredients except the last two. Set aside. Mix milk and sour cream. Add the milk mixture  alternately with the dry ingredients to the egg/butter mixture. Spoon half into the prepared tins. Sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar over this then add the rest of the butter and then the cinnamon/sugar remainder on top.
Bake at 180 C for 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
 I made two cakes with this batter... one for us and the other for my older son's pad! Decorate with some more chocolate discs.
(Monique, what a stunning little cake...merci~♥)







Precious old platters and cake lifter from my mom~♥
 See you soon!
Shel

Food for my soul!


"My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the good news about God's wonderful kindness and love." (Acts 20:24 NLT)

I've missed you!

I have missed you all so much......

You see, my father is very frail now! So sad to see such a once strong man being consumed by so much pain.
We have settled him closer to us.....in my flat alongside my home... where he can see the comings and goings of his family or sit outside and enjoy his surroundings!
I have been busying myself with  gardening, decorating and finishing my porch in time for Christmas....to recharge!

Here is a sneak preview.....





I would not have been able to find the energy or the will without my Faith and Love for God in this changing season of my life.
My friends and family have been awesome and I want to give special thanks to my darling Eddie, Wesley & Jarryd and  Janine & Mike, Sharon and Bev for their kindness and support and the many wonderful comments from my blogland friends, in particular, Monique!

Please stop over at her, she is true inspiration....http://www.latabledenana.blogspot.com/.


My love to you all!
Shel

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

A little break!

 When we meet our maker one day, HE is only going to ask us one question……”I gave you so much, why did you achieve so little?”

Sur une petite pause inattendue pour des raisons indépendantes de ma volonté, nous l'espérons vous voir bientôt!


Shel x

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Sunday!


Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6 (NIV)

The Chapel of St Patrick's in Hogsback---it has since burnt down. Luckily, there are plans in place to rebuild it!


Shel x

A Little Award!

I am excited to share some news with you. My blog was featured on  Homefurniture Depot.net.

Please  click on their link on the right to view their site!



Thank you Sheila, I am truely humbled!~♥

Shel