The Breakfast of Champions

Fresh Missouri Morrels.

Found by the Blacksmith, the son and the grandsons.

All for me, as the Blacksmith is very allergic to them!

Thanks guys!

Elizabeth spends the day with Grandma and Grandpa

Sharing breakfast with Grandpa.

Picking flowers in Grandma's front yard.

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's . . . just clouds.

I like the new sipper cup Grandma got me. It has Cinderella on it.

Some day maybe she will help me can with these rings.

Or maybe she will learn to sew with me.

While she slept I quilted.

This is my view outside of my sewing area.

The blacksmith and his dog.

Later we took Elizabeth to 5:30 Mass with us.

I'm sure she kept a lot of people entertained during mass.

We then meet her parents and brothers in town for Mexican.

66 degrees.

A trip to town . . . together

We left the house by 9:15 to do our "weekly" shopping. You know in retirement you have to combine your shopping and your needs into one "town" trip.

Our first stop in Jefferson City was in the area referred to as Old Munichburg. You can read all about Old Munichburg here.


Payway Feed Store was the place. There we purchased water softener salt, bird seed and deer corn.

Just two blocks away, I took the Blacksmith for a hair cut at Southside Barber Shop. This whole ponytail thing in retirement, just isn't going to happen.

As you can see they have some serious construction going on here. There are a group of men restoring the original fronts to this block. The barber shop is the first building. It has been there for at least 55 years. I know, I went there with my Daddy when I was little. I even got my bangs cut there a couple of times.

When my son was little he went there. Hubby still goes there. Son and grandsons still go there. Hair cuts are $12.00, maybe I will get my next hair cut there. It will sure beat the $30.00 I pay just for a cut.

Across town to Whaley's pharmacy. Had I needed a caffeine fix, I could have gotten it there. They have a great coffee bar and a very friendly Barista. One of their pharmacies on the east side of town, has the original 1950 soda counter still in operation. I spent many afternoons there after high school spinning around on the stools.

Just up the street we went to the Capital Mall. It's not what it used to be. So many stores have left and went to free standing buildings or strip malls. I was going for a swimsuit top at Penney's. The internet said it was available in this store. NOT. On to Joann's for fabric. NOT. They didn't have anything that matched what I was looking for. The score at the mall? Mall 2, Me 0. (Don't forget the blacksmith is still tagging along with me through all these stores)

Across highway 50 we stopped at Lowe's. There we were looking for blackberry bushes and a plumbing fitting. Score 1 fitting, no blackberries.

Ah! the little guy. A farm and home supply, Orschelns. There we scored 1 blackberry bush, the last one they had. I also picked up a bag of Andy's fish seasonings. It's the best!

The next few stops I was so intent on shopping I forgot the camera.

Wal-mart. Why take a picture there? Seen one, you've seen them all.

Next the Ace hardware store. Scored a 100 foot garden hose with a $12 rebate, 3 bags of Miracle grow flower soil on sale for $3.99, with $2.00 a bag rebate, and a hoe handle.

In the same parking lot, we went to Hobby Lobby, where I settled on a piece of quilt backing. Not what I wanted. But in this town, there isn't much to choose from for fabric.

Aldi's was next. Bought a few groceries and scored 2 blackberry bushes that look much healthier than the one we previously purchased at Orschelns.

Now this is what I'm talking about. LaBamba! If you've read my blog much, you know this is my all time favorite Mexican restaurant. They know us, we know them. Besides how can you go wrong with a super taco plate, refried beans, rice, chips and salsa for $3.99?

This is what traffic looks like a lunch time in the capital city. If you enlarge this picture you can see the capitol dome in the upper left corner.

One more stop at the IGA store. Do you have IGA's in your area? Independent Grocer Association. I (we) picked up fresh made brats, cured bacon, a gallon of milk (after receiving a call from the DIL) and a box of Red Rose Tea bags.

Home by 1:30.

It was then time to plant the blackberries, fertilize the flower beds, make 7 tomato cages, dig up wild ferns and plant them in my antique oak planter.

After a dinner of cabbage soup, it's time to hit the recliner and watch survivor.

Hope my shopping trip didn't wear you out too much!

55 degrees.

Hey Jude . . .My All time FAVORITE song.

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Elizabeth's first birthday party

Here is birthday girl in her cute little skort! She even had a birthday bib to match the shirt. It was saved for later.
Whether she liked the toy or not, the box is always great.

Money is always good too!


She loves her new pink car!




A birthday party fit for a little queen!

Palm weaving

What is Palm Sunday?

On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday," marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday.
The Bible reveals that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds greeted him with waving palm branches, and by covering his path with palm branches. Immediately following this great time of celebration in the ministry of Jesus, he begins his journey to the cross.

The biblical account of Palm Sunday can be found in Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; and John 12:12-19.


I've had several bloggers interested in the palm weaving.

I found a couple of links to show you what can be made with them. The blacksmith is the expert in our house, so I can't give you any instructions.

Check these out: Catholic Mom, Origami





PS Betsy, It's Palm Sunday, not Psalm!

Company is now gone :(

Since the weekend Jim and Nancy have been here. They are from Iowa, well recently from Texas, and then New Mexico, before that Arizona and somewhere in between was California.

You see they wintered out west. They have lived in Iowa all their life. That is until this January.

They took their 5th wheel and flew the coop.

We sure enjoyed their company. Jim threw the blacksmith out of the canoe on Monday. And we still enjoyed their company. Even if the fish still got away. While the guys were fishing Nancy and I took Elizabeth and shopped at Wal-mart.

Tuesday the guys went 4 wheeling. The girls went to the Lake of the Ozarks shopping. We first checked out Love to Sew Boutique. Nancy and I both bought fabric. You know the old saying: the quilter that dies with the most fabric wins! Our next stop was Marshall's, then one of us, I'm not saying who did some serious shopping. That person even bought a Christmas present.

BT showed Nancy how to weave her palm.

This was the Pork Loin with Pepper jelly I made for dinner on Monday night. My thanks to Pioneer Woman for the recipe.

You know some times pictures just don't tell you like it is. Nancy and Jim gave us the top package of marshmallows. The package on the bottom are the mini's. The big one are HUGE. The package is all in spanish, it is 840 grams which is about 1 lb and 8 ounces. I can't wait to surprise the grand kids with these.

We are sorry to see the company leave. But they have been away from their home for almost 3 months. Which means they have been away from their kids, daughter-in-laws, son-in-law and GRAND KIDS for 3 months. I know they missed them all.

I hope they come back soon.