A lovely afternoon, historical cemetary crawl in Walhalla, South Carolina at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
My cousin and I toured around the cemetary and a little furry friend joined in our adventure. The kitty hung out with us and even “talked” with us as we walked around, reading incriptions and admiring the stone masonry work.
As seen by the photos, there is quite a collection and variety of stone work and much beauty to behold.
A delightful afternoon with my cousin as we joined up for a small adventure! We were having so much fun that we forgot to take pictures at the Waterfalls near the Stumphouse Tunnel in Wahahlla, South Carolina.
A co-worker had given me a few scratch off tickets, which we cashed in and purchased a few more, scratching them off together and laughing, joking, and pondering what we would do if we won the big pot ($10,000 on that particular game.) We didn’t win the big pot but it was fun to play a game of pretend in such beautiful surroundings.
Of course, we picked up awesome lattes and frappuccinos on our way to the waterfalls!
My sister hosted game night and we played the card game “King in the Corners”. My sister made homemade Apple Cinnamon Bread with apples and caramel dip. Papa brought fried chicken and fish. My Sweetness also joined in the games and fun–My sister and nephew also played in the games and goodies!
Life is better with loved ones and fun family nights! Of course, the highlight of the evening was getting to play with my nephew and watching “bop bop” along to music and hearing him squwak along as he played card with us.
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If you want to partake in the fried chicken and fish, Papa picked up both at the hot food department at the local Ingles Grocery stores!
My Sweetheart’s Mother planted a small garden before going to visit family and asked me to help him take care of it while she is on vacation-what to do with the harvest but to eat the bounty!
Chop and simmer the following:
2 Green Bell Peppers
1 large (or 2-3 small fresh zuchinni)
2 small purple onions
4-6 toes of garlic
2-4 fresh Jalepenos
10-15 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
Himalayan Salt, Pepper, and ground cumin
In a Seperate pan, Simmer 2-3 large chicken breast, once cooked, top with a jar of Korma Sauce (usually found in the international aisle of the supermarket), simmer until warm.
Ladel the steamed/sautched vegetables into the bottom of a bowl, top with the chicken korma mix, enjoy! Top with a bit of siracha sauce and/or feta cheese.
The year of 1776, our founding forefather debated, drafted and signed in Independance Hall in Philledelphia a Declaration of Independance, stating the intent of governing ourselves, foregoing the attatchment to England, sparking a Revolution. Happy Independance Day!
My family and I celebrated by gathering together for a relaxing barbeque-everyone brought a bit of this and that so that that burden wouldn’t be on one group or another-making the meal quite exquisite to the eyes and taste buds. Of course, my little godson was the star of the show with his giggles and laughter-4 generations show up and oh, boy! We celebrated to our hearts delight!
The beef T-Bones steaks came from our parents farm in Colorado (quality, natural beef is so much better!) and most of the vegetables came from the garden at my Sweetness’ house and the papaya came from Aldi-every thing was made from scratch. My brother in law carefully and exquisitely seasoned the steaks and let them “set” over night-and the garden salad was dressed in olive oil, basil leaves, fresh ground pepper, and lime juice. Everything was kept simpe; the papaya was also spiced with chili pepper powder and grilled with the squash and okra!
The aluminium foil packets are “Cowboy potatoes”, which are chunked, skin on red potatoes, chopped onions, himalayn pink salk, black pepper, garlic toes, a bit of butter, wrapped up into aluminium pouches and grilled (cowboys out on the rance would stick them in the camp fire!) And for the record, smoke bombs, the bright colored ones, and sparklers are some of my favorite fireworks!
Happy 4th of July!
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my cousin Amy and I were on a hunt for postcards and a souvenir T-shirt for our cousin Charlie, and in the meantime, we found some really cool stuff and amazing architecture.
while at walking was a lot of fun, there was a slight bit of a scary moment. There, as a Jesuit piece fell down and had a really bloody nose; so after helping him get himself together, we continued to adventure, and found a really pretty chapel dedicated to Saint Joan of arc.
Amy and I thoroughly enjoyed a Middle Eastern meal at a restaurant called FiFi which is located on Wisconsin Avenue
it is official! Rebecca and Stephen have tied the knot!
Myy lovely cousin Rebecca is married now to a wonderful man, named Stephen. The wedding today was outstanding and quite beautiful, as they said their vows, and committed their lives to each other.
The wedding took place in a Wells Lutheran Church in Wisconsin, and it was such a beautiful place. Stephan’s father, an ordained Lutheran minister, married the young couple in front of family and friends today.
it has been a wonderful celebration and reception today, filled with so much love, and so many well wishes, and of course, it was a fairytale for them to kick off their lives together.
after the wedding at the church, we all met up at the reception venue for dancing wonderful food and of course what would a wedding be without Dr. Hooks “Sylvia’s mother” being played and the whole family singing and dancing together to unify the whole event!
The groomsmen also gave the bridal couple the chair lifting tradition
Adventuring with a buddy is always so much fun, especially when your buddy is your Egyptian neighbor and friend. Nourhan is an international student (such a lovely lady)-so this eveing, our schedules finally aligned where we could go on an adventure together!
Nourhan spends a lot of time in the classroom and labs at Clemson University, studying hard, doing research, and working on her thesis–and hasn’t had much time to explore before now; We are making up for lost time!
We enjoyed the local history of the Maiden taking shelter along the waterfalls to escape her captors- and the history of the Stumphouse tunnel(where the Clemson Original Bleu Cheese was originally formulated and made by the old irish immigrant recipe and more!) Plus, on our way out, a fun armadillo decided to grace us with it’s presence as it crossed the road as we drove away. Nourhan hadn’t ever seen one before and asked me what it was, a cute little armadillo!
It has been a giant blessing having Nourhand as a neighbor and a friend and I am so glad she moved in next door to me!
A race car party at its best! Old fashioned and muscles cars were features but the best part? The race cars were the hot feature and they were all fired up! Lots of cool things to see under the hoods and the rev’s were booming loud!
Ribs were barbequed and enjoyed, along with an assortment of sides and desserts while looking and hearing the chatter about parts, paints, features and more! What a splendid day of fun under the sun, seeking and seeing the thrill of the amazing cars!
My best friend in the whole world lives in Northeast Colorado; while his father was driving around, his dad snapped some videos of the streets flooding from the rainfall, on going a the moment. The area has been suffering from a severe shortage of rain, as had the whole state, for many years and a drought condition has occured.
Rain is such a blessing and all the water in the streets is wonderfu, who can’t help but want to share such wonderful news and blessings! Videos Courtey of C.Harris
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