My dear and beloved Bestest Friend, hailing from Northeast Colorado, is quite talented in the kitchen, with his trusty, cheese-tax collecting dog, Kota.
The dough recipe he used can be seen here, it’s so easy!
Kevin described the pizza making process as super easy, using the following ingredients:
Mozzerrella Cheese
The pizza dough (made from the recipe)
Marinara sauce, homemade or jarred he says is fine
Pepperoni sliced, prepackaged
Spread out the dough to the desired pizze size, lay it on the pizza stone or tray
smear the marinara sauce as the base
Sprinkle lightly or heavily the mozzarella cheese, to preference, give a sprinkle of the cheese as tax to the dog.
I am not sure of the history but dang, the area is absolutely stunning, not only the drive to get there from Pickens County, South Carolina to the National Park, even in early December, was beyond compare!
The leaves, what few remain, are still very colorful as the remininents of Autumn linger on and the weather very mild, sunny but with a cool breeze– perfect for a trail, a wooden staircase, and a wonderful waterfall just over the state line in the Blue Ridge Parkway and Nantahala National Park.
The trail walk and stairs to the waterfall and returning to my vehicle at the parking area took me almost an hour (which definitly got my heart rate up!) and it’s rated moderate.
Recently I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and prediabetic/diabetic and was put on medicaiton. With this diagnosis, I would like to kick it once and for all and get healthier, so choosing a fun way to get out and get more active, in addition to other lifestyle and dietary changes, more adventures are to come!
Season’s Greetings-a term “normally” said to others as a term of celebration of the holidays, a well wishing, a generic, politically correct version of Merry Christmas. For a child, especially a few decades ago when it started, can be an odd expression, asking a parent what is means or what it is–which is what exactly happened in our family.
My youngest brother, whom was very young at the time, what Season’s Greetings was and what it was all about; a tradition thus began.
The North Star and the North Pole align around this time of the year, which is how the story begins. Santa, living at the North Pole, along with his elves, reindeer, and helpers, knowing that the North Pole and the North Star are aligning, realizes it’s the season to be the most active, watching the children of the Earth for “the good boys and girls”, with help of the elves; the elves, upon the start of Season’s Greetings, will leave little treats throughout the month of December for doing nice things or other good things, i.e. earning a good mark on a report card, helping out a neighbor without asking, and more.
Little Elf treats became a magical form of the season, while not only acknowledging the good of the person but also encouraging the goodness of human nature to be honed and developed, encouraged, and more. The magic of the season become a two-fold reason for the season, celebrating the birth of the Saviour and encouraging the goodness of Christians among us to be kind to one another, do well, and be an example of bringing joy to the world, being an positive example.
Although we are all grown adults and some of us even have children of our own, Season’s greetings tradition continues and the Elves are active, leaving the North Pole to help Santa spread the joy of the season.
Proverbs 17:22: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.”
Romans 12:10: “Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.”
Well, December 1st, now, is offically known as the beginning, the start of “Season’s Greetings” in my family, a tradition that has continued.
Enjoying a long weekend with fine weather calls for a small adventure, crossing state lines to go into Georgia-with an easy picnic.
Okay, I “cheated” with the picnic, picking up some bagged food to enjoy on my outing, but the beautiful late autumn colors, a little fire in the perma-grill, and spectacular views, listening to the songs of the river and chirping of the birds, well worth it!
Located just outside Hartwell, Georgia, the Savannah River location, just beyond the Savannah Hydro-damn is quite stunning; an easy drive without any gate or tag fees, it’s quite a lovely place to enjoy the tranquility, enjoy an easy picnic and the splendor of God’s wonderous works.
A picnic on the Savannah River, Hartwell, Georgia–free adventure site
And Yes, I had a small fire in the grill to help keep my hands warm.
Sleight bells ring, are you listening? The Christmas and holiday season is just around the corner!
Free shipping on items from my ebay! Some of the images below are just a few of the items for sale! Pretty pottery medallion necklaces, light weight and chunky warmer scarves, paintings of all sizes, are available for sale via my eBay site! All items (except frames) are handmade!
If you would like to “claim” these homemade items as your own creation, it will be our secret!
Every purchase also helps benefit local charities! Happy Shopping!
” Blue Lightening states: Our annual Food Drive is back this year for the full month of November! All donations benefit the Wiggins Community Church. This year, especially, they are in need of food, cleaning products and personal hygiene products. Get up to a $25 Bill Credit with your donation”
Click here for the Amazon Wish-List fore ease of donating, shop, click, pay and it it’s shipped on it’s way to the donation box! There are many items to choose from that are under $1- $2-$3, and $4–including many “bulk” package items for helping to stretch the donation.
Blue Lightening is located in Wiggins, Colorado–and to help support their food and hygiene donation drive, I have created an Amazon “wish list” that, if one doesn’t live in the area or can’t stop buy during business hours to drop off a donation, they may purchase and have the items directly shipped (often, free with Prime!) directly to the donation box at Blue Ligthning! (see link below)
My sweetness and I went out on a lovely date this evening—on a great cemetary crawl near Walhalla, South Carolina.
My Sweetness is shown in the pictures admiring the great masonary work while I walked around, admiring the different inscriptions–the cemetary is easy to find but take comfortable shoes as the ground is a bit uneven and some of the graves are sunken–spooky!
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 Travels 