Now everyone will want a basket of beer!

The Easter Bunny found me and blessed me with things from Nova Scotia found in Newfoundland. 

One of my favorite beers is St Ambroise apricot wheat ale from  what is known as "Quebec's foremost micro-brewery". Unfortunately, like so many things, I have been unable to buy it in Newfoundland for the past 2 years (despite my many attempts to talk the liquor commission into it). Imagine my delight when I found a few cans of it last week; a speciality product brought in to test the waters, so to speak. 

The other thing I'd been wanting to try was Peace by Chocolate, a small chocolate company started the year I left by an immigrant Syrian family that had moved to rural NS. They've become quite a success! This year, Sobey's Stores started carrying the chocolate; and again, I was fortunate to find a box on our shelves here. It wasn't cheap: roughly about $14 plus tax for 14 pieces. 

But oh my! They were worth the price! What lovely chocolates they were: all solid, a mixture of white, milk and dark, and all different flavors and/or different nuts. Yummy!

The little green bird on top of my Easter treasure basket was a thrift store find in the fall; it lights up!

I had a quiet long weekend with several brisk "spring" walks, some baking and lots of Netflix. But the best part of the weekend was getting together with family at my Dad's house. We're aren't a close family, and it's often really difficult to coordinate everyone's schedules. But we did it yesterday; and my Dad was really pleased. 

Thank you Peanut Blossom
for use of your picture.

We feasted on ham, potatoes a gratin, mac 'n' cheese, caesar salad, and fresh potato rolls. I made a sangria from my Dad's homemade white wine, and we had a delicious pineapple carrot cake with cream cheese icing for dessert. It was a really lovely time. 

Now it's back to work and back to working out spring.  The night time temperatures this weekend were quite cold, and we woke to snow this morning. But the sun is shining brightly out there now! Lots of people are commenting on an anticipated heavy snow fall this Wednesday.

To those Negative Nancys I say:

"Consult your bathroom bugs! 

Winter is beaten, people! 

It just hasn't shut-up about it!"

Happy Weekend

I'm proud and grateful to be an unconventional, radical, unpredictable, spirit-filled, joy spreading Christian woman who knows the love of God and the sacrifice of Christ. 

Have a wonderful, stress-free, love-filled, thankful weekend! 

(And I hope the bunny brings you a basket of whatever your heart desires!)

Happy Easter

He is risen.

• There are mini Asian food containers of chocolate on the table and delicious cheese croissants from the farm market. 
• There's a couple of huge bouquets of red and yellow tulips. 
• The sun is out (Hallujah) and shining down on this cold, cold April 5th. 
• And there are big and lofty food plans afoot in this household: plans for both a stuffed chicken and a small honey/apricot ham; for Hasselback potatoes, a fresh market salad and a yogurt/sour cherry pie.

My God is alive and there is a celebration to be hand today with 2 lovely young international students.

Happy Easter. 

May your day be one of joy and celebration as well. 

Good Friday

I am very, very far from being anyone's stereotype of what a good Christian should be. And like most people, I have many faults; I fall down a lot; I sin.

But I know that I have a Saviour who gave His life for me. And I have a God who loves me and says it's okay for me to be me: He made me this way.

For this I am eternally grateful. My life is better because of Him.

I'm happy today to out my window and watch winter's slow melting process; to see that dirty, cold crust finally beginning to thaw. Someday it will reveal fresh, new, green growth. Very symbolic of my continuous journey with Him!



This is indeed a good Friday.

Blessings my friends.

Happy Easter

Yes; we have a couple of days of "warmer" (I use that term loosely) weather where miniscule amounts of snow melt .................. then on a random morning, we wake to snow on the ground.

Amidst the rain/snow/cold, I shall focus on Christ and what He did for me this weekend. And I shall look forward to Sunday's celebration .... and a little chocolate!

Enjoy your Easter or your Passover.