I would rather bake a cake, but however, with a lactose intolerant family member we usually do not bake or eat cake. I have not found a lactose free icing recipe I really like and therefore we do not celebrate special occasions with cake. We do occasionally eat lactose free ice cream for special days.
2.Do you have your main meal during the day or in the evening?
If I lived alone, I would have main meal in the middle of the day, but since I don’t, we have it in the evening.
3. Do you have a sweet tooth or prefer Savoury food?
I prefer savory foods nowadays. When I was younger, I enjoyed sweet foods, but not anymore.
4. What is one food you absolutely detest?
Pickles, if I had to pick just one. I do not care for anything salty or vinegary.
No, I do not watch or enjoy reality TV shows. Years ago, I would watch American Idol, but lost interest over the years.
2. If you had the power, where would you send anyone you didn’t like?
Timbuktu. A place often referred to in the heat of the moment when one wants to be far away from someone regardless of whether there is a dislike of the person or just infuriated with them currently. Most times I would not want to send someone away permanently, maybe I might distance myself for a time, but would be better to just show kindness and ask the Lord to help you to understand and show love towards others.
3. Do you enjoy your own company and what do you do with your ‘Me Time’?
I do enjoy my own company and I think I always have. When I have “me time,” which is rare lately, I read and work on blog posts. I used to go on walks or hikes by myself, however, that is currently impossible as am the primary caretaker of my grandson. The only “me time” I get is when I can finally get him to sleep for the night which means I am awake very late into the early morning doing what I love to do, read and write.
4. If you wanted to change anything about your partner/pet/family what would it be?
If I could change anything about my family, I would change some of their habits like vaping, but I know I cannot do that, that can of habitual behavior change had to come from within themselves. I would instead change, if it were possible, our current living environment. I would live in a completely different and separate dwelling and possibly different environment than now. I would prefer, not financially possible currently, to live in a camper van and travel continuously across America visiting relatives and seeing parts of this vast great country I have never seen before.
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. Looking forward to seeing y’all’s Last on the Card photos. I appreciate y’all very much.
Is it too Early for Christmas decorations? For Christmas themed store Windows and Doors? Evidently not for some businesses. These Festive Holiday Doors and Windows were painted by a friend of mine out in San Diego County. Hope y’all enjoy them.
The Goat in the middle of the trio was getting a shot and medicinal cream for his eczema. It took two to hold him during the process he wouldn’t buck, sometimes precautions are necessary.
The Goats can relax and have fun now. Goat 🐐 Life at The Farm
These are Collard Green Plants grown at The Gardens in The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. Many people in the South eat Collard Greens on a regular basis. Personally, I did not grow up as a child eating Collard Greens even though I was born in the South. My mom never fixed them. Now we ate plenty of Spinach and other types of greens just not Collards. What are your thoughts on eating Collard Greens?
The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is our favorite place to go to in our city, however, the most favorite place we love to go, and hike is in a town called Fort Mill. Fort Mill has many interesting places to visit where you can hike, or just enjoy the scenery.
The place we like to go and hike the most is called Anne Springs Close Greenway. The Greenway has five (5) different points of entrance and one can hike any one of the many trails on the 2,100 acres of nature preserve. The trails cover thirty-six (36) miles of hiking pleasure for hikers, runners, walkers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders to enjoy. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.
Whenever we are able to visit the Greenway, we like to enter at a different entrance point every time. Visiting different entrances gives us access to the many different trails and beautiful scenery accessible at the various locations. The most popular entrance is the Lake Haigler Entrance and is used by guests frequently. The entrances are:
Lake Haigler Entrance/Greenway Gateway – activities my include hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, paddleboarding and fishing (free for members only, must have an SC Fishing License), or enjoy a meal at the Canteen. A new children’s playground is being constructed at this entrance.
Points of Interests: Greenway Gateway (Visitor Center), Gateway Canteen (Dining), Bruce Rush Pavilion, Historic Nation Ford Road, Kayak Launch, Swinging Bridge, and Scoville Dock.
Dairy Barn Entrance – hiking, close to the main Suspension Bridge and the Greenway Spillway.
Points of Interest: Founders Dairy Barn, Betsy McLean Plant-A-Row for the Hungry Garden, Comporium Amphitheater, Faires-Coltharp Cabin, Graham Cabin, and Swinging Bridge.
Adventure Road Entrance – hiking and mountain biking, fishing (members only), disc golf, dog park play (Add-on membership required).
Points of Interests: Bob Reid Field Trial Barn, Lake Crandall, Lake Frances, Marion Walsh Outdoor Classroom, Mary Warner Mack Dog Park, Stumpy Pond, Swinging Bridges (3).
Greenway Stables Entrance – hiking, horseback riding (Advanced registration required), visit farm animals, a new children’s farm is in process of being constructed. Coleman loves to visit the many horses and farm animals at this location.
Points of Interest: Greenway Stables, Farm animals
Blue Star Entrance – Mountain biking and hiking
Points of Interest: Garrison-Webb Grist Mill, North Tunnel
I encourage y’all if you are ever in the area to stop by and visit the Anne Springs Close Greenway. Beautiful Nature Preserve, Wildflower Garden, and many amazing sights to see and photograph. My grandson, Coleman, and I love to visit the Greenway any and every opportunity we receive. I highly recommend visiting.
When Coleman and I took an early morning hike along the Nature Trail at The Schiele Museum of Natural History, just before Thanksgiving, I was amazed at the spectacular view of the tremendous number of leaves which had fallen on the ground and in the Pond. It was such an amazing sight I had to capture the moment with my camera. This slideshow is my entry for Dawn’s Festival of Leaves and Jez’s Water Water Everywhere.
Looking Down upon the Water 💦Looking Up at a Ray of Sunshine Peeking through the Clouds Looking Downward upon the Grist MillLooking Upward through the Trees to the Stormy Sky
Camera: (1-2) iPhone 14 Pro Max Main Camera (3-4) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EG-S18-55mm lens with Altura (for Canon) Macro Wide-Angle Fisheye Attachment
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all.
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?
The most famous person I ever met wasn’t famous when I knew him and his family. At the time he was just my pastor, the head of our church. While pastoring the church I grew up in he also wrote many books 📚. For every book he wrote; we listened to a series of sermons on the book 📖 prior to its publication. He wasn’t as famous as some other authors or other people, however, knowing an author personally when I was a child was still pretty amazing in my opinion.
Who is this person you might ask? The name of the most famous or infamous person I have ever met was Dr. Timothy Francis LaHaye. He was better known as Tim LaHaye. He co-authored the Left Behind Series with Jerry B. Jenkins. He wrote more than 85 books some of which included “How to Be Happy Though Married,” “Spirit Controlled Temperament,” “How to Win Over Depression,” as well as the “Left Behind Series.” He also co-authored prophecy books with Craig Parshall and Thomas Ice.
Tim LaHaye served as the Senior Pastor of Scott Memorial Baptist Church in San Diego, California for approximately twenty-five (25) years beginning around 1956. Under his ministry Scott Memorial Baptist Church grew extensively and later was divided into three locations. The three locations included the original site in University Heights on Oregon Street, One in El Cajon on Greenfield Drive, and one in Poway. [It was in 1963, when I was seven years old, that Pastor Tim F. LaHaye baptized me.]
During his tenure as Senior Pastor of Scott Memorial Baptist Church; Tim LaHaye founded Christian High School in 1965 and later in 1971 founded Christian Heritage College (now known as San Diego Christian College). Both schools began on the University Heights location on Oregon Street and later relocated to the El Cajon campus belonging to Scott Memorial. Other activities and involvements for Tim LaHaye was helping to establish the Institute for Creation Research in El Cajon, California (currently located in Texas) along with Dr. Henry M. Morris Sr.
In 1981, he left the Scott Memorial and the pulpit to concentrate his time on politics and writing. That same year he helped found the Council for National Policy, an extremely conservative and powerful organization which was a policy making think tank. Also, during the 1980’as he founded the American Coalition for Traditional Values and the Coalition for Religious Freedom. Later on in 1998, he founded the Pre-Tribulation Research Center along with Thomas Ice.
LaHaye is best known for his writings in the Left Behind Series. The Left Behin Series is a series of apocalyptic fiction that depicts the Earth after the pretribulation rapture which Premillennial Dispensationalists believe that’s when the Bible states it will occur (I do not desire to get into any debates regarding when the rapture or any end time events will happen). Even though Jerry B. Jenkins did the actual writing of the Left Behind books the whole concept and notes for the books belonged to Tim LaHaye. The first book of the Left Behind Series was published in 1995. There are twelve titles in the adult series and the juvenile novels, as well as audio books, devotionals, and graphic novels.
Everyone may not know who Dr. Tim F. LaHaye was (he passed in 2016), and even though he became well recognized due to the Left Behind Series, to me he was just my pastor during my childhood and youth years.
A Hog at Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA J B Hunt Ad on the Back of a J B Hunt Tractor Trailer on I-485 [My husband drove for J B Hunt at one time].Backside of a Little Library Rankin Lake Park Gastonia, North Carolina, USA Backpack on Coleman’s Backside Lake Crandall; Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA Trifolium hybridum Common Name: Alsike Clover Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Honda Goldwing North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina, USA
This Honda Goldwing Coleman’s checking out is similar to one his maternal Pawpaw and I had back in the mid-1980’s shortly after we were married. His Pawpaw mostly road it to work, but we also rode it together when we could get his parents to watch our eldest son [he was four (Coleman’s age now) at the time]. We enjoyed riding it, however, we sold it when we moved from California to Arkansas. It’s too bad that Coleman won’t ever get the opportunity to go riding with his Pawpaw like his Uncles did so long ago.
When Coleman and I go hiking we rarely see animals along the trails. Sometimes they are to the side of the trail, in the water, or on the other side of a fenced off area. We have managed to see some Geese trying to cross the pathway…
Coleman’s mom’s dog, Chewy, along for the hike…
And a couple of Horses on and off the trail…
I have not seen any cows in the road for quite awhile now, my old landlord’s cow would get out of the pasture occasionally and wander along the roadway.
Welcome to Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), the topic is Pick Your Topic from My Photo below. Possible topics shed (small building), sign, mural, wood, coffee, tree, green, roof, green, black, red, yellow, etc. What else can you come up with?
Let’s begin our journey with a coffee cup of tea to get energized.
My daughter, Trisha and Granddaughter, Alona
Walking Past the Sheds and observing the surroundings…
Spying cats on Rooftops …
Continuing the journey to spot some intriguing murals …
And then venturing through the trees for a lovely enjoyable hike.
Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).
The answer to this question would depend on one’s definition of personal. According to Merriam Webster, personal means of relating to, or constituting personal property; intended for private use or use by one person. Keeping this definition in mind, furniture would not apply to being the most expensive personal item which I have ever purchased since it is also used by other members of my family.
When I was in high school, I would state that the most expensive personal I purchased was my camera, a Minolta XG-7 35mm with a 50mm lens, a 2x converter, a telephoto lens, and a flash attachment. However, we are talking about the here and now and not in the past. At this present day and age, the most expensive personal item I have purchase would be my current camera of usage which I bought back in 2012. I purchased the Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens and a Canon camera strap bundle from Costco. I have since added the Canon EF 75-300mm lens and an Altura for Canon macro wide-angle fisheye attachment.
My camera is certainly not the newest model out there (even though it was at the time I bought it), but it serves me well and I enjoy using it tremendously.
This is a really easy question to answer. I currently do not listen to any podcasts of any kind. I tend to read about any subject I am interested in and would not be able to concentrate on listening to any podcasts. I am not a person that can multitask effectively, so I do not even try. I cannot even read and listen to music at the same time because I would be too easily distracted by the lyrics to efficiently concentrate on what I am trying to read.
God Bless. Thank you for listening and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
Do I need time? Time for what one might ask. More time in a day? No, I do not think I need more time in a day. I really wouldn’t know what to do with more time in any given day. At times day seem extremely long and boring as it is, however, I would not want to change the length of time that is considered a day.
Some might want more time for sleep in a day, but I do not sleep more than four-five hours a night as it is. My mind continuously flows and sometimes I have a hard time getting to sleep. Then again, at other times I fall asleep when I am trying to read.
Do I want more time to travel? Not really, what I would want is more money so I could afford to do the travelling I so desire in my heart to accomplish.
More time to read? Not really. I read as much or as little as I would like now. I read whenever and wherever my heart desires now so there is no need for added time.
Do you need more time? If you were given more time, what would you accomplish with the additional time?
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