Well I guess the post title is a bit deceiving.
I did not go to Jamaica but did take a trip to Welland Ontario.
My eldest son and his wife go to Jamaica each year and I get out of town for a break and go to their home in Welland and mind the fur babies and the house while they are away.
I look forward to this time to spend some time to myself to do the things I want to do for 2 weeks.
This time around I am enjoying the comfort of their new bed, I can't ever remember sleeping as well as I do in this bed, I have been playing my guitar and finding new music to play on my radio show.
I have also been cooking up a storm.
Homemade soups and sauces and casseroles in their freezer for when they return.
I have been venturing out more now I have a GPS although my TOM has played some practical jokes on me , taking me off the highway then telling me to make a u-turn and get back on the highway or taking me to an area that they are building an industrial park and telling me that I have reached my destination lol...not funny!
I will be calling the manufacturer when I get home and tell them that their new update has a few bugs in it and ask how to take it off.
Have you ever had issues with your GPS like this?
About Me
- Laurie
- I live and love in the small town of Marmo, Ontario, Canada. I am a mother of two wonderful young men and grandmother to a little beauty that owns a big piece of my heart. I have great love for my family and they come first in my life. Mollydooker is slang for a left handed person and lord knows I am as left-handed as they come. Waltz, by definition is informal, leading purposefully( my life). I will be sharing with you my ... Mollydooker's Waltz.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Right-brained
Well, I am often blaming my left-handedness for my way of thinking and learning being so different from others. I am very right-brained.
Only another left -handed person would know the struggles of using a pair of scissors in a house with right -handed people that use all your left-handed tools and wear them in right-handed and they become a tool that is not as easy for a southpaw to use.
Serrated edges on steak knives are often only on the side of the knife the way a right -handed person would use it..
Can openers I struggle with them and did have a wonderful left-handed can opener which ended up going missing when we moved, great item to have in the kitchen.
I know a place in Toronto Ontario that is a shop that caters to us mollydookers called The Sinister Shop .http://www.sinistershop.com/
Great store for your left-handed needs!
Just a little something I thought you may like to read up on what another lefty had to say about it.
Go to:
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/what-katy-wrote-terms-for-left-handed-people-on-left-handers-day/
Are you a lefty?
Do you have a difficult time keeping you left-handed scissors usable for you?
Do you have an example of a peeve about being southpaw you would like to share with us?
Only another left -handed person would know the struggles of using a pair of scissors in a house with right -handed people that use all your left-handed tools and wear them in right-handed and they become a tool that is not as easy for a southpaw to use.
Serrated edges on steak knives are often only on the side of the knife the way a right -handed person would use it..
Can openers I struggle with them and did have a wonderful left-handed can opener which ended up going missing when we moved, great item to have in the kitchen.
I know a place in Toronto Ontario that is a shop that caters to us mollydookers called The Sinister Shop .http://www.sinistershop.com/
Great store for your left-handed needs!
Just a little something I thought you may like to read up on what another lefty had to say about it.
Go to:
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/what-katy-wrote-terms-for-left-handed-people-on-left-handers-day/
Are you a lefty?
Do you have a difficult time keeping you left-handed scissors usable for you?
Do you have an example of a peeve about being southpaw you would like to share with us?
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Fall Means Great Hearty Soups!
Fall means great hearty soups in our household.
Today I made a pot of bean with bacon soup, such a filling tasty soup.
I hope that you like this recipe, it is simple and yummy!
Bean With Bacon Soup
2 cups Northern White Beans, picked and rinsed.
6 strips crispy cooked bacon with a tablespoon of bacon drippings
3 carrots minced
3 stalks celery minced
1 onion minced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 large potato minced
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 large pinch of red chillies
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce or a couple of splashes of Liquid Smoke
6-8 cups of water ( more if needed as cooking)
1 small tin of tomato paste
oook down until beans are soft enough to mash 2 cups and return to pot.
Simmer until beans are cooked then enjoy!
Today I made a pot of bean with bacon soup, such a filling tasty soup.
I hope that you like this recipe, it is simple and yummy!
Bean With Bacon Soup
2 cups Northern White Beans, picked and rinsed.
6 strips crispy cooked bacon with a tablespoon of bacon drippings
3 carrots minced
3 stalks celery minced
1 onion minced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 large potato minced
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 large pinch of red chillies
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce or a couple of splashes of Liquid Smoke
6-8 cups of water ( more if needed as cooking)
1 small tin of tomato paste
oook down until beans are soft enough to mash 2 cups and return to pot.
Simmer until beans are cooked then enjoy!
Monday, October 19, 2015
Election Day in Canada!
I hope that all you Canadians are going to ensure you get out to vote today.
The statistics I read state that the number of persons registered to vote in the whole of Canada are less than the population of Toronto!
Come on people! So many gave up so much to fight for our right to vote, to have a say and if you are going to throw that away, you are giving up some of your freedom!
If you want to continue to live in a country where you have a say, ensure you vote today!
The statistics I read state that the number of persons registered to vote in the whole of Canada are less than the population of Toronto!
Come on people! So many gave up so much to fight for our right to vote, to have a say and if you are going to throw that away, you are giving up some of your freedom!
If you want to continue to live in a country where you have a say, ensure you vote today!
Friday, October 2, 2015
The Weekend Before Thanksgiving!
I am not sure about you but I love Thanksgiving Weekend!
The fall weather, and the colours the trees and flowers display.
I loved listening to the children passing and giggling as they walked to school, unfortunately these days the children are still passing by but I hear no sound but their feet dragging while they trip along with their faces stuck in their phones.
I really don't know what it is going to take for people to open their eyes and realize that life is passing them by, God's beauty is all around us and it is being ignored along with our loved ones.
I was reading the news the other day and a woman was fiddling with her phone while her 2 year old was crushed by a car.
How terrible for her, I will keep her in my prayers
Take away a lesson from this tragedy...put the phone away and pay attention to your loved ones as well as to life going on around you and the blessings in your life.
I
The fall weather, and the colours the trees and flowers display.
I loved listening to the children passing and giggling as they walked to school, unfortunately these days the children are still passing by but I hear no sound but their feet dragging while they trip along with their faces stuck in their phones.
I really don't know what it is going to take for people to open their eyes and realize that life is passing them by, God's beauty is all around us and it is being ignored along with our loved ones.
I was reading the news the other day and a woman was fiddling with her phone while her 2 year old was crushed by a car.
How terrible for her, I will keep her in my prayers
Take away a lesson from this tragedy...put the phone away and pay attention to your loved ones as well as to life going on around you and the blessings in your life.
I
Monday, September 28, 2015
Auction Site Love!
I have been frequenting auction sites on Facebook for the last couple of months and have managed to get 3/4 of my Christmas shopping completed!
While I was on there I fell in love with a set of wall hangings that reminded me of an jewellery box I had as a child that was burned up in the fire when our house burned down.
When I told my Mother that I had won the auction for them she immediately offered up 1/2 the money and told me it was my Christmas gift early!
Well I have yet to hand them up but had to share a picture of these beauties.
The photograph is from the auction site where I purchased them.
They found a good home and will be treasured!
While I was on there I fell in love with a set of wall hangings that reminded me of an jewellery box I had as a child that was burned up in the fire when our house burned down.
When I told my Mother that I had won the auction for them she immediately offered up 1/2 the money and told me it was my Christmas gift early!
Well I have yet to hand them up but had to share a picture of these beauties.
The photograph is from the auction site where I purchased them.
They found a good home and will be treasured!
Have you ever purchased something solely due to it reminding you of a lovely memory from your childhood?
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Fall is coming !
With Fall soon coming, I decided to make a recipe I have made for the last couple of years. It is definitely a comfort food.
I have Reeni over at Cinnamon And Spice And Everything Nice to thank for this fall go to recipe!
It is lovely, filling and just disappears way too darn fast!
http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/no-knead-olive-bread-with-whipped-feta-cream-cheese/
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