On a cool, rainy day in the high desert, what better comfort food than piping hot split pea soup with andouille sausage bits, carrots, potatoes and onions? Verna fixed a very warm and comforting meal on a gloomy day. Click on the image to enlarge.
Rain is Coming
. . . and we can use it here in our little desert town. I took this photo today on our way to go shopping before it started raining. Click on the image to enlarge.
Arizona Christmas Tree
Just because we don’t have a big Christmas tree inside the house, Verna decorates the palo verde next to the road. I trimmed (removed some branches) the tree over the weekend and Verna trimmed (added Christmas baubles) to it today. Click on the image to enlarge.
You can view the finished tree by clicking here.
Mini Christmas Tree Ornaments
Our Arizona house is nice and cozy and we don’t have enough room for a full-sized Christmas tree. So, we buy a little topiary tree and decorate it with miniature ornaments. This cardinal and Santa are only about an inch long/high. Cute, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
Wash Day
I do the laundry on Mondays. Beethoven likes to help me by absorbing the warmth from the bedclothes when I take them out of the dryer. Click on the image to enlarge.
Tamale Casserole
Verna prepared a Tamale Casserole for dinner today. I took pictures of her progress in the kitchen and made them into this little slideshow. Click on the yellow triangle to advance from preparation in the skillet to filling the baking pans, topping, baked and then served. Yummers! 🙂
