Good afternoon everyone,
This is January and we are in the middle of winter. The scene outside the window intensifies that assumption. The ground is covered with the white stuff we call snow. This forenoon we had clear blue skies but now at 1:30 PM the sky is almost as white as the ground and there is more snow coming down. It is nice to be able to stay inside where it is cozy and warm.
A song sparrow is sitting in the feeder hunched up into a little ball eating sunflower seeds. The cardinals and red bellied woodpeckers come and snatch kernels of corn off the ear that we put out for them. A friend of mine lives beside a wooded area and she has a tree that was loaded with hawthorn berries and over the weekend a large flock of robins, possibly nearly 100, came and totally ate them all up. Then they also left their digested remains behind on the ground. ☺
We hosted church services on Sunday then in the evening we had supper and hymn singing for the youth. We fed approximately 60-70 people and enjoyed a nice time singing and fellowship.
The town of Berlin will have their annual pajama party sale on Friday, January 24th. For some stores you need to wear pajamas to get a discount.
On Saturday, February 1st at 8:45, Danville will have their 23rd annual anniversary and an antique auction.
One way to have some fresh salad greens during the winter months is to raise your own sprouts. There are a variety of seeds to choose from: alfalfa, radish, clover, broccoli and beans etc. They are tasty and full of nutrition. Winter is also soup time.
Chicken & Cabbage Soup Recipe (from Simple Foods Cookbook)
- 1½ cup diced chicken breast
• 1½ cup chicken broth
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon chicken base
• ½ teaspoon pink salt
Cook chicken in broth until tender. Add water, seasonings and cabbage. Cook until the cabbage is tender.
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7
Stay Warm,
Sovilla
