St. Francis Rocks

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Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

 

 

In DoG We Trust

 

Not sure why – just seemed appropriate for today.  And who needs a reason, afterall,  for a little proyer?!

Reading and Cooking

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Just finished King’s THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE and rather enjoyed it.  Why have I not read his DARK TOWER books?  I have no idea as I have read everything else he has written.  Sigh.  So many books and so little time!  His wife, Tabitha King, is also quite a writer.  Talented family, indeed.

After a week of leftovers and beanie weenies and frozen pizza I decided to cook yesterday.  Got a chicken for 89 cents a lb.  Still quite a good deal when on sale and so very versatile!  I chunked it in a big pot with herbs from the garden – parsley and rosemary and oregano and basil - and covered it with water – let it simmer for a few hours – cooled and de-boned – the dreaded de-boning.  Made a great chicken soup with the stock and veggies and alphabet noodles for old times sake and then shredded the breasts for Chinese Chicken Salad.

Here is my version:

 One pkg coleslaw mix

1/4 C diced onion

1 can mandarin oranges

1 pkg raw Ramen noodles crushed

toasted almonds and sesame seeds

This time I added shredded chicken.  Shrimp is also good as is plain veggie with no protein.  This is the first time I used Paul’s Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing – any light Asian Dressing will do.

The best thing about this afternoon of cooking is about 4 meals done – chicken scraps for the dogs also makes for happy houndies.  And that is about all the handy hints for life you are gonna get outta me today!

In DoG We Trust.

Veterinary Haiku

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Veterinary

emergency takes up lots

of good blogging time.

 

In DoG We Trust.

 

p.s.  $266 later, Bruno is fine.  One thing we do not mess with is eyes – especially Basset Hound eyes.  No scratched cornea, but eye swollen almost shut before vet saw him, stained eye, found no scratches, also diagnosed a yeasty ear, injected him with Benadryl for over $30 – same dose of pills at home would have cost about 50 cents -  prescribed ear and eye meds and said come back in two weeks.  Um, maybe and maybe not on the back in 2 weeks – but one more potential bad scene all turns out ok……..is it wine thirty yet?  You BET it is!