Love those blueberries!

Health Benefits of Blueberries: Nutrition and more Nutrition

Blueberries are rich in Vitamins A, C, E and beta-carotene as well as rich in the minerals potassium, manganese, magnesium. They are very high in fiber and low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. But this is just the tip of the nutritional iceberg, for recent studies tell us that of all fresh fruits and vegetables, blueberries provide the most health-protecting antioxidants, those valuable elements which prevent cancer-causing cell damage and may limit the changes wrought by age related diseases.

Have you ever heard of a Brown Bobby?

I'm doing this post per request...

I have been blessed to inherit a special kitchen 'appliance' from my mother - who inherited it from my dad's mother.  This is a picture of her holding my firstborn - daughter, Deb ~ a month before grandma went to heaven.

This appliance is called a "Brown Bobby Machine."  It has a cloth-covered cord...that should give you a clue to how old it is.

My grandparents purchased this little machine about 1910.  My grandmother made the 'greaseless donuts' and my dad and his siblings sold them door to door, in little cartons, similar to our egg carton today.

This is a picture of the machine ~ it's similar to a waffle iron and makes 6 donuts at a time.

I wasn't able to get a clear picture of the metal plate on the bottom front of the base, but this is what it reads...

BROWN BOBBY

Greaseless Doughnut Machine

Equipped with hold-heet elements

Food Display Machine Corp.

6 Amps  Chicago, USA  105-120 volts

They're really not greaseless ~ they're just not fried in oil like a 'normal' doughnut ~ they’re baked!

Our own Patriotic Tea Party

Oh what fun we had making memories at an "All-American Girls" tea party I recently hosted for 2 of my granddaughters and 4 of their friends.  Just wanted to share a few pictures with you...

Use a pretzel rod for the flagpole - jelly belly's to make a waving flag. 

We enjoyed star shaped sandwiches and bubble gum and raspberry teas..

We wore hats - We presented cookies in patriotic cupcake papers using all the patriotic placemats & dishes in the house. 

We said the Pledge of Allegiance and the girls enjoyed this 'teamwork' project by pushing dixie cups through our chain link fence - we're leaving it there for as long as it lasts.


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First Things First

Summer is such a busy time of year. I've always been one who tries ( notice, I said TRIES) to keep a tidy home. But as grandkids, and the computer, have come into my life, I'm leaning more and more on the thought that expresses...

My home is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.

I believe I've become wiser as I mature, and keeping a clean home all the time, isn't nearly as important to me as it once was. This poem has been on my mind, and I wanted to share with you.

First things First...

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Summer is such a busy time of year.  I've always been one who tries ( notice, I said TRIES) to keep a tidy home.  But as grandkids, and the computer, have come into my life, I'm leaning more and more on the thought that expresses...

My home is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.

I believe I've become wiser as I mature, and keeping a clean home all the time, isn't nearly as important to me as it once was.  This poem has been on my mind, and I wanted to share with you.

Dust If You Must

Dust if you must.

But wouldn't it be better,

To paint a picture, or write a letter,

Bake a cake, or plant a seed?

Ponder the difference between want and need.

Dust if you must.

But there is not much time

With rivers to swim and mountains to climb!

Music to hear, and books to read,

Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must.

But the world's out there

With the sun in your eyes,

The wind in your hair,

A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.

This day will not come round again.

Dust if you must.

But bear in mind,

Old age will come and it's not kind.

And when you go, and go you must,

You, yourself, will make more dust.

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Even though my 'baby' is 31, just the mere thought of this short 'ditty' brings me to tears....because it's packed with truth!

Cleaning and scrubbing can wait 'til tomorrow,
For babies grow up we learn to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep.

Take time to enjoy your summer...and the most important things in life -

family & friends!

And remember to keep FIRST THINGS FIRST. =D

LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN, LOVE MUCH