Me, Enjoying the Weather...

Me, enjoying the weather...

PRAYERS

Slow changing of heart
calms the storms blocking seasons; 
forgiving the past.

ARGUMENT!

ARGUMENT!

Fall awaits her door
opening to early snow
summer holds on tight!

PUSHY FALL

Tries to force entry
banging upon the stage door
yet summer finds peace.




RED FLOWERS

Nursed by sweet summer
bloom in the raining of tears
showering beauty.



PEACE

Sun sets upon strife
bringing divine colors in;
stars will shine on blues.


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RUBIO and BANJO



2 Bettas (from a photo I found online)



My fish tank now has a Betta. He's bright red and I named him Rubio! So, now I have 2 fish, Banjo (my banjo catfish) and my Betta, Rubio. They are so relaxing to watch, better than medicine in so many ways!



A banjo catfish (from a photo I found online)


These handy fish clean your tank so well you hardly have to clean it at all, except vacuum and change the water. They eat algae off the glass, rocks, plants... and they are so much fun to watch!

Both these fish have plenty of "personality!"

Some days you just have to grin and take it...

We had a power failure of 16 hours recently. Several of my fish died right after the power went back on! I was shocked about this until I realized that they must have hyper-ventilated. They got over-drunk on oxygen, the poor things! They had been breathing so heavily, gulping air during those 16 hours (probably unconciously) that when the power and their "air" came back on, they sucked in so much oxygen that it killed them, poor li'l things.

I guess I'll have to get some surface breathers like the Betta from now on. My Banjo Catfish did survive, he's a surface breather and did so during the whole 16 hours. I love him so! He's so much fun to watch.



My Daddy's Lentil Soup

My Daddy's Lentil Soup

This is a 24-48 hour recipe in some ways! That is because it tastes best after having simmered for that long or there abouts. What you'll need to make it the best way are the following, though some things can be substituted:

1 onion
(medium, medium pot size, large, larger pot size, etc.)
1/2 to 1 bag of dry lentils
2-3 carrots
cellery tops (leavy parts)
1 Daisy Ham (or Polish Sausage)
1-2 bay leaves
peppercorns
salt to taste
water

A crock pot can be used, or stove top pot.

Fill your pot 1/2 full with water. Soak lentils for 24 hours in the pot. Fry the onion to a golden brown. Slice the carrots and cellery. Place the pepper corns and bay leaf(s) into a tea ball or some other thing that separates them from the main soup. Then boil the water and add all the other ingredients. Bring to a rapid boil for 10 minutes and Simmer 24 hours. Enjoy!