To Be Greek for a Day!

We LOVE going to the Greek Festival in Greenville, SC!  The
festival lasts several days but we drove up just today and it was
wonderful!

Of course, there was the food....
Pastichio, Dolmades, Mousaka, Spanakopeta, and Calamari.......Oh my goodness!

 

There was inside dining with music and outside dining...WITH 

LIVE MUSIC!  Just listen! 

And then there was the best part of all.....tours of Saint George
Greek Orthodox Cathedral.

 This is the side view.  We had the most wonderful tour.

This is the 1992 cathedral.  Here are some panels from the
1940 small church that was rebuilt as a downstairs chapel.

Really, the best part was just relaxing with DH and listening
to the music! 

 

We all need time away from work to "nurture ourselves" and

regenerate!  Take time!  

Love,

Lottie

Broccoli Walnut Salad

I love broccoli walnut salad!  My whole family loves broccoli
walnut salad!  And the best part is....(drum roll)...it tastes better
when it is made 24 hours ahead.  What a time saver!
I love this recipe because it is so simple and good.

Broccoli Walnut Salad

Serves 2  (Just double the recipe for 4)

2 cups fresh broccoli, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
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In a small bowl, mix broccoli, walnuts, and raisins.
Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, and sugar.  Mix
into salad.  Cover and refrigerate 1 hr. ( STOP!  Wait
until the next day!  It is too good then!)

Love,
Lottie

Completed Covered Swing!

This is a story about my sweet Dear Husband.  Several years

ago, he started building a swing for us in the back yard.  He

built the frame so the chain would be long for a gentle swing. 

But life and other projects took priority so the swing stayed

unfinished awhile until DH could finish it just like he wanted.

 

Years ago he finished the roof.  He used cedar shingles that 

would weather just so!

And he gave the squirrels a place to sit, but alas, no swing...

We set a garden bench under the roof but it never looked
like it really belonged.  Here is my son walking away. 
No one ever sat on the bench.

 

Then Dear Husband found a craftsman who made beautiful

cedar swings.  Time to finish the covered swing!

 

Of course, Dear Husband had to make an extra trip to the

hardware store to get... extra hardware ...

 

Finally, it is finished and it is wonderful!  I know I will 

enjoy many an evening to come in my swing.  I thought 

about it,  and from start to finish took about nine years.

But so what!  It  was well worth the wait!

Thanks for listening to my story today!  Come swing awhile!

Love,

Lottie