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I am MEH. Had to call the IRS for my son. That was stressful and not fun. Sometimes adulting is not fun.
Experimental Cooking
Tried Jessica at Good Cheap Eats -Grated Carrot Cilantro Salad. The adults liked it. It was different probably will have it again soon.
Linky Love
What is a Pie Bird? My Mom has a pie bird collection.
You aren't sure what is awaiting you around the corner. They even had some sculptures hanging in the trees.
One of my Mom's specialties is Cabbage rolls also know as Bierocks. I have adapted several recipes to make the dough in the bread maker. My mom uses to 2 hot roll mixes for the dough.
Filling is adapted from a friends recipe from Mom's Group Recipe Book. Ours is onion and paprika free as my husband has allergies to these ingredients
Bread Machine Bierocks/Cabbage Rolls
Filling
1.5 hamburger (one pound is fine too - we like ours meaty)
dash of pepper and salt
6 cups of shredded cabbage (1.5 lbs)
1/2 cup of water
Filling: Brown hamburger with salt and pepper. Add cabbage and water, steam until down about 15 minutes (there should be not liquid)
Dough
3/4 cup milk (almond milk okay substitution)
1/4 butter
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon of yeast
Set machine to dough cycle. Once the dough cycle is complete, divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll out into square. Place 2 tbsp to 4 tbsp of cooled filling onto each square. Press ends together. Mine always come out looking like hand pies. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes
Picture of rolls above before cooked. Evidently I definitely not a food blogger.
Take a Chance on Me - It is out of the box thinking and that is what adults with autism bring to table
10 Ways Our Grocery Habits Have Changed - so very true
Spring Cleaning Checklist - Oh I am deep deep in the Spring Cleaning. It is really helpful to have a list. So far cleaned out the garage freezer and really really deep cleaned the master bathroom.
Why I'll Never Let Go of My Trekking Poles - It is the only way I like to hike anymore. I am more sturdy and a bit faster too.
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The Bond lineage is quite well document in the North American, Family Histories. I come from a long line of Quakers.
Quakers, also called Friends, belong to a historically Christian (Protestant) denomination known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of the various Quaker movements are all generally united by their belief in the ability of each human being to experientially access the light within, or "that of God in every one". Some profess the priesthood of all believers, a doctrine derived from the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity .
(straight from Wikipedia)
My 6th Great Grandfather, Samuel Bond (1753-1812) was married to Elizabeth Beal who was a prominent Quaker minister as was her father. They resided in Surrey County, South Carolina. They had 12 children a lot is know of Samuel Bond's last days as there a record/journal kept. It is quite the dramatic retelling. Samuel Bond died at age 60.
Samuel Bond Jr (1786-1858) was married to Charity Beeson and both were quite active with the Friends meeting. Shortly after being married moved to Wayne County, Indiana. In 1823, Thomas was appointed overseer for the New Garden Friend Meeting. Samuel and Charity were the parents of 9 children.
Samuel Bond (1811-1863) son of Samuel Bond Jr and Charity Beeson. He married Mary Harold and after her death married Elizabeth Comer. Samuel and Mary had 5 children. Samuel resided in Wayne and Hamilton County Indiana.
Lastly, Samuel B Bond (1878- ?) is my great great grand uncle. He was the son of Barclay Bond and Elizabeth Thornton. Barclay is brother to my Great Great Great Grandmother Flora Ellen Bond . He is the only Samuel Bond who was not a Quaker. Samuel grew up in Kansas but spent his adult life in California. In the 1920, 1930, and 1940 his occupation is listed as a cement finisher/worker. Samuel was married to Anna "Daisy" Mills. They had 1 child.
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I guess it is controversial to post this. I feel very lucky to have gotten my first dose last weekend. I want to do my part. I was only able to get it because I care for a disabled person. I get my 2nd dose at the end of the month.
Interesting Netflix and Pod Binges
Crime Weekly Podcast - loved the Jon Benet Ramsey Series
Made You Look (Netflix) - A true story about fake art
Hide and Seek Podcast - tackling a Washington State cold case
Social Studies Podcast - Mr D is a comedian and a teacher. He is currently teaching Kindergarten and he has some tales to tell that will keep ya laughing.
Many of my ancestors married multiple times but Artellia Malissa Howard Brennaman McKinzie stands out. Artellia is my Great Great Great Grandmother on my maternal side. She was married 3 times. She had 12 children of her own and many step children. She also married rather quickly after death of each spouse.
Artellia "Artie" Malissa Shaw was born in Ohio on July 8, 1833. She married her first husband Jesse Howard, a farmer, in Hancock, Illinois April 8, 1849. She was just 15 years old. She had 3 girls with Jesse. Jesse passed away in 1855.
Artellia then went on to marry Henry Smith Brenneman on March 4, 1855 in Adams, Illinois. This was also his 2nd marriage as well. Henry was a farmer had 11 children from his previous marriage. Artellia had 7 children with Henry. My Great Great Grandmother, Kimeta was Artellia's 4th born and first child with Henry. Kimeta would go on to marry the nephew of Jesse Howard, Artellia's first husband, Willis B Howard. Henry died in 1866.
Artellia then married Joseph Mckenzie, a businessman, in 1867. Joseph was a grocery store owner and postmaster. Artellia ran the hotel and hat shop. Artellia had 2 children with Joseph. Joseph had 3 children from a previous marriage. In 1870, according to the census there were Howard, Brenneman, and McKenzie children of the household of Joseph Mckenzie. It was one large blended family. Joseph McKenzie died in 1893.
Artellia passed away in 1897 in Stillwell, Illinois. She was 63 years old.
It is starting to feel a bit like spring around here. I like to decorate my shelves by the fireplace seasonally. This was mostly stuff I had on hand. I spent $3 dollars for paint and 2 stems from the dollar tree. I repainted the bird house. Lately, I have been really attracted to the color green in decor. I would like my shelves to be a bit fuller but I am liking the direction this is going.
