Meatfare Sunday and Dear Friends Over for Sunday Dinner

It was so wonderful seeing our dear friends who we

sponsored for their wedding!

We enjoyed a delicious beef roast, 

roasted brussel spouts, roasted cabbage, mashed potatoes

and cheesecake for dessert! 

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I used this recipe for the beef roast, done in my big crockpot! 

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I am thinking if I do this meal again,

I want to have some roasted carrots as well. 

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It's a new adjustment for me as I am trying to work on my 

writing more and that means less time for other things,

including my time for dinner preparations. 

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I finished the last Miss Read book,

A Peaceful Retirement

and really enjoyed it.

I am working on short reviews for both books of hers that 

I read recently... 

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Unknown who commented:

YES! I have Miss Clare remembers and have read it!

I think I have all of the Miss Read books now!

I fully understand your tears! 

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Granny Marigold, you would love both

Changes at Fairacre and A Peaceful Retirement.

I actually prefer the Thrush Green series if I had to choose

however, I have a feeling Miss Read, the author, loved Fairacre more!

They are all such lovely books and such peaceful places to visit!

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I felt a very strong pang of sadness after our friends left,

they are such special friends to us and

it is hard to say goodbye, even when you know it's a short

visit for them... things change and we fully support

their move, even though we miss them.

They have a chance to build a life together that has a 

lot of things I would have loved to have if I was younger

and in a different situation. 

Thank God for visits and for friendship!

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I cheered myself up by reading Miss Read's

A Peaceful Retirement later today, which

I finished already as it is a smaller book.

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Miss Read did a lovely finish,

it's like she helped us say goodbye to the series,

showing hope and care for those we cared about 

in it and having things close in a lovely hopeful way.

She really does us a world of good,

as they say. 

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And cheering me up further was writing small book reviews

for Miss Read's books. 

And I am glad to get my tables back in order and have my writing 

table again for my Chromebook.

My many years of using my Chromebook on my lap

on the couch are over indeed, as I need to sit 

with better posture or I suffer for it later!

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I am glad I have my writing.

It helps me in a lot of ways, including

comforting me with the loss of friends that we have

had this past year (losing various local friends to moves etc)

and makes me feel like I am progressing in something.

Progressing towards what I am not sure yet,

but movement of some sort at any rate.

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Well, I should go. It's early, not yet 11 

but I have not done any of the dishes yet from lunch.

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I hope you all had a nice day and that it had moments of peace in it!

I am so grateful for today and the peace and beauty

and dear fellowship it had!

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God bless you all and keep you!