St Phanourios bread - used the butter and brandy recipe found here, for the first time.
Only change is that I put powered sugar on top.
+Patrick's chair and sweater put in a shadow box.
After liturgy and lunch, we went out for tea with our Munchkin and his Mom!
Then we got stuck in traffic but made it home by about 3 PM.
A bit of a mad-dash race to finish everything.
I had done as much prep as I could.
The chicken I doubled the sauce; NOTE: fed 8 adults, 1 child. If 8 adults, have more than
4.5lbs chicken as there was only a little left. It worked great.
Chicken baked in cream is simple and tastes incredible!
This wine was a gift a few years ago. Wonderful to use it for our special dinner!
I don't know if you can see the napkin's design... my best ones...
I pretreated them with two things (shout and biz), soaked in water
and washed... all stains (well but one) came out, I was very pleased!
That was a few intense days of meal prep etc.
It was so lovely, with dear dear NJ friends.
And we were showered with flowers and I could not have been happier!
And our far-away church priest did a moleben to St. Phanourios and
it was so special, beautiful and encouraging!
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We have some shifting unbloggable worries that are going to,
I think, increase in intensity soon - but - with God we will make it through
and we have a lot of support which is wonderful.
Also my parents-in-law are coming and I get to do a tea with them and two
of their friends on Saturday and I am so excited for this!
And in early October my parents come (we hope to go to the VNA rummage sale!)
and that will be a lot of fun, God willing!
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I was able to polish our silver-tea set and clean our candle stick holders
so I am all set for more company!
Today was more cleaning and laundry.
And more tomorrow.
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I am so thankful for all the blessings God has given us!
I keep thinking,
more blessings than troubles....
