Reflections

For some reason, I am in a reflective mood today. Maybe it is because my husband and I will be celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary in September. It started me thinking where was I when we got married. Boy, what a journey that has been! If you would have told me then what I would be doing now, I would have laughed in your face.

19 years ago, I was working for the Procter & Gamble Company in the Health & Beauty Care Sales Division. See!! Who would have thought! Yes, I wore the "power suits" and high heels (how on EARTH did I ever wear those heels???) I tried a pair on a while back - I must have been nuts!! I did have a neat job at the time. I provided computer support for the Health & Beauty Care Sales Division and would travel to the various district offices. Anyway, there were cutback and downsizings - you all know how that goes. I transferred to the International Division and was eventually "downsized" out in 1994.

It just made me think about how amazing God's plan is for us. As I said, who would have thought 19 years ago I would be a goat farmer. It certainly wasn't something I had even thought about. Makes me wonder what else He has up His sleeve for me?

Farmer's Market Dinner

Last night I made a really good dinner. It was a "recipe" one of my friends at the farmer's market gave me - real easy to make. He gave me two large zucchini. Split the zucchinis in half and scoop out the seeds. Brown some ground beef (or ground turkey - I used pork sausage) with onions. I threw in some mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, garlic and oregano. After it was all cooked, I added some tomato sauce. Divided this between the two zucchinis and sprinkled mozzeralla cheese on top. Loosely wrap the zucchini in aluminium foil and bake at 350 for about 35 to 45 minutes. Even our teenage McDonalds-addict ate it!

Add some french bread or a toss salad and you have a really great meal! The thing that is great about this recipe is that you can let your imagination go wild and add almost anything - a little eggplant, maybe some jalapenos for some heat, instead of the tomato sauce use spagheti sauce . . . whatever strikes your mood at the time.

Taste of the Market - August 7

Anderson Farmer's Market will be having "Taste of the Market" on Saturday, August 7. Several of the vendors (including me) will be bringing goodies made from their farms. We will be serving goat chili. Yes, I know August is not your typical chili month, but that is the best I could come up with on short notice. So please stop by and get a sample of chili!

Of course, if you are not in the mood for chili, you can always buy a bar of soap or a bottle of lotion!