Ode to the Ham
 

Ode to the Easter Ham

The beauty of the table, the great Easter Ham
now, sitting in a crock pot, bean soup, I am.:(
I once was ham sandwiches and Potatoes Au'Grautin,
I suppose this is good, I don't want to get rotten.:eek:
But the eggs are all eaten, the candy all hoarded.
The cellophane grass is all over the floor and baseboarded. (OK literary license):o
The baskets are back in basement storage,
The cook is now guiltily swallowing omega 3 with flax and borage.:Sigh:
One more holiday passed with neuropathy,
and the crazy lady is still live and kicking, oh, hallejuaheeeee!:yahoo:


On to Beltane! The next reason to party.

Have a good day!

:Clever: Truly inspired !

Glad to see your spirits are back up.

How are you feeling?

Well, I didn't croak, so I must be fine.:Scratch-Head:

Isn't that how it works??

Absolutely Excellent!
 

Our own PN Poet Laureate?

Good thing about the ham tho? Not one bit was wasted! Bravo...

BTW? When is Beltane? Next? Can't keep all these factoids in order anymore.

:hug:'s as always - j

Ode to the Ham

Jeez.........& I thunk you were talkin' 'bout me !!!! :cool::winky::D

Oh Bob, I would never stick you in a crock pot with beans!


But you are a ham!!

Beltane is May 1st, but in the interest of eccumenical harmony, here is the entire list of feasts....I am sure one can find some reason to celebrate, eat and then feel guilt over our indulgence and hedonism.:yahoo:

http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2010.htm

(Way too much time on my hands....happens with mobility issues. I am the factoid queen.)

I will be eating bean soup for quite a while....big ham...real big ham.

We chunked a lot, and froze in baggies the right size- to make Mac & Cheese casseroles. I love Mac & cheese with good chunks of ham in it.
We just nuke 'em and pop 'em in the oven with elbow mac & cheddar. Makes a whole dinner for the 2 of us.(and a little left over)

Chef Bob! I think we need a thread with Bob's recipes and handy kitchen tips!! :hug: Perhaps you have a new career in the bloom!:D:stirthepot:

I actually bit for an electric jar opener.....I always thought it was a dumb appliance.....hmm. With my floppy hands, it works pretty well for me. That and a mini chopper.

We had SNOW on the lawn today...it is almost melted, but, I KNEW it would get cold again.....fooooooo, foooooo, fooooooo. :rain: Back inside from my garden and back to the basement to make soap, until the sunshines again....cr@ppy midwest weather. (grumble under breath) I KNEW it was too good to be true. (grumble more under breath).

If I didn't like trees and water so much, Vegas would be an option.:hissyfit:

it was 90 here yesterday, it really felt good. not as warm today but still very nice. i hope we have a nice warm spring and long summer after this winter and last summer.

i never knew there were electric jar openers. If i get a tough one i hook a can opener under the lid to just break the vacuum seal without bending the lid.

Hot summers are terrible for my PN. I suffer miserably.
These past 2 days over 90 degrees aren't to my liking at all.
Cold winters are bad too.
If'n I had my druthers, I'd be in a place that was temperate
and not high humidity -about 75 degree days and 50-60 degree nights, 365 days a year. Spring or Fall - year round. Now that's a climate I'd really like.

Well this cold snap is headed east!

On the jar opener....it is hard to even hold the jar anymore....hence the opener.

I tried some stitching today and ended up in tears with pain....no more sewing. I think this is the arthritis tho, not the neuropathy. I have some prom dresses I sewed a few years ago, that I want to donate, but, I cant get them finished...all the fine needle work...poo. Maybe I should just donate them as is, and let the recipient finish them.

Mmmmmmm, hammmmmm...not as good as SPAMMMMMMM, but still.

I made 9 loafs of paska over the weekend, plus put up with the outlaws from Thursday till Monday. My face is frozen in a toothy faux smile.

Aw, cy, I'm so sorry. Somethimes I'm not sure what's harder: the pain or the loss.:hug:

We are having a belated Easter and egg hunt with my grand daughter. We bought a little riding toy to keep here for her to have something to do. I forgot about kids toys.....assembly required! Hubby and I have finally stopped cursing now. :mad: We set up a little corner for her to keep toys for when she visits. Altho, her mom will have to explain to her why the barbie musical riding toy has to stay at grammie's and grampa's.

We have 4 birthdays from mid March to mid April and 2 of them on April 14th....so this is our birthday bash too...dual purpose gathering.

I will forget about my bad hands tomorrow, and hope I get filled with the joy that babies can bring. Those giggles and wonderful big hugs around the neck. Also seeing many of my grown kids.

My house has been pretty much purged, the remodel is almost done except for a few minor things and also the slight electrical issue we found today. I am so comfortable in my new digs. I just love this light creamy yellow paint color, and white shaker style cabinets, with pale yellow cabinets for the island! A place for everything and everything in its place. I was amazed at how well I fixed a section that needed drywall....it came out great!

I did much of the house in this light yellow color. Hubby helped me paint. I love my corian counter with integral sink, too! And my island! It's a small kitchen and house, but this looks sooo nice and my kitchen works so well for me, and I have a dishwasher now!!!

Oh and I put up vinyl wall words....those are cool. I got them 50% off today.

In a few more weeks, I think I will have every closet cleaned and the whole house organized...garden planted....and Spring has sprung now!!

Just hope my health holds so I can enjoy the warmth and sun.:)