7:40 am 30° F
- microwave running ~ boiling water for a second cuppa tea …
- thinking maybe I will ask Santa to bring me an electric tea kettle – hmmm …
- sweater blanket around my shoulders to keep me warm – it’s kinda cold this morning …
- blue sky dotted with white clouds, some tinged with pink, here n there …
- I stop to breathe for 5 minutes and …
- hear the distant sound of a train’s whistle.
My tea’s steeped and soon I will end MSQT to fix a salad. Today is my quilt group’s annual holiday luncheon. The salad is simple, tasty and colorfully Christmasy . Here’s the recipe:
I diced some of the red pepper and used the slices as garnishment.
Hope you’ve had a quiet start to your Monday too. Have a grand day!
Cheers~
Morning Glory Studio 
Reading this calms me! I love these peeks into the start of your day! (And, I think that electric kettle is an excellent idea!!)
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I’ll keep you posted on what I choose/receive…
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Those peppers are beautiful! And the salad sounds delicious. Colin gave us their “old” electric kettle. I like it (like not having a teakettle on the stove), but Fletch doesn’t like the noise of it (not any different than water heating on the stove in my opinion). The new one that Colin & Mailing got keeps the water boiling hot even after it turns off!
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That sounds like the type of kettle I want…I’ll look into it! Thanks for the suggestion.
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ahhhh…. this post reminded me to take a deep breath – thank you! enjoy your quilt group luncheon – your salad will certainly make a love addition to the menu!
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Luncheon was tasty and a bit o salad leftover for dinner…we had so much food!
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I love your reminder to pause . . . to take a deep breath . . . to listen for the sounds around us!
(And I love my electric tea kettle!) XO
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I think it’s going to be an electric tea kettle!
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What a good reminder to pause and listen to the day. I too enjoy the peek into your morning. I bet your salad was a welcome addition to the group luncheon. Fun.
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Salad was good but we had a lot of food…so, some salad came home ; made for a tasty addition to dinner.
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Yes to the electric tea kettle. Your quiet always inspires.
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Oh how fun. Gatherings at this time of year with wonderful food= JOY to me
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I LOVE hearing the train whistle. When we moved into this house it was summer and the trees had all their leaves. I don’t remember hearing the train. Now that the trees are bare —- TRAIN WHISTLE!! It is such a comforting sound.
Have a wonderful time at your luncheon.
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I’m a coffee drinker, although I enjoy a cup of tea in the afternoon. My daughter has an electric teapot which I really enjoy using when I’m visiting.
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I still occasionally have a spot of decaf coffee…lately, my morning tea has been 100% herbal and I am feeling a bit head achey early afternoon…so, I’ve been having afternoon tea with some caffeine…more reason for an electric pot.
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