"There's Always Time For A Cup Of Tea"

These past few months have been especially hectic and it seems that we've been flying through the days, just trying to get things done. I am thankful for our friend Ian who comes over every day for his lunch. Sometimes I feel a bit rushed or bothered that I have to stop what I am doing, make tea and cookies and set the table when I have so much to do. But as soon as he arrives, with his big smiles, loud booming voice and twinkling, old eyes, I forget all of that and we sit down for 20 minutes and take a break. I am thankful to Ian for the time he gives us, his stories and his friendship. He is going to be 85 next week and is one smart cookie. He knows that there's always time for a cup of tea.

Photo: "There's Always Time For a Cup of Tea"

by Cara and Pam

Hand-Carved Pine, Acrylics, Mixed Media

Photo: "Ian's Here for Lunch"

Then why do they call it SALT meat?

I had to rush Pam to the hospital on Sunday night. She was having troubles with her heart. It was scary, but she is having loads of tests and we'll get to the bottom of it. Today Ian said he was going to make her another big jigs dinner to make her feel better. I told him that she couldn't have salt and that maybe we'd make her something special next week.
Ian got very upset and said that there was no salt in jigs dinner. I agreed (I didn't want to rattle him further) and that was that. Thinking about it, it's not that bad really....well, except for the SALT meat and the vegetables boiled in SALT for 6 hours.

Only wooden salt meat pins and salt meat hair clips from now on................

Croissant? Non, non, Jigs Breakfast, please!

Ian brought us a jigs dinner this morning...at 7:45am. He made it himself. What a star. Pam ate it for breakfast, right out of the bowl....he was really proud of her. I hope that when I am 86, I'll be getting up at 4am to boil vegetables for the neighbors. Well, really I just hope that when I am 86 I'll be getting up.