Friday, November 27, 2009

Encyclopedia of Your Ordinary Life - B

Edited: Wow - wow- wow - can we be up to "b" already?
I remember pre-posting all of my EOYOL way back in January when I was working out of town more than I was home and it seemed so tedious and far away
- and it has been,
and I'm happy about that
- that I haven't rushed the year
- that I've taken the time to enjoy The Moments.
As we move fully into the holiday season, I hope to
remind myself to
slow down and
enjoy.
I hope you do too -

A few years ago I had the opportunity to complete this extraordinary scrapbook album designed by CathyZ and based on the book, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Rosenthal. While I still haven't read the book, I love the concept of this album - a random sampling of those ordinary facts about your life [my life.] The homework involves keeping a list, A to Z, of random memories for several weeks and then gathering photos [or not] to support these memories. Love it. The album is really very simple [a la Cathy Z] and easy to put together with only two square photos per page and two to four 'definitions.' Have I said I love this album? And I want to share some of my life with you so I've committed to do just that in 2009 [keep in mind this was completed during the summer of 2007.] I'm going backwards and today I present:B
BEST FRIEND
Without a doubt – Craig is my absolute BEST FRIEND. I love him, and him alone. Without him I am incomplete. He is the one I hoped for and longed for and I am so happy to have him go through this journey of life by my side! I tell him everything and so much more than I tell any girlfriend I have. He knows all there is to know about me and still loves me completely. I am blessed.

BOOKS
My love of books and reading definitely is a tribute to our Mom. I remember she always received “Reader’s Digest Condensed” books in the mail and she signed us up for book clubs too! One of my earliest memories is going to the library each week to check out books. My favorites were: Toby Tyler, Henry Huggins, The Bobbsy Twins, and Tough Enough. And later, when the grandsons visited, they looked forward to this little outing too!

BLACKBERRY
Jam, hot, on buttered biscuits. A special treat for a cold winter morning. Every summer mom and some of our aunts would go pick blackberries near Aunt Billie’s place [by the spring.] We weren’t allowed to go because of snakes. After washing them they were home-canned in quart jars and saved for winter. Recipe: I part blackberries to 3 parts sugar; cook over medium heat until thick and syrupy. Spoon over one of Mama’s delicious buttered biscuits.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about "boys" like your two boys? They make an excellent "B" addition to your Encyclopedia.

Kim G.

Anonymous said...

One more thought - how about "bible" for B - the very word of God?

Kim G.