The Librarian Strikes Again!

Did you know that Border's is/went out of business? Such a bittersweet time for Bookhuggerz everywhere! Today our family went to pay our respects to the well-loved store with one last fling. I went in with a line-up in my mind: something French- language, history, what have you- and anything Anthropologic. If there's one thing I was reminded of today, it was never go in search for something specific, you'll miss what's right in front of your nose!

After about an hour or more of slowly walking, head tilted sideways, fingering the shelves and spines, I found a few that may turn out to be treasures :) None of what I was looking for, but they still have promise.

Take a look at this line up!!!

-The Song of Roland

-Master and Commander

-Isaac's Storm

-The Borrower

-Wading Home

-Terrific Majesty

-Anthology of Western Reserve Literature

7 books for a grand total of....

$13.78!

Borders, you shall be missed, but...

Oh happy, bittersweet, lovely day!

Something Fresh: P.G. Wodehouse

I love the way this man writes. I need more of his books and more authors who write in this style in my life! One thing that I see a lot in the 3 books of his that I own is the individualistic spirit and fairy-tale endings; though I'm sure that living through both World Wars developed the desire to write books with happy endings instead of sad ones.

My Synopsis: In typical Wodehouse fashion, the characters all have their quirks, interesting pasts, and the book is filled with the mandatory Wodehouse Cast of butlers, aunts, younger sons, detectives, lovers, and imposters. The center of everyone's attention? A Scarab- a Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty, to be exact- which has been stolen from a certain Mr. Peters who is now offering a 1,000£ to the person who retrieves it!

Favorite Quote: WANTED: Young man of good appearence, who is poor and reckless, to undertake a delicate and dangerous enterprise... Good pay for right man.

Fig, Date, and Goat Cheese Scones

I'm not sure I would call these scones... more like 'Heaven In Your Mouth'. Also, they're moist. I don't think scones are supposed to be moist. So HIYM it is :)

This is a soft, moist scone that makes me want to sit down and watch The Odyssey... or go buy a goat.

... I need to get to Greece.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup goat cheese
• 3/4 cup diced figs
• 1/2 cup diced dates

Method:

1. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, sugar, and butter.

2. Chop dates...

...figs...

... and goat cheese. Add them all to the mix.

3. Add 1/2 or less of milk until...

4. ...this consistency. Drop by spoonfuls on a baking sheet.

5. Bake at 350 for 10-15 mins, let cool and enjoy!

Crocheted Rose Purse

Made this a while back for a friend who was graduating from high school. When I do a project for people, I like to find out their colors, their style, and whatnot, then I tackle Google images or Etsy and look for inspiration. I have no creative juices- I can't come up with an idea all by myself, I need to feed off of other people genius. Yeah, I'm a crocheting Neal Cafry (for those of you who watch White Collar).

Give me some figgy pudding... or newtons, or cobbler

I love where I work- you can't meet nicer people with funnier stories or more amazing experiences! After working there since March, I've gotten to know the patients fairly well and they have gotten to know me too. They all want post cards when I head to Cameroon :)

The other day one of the patients brought figs from their tree, and now I have about 1 1/2 dozen of them sitting in my kitchen

... what should I do with them??!?!!?!!??!

Help me out by choosing which one you would like to try- check out the poll to the right!

Face-Lift Your Computer Background

Seriously, I look forward to the 1st just so I can change my computer background! At the beginning of every month Tim Challies post some backgrounds that are just phenomenal. Here are a few pics to wet your whistle- click here and it will take you to the page where you can choose from a plethora of pics, sizes, and if you want with or without calendars!

Thanks Tim Challies!!!

Waiting When I Want to Move: a post from my other blog

Check out my other blog: Cameroon Through Kirsty's Eyes

This is something I stole from Spurgeon that hit pretty hard when I read it the other day. In this ever busy, up-n-at-'em, get-it-done life I rarely see people slow down- I've even heard people say they hate not having anything to do. I've been there. Feeling like my worth was in what I accomplished and not in who I was in Christ. I felt like if I slowed down I would become useless. Ha! What a lie.

Ps 27:14 "Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage! Wait for the LORD!"

It may seem an easy thing to wait, but it is one of the postures which a Christian soldier learns not without years of teaching. Marching and quick-marching are much easier to God's warriors than standing still. There are hours of perplexity when the most willing spirit, anxiously desirous to serve the Lord, knows not what part to take.

Then what shall it do? Vex itself by despair? Fly back in cowardice, turn to the right hand in fear, or rush forward in presumption? No, but simply wait. Wait in prayer, however. Call upon God, and spread the case before him; tell Him your difficulty, and plead his promise of aid. In dilemmas between one duty and another, it is sweet to be humble as a child, and wait with simplicity of soul upon the Lord. It is sure to be well with us when we feel and know our own folly, and are heartily willing to be guided by the will of God. But wait in faith. Express your unstaggering confidence in Him; for unfaithful, untrusting waiting is but an insult to the Lord.

Believe that if He keep you tarrying even till midnight, yet He will come at the right time; the vision shall come and shall not tarry. Wait in quiet patience, not rebelling because you are under the affliction, but blessing your God for it. Never murmur against the second cause, as the children of Israel did against Moses; never wish you could go back to the world again, but accept the case as it is, and put it as it stands, simply and with your whole heart, without any self-will, into the hand of your covenant God, saying, "Now, Lord, not my will, but thine be done. I know not what to do; I am brought to extremities, but I will wait until thou shalt cleave the floods, or drive back my foes. I will wait, if thou keep me many a day, for my heart is fixed upon thee alone, O God, and my spirit waiteth for thee in the full conviction that thou wilt yet be my joy and my salvation, my refuge and my strong tower."

~Spurgeon