Life with Angel Mama on Cloud Nine~ July 2007

Dear Friends,

We have been having thunderstorms here so my time on here today will be limited. I hope you all have a lovely day and will catch up later. I have decided to use the time to get the tomatoes I bought and picked from the yard into some sauce, ,marinated and dried. I put one of the recipes I love on here and hope you all like it. I am making a roasted chicken , roasted potatoes , fresh tomato salad and blueberry crumble for dinner. We have my friend Mary M and her family from church coming for dinner. Our kids are all about the same age which will be nice.

I have still been doing my daily walks and devotion time real early before I start my day. I met a few friends this morning as we hoped to get a walk in before the rain started again but no such luck...LOL I have to be over to the library this afternoon for Sir. N. summer reading program. So I will try to find some more great summer reading books.

I will check in with you later . Enjoy your day my friends and may it be filled with joy and love.


In his endless love,

Thank you for your sweet comments: Tiany, Donetta, Denise, Suzanne, LindaF, Mrs Wibbs,

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Angel Mama 's Heartlfelt Chats on Cloud Nine

Dear Friends,

"And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" Col. 3:17


I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and Father's Day! We had a weekend full of celebrations with my wonderful husband and my anniversary, my sweet son Jon's birthday and Father's Day. I can't believe another year has passed. We enjoy celebrating the milestones of our lives with special memories. We had our famous chocolate cake of course and delicious feast poolside.

The past few weeks have been so busy and taking up so much time ,working on a project as well as our summer art fun . So for the past few days I have just cleaned and organized again for the next few weeks. I have mixed up some wonderful cleaners again, a peppermint yard spray and wonderful homemade sunscreen without all the lovely toxins. I have hung all the quilts comforters and duvets out on the line , washed with lilac laundry soap and they smell wonderful. I have finally finished the organizing of my closets and put a tiny little chandelier and sweet scalloped shelf for shoes in mine. I think I have given away 20 pounds in the past few weeks and lifting it all should be ready for the Olympics.


I have a friend who needs cheering up coming over for tea and lunch. She is helping me make so more screens for the paper making workshop I will be doing for the kids. So...I am off to check on the forcaccia, cantelope ice and Mimi's blue ribbon carrot cake but wanted to check in and will make the rounds to all your inspirational blogs later .

I hope you all have the time to enjoy smelling the roses and linens on the line.

Any ideas for a great book for a book group?


In his endless love,

Angel Mama ():)

Family Life on Cloud Nine with Angel Mama ():)

Lovely Pictures : Source Perrier

Dear Friends,

Thank you all for your kind words and support. May all of your days including today be filled with blessings , smiles and laughter. So many friendships are made around the kitchen table so thanks for pulling up a chair and giving me some time and commenting. Speaking of the kitchen table what sort of goodies do you like making in the summer? I am always looking for new recipes or ideas. I confess that I read cookbooks and wonderful magazines like novels at times...LOL

I have got so much accomplished these past few days for the summer art projects and workshops the kids are hosting here. I am so excited for them. They are each hosting a different day and we are planning treats, pizza on the grill and different salads. My wonderful husband and sons have put together my home screen printing workshop for such a reasonable price I am so thankful. If you have read the guest columns I have done for Candi's blog then sorry you might have already read these details...LOL


I have really enjoyed waking up to the beautiful sounds of the birds, grabbing a cup of jasmine tea and reading my devotionals outside before I go to the track. It has been so enjoyable spending time amongst the lovely flowers, lavender and hearing the water from the fountains .

We try to make the outdoors and extension of our home creating little garden rooms and use them to entertain in. We have made a few of the concrete tile benches over the years. No please don't ask what it costs to ship them across the country, when you move...LOL My husband and I love making salads or a light pasta meal and eating out there with torches lit at night, or during the day while the boys swim. No the above pictures are not from my garden but from Source Perrier and I thought I would share the sweet tables and inspiration. I love entertaining and making it like a bistro out there for my family with nice plates and a sweet setting. I will make a badge of the garden and put it in.

My husband and sons are laughing at me as I saw a design for a rose fabric tent complete with a screen window and thought I can do that. So I am making an art tent to do my projects outdoors and just watch Nick as he swims. I am using heavy 100 percent cotton rose fabric to cover it and making the screen window. I found a really beautiful old chandelier that I was able to get at an auction for pennies as it needed rewired. I have filled it with moss, French ribbons and will hang quaint little dainties from it. I will put that out there with my wrought iron table and chairs. It will be my version of a Ladies play house. I will also use it to host a Christmas in July tea I am having next month for a few of us to make some charm bracelets. I am trying some new designs and hope they will be good for Christmas presents.

I have been drying some of my herbs , , fruit leather and lots of lemonade and snow cones with the heat..LOL The other day I made pita bread and cookies . How about you? I would love to know if you planted a garden,or what you are doing for the summer.

Have a lovely day my friends and stop to smell the fresh linens on the line and roses in the garden.

In his endless love,

Angel Mama ():)