Hello Tuesday

 Welcome to my Home this Tuesday   It's afternoon tea time! 

February in Louisiana looks like warmer weather and more rain. I heard the birds this morning and some sprout in the garden .   Another month till Spring.   Depending on Phil. We will wait and see  

What's on today menu 

Frozen ravioli baked in crockpot! 

Using store bought ravioli. This could not easier. 

• bag frozen ravioli
• 1 jar pasta sauce
• 2 c cheese for top 

Spray crockpot. Add a layer of pasta sauce. Add raviola(frozen) . Top with cheese. Cook low about 3 to 4 hours. 

Leaves me time to read.

Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a BnB, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing.

He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans..

 

Book pick: 

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Mysteries aren't usually my choice of read, but something about the summary appealed to me . Probably the humor in it. Either way, I'm glad I did read this. It's a longer novel (at least for me), but the characters are interesting, engaging, and not the typical neighbors in a small town, in some cases. Dante, the retired assassin, is a very quiet and compartmentalized man, but he's also intriguing and I enjoyed learning more about him. Charlie and Eleanor, the other two main characters, are also both interesting and not typical at all. Honestly, I'm dying to learn more about the other denizens of the town, as I think they hold an interesting number of secrets as well.

The mystery itself was both interesting and full of good twists and turns. I think it wrapped up to a satisfying conclusion. Honestly, I can't wait to read the next book in the series when it comes out.

Library Love in February 

 Make sure you stop at your local library this month. 

We celebrate black history month, loving our library and reading . 

We offer a meeting place, clubs ,events and after school help with homework. 

Why Afternoon tea / coffee@2pm 

This started with my grandparents  An afternoon break to catch up and chat about what's going on . When the weather is good it's outside on the patio or at the kitchen table like today. 

Making tea: 

Use spring water heated to a temperature of 195 degrees Fahrenheit to brew pu-erh tea. Use 1 teaspoon for every 8 ounces of water and steep the leaves for 2 to 4 minutes. In traditional brewing methods, the leaves are rinsed once or twice with hot water. To do this, simply place the loose leaves in a tea infuser. Add the strainer to a cup and pour hot water over the leaves. Swirl around and then discard the water before brewing tea as normal.

My Project : 

 

My Gran and Mom collected China of all kinds and I  pick up pieces too. And combine them with dollar store finds.