A Medley of Cheese and other Stuff

Hello, my friends and welcome June!



It was feeling like the middle of August this time last week...the mid 90s!
I have never felt it so hot and muggy in the month of May before and now that we are in June,
it has finally cooled off a bit to feel more seasonable.
It is still comfortable enough to enjoy the porch and I try to get out there as often as I can
while the weather still allows because once the heat and humidity kicks in,
 it's pretty much unbearable until the fall.

I found this set of pillows (with the birds on them) a few weeks ago at Goodwill.
I loved the pillow ticking combined with that lovely print, don't you?



So I've been having some trouble blogging lately.
I can't seem to gather my thoughts long enough to even get a decent post together.
I can't tell you how many posts I have started and then I wind up deleting them.
I just don't know what it is..........well wait a minute, yes I do.

These wicked steroids have really been messing with my thought processes.

But I am on the down-slope...I started my taper a couple of weeks ago and in another month,

I will be off of them completely...YAY FOR ME!

I guess it's been a while since I gave y'all an update on my health issues.
Did I happen to tell you that my doctor said that as of where we stand now,
there was no reason why we shouldn't be able to move forward with our "plan"?
This benign so-called tumor may be staying with me for the long haul...
...something that can be watched and managed, he said.
He also said he would help me get connected with some great doctors in Tennessee at Vanderbilt!
I am still trying to wrap my brain around this roller coaster my life has been on this year...
...but I am only sure of one thing ... and that one thing is that God is SO very good!
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So, let's see...... oh yeah...
...the whole family had a great time over the Memorial Day weekend.
We were able to surprise the birthday boy with a certain delivery man who was actually his brother.
How that all came about is w-a-a-y too long of a story to share right now but just let me say,
it took a while for Aaron to recognize his brother with "Billy Bob" teeth in his mouth,
wearing a "wife-beater" t-shirt and his cap pulled down over his ears. 😁
 Am I the only one with big plans of taking lots of pictures of certain events and then getting none??
Not. One. Photo. Was. Taken.
This is the only one I have to share that Michelle took of Aaron and Dylan before their pull.

Aaron got third place in his division and Dylan got a full pull in his exhibition run!
It was a great weekend and we all had a blast.
And speaking of Dylan, this young man will be graduating high school next Saturday.
It seems like just a few short years ago, this Mawmaw was changing his diapers!
And later this summer he has plans to join the Army.
We couldn't be more proud of him for wanting to serve his country!



But it is Wednesday...and that also means it's time for Terri's Wednesday Medley.

Today, it's all about cheese, which I love...
...the only problem is I can't eat much of it anymore.
LOW FAT DIETS ARE NOT FUN, PEOPLE!
So head on over to the Medley and you just might find out some interesting facts about cheese!

1. National Cheese Day is Tuesday, rather than Wednesday, but I think we should celebrate cheese this week!!  Let's start by sharing your favorite cheese with us.  Which one is always in your fridge?

My hubby's most favorite of all cheeses is extra sharp cheddar in block form and you'll most likely always find some there in the cheese drawer. Sliced swiss is also among our favorites and you will also find a bag or two of shredded cheese of some sort and Kraft single slices for grilled burgers when we have them... although I really don't think it qualifies as "real" cheese. 😏 

2.  What is your preference? Mild, Sharp, or Extra Sharp?  How do you use cheese most often?

Well, I think I answered that question somewhat above...I like the flavor of different varieties, even the mildness of a great havarti, muenster or string cheese (mozzarella). Even though I can't be eating a lot of cheese these days... I do sneak in a piece on a turkey or ham sandwich or have a tiny bit of the shredded kind on my eggs. I do buy the Polly-O string cheese sticks...they make a great snack.

3.  Cheesecake?  New York style or what other flavors would you rather have?

This is torture, Terri....now your making me talk about cheese CAKE! I love cheesecake pretty much in all forms or flavors but my favorite would have to be with strawberry or cherry topping. Or chocolate with cracked pecans drizzled with caramel or......whatever!

4.  When you do grilled cheese sandwiches, which cheese do you prefer to use and what condiments do you use, if any?

When I was eating grilled cheese sandwiches, I would butter up some great grainy, seedy bread and usually tuck in a couple of types of cheese...a slice of cheddar and maybe some pepper jack...but no condiments for me. Now Jim, he likes his a bit different...same grainy, seedy bread but with the Kraft singles with mayo and dill pickle chips.

5.  Number 5 on June 5th... Say happy birthday to my sister, Tammy!!

Happy Birthday, Tammy! May you have a most enjoyable birthday on the 5th!

6.  Share something with us about your week. If it includes using cheese in a recipe, please also share that with us too!!

No cheesy recipes to share today but I will share with you a recipe I tried WITHOUT cheese. Have you ever made cornbread waffles? I am always on the lookout for interesting or unusual waffle recipes...it's amazing how many things you can make into waffles! And if you wanted to add some cheddar to these, they would be awesome I'm sure.

So it came to me how easy it would be to make cornbread waffles and sure 'nuf, Pinterest had bunches of them. You can use any recipe you like but if you ever use those little boxes of Jiffy Mix, that's what I used for mine....easy peasy! Prepare as you would normally then pour the batter into the waffle iron. They were delicious and I have been eating them off and on all week since I made them over the weekend. I have kept them in the fridge and heat them up in the toaster oven as I go. I ate one for breakfast with maple syrup and then had another last night with a tiny pat of butter and honey along with my air-fried asparagus and mushrooms. YUM!

Here's another random thing from last week...and it has nothing whatsoever to do with cheese. For quite a while now I have been keeping my eye out for a vintage kitchen scale. To me, they are kinda like clocks...and y'all know how much I like my clocks. And if I had a dollar (well okay maybe ten dollars) for every photo I have taken of that cherished family heirloom pocket watch I could go on a very nice vacation (hmmm...maybe to Ireland!)

There's just something about the dial, the numbers, the history...I don't really know what it is that intrigues me...BUT...anyway...I FOUND ME A SCALE! 

And a great old scale she is! I fell in love with the color and the wonderful patina.

I found her right here in my town on our local Facebook Marketplace. She had belonged to this young lady's grandmother (how could she be selling this??) I promised her I that would take very good care of it.

And as you can see, we had us a little photo shoot...no surprise there. 😊

So that's it for me this week!

Until next time...

Much love,

A Little Facelift

No...not me...Lord know's I could use one though...lol!

~

We found her at a yard sale near Fancy Gap, VA,

sometime during the years we had our cabin.

 There she sat among several other diamonds in the rough.

She was white and chippy and there was $40 price tag on her.

That's right, FOUR OHH!

Evidently, her owners had no idea what they had or what she was worth.

All you have to do is google vintage glider...

...they are in high demand and you usually can't touch one for less than $$$.

(That's a lot of chicken feed, by the way)

Her design is called "Pie Crust".

I found that out too while I was googling.

It does kinda resemble a pie (mmm...pie!) doesn't it?

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She spent the next several years of her life this color...I call it primer red.

That's because it is...primer :)

(it matched the metal roof of the cabin perfectly)

She sat out in the yard of the cabin overlooking the fire pit,

until we moved her to her new home in NC....also out by fire pit.

So for years now, she has been sitting out in the elements.

Through rain, through snow, through sleet and ice.

Can you tell?

~

I have to admit, every time I looked out the kitchen window at her,

I felt bad that she was out there, all alone...and looking quite miserable, nonetheless.

A couple of months ago when we decided to add a front porch,

she was the first thing that came to mind.

I knew right then and there that she would have a new place to rest...

...BUT she really needed to have some work done...if you know what I mean!

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So I went to work on her.

There was a lot of chipping paint that needed to come off before hand

so I performed a little dermabrasion treatment with a wire brush.

I wasn't about to try to remove all of the old finish...only the loose stuff.

She is vintage after all and chippy is good, right?

After I got her all cleaned up, I didn't think she looked too bad.

Rusty and crusty is kind cool and chic, after all.

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I sprayed her with Rust-oleum Painter's Touch in Moss Green Satin.

And just let me throw this in...see that little gripper handle?

Well, let me just say that you won't catch me using spray paint again without one of these babies.

After nearly killing my finger (actually my whole hand and right arm), I finally got smart.

Sometimes, it takes me a while :)

So here's what she looks like as of today...

I'd say the facelift took about 50 or 60 years off of her!

I really like the color...it's quite "vintage-y", don't you think?

And of course she'll be adorned with a lovely seat cover as she rests in her new home.

Right after my new front porch is completed.

Whenever that is.

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I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!

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