Pursuit of happiness three

Otterbein sorority formal 1958 (Andy was in the background.)
Otterbein University

This is what has made me happiest~
Andy and I will be married 57 years April 4th.

     

Beth, Mike, Nate and Alyssa

Doris Lechler's childhood home in water color.

Glenda, Andy, David and Johnna, Melbourn Beach, Fla.

Doris Lechler

January 15 at 4:23pm · 

Today on the beach after a big stor

January 15 at 4:23pm 

Johnna, JD, David and Glenda and Joe

Doris Lechler

January 15 at 3:11pm · 

They're here. Florida, New England Eatery

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Things that make me smile:

Family in St Augustine, Florida

Doris, Andy, Michael and David

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Back row: Mike, Beth, Alyssa, David; front row Jack (a friend), Brooks and JD.                      





Beth and her mother

                                         

David, JD, Johnna

Adam on top of the world. That makes me happy.

2016 Matt and Andy at the beach in January.


                        Making stock    

Entertaining makes me smile...

                   
                       

                                                                        

part 2 pursuit of happiness

     Everyone's hungry at Many Branches                                                                          

This is part two of the things that make me happy although not in any particular order of preciousness.

Winter cooking makes me happy and it follows the first of the series which was the home.             Cooking for loved ones in Hilton Head one Thanksgiving at the beach.

            

                                             
Easter roast (I want this now, please.)

he beginning of the set up~he beginning of the set up

                    Love beef stew,  perfect for this kind of weather.

Worth showing twice...beef stew

Be prepared for a crowd, always.

Afternoon tea

                                   From Andy's garden...it will come again soon. Sigh.

                                             

                                                     

                   

Using my 30 year old cake pans which I will keep on using since Nordic pans STICK.



I once loved my series of Nordic pans, now...not so much, they stick!


As you can see, I love to cook and I love the people who eat my cooking.

                                                  

WANT TO MAKE LIZZIE D's RED VELVET CHEESECAKE BROWNIES



                             
Skillet lasagna with noodles you don't have to boil and then bake.

Honey bun cake. I've made this a dozen times at least.

                                                                              

Pursuit of happiness~

   I just discovered Susan Branch this morning
and she reminds me so much of Tasha Tudor
whom you all remember I am sure.  Susan has
a really interesting and cozy blog, and, she has
several books one of which is about to come out
in a few days.
    I thought to share of few ideas of what makes
me happy in the pursuit of pleasure and happiness...
just for fun.  (This will be on going due to the trouble of getting so many pictures on this blog at one time.)

Our home makes us very happy.

                       
Many Branches


                      

A French baker's rack and wire servers...

Twin pantry cupboards with hand painted still life art
                                             



                                                                             
          
We liked spending the last four Januarys at the beach house with Joe (Andy's brother and his wife, Glenda.  A full month together without a spat.






                                   Having Mike and Beth and Nate with us makes us happy.

Loving vintage glass ware and china for entertaining~

                 

      I place these little felt baskets on the adult Easter tables so guest can select an after dinner drink from the basket choices.                                                                          

An early Haviland fresh strawberry server with a sugar basket for dipping.  Each person would get their own little handled scoop filled with beautiful spring berries.  They knew how to entertain back then.Below that, in an awkward posting, is a collection of trios, all different which consists of a tea cup and saucer and a matching cookie plate.

An early server for fresh strawberries; note the sugar basket for dipping.                                    

Antique tea cups, saucers and matching dessert plate. Everyone gets a different trio.

A place setting of beautiful dishes that Monet used from the book Monet's Table. Haviland makes them available now.                                                        

Each person gets a different dessert trio: cup, saucer and dessert plate. Also pictured, cake plates and other serving pieces.     The yellow is Monet's table ware shown in Monet's Tabl


                                                                 

                                                   
                                                               

                                                                          

Antique trios: tea cup, saucer and dessert plate.  Everyone gets a different set.