So....yesterday I made the French Country Beef Stew and wow is it good! I made noodles for my hubby to eat with it and I packed some stew for lunch today. I steamed a bunch of broccoli florets and took a small container of stew. For lunch I had the broccoli with the stew over it, kinda like beef and broccoli but with mushrooms too. The sauce turned out yummy with all the herbs and spices. I tend to use low or no salt ingredients so I up the other flavors. I used salt and fat free beef stock and a little marsala wine. I blend the veggies at the end so it becomes a heavier gravy without adding any other stuff to it. And this evening I gave into my craving for having mac and cheese, but it is organic whole grain mac and cheese. So I had a little beef stew with my small bowl of mac and cheese. Sigh.
There are places in our country where you can actually see the Milky Way in the sky. The first time we were in the Badlands in South Dakota, we were lucky enough to have a very clear night. We drove a little way from our cabin to see the stars with no lights around. I have seen amazing amounts of stars, but that night, the sky was alive with them. It was absolutely amazing and not something my little camera could capture, so I found a few shots some brilliant people have taken. WOW.
I tend to feel very small in the universe under skies like that. You are no less important than any one of those stars, but you are a heck of a lot smaller. And if I am planning a summer vacation and we are going somewhere away from big cities, I try to plan on being there during the Perseid meteor showers in August.
Hope you have the time to stay up and watch them next August.
P.S. That carpet stain removal trick I found on Pinterest the other day......it WORKS! Really well.
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