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When I was in beauty college 

one of the horrors that was brought

to our attention 

was lice, 

yukky lice. 

I'd never thought much about lice at all really. 

Well one day they shut our school down early because one of the girls had 

found lice crawling around in the shampoo bowl. 

EWWE! 

It makes me itch to tell you about it. 

Our instructors all bleached their hair that night to kill any unseen threat. 

About two weeks later I was shampooing a clients hair and I noticed 

tiny little flying insects and of course you know what I thought they were. 

I excused myself carefully and got one of the now very blonde instructors. 

She assured me that they were only fruit flies coming from the 

Thanksgiving decorations near the 

shampoo bowl. 

Whew!! 

That was such a relief. 

Such a relief. 

Love,

Grammy T.

Sunshine Chicken Barley Soup

Sunshine Chicken Barley Soup

I made a chicken soup the other day that I tweaked just a bit. Instead of making my usual Chicken and dumpling soup I used pearl barley and some dill butter carrots that I had made the night before. Well guess what, it was so delicious that I have been asked or I should say begged for the recipe, so here it is. 

In a large soup pot put:

5-6 Chicken Thighs (Boneless and skinless, I use frozen)

1-2 large onions, chopped

4 cloves of garlic (halved)

4 cups frozen Sunshine Carrots (they are yellow and orange)

2-3 cups Chopped Celery with stalks (dark leaves and all)

2/3 cup pearl barley

3 tablespoons butter 

3 Tbls. dried dill 

2 Tbls. lemon juice

1/4 cup dried parsley

1 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 cup dried Chicken Bouillon 

Fill the pot with water to a little above the ingredients. 

Bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 hours, adjust seasonings to taste,

Shut off and let cool a bit and then serve. 

It thickens by itself and is very yummy. 

It serves a lot so I take it to sick friends and also it freezes well and I save it for me when I am sick or don't feel like cooking. 

Love,

Grammy T.

Irish Friendship Blessing

I am going to leave you with an Irish Friendship Blessing today:

May there always be work for your hands to do. 
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Love,
Grammy T.