I looked out my cabin window. The one I painted Victorian red and watched a deer with clam sized clumps of winter hair left somewhere else eating the fresh, green grass as soft as my child's cheek. I'm at the stove where I'm making stovetop rice pudding. As I stir the milk and the rice I watch a robin gather last year's dead grass at the edge of a puddle. She fills her beak and flies away. I keep stirring and suddenly she is back for more. Suddenly this little task has gotten a whole lot more interesting. Somewhere in the yard is the promise of birth. I smile. Now I will share this joy with my daughter. Thursday, 9 April 2015
The circle of life
I looked out my cabin window. The one I painted Victorian red and watched a deer with clam sized clumps of winter hair left somewhere else eating the fresh, green grass as soft as my child's cheek. I'm at the stove where I'm making stovetop rice pudding. As I stir the milk and the rice I watch a robin gather last year's dead grass at the edge of a puddle. She fills her beak and flies away. I keep stirring and suddenly she is back for more. Suddenly this little task has gotten a whole lot more interesting. Somewhere in the yard is the promise of birth. I smile. Now I will share this joy with my daughter. 
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Isn't it wonderful to see the happy signs of spring in simple places! Your stovetop rice pudding sounds good too!
ReplyDeleteFor the rice pudding you put 11/2 cups cooked white rice, 11/2 cups milk ( I use my oatmeal milk), 1/4 teaspoon sea salt and several handfuls of raisins in a kettle and cook until thick and creamy stirring constantly. ( about 10 mins) Stir in 1 beaten egg and 3 tablespoons of sugar and cook for about 2 minutes until egg is set. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon of margarine or butter. Serve hot or cold.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so delicious! I am going to print it out and make it sometime, sounds like a great breakfast or some wonderful comfort food!
DeleteYou will want the consistency to be a little runnier than what you would like your finished pudding to be just before you add the egg. The egg firms it all up. I will often put it into jelly jars with lids and rings and refrigerate it. The next day I will take it to work in an insulated bag.
DeleteOk, first off...LOVE the red window!! Love! Secondly, we heard the robins yesterday evening as they were busy in a bush under the window and I thought the same thing...babies are imminent and I am a big fan of babies!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like spring! I love red windows for a cabin in the forest surrounded by a symphony of greens.
DeleteAnd that you even noticed....that is taking in the world around you in a very special way. The beginning of poetry my friend.
ReplyDeleteThis just made me smile. Thank you!
DeleteThat is beautiful, Ronda. It reads like poetry. There is nothing like the stirring in the soul to see a Season filter into our world. Blessings to you. You brought a smile to my face today. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteps. Now I am hungry for rice pudding which I have not had in about 100 years! lol
Thank you Diana for your beautiful words. I am glad it lightened your heart.
DeleteI hope you will have some rice pudding!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Ronda. Isn't it wonderful to see the rebirth each spring. It fills us with so much promise. xo Laura
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura. Isn't it interesting how we all need spring?
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI also love the red window and curtains...it is just lovely.
Carla
Thank you Carla. I love lace curtains, red windows and old windows. They all have stories whether we know them or not.
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