Brrrr! It has suddenly become totally “Fallish” around here! We haven’t yet had a frost but have come mighty close. It is, however, sunny so yesterday seemed the right day to bring in the deck furniture lay the coco matting on the front stairs and plant the hardy chrysanthemums in the garden for some pops of colour. Still haven’t seen any geese flying over but several times I have heard them.
The week began with an overnight visit on Monday from Victoria and baby Andrew, as she had a Board meeting to attend in Montreal that evening. I was holding a Children’s Ministry Team meeting at home so Baby Andrew joined in and was quite a hit with cuddles shared all around.
Then Tuesday was the Consecration and Installation of our new Bishop, Mary Irwin-Gibson. Victoria and Andrew stayed with me until after lunch but they were over at Isaiah 40 for most of the morning so I was able to get office work done and then had a short afternoon and a VERY early supper before heading to the Cathedral for 6pm as I had been asked to sign some documents in the office of the Executive Archdeacon. It was a mild evening but absolutely TEEMING with rain so I felt rather squelchy upon arrival but dried out during the extremely long, thought very edifying Service!
The rest of the week has seemed quite tame after all that excitement. I was very pleased on Wednesday morning to find the Fall Coffeehouse Poster waiting in my Inbox and sent it off to Henry at the copy centre. It looks great and I will be handing out copies tomorrow, and hanging one up both at Isaiah 40 and at Church on Sunday. As you will have noticed it is only Friday but it is necessary to prepare this post today since things are gearing up for tomorrow when I am catering a lunch for Christian Nurses at Isaiah 40 and then hosting the Fall Team Gathering @ 6pm at home!!
Janice and Tim (the two overnight supervisors from the Retreat Week) are our Speakers and I have now heard from 15 young people who will be attending.
After CTM work this morning I shall launch into making sandwich fillings and three kinds of salads for the nurses group and then later in the day set up the buffet table for the Gathering, as I shall be out. tomorrow, until mid-afternoon serving the lunch and when I get home there will be a cake to ice for the dinner and hot cider to mull.
Before agreeing to the catering job I had already arranged for a visit over dinner this evening with Jessica (friend and colleague on the Day Camp Committee) so part of my brain is also thinking about prepping for that.
At this season of Thanksgiving I am once again blown away by all the goodness that fills my days and so very thankful to be able to serve in this Ministry with all the craziness and love, which comes with the activities of each new day! One of the salads I’m about to launch into assembling is my Red Cabbage Coleslaw so that will be this week’s recipe.
Here goes…..
Autumn Coleslaw
- 1 medium head red cabbage
- 1 large apple
- 2 carrots
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup toasted sunflower seeds
- ½ cup plain yoghurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise (I use Veganaise)
- 2 Tbsps. agave
- 1 tsp. celery seed
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- Grate or shred the vegetables in a food processor according to your preference. (I use the slicing blade for the cabbage and the grating blade for the apple and carrots.) Place vegetables and raisins in a large serving bowl and toss well. In a small bowl, combine the yoghurt, Veganaise, agave and vinegar and whisk until smooth. Pour the dressing over the veggies and toss with a wide rubber spatula. Chill for a couple of hours then sprinkle with the sunflower seeds just before serving. Serves 12.