2/16/2025 Sunday Hope Like We Had In The: Summer of ‘69 and make molasses cookies!
Recipe and water filtration ideas included!
2/16/2025 Sunday Hope Like We Had In The: Summer of ‘69 and make molasses cookies!
Summer Of '69
Song by
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it 'til my fingers bled
Was the summer of '69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I should've known we'd never get far
Oh, when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
I spent my evenings down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you, yeah!
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Oh, yeah
Back in the summer of '69, oh
Man, we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever
Forever, no
Yeah
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about you, wonder what went wrong
Standin' on your mama's porch
You told me that it'd last forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Oh, yeah
Back in the summer of '69, uh-huh
It was the summer of '69, oh, yeah
Me and my baby in '69, oh, oh
It was the summer, summer, summer of '69
(Yeah)
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Make Molasses Cookies!
Paleo Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
The Best Paleo Gingerbread Cookies recipe that happens to be gluten-free, refined sugar-free, grain-free and dairy-free. Made with almond flour and sweetened with coconut sugar, these warm spiced healthy gingerbread cookies are the perfect treat to serve during the holidays.
Prep Time
40
minutes
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Cook Time
12
minutes
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Total Time
52
minutes
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Course: Baked GoodsCuisine: AmericanDiet: Gluten Free Servings: 12 cookiesAuthor: Aysegul Sanford
Equipment
Ingredients
2 cups almond flour 220 gr
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup coconut sugar 76 gr
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon allspice
Pinch salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil melted and cooled or avocado oil
3 tablespoons molasses
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Place almond flour, baking soda, coconut sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 3-4 times to mix.
Add in the coconut oil, molasses, egg, and vanilla and process until a dough forms. This takes about 15-20 seconds.
Transfer the dough into a bowl, wrap with plastic, and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Remove the dough from the fridge. Using a spoon (or a small ice cream scoop) measure 1 ½ tablespoons of dough per cookie and arrange them 2 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet.
Gently press on each cookie to slightly flatten.
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Allow it to cool on the sheet pan for 5 minutes and serve.
Notes
To important things to mention for the best results:
Yields: This recipe makes 12-14 cookies cookies. The nutritional values below are per cookie.
You will end up with a very sticky dough. This is normal so don’t be tempted to add in more almond flour.
Do not skip the chilling time. The time spent in the fridge helps solidify the fat in the cookies, which helps cookies to spread less as they are baking in the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
Sunday thoughts:
I keep reading about roll backs of personnel and possibly protective laws. Certainly, it is hard to know what to believe.
I have worked around the USA and found there are a wide variety of water treatment around the country. Now I am just sharing my personal experience and did purchase a Reverse Osmosis water Filtration System for our home.
Where we live the tap water laws are in place. The system we purchased removes microplastics and other things plus we have glass bottles to store drinking water.
I have always been a science nerd so here is a reverse osmosis definition:
Separation technique
Reverse osmosis is a separation techniquein which pressure applied to a solution forces the solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a region of low concentration to one of high concentration, leaving behind the solutes. Reverse osmosis is often used for water purification.
Reverse osmosis | Definition, Process, …
www.britannica.com/science/reverse-osmosis
So I think of filtration as a passive action while reverse osmosis is an active process. I guess the point is that reverse osmosis goes after things you don’t want in your water. I used Consumer Reports to compare products and we are very happy with the one we use. We have no need for bottled water at all and this not only saves money but reduces waste.
Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration Systems
An in-home water filter can not only protect against harmful contaminants but also improve the taste of your tap water. Because drinking-water complaints often relate to taste and smell, we test flavor and odor reduction in our current ratings for water filter pitchers, under-sink water filters, faucet-mounted filters, and countertop filters. Our ratings also include reverse osmosis water filters from previous testing.
https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/water-filters/buying-guide/
It is HOPE, above all which gives the strength to live and continually try new things.
—Vaclav Havel
https://open.substack.com/pub/annie680049/p/ron-howard-has-summed-up-what-many?r=3sm55a&utm_medium=ios
This song is what helped me get through my divorce from my narcissistic abusive first husband.
It's My Life
Song by
It's a hard world to get a break in
All the good things have been taken
But girl, there are ways to make certain things pay
Though I'm dressed in these rags
I'll wear sable some day
Hear what I say
I'm gonna ride that serpent
No more time spent
Sweatin' rent
Hear my command
I'm breakin' loose
And ain't no use
Holdin' me down
Stick around
But baby (Baby)
Remember (Remember)
It's my life and I'll do what I want
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
Show me I'm wrong
Hurt me sometime
But some day I'll treat you real fine
There'll be women and their fortunes
Who just want to mother orphans
Are you gonna cry while I'm squeezin' them dry?
Takin' all I can get, no regrets
When I openly lie
And live on their money
Believe me, honey
That money
Can you believe I ain't no saint?
No complaints
So girl, throw out any doubt
And baby (Baby)
Remember (Remember)
It's my life and I'll do what I want
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
Show me I'm wrong
Hurt me sometime
But some day I'll treat you real fine
(It's my life and I'll do what I want)
Don't push it
(It's my mind and I'll think what I want)
It's my life
(It's my life and I do what I want)
Can't get to do what I want
(It's my mind and I'll think what I want)
You can't tell me
(It's my life and I'll do what I want)
It's my mind
Data From:
https://www.edsullivan.com/the-beatles-on-the-ed-sullivan-show-on-february-9-1964/
I share just in case you want information to protect your family. There are companies that use integrity when making products but not all do. Doing business with local companies can be helpful.
Do you have a plan to protect your information?
Be careful about what you choose to buy and consider some type of gardening this spring.
Let’s get started!
Here are three favorite authors on Substack:
I am so lucky to have found three Substack authors with consistent integrity that are worth subscribing to:
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson?r=3sm55a&utm_medium=ios
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich?r=3sm55a&utm_medium=ios
https://substack.com/@joycevance?r=3sm55a&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
Please refer your friends
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Thanks,
Sandra