*laughing* Okay, okay, here’s the recipe, and it is very good!

3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into thin slices
1 1/2 cups blueberries
Grated rind from one lemon
1 cup milk
2 eggs beaten

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a loaf pan with vegetable spray. Combine dry ingredients then work the butter in with a pastry blender or with a fork until it looks like coarse crumbs. Mix in blueberries and lemon rind. Stir in the milk and eggs until well blended. Pour into pan and bake for 55 minutes.

I got this recipe from Real Simple four or five years ago. It’s a favorite. Make it while you can get fresh blueberries! Frozen is not the same.

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Reverendmother says: “Whoops! I have been in a family-induced haze these few days, with the July 4 holiday and taking time off while relatives are visiting. So I literally lost track of what day it was!

So rather than make you guys wait even one minute longer for the five, I’ll dig up an oldie:”

Today, what are you:

1. Wearing

Denim capris and a Chicago Cubs t-shirt.

2. Reading

Ancient-Future Faith by Robert Webber

The Artist Way by Julia Cameron

3. Eating

Breakfast: Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Cereal with a banana and soy milk

Snack: Blueberry Lemon Bread

Lunch: Tuna sandwich with roasted red pepper and tomato

4. Doing

The Friday Five :)

I’ve been shopping, caught up on email, and after this I will be moving on to writing.

5. Pondering

Where did this week go? May be it was that holiday smack in the middle that made it seem go quicker than normal.

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I lived in Barcelona, Spain in 1997. This is a poem I wrote after I waded in the Mediterranean for the first time.

“Wading in the Mediterranean”

I waded in the Mediterranean as the tide was rising
The blue-green, aquamarine jewels invited me
Off came my shoes and socks as the wind blew from the sea.
As the sun-lit diamonds twinkled very bewitching
Out I waded into the sea.

The cold waters made my feet zing
As I walked on the shore slowly, breathing deeply
The sea air which made my cheeks pink and rosy.
The sheer beauty of the moment made my heart sing
As I waded in the sea.

The sun’s rays brought warmth to my face
A stark contrast to the cold which nipped my toes
I looked out to where the sea ended and the horizon rose.
The snow-capped waves created an endless maze
As I waded in the sea.

My heart was light and I felt care-free
For a few minutes I had no worries
For a moment lost in time there is no hurry
I felt as if the world was at my feet
As I waded in the sea.

© 1997 Shawna Renee Bound

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