This was intended for last week’s news: Shelia Jackson ate Thanksgiving dinner with her niece, Robbie Griffin at Teasdale, then Thursday night they had their family Thanksgiving out at Mickey and Christy’s new house. Sheila said it was so nice and it has a porch all around it. They did it on their own. Took three years but they did it, even cutting the lumber.
Congratulations to Bart Robinson upon his retirement as CEO of the city of Oxford after 27 years of service. After nearly three decades of dedicated service to the Oxford, Chief Operating Officer Bart Robinson is retiring. Mayor Robyn Tannehill announced that the city will be naming the future municipal complex, which will be in the former Oxford Police Department, to the Bart Robinson Municipal Complex.
I received the sweetest phone call from a longtime friend, Polly Woods Dogan. I found out that she was living back in Grenada. Polly has been my friend since the early 1960s. After the holidays are over, she and I will meet with another friend, Nadine Bennett of Duck Hill, and catch up on our happenings since we last saw each other. I’m so looking forward to seeing these sweet girls!
Mama, Jennifer Bowman; daughter, Charlie B; and son, Jack, killed a deer all in the same week. I hope they have a big freezer! Now, Brian can sit back and enjoy having his meat for this winter.
Your writer ended up in the ER in Oxford Friday with cellulitis and it has really got me down. I’ve been on strong antibiotics for four days and I have five more days to go. Say a little prayer for me. Thank you!
Martha Box has been so sick with Type A flu. She said she had a tough day Sunday. “But you know how a turnrow can be,” she said. “Looks real easy, but as you get closer to it the weeds get tougher. What grands used to say, I know for a fact now. This has been one long, rough ride. Had the flu in ’77, and I was up and over it in three days. This past seven days, Type A about whooped me.”
Belated happy birthday to Patrick and Peyton McMillan, twins, who celebrated on the 3rd, and to their sweet sister, Presley McMillan, who celebrated her birthday Dec. 4.
Happy birthday to daughter, Brandy Rounsaville, and Jolee Robinson on the 11th; Lillian Standridge and Missy Burney on the 12th; Loretta Jackson, Sandy Sturdivant and Margareta Dotson on the 13th; Lee Jackson and Myra Dempsey on the 14th; and Paul Craig and Allene Sullivan on the 17th. I pray you all have a great day celebrating your special day!
Recipe for the week: “Creamy Mushroom Chicken and Wild Rice Soup”
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
1 cup wild rice (or a blend of rice including wild rice)
1 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and diced or shredded
1 cup milk or cream
1 cup parmesan grated
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a pan over medium-high heat, add the mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms have released their liquids and the liquid has evaporated, about 10-15 minutes, before setting aside.
2. Add the onions, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes.
3. Mix in the garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
4. Add the broth, rice, chicken and mushrooms, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender, about 20-30 minutes.
5. Mix in the milk and cheese and cook until the cheese has melted, before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Thought for the day: Do one thing every day that makes you happy!
