Sweet Potato, Spinach and Kale Salad 

                                                                             Cooked

                                                                                Raw

                                                                               Raw

 Chop up the sweet potato into small cubes. Mix in a bowl with olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour onto a cooking sheet and bake until done. I use a toaster oven for this. Let it cool. 

In a large bowl, mix the chopped kale, spinach, and sweet potatoes. I add unsalted roasted peanuts, but you can also add pecans or whatever nuts you choose.

Mix up the following dressing to your taste:
Balsamic Vinegar
Honey or Maple Syrup
Coarse Grain Brown Mustard
Salt and Pepper
Olive Oil

Another Goddess Basket

To the Goddess Isis I make this basket
May the spiral dance shape it the way I ask it.
With magic needle from ages past,
Bless this basket and make it last.

Mice That Bite

My friend, Elaine, has four cats under the age of 2 years. She keeps her sliding glass door slightly open so they can go in and out. As a result, the cats drag in everything imaginable. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects, lizards and sometimes mice. Elaine prides herself in trying to save the lives of these poor victims, which often is not a good idea. The other day, one of her cats brought in a mouse. After chasing the cat down, she captured the mouse and was attempting to put it outside. The mouse had other ideas and promptly bit her on the index finger. She had to pull him off her finger with her other hand, and the mouse promptly bit her in the other index finger. These were puncture wounds and rather deep. Being late in the afternoon, she was advised to go to Kroger Pharmacy in Clinton so she could get a Tetanus shot.  Not sure what kind of diseases a mouse bite could transfer, but the pharmacy bit her as well to the tune of $57.00 for the shot. I know it's not funny, but it still makes me laugh.