Cinnamon Toast

This weekend, we had cinnamon toast for brunch.  I just love cinnamon toast - it is such a treat.  It's so simple to prepare and yet leaves you feeling so satisfied ... so at home.  The wonderful warm buttery taste mixed with the sugar and cinnamon...mmm...   Just the smell of it leaves me feeling so relaxed, so joyful, and so loved.

I know, sounds silly - but I get excited over the simplest of things.  God is so good to give me us cinnamon!

(picture from the net - source unknown)

And so now that I was basking in my  love for cinnamon, I decided to see if it is good for me.

Guess what?   It is!

Studies have shown that cinnamon:

* Taken daily can lower LDL cholesterol

* May have a regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 Diabetes

* Has an amazing ability to stop medication- resistant yeast infections

* Reduce proliferation of leukemia & lymphoma cancer cells

* Has an anti-clotting effect on the blood (good for me and Protein S deficiency!)

* Smelling cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory

* Fights E. coli bacteria

* Taken daily, provides significant relief in arthritis pain

* Improves digestion

* Relieves congestion

* Improves energy, vitality, and circulation

* Prevents tooth decay and gum disease

Wow!  Cinnamon not only tastes good - it is good!  Wish that I could grow a cinnamon tree....

Oh well...  I was able to plant some alyssum, the collards, and some green onions.  I'm trying to hold off planting anymore... not knowing what the weather has in store, but I got anxious!  I've saved some seeds in case it frosts and gets what I've planted.

At a local fabric store, I found this too adorable oil cloth and knew that Franny would love it, too.  So she and I went back and she bought it.

So we got started on recovering Franny's dinette chairs - she finished them this week-end and they're too cute! 

We went to our local nursery and bought another pound of Jackson Wonder's and a lemon tree,

....a tangerine tree...

and 4 small Rosemary bushes... don't you just love rosemary?

Hubby's building some storage for our master bath.  It has none for linens - ours are stored in the common bath and we have to run get them before one of the children hop in that bath or else we have to wait to use our own bathroom shower! Isn't that crazy?  We think so - so we're planning a little remodel.

We'll be doing the work ourselves - never done this before.  But I have faith in my hubby's skills! Wouldn't you - look at him!

Look how cute they are!?!  I just love them so much!

And hubby and I had a "date day" where we went to the Symphony League's book sale, out to lunch, the health food store (our bodies are turning on us and we're trying to fight back!),  to the home improvement store, the nursery, and to get coffee...mmm...

Have the robins returned to your area?  Is it warming up, for y'all yet?

I sure hope so - I know how y'all are ready for spring!

Many Blessings ~ Julie