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Yesterday at the grocery store, Ella said she wished to fix breakfast for OC and I.  She picked out a huge papaya, several bananas, an apple, some walnuts, a quart of Half-n-Half, and some blueberries.  She said she was going to fix us her favorite breakfast of all time, Ella’s Famous Fruit Salad.

As you can imagine, OC and I were very excited about breakfast this morning — until we got to the table.

Breakfast by Ella

Breakfast by Ella

Ella says that first she tasted each ingredient separately, to make certain they were fresh.  Upon approving everything, she chopped, diced and tossed the fruits together.  Next she sprinkled them with sugar — and she tasted them.  Not enough sugar.  She added more and tasted again. It was just right!  So, she poured the Half-n-Half over it all and had one more taste — and it was gone!

I’m sure it was a lovely meal.  And I have heard it is the thought that counts.  Elephants can’t help it if they have much bigger tasters than people, right?  At least Ella’s appetite heart was in the right place.  And she did give me the recipe so I could make the dish myself.  She also suggested it might be best to wait and make it after she’s gone.

]]> https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/never-trust-an-elephant-with-your-breakfast/feed/ 16 1463 Quilly Ella & The Papaya Breakfast by Ella Ella on The High Dive https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/ella-on-the-high-dive/ https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/ella-on-the-high-dive/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:01:14 +0000 https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/?p=1460 Ella was just floating around in the lower (diving) pool enjoying the breeze, the water, and life in general, when she noticed the high dive.

Is that ledge up there for diving?

I told Ella the ledge was NOT for diving, but at the same time our hostess exclaimed, “Yes, it is!  Do you dive?”

Of course Ella wanted to dive.  I reminded her of the Papaya Tree incident and tried to talk her out of it.  Ella said that I have no spirit of adventure.

She climbed almost to the top and sat down on the ledge.

She climbed almost to the top and sat down on the ledge.

She said that the ledge was scary, and she was afraid she’d miss the water if she jumped from there.  We all agreed.  Ella went ahead and climbed to the top.  Once up there, she looked over the side and saw how far away the diving pool was and how close the lap pool was.  She wanted to dive into the lap pool.

We told her the diving pool was 12 feet deep and made for diving.  The lap pool was only 4.5 feet deep and it was made for swimming laps.  The lap pool just isn’t deep enough to be safe for diving.

Ella decided not to jump.  She also decided not to climb down.  She figured she could live atop the diving board forever if we brought her the occasional salad (say about 8 times per day).

Ella enjoying a fresh fern salad.

Ella enjoying a fresh fern salad.

Our hostess took pity on Ella -- or the ferns -- and climbed to the rescue.

]]> https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/ella-on-the-high-dive/feed/ 15 1460 Quilly She climbed almost to the top and sat down on the ledge. Ella enjoying a fresh fern salad. Ella’s Pool Party https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/ellas-pool-party/ https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/ellas-pool-party/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:59:29 +0000 https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/?p=1458 OC and I were invited to a pool party.  Of course we took Ella along even though her name wasn’t on the invitation.  In true Ella fashion, she became the party.  Within minutes the hostess and all the other guests were besotted with her.

When we first arrived, Ella stretched out to sunbathe.

Though Ella issued no complaints, out hostess began to fuss about the lack of Ella sized accommodations.  One of the male guests promptly hurried to the pool shed and returned with ….

... an Ella sized chair.

... an Ella-sized chair. AND an Ella-sized lemonade.

However, Ella isn't one for lounging long, and soon she was in the pool.

]]> https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/ellas-pool-party/feed/ 15 1458 Quilly ... an Ella sized chair. Punny Monday! https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/punny-monday-8/ https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/punny-monday-8/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:45:18 +0000 https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/?p=1452 I dang near forgot!

What noun (object) does this photo represent? EMAIL your answers and leave a comment designed to either help or confuse your fellow game players.

Punny Monday

Punny Monday

The first contestant to EMAIL me the right answer wins a featured link in my blog which will display until next Monday when we’ll play this little game again. Enjoy.

PLEASE, do not write your guess in the comments. It spoils the game for the other players. Your guesses will be shared when the game ends.

Winner!

October 20, 2008, 8:26 a.m. Lisa — Limestone

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]]> https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/punny-monday-8/feed/ 4 1452 Quilly Punny Monday Church on Sunday https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/church-on-sunday/ https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/church-on-sunday/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:31:06 +0000 https://quilldancer.wordpress.com/?p=1450 Ella came to church with us on Sunday.  Here is a picture of the sanctuary.  I waited to take the picture after the sanctuary was empty because I didn’t want to be disrespectful to anybody’s worship.

Harris United Methodist Church

Harris United Methodist Church

After church OC went off to choir practice and I invited Ella to join me at the Women’s luncheon, but she decided to hang out in the Serenity Garden instead.

Ella Serene

Later when I went to check on her, she said she’d been sitting there the whole while, but she seemed quite refreshed after such a long stint in the sun, and I noticed little elephant foot prints crisscrossing the sand.  She admitted that she had slipped into the nice air conditioned choir room for just a while and listened to them rehearse.  We have no pictures of that because she thought she would get in trouble.

After church, we went to a pool party.  Stay tuned for some pics of a real party animal.  (Well, don’t stay TOO tuned.  I am about to go to work and OC has a concert tonight, so it may be a few (24 or so) hours before the pool pics get processed.

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