Today Hilde & I cooked 40 boxes of Mac 'n Cheese & loaded it all with 15 pounds of diced ham. :) We also, as usual, made a huge salad & Hilde had baked some incredible peanut butter cookies for dessert. :) Thank you Alvin for donating a whole bunch of small pretzel bags. We handed those out, along with water, some Mountain Dew & V8 Juice, which were also donated by others.
I had to restrain Marilyn from the cookies. ;) Just kidding Marilyn !! :) She loved them so much & I have to say I can't blame her, they were really good, Hilde !! :)
The homeless at the second park were exceptionally nice & grateful today & it made our hearts feel good. :) We fed 54 people tonight, the numbers are climbing & word is getting around. :) We are so glad, especially since we have been cooking too much since we started up again. The left-overs I bring home afterwards are shrinking & that is wonderful !! :) It makes us happy when we feed a lot of people that need comfort food in their bellies. :)
It was so fun to see you Cristina & my lil' Kiersten (age 5) at the park helping with handing out water, sodas & juice. :) It is never too early to teach the lil' ones to give & share & to show them how good they have it at home. Kiersten has a lot of compassion already, she always wants her Mom to take an older homeless woman home with 'em. :)
Thank you so much Judy E. for donating one of the hams & lots of cheese, along with some macaroni. :) Your donation was the inspiration for tonight meal. :)
Thank you also once more Dave & Linda for all your kind help with the food !! I am always & forever grateful to you both !! :) :)
And thank you dearest Frank D., my Cookie Family, J.J., Bill & Iris, who all donated funds so we can continue to do this !! :) The prices of the items & food needed to do this are going up continuously & I feel that too of course. :o I am so grateful for all your help & I hope the Blessings come right back to you !! :)
This next story made me cry because I was touched very deeply by two incredible human beings. :) My dishwasher had been 28 years old & I haven't been able to use it for quite some time, since it had seen better days. Marilyn & I always cleaned up the big pots, bowls & utensils by hand & that was a lot after a long day of cooking & being on my feet.
My dear neighbor Lee D. found out about this & he decided to buy me a brand new dishwasher. Lee took me to Tucson Appliance Company, because I wanted to support Chris, the owner, since he had been so incredibly supportive of my feeding the homeless. So it wasn't enough that Chris very recently had given me an almost new stove, he then gave us the dishwasher at his cost, which saved us quite a bit. I didn't expect that at all, I just wanted to support Chris for his Kindness & for being so very generous to me before. :) I am crying again, tears of Gratitude, as I write this. Thank you so much Lee & Chris, you both are incredible role models to humanity for kindness in action !! :) :)
Another successful meal served & now it's time to rest. :)
Everyone reading this be blessed always & in all ways. :)
Feeding the Homeless People in the City Parks of Tucson, Arizona.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Pork Tacos, Beans, Spanish Rice - and Chris from Tucson Appliance Co.
Some of you know that Hilde & I have been cooking all this time on a stove with just one big burner & three small ones. :o It made things considerably harder, especially with those great big pots we are cooking in. One pot was almost done & the other one wasn't even warm yet. So our friend Mark Irvin contacted Chris Edwards, the owner of Tucson Appliance Co., & asked him for a stove for us. :)
Chris was as gracious as ever & gave us a reconditioned flat top stove that is a major improvement over the 28 year old one we had. :) Chris, thank you once more for your kind & loving support & for always being there for us !! May you always be blessed for your generosity !! :)
Everyone who reads my blog, please support Chris & his business whenever you are in the market for appliances. :) Thank you Mark for your kind support also !! :)
So today we used the new stove for the first time & what an incredible difference it made to be able to use two big burners & once we figured out the oven it worked great also !! :)
Thank you Sue for helping us chop, dice, & pull pork all afternoon !! :) You are so much appreciated !! :) We couldn't have done this without you !! :)
We fed 45 people today & the meal consisted of pulled pork tacos, beans & Spanish rice. It was a big success, the homeless loved it & many got seconds. :) Hilde makes the best Spanish rice & I make some pretty good pinto beans, if I could brag a little bit for a second. :) We served shredded lettuce with lots of cilantro in it, diced tomatoes, Mexican cheese mix, sour cream, salsa, cookies, some V8 Juice & some sodas, along with cookies.
Thank you Lee D. for donating all those sodas, especially when it is so hot outside !! :)
My whole house still smells like tacos, rice & beans. :) Makes me feel hungry. ;)
J.J. & Mark B., thank you so much for bailing us out by helping serve, since I was short two helpers today & we had so many different things to serve !! It was really nice to see you both, & to stand in the serving line with you again, J.J., after all this time. Brought back many memories of days gone by & the meals we served then. :) The only thing missing were the cupcakes. ;) Thank you also J.J. for the pizza money help !! :)
At Estevan Park we made a big Spirit Plate for Mike & everyone shared a little of their food with him. :) We then set the plate on a branch of one of his favorite trees & made a circle around it, holding hands. :) J.J. said a dear prayer for Mike & we all followed with our own words for him. It was a sweet good bye to Mike & it felt a little more like closure in a small way. We all miss him & his always happy face & attitude !! :)
Marilyn, thank you for helping serve & then afterwards for helping me clean up the food, dishes & the kitchen !! :) You can have all the cookies you want, whenever you want them. :) You are such a dear Friend & I am very grateful for you !! :)
And I can never thank Dave & Linda enough for donating some of the food we serve & their unconditional support of this endeavor !! :)
Hilde deserves a great big trophy for being such trooper everytime we cook & serve. I hope I am as strong & alert as she is when I'm going on 89 !! :) Hilde your Angel wings are huge !! :)
Time to get some rest now !! :) It has been a long, happy & fullfilling day !! :)
Chris was as gracious as ever & gave us a reconditioned flat top stove that is a major improvement over the 28 year old one we had. :) Chris, thank you once more for your kind & loving support & for always being there for us !! May you always be blessed for your generosity !! :)
Everyone who reads my blog, please support Chris & his business whenever you are in the market for appliances. :) Thank you Mark for your kind support also !! :)
So today we used the new stove for the first time & what an incredible difference it made to be able to use two big burners & once we figured out the oven it worked great also !! :)
Thank you Sue for helping us chop, dice, & pull pork all afternoon !! :) You are so much appreciated !! :) We couldn't have done this without you !! :)
We fed 45 people today & the meal consisted of pulled pork tacos, beans & Spanish rice. It was a big success, the homeless loved it & many got seconds. :) Hilde makes the best Spanish rice & I make some pretty good pinto beans, if I could brag a little bit for a second. :) We served shredded lettuce with lots of cilantro in it, diced tomatoes, Mexican cheese mix, sour cream, salsa, cookies, some V8 Juice & some sodas, along with cookies.
Thank you Lee D. for donating all those sodas, especially when it is so hot outside !! :)
My whole house still smells like tacos, rice & beans. :) Makes me feel hungry. ;)
J.J. & Mark B., thank you so much for bailing us out by helping serve, since I was short two helpers today & we had so many different things to serve !! It was really nice to see you both, & to stand in the serving line with you again, J.J., after all this time. Brought back many memories of days gone by & the meals we served then. :) The only thing missing were the cupcakes. ;) Thank you also J.J. for the pizza money help !! :)
At Estevan Park we made a big Spirit Plate for Mike & everyone shared a little of their food with him. :) We then set the plate on a branch of one of his favorite trees & made a circle around it, holding hands. :) J.J. said a dear prayer for Mike & we all followed with our own words for him. It was a sweet good bye to Mike & it felt a little more like closure in a small way. We all miss him & his always happy face & attitude !! :)
Marilyn, thank you for helping serve & then afterwards for helping me clean up the food, dishes & the kitchen !! :) You can have all the cookies you want, whenever you want them. :) You are such a dear Friend & I am very grateful for you !! :)
And I can never thank Dave & Linda enough for donating some of the food we serve & their unconditional support of this endeavor !! :)
Hilde deserves a great big trophy for being such trooper everytime we cook & serve. I hope I am as strong & alert as she is when I'm going on 89 !! :) Hilde your Angel wings are huge !! :)
Time to get some rest now !! :) It has been a long, happy & fullfilling day !! :)
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Easter Surprise & Pizza
Today, March 30th, we were Easter bunnies for the homeless & it was a lot of fun for all. :)
Armed with 131 colored Easter eggs & 60 gift bags filled to the top with a brand new pair of socks, lots of candy & home baked cookies, Marilyn, JoDee & I headed out to Santa Rita Park, but not before picking up 15 great big pizzas from Little Caesars for the special occasion. :) Bill met us later on at Estevan Park.
We fed 55 people & were able to give the left over gift bags & eggs to Brother Dave to hand out to more homeless who were getting soup & hot chocolate from him at different parks this evening. :) We could have used probably another 5 pizzas, but we live & learn as we go. Everyone got at least two big slices, a few got three slices at the very end.
Homeless Tom, my buddy, had his 69th birth-day yesterday, so we had a small cake for him & the four of us sang to him as loud as we could to seem like we were a whole bunch. :) Tom also was the 10,000th person I fed last weekend. It just worked out that way & I'm glad.
Word is getting around that Hilde & I are back with food & it feels good to see the numbers fed are climbing again. :) At our prime we used to feed 80 to 100 people every time we went to the parks.
We lost one of everyones favorite & one of my favorite too from Estevan Park. Mike had a heart of gold & everyone always hovered over him to take care of him & to protect him. :) I seldom saw him sober, but he was one the kindest & most grateful of all. He always remembered my name & called me "Miss Elliott, right ??" and could he eat a lot of food. I always piled extra on his plate to sober him up. ;) Earlier this week Mike got run over by a train near Estevan Park. I always feared that he would be hit by a car, but not a great big train. Enjoy Heaven Mike !! I'll make a Spirit Plate for you at times, you are still getting fed. :)
Shirley & her son Aaron came over earlier this week with two great big boxes of clothes from her husband, who also just had crossed over. We put one box out at each park & most of the clothes was gone really fast. We only have a few pieces left, which we will take next time we go. Thank you Shirley & thank you also for being so thoughtful by giving me gas money to go to the parks. :) You are just so dear !! :)
Thank you JoDee & Sue for putting all the gift bags together & so quickly too !! You were like lil' tornadoes with all that candy. :) I had fun just watching you, while I stuffed the egg bags & the cookie bags. It was hard to focus on what I was doing because of observing you lil' whirlwinds. :)
And thank you Marilyn, JoDee, & Bill for helping serve & doing it with big smiles !! :)
I am so grateful for you all !! Bill, thank you also for the salt packets, although you still have them all. ;) I am also grateful to MacDonald's for donating a good size bag of lil' salt packets for the Easter eggs. :) That young man so came through for me !!
Sue thank you for all the jelly beans you donated & I got to tell you that we had a hard time keeping Marilyn from fishing out all the purple ones. ;) Hehehe !! :)
JoDee you were so generous by donating all those cellophane bags with the cute & fun Easter egg design on them & for bringing over more jelly beans too for the gift bags !! :) I feel blessed by all your kind help & look forward to getting to know you better !!
Randy you did it again with providing all the socks & lots of candy too & some water on top of it all. Thank you my Friend !! :) Your Heart is big & beautiful & kind !! :)
Cheryl, Cristina, Wendy & Gopal thank you for coloring all those great eggs, they were quite colorful & bright. Gopal, we are still impressed by your idea of using strong coffee for the brown eggs & turmeric for coloring the yellow eggs. :) What a clever idea !! :) Cheryl, it was great to hear that you had so much fun coloring your eggs !! :)
George & Marion, you always come through when I need help !! :) Thank you for all those really pretty cookies !! They were a joy to hand out with all the fun sprinkles on top !! :)
Dave & Linda thank you for the big bag of candy & I have to confess that I had to sample a few myself. ;) You are always there for me too & I am so grateful to you both !! :)
More Thank Yous are going out to Jane, Martin, Nan, & Maria in Wisconsin for sending funds to be able to do this & to get the pizzas too !! :) Your generosity is awesome !! :)
Words are too small to express my Gratitude to each & everyone of you & the Love you share by these great acts of Kindness for the people in need in the parks !! At times I am touched so deeply that I just sit & cry. It is that overwhelming, in a good way !! :)
I will post a few pictures too. :) We were too busy handing out everything that we didn't have time to stop to take photos. I took some of my helpers ahead of time before the parks. Enjoy !! :)
Together we filled everyone's Hearts & their bellies too !! :) Thank you all !! :)
Armed with 131 colored Easter eggs & 60 gift bags filled to the top with a brand new pair of socks, lots of candy & home baked cookies, Marilyn, JoDee & I headed out to Santa Rita Park, but not before picking up 15 great big pizzas from Little Caesars for the special occasion. :) Bill met us later on at Estevan Park.
We fed 55 people & were able to give the left over gift bags & eggs to Brother Dave to hand out to more homeless who were getting soup & hot chocolate from him at different parks this evening. :) We could have used probably another 5 pizzas, but we live & learn as we go. Everyone got at least two big slices, a few got three slices at the very end.
Homeless Tom, my buddy, had his 69th birth-day yesterday, so we had a small cake for him & the four of us sang to him as loud as we could to seem like we were a whole bunch. :) Tom also was the 10,000th person I fed last weekend. It just worked out that way & I'm glad.
Word is getting around that Hilde & I are back with food & it feels good to see the numbers fed are climbing again. :) At our prime we used to feed 80 to 100 people every time we went to the parks.
We lost one of everyones favorite & one of my favorite too from Estevan Park. Mike had a heart of gold & everyone always hovered over him to take care of him & to protect him. :) I seldom saw him sober, but he was one the kindest & most grateful of all. He always remembered my name & called me "Miss Elliott, right ??" and could he eat a lot of food. I always piled extra on his plate to sober him up. ;) Earlier this week Mike got run over by a train near Estevan Park. I always feared that he would be hit by a car, but not a great big train. Enjoy Heaven Mike !! I'll make a Spirit Plate for you at times, you are still getting fed. :)
Shirley & her son Aaron came over earlier this week with two great big boxes of clothes from her husband, who also just had crossed over. We put one box out at each park & most of the clothes was gone really fast. We only have a few pieces left, which we will take next time we go. Thank you Shirley & thank you also for being so thoughtful by giving me gas money to go to the parks. :) You are just so dear !! :)
Thank you JoDee & Sue for putting all the gift bags together & so quickly too !! You were like lil' tornadoes with all that candy. :) I had fun just watching you, while I stuffed the egg bags & the cookie bags. It was hard to focus on what I was doing because of observing you lil' whirlwinds. :)
And thank you Marilyn, JoDee, & Bill for helping serve & doing it with big smiles !! :)
I am so grateful for you all !! Bill, thank you also for the salt packets, although you still have them all. ;) I am also grateful to MacDonald's for donating a good size bag of lil' salt packets for the Easter eggs. :) That young man so came through for me !!
Sue thank you for all the jelly beans you donated & I got to tell you that we had a hard time keeping Marilyn from fishing out all the purple ones. ;) Hehehe !! :)
JoDee you were so generous by donating all those cellophane bags with the cute & fun Easter egg design on them & for bringing over more jelly beans too for the gift bags !! :) I feel blessed by all your kind help & look forward to getting to know you better !!
Randy you did it again with providing all the socks & lots of candy too & some water on top of it all. Thank you my Friend !! :) Your Heart is big & beautiful & kind !! :)
Cheryl, Cristina, Wendy & Gopal thank you for coloring all those great eggs, they were quite colorful & bright. Gopal, we are still impressed by your idea of using strong coffee for the brown eggs & turmeric for coloring the yellow eggs. :) What a clever idea !! :) Cheryl, it was great to hear that you had so much fun coloring your eggs !! :)
George & Marion, you always come through when I need help !! :) Thank you for all those really pretty cookies !! They were a joy to hand out with all the fun sprinkles on top !! :)
Dave & Linda thank you for the big bag of candy & I have to confess that I had to sample a few myself. ;) You are always there for me too & I am so grateful to you both !! :)
More Thank Yous are going out to Jane, Martin, Nan, & Maria in Wisconsin for sending funds to be able to do this & to get the pizzas too !! :) Your generosity is awesome !! :)
Words are too small to express my Gratitude to each & everyone of you & the Love you share by these great acts of Kindness for the people in need in the parks !! At times I am touched so deeply that I just sit & cry. It is that overwhelming, in a good way !! :)
I will post a few pictures too. :) We were too busy handing out everything that we didn't have time to stop to take photos. I took some of my helpers ahead of time before the parks. Enjoy !! :)
Together we filled everyone's Hearts & their bellies too !! :) Thank you all !! :)
Sunday, March 24, 2013
An Early Easter Dinner
Since this was Hilde & my regular weekend to feed we decided to yesterday serve Easter dinner a week early. :)
My friends Ryan & Barb brought us about 70 lbs. of potatoes all the way from Idaho that they grew themselves. :) So what to do with all those wonderful potatoes ?? :)
Hilde came over on Friday & we made a huge bucket of German potato salad for the homeless for the first time. It was a lot of work & worthy of an Easter meal. :) We also had about 15 lbs. of sliced Applewood Smoked Ham to go with it & tossed salad of course, plus Liz's wonderful cookies. :) Thank You Dave & Linda for donating the ham for this & for always being there to help out in whatever way I need help !! :)
Hilde came to the first park with us to serve the food & Bill, our new helper who recently moved here from "New Joysey" :) came to the second park to help Marilyn & I. Thank You Bill & Marilyn !! :) So grateful to & for you, & to Ryan & Barb for driving to Tucson to bring the potatoes, & to Liz for her great baking !! :)
The meal was a big success & everyone was grateful for the food. :) It just made me a little sad that we ran out of ham towards the end. Word is getting around that Hilde & I are cooking again, so the numbers of homeless showing up is growing once more. For a while I had food left over every time, so now we are getting again to where it used to be. :) The grapevine is at work. :)
I wish I had the energy & time to do more & sometimes I dream of having a place indoors to serve the food & maybe a shelter too. :) And Hilde dreams of a commercial kitchen. If only we were younger & our bodies were stronger still. So I pray for Miracles for the homeless & I know in my heart that Creator will make good things happen, maybe through other kind people too & to let it ripple out. :)
Next weekend the homeless will get another Easter surprise. :) I am going back to the parks to take Little Caesar pizzas to everyone, since this month has an extra Saturday. There is no one lined up for the 5th Saturdays of the month, so I will take a big bunch of pizzas on those from now on. And there will be other Easter surprises, but I will talk about those later. :)
If anyone wants to help out, just give me a call. My number is on this blog.
Many Blessings to each & everyone of you !! :) And a very happy Spring too !! :)
My friends Ryan & Barb brought us about 70 lbs. of potatoes all the way from Idaho that they grew themselves. :) So what to do with all those wonderful potatoes ?? :)
Hilde came over on Friday & we made a huge bucket of German potato salad for the homeless for the first time. It was a lot of work & worthy of an Easter meal. :) We also had about 15 lbs. of sliced Applewood Smoked Ham to go with it & tossed salad of course, plus Liz's wonderful cookies. :) Thank You Dave & Linda for donating the ham for this & for always being there to help out in whatever way I need help !! :)
Hilde came to the first park with us to serve the food & Bill, our new helper who recently moved here from "New Joysey" :) came to the second park to help Marilyn & I. Thank You Bill & Marilyn !! :) So grateful to & for you, & to Ryan & Barb for driving to Tucson to bring the potatoes, & to Liz for her great baking !! :)
The meal was a big success & everyone was grateful for the food. :) It just made me a little sad that we ran out of ham towards the end. Word is getting around that Hilde & I are cooking again, so the numbers of homeless showing up is growing once more. For a while I had food left over every time, so now we are getting again to where it used to be. :) The grapevine is at work. :)
I wish I had the energy & time to do more & sometimes I dream of having a place indoors to serve the food & maybe a shelter too. :) And Hilde dreams of a commercial kitchen. If only we were younger & our bodies were stronger still. So I pray for Miracles for the homeless & I know in my heart that Creator will make good things happen, maybe through other kind people too & to let it ripple out. :)
Next weekend the homeless will get another Easter surprise. :) I am going back to the parks to take Little Caesar pizzas to everyone, since this month has an extra Saturday. There is no one lined up for the 5th Saturdays of the month, so I will take a big bunch of pizzas on those from now on. And there will be other Easter surprises, but I will talk about those later. :)
If anyone wants to help out, just give me a call. My number is on this blog.
Many Blessings to each & everyone of you !! :) And a very happy Spring too !! :)
Saturday, March 23, 2013
10,000+ Homeless Fed
Yeay, today we fed 55 homeless people & we crossed 10,000 fed so far in 30 months. :)
It is a happy occasion for me, but also very bittersweet one too. My heart jumps with joy to know that we filled 10,000 tummies over the years, on the other hand it makes me sad that there are so many homeless people that need food !!
To serve nourishing comfort food is always the goal & it warms our hearts to see all the gratitude when handing over a full plate to each person. :) They deserve the best food possible & for some it is the only meal they eat on that day.
Many of the homeless are down on their luck, do to our current economy & we are not here to judge them. Others are trying to get back on their feet & just need a little help. And then there are the ones that like the homeless lifestyle, because it is all they have known for so long. Most deserve our respect & some kind words, along with the food. :)
Today at one of the parks this man drove up in a cab & wanted to know what we were doing, so we explained it to him. He then wanted to know what church I am with & I told him that I do this on my own. Then he began preaching to me about his church & that I should go there. I told him that I like to teach by being an example. What I really wanted to say to him was that if he had picked up a spoon in the time he was preaching to me about doing God's work & attending his church, he could have served a bunch of the homeless their food & nurtured them some. So it is where we put our Priorities & our Love !! :)
I am really tired & it is almost midnight, but I will add more to this blog tomorrow.
It has been an awesome day !! :) Thank You Creator !! :)
Good Night everyone & sleep with the Angels !! :)
It is a happy occasion for me, but also very bittersweet one too. My heart jumps with joy to know that we filled 10,000 tummies over the years, on the other hand it makes me sad that there are so many homeless people that need food !!
To serve nourishing comfort food is always the goal & it warms our hearts to see all the gratitude when handing over a full plate to each person. :) They deserve the best food possible & for some it is the only meal they eat on that day.
Many of the homeless are down on their luck, do to our current economy & we are not here to judge them. Others are trying to get back on their feet & just need a little help. And then there are the ones that like the homeless lifestyle, because it is all they have known for so long. Most deserve our respect & some kind words, along with the food. :)
Today at one of the parks this man drove up in a cab & wanted to know what we were doing, so we explained it to him. He then wanted to know what church I am with & I told him that I do this on my own. Then he began preaching to me about his church & that I should go there. I told him that I like to teach by being an example. What I really wanted to say to him was that if he had picked up a spoon in the time he was preaching to me about doing God's work & attending his church, he could have served a bunch of the homeless their food & nurtured them some. So it is where we put our Priorities & our Love !! :)
I am really tired & it is almost midnight, but I will add more to this blog tomorrow.
It has been an awesome day !! :) Thank You Creator !! :)
Good Night everyone & sleep with the Angels !! :)
Monday, March 11, 2013
More Chili & Crackers
Since I had a big pot of Chili left over from Saturday I decided to go back to Santa Rita Park today in hopes to feed another bunch of hungry homeless people.
We went through half of the huge pot, so I headed over to Estevan Park, but didn't find one soul there & I didn't want to wait 30 minutes for Brother Dave's people to come with the soup & hot chocolate van. Driving by "Stone Park" at Stone & Speedway, I saw a lot of homeless there. Normally I don't go there, because I do not feel safe on my own there, but decided to stop since I had all this food left & it was still light out.
Altogether I fed 22 people tonight, but it felt more like 40. I guess it was because I was doing it by myself today, which rarely happens anymore. :) I so always appreciate all my helpers every time we go to feed !! :) It is such a gift of self to give up your Saturday evening to do this !! :) Thank you all once more !! :)
We went through half of the huge pot, so I headed over to Estevan Park, but didn't find one soul there & I didn't want to wait 30 minutes for Brother Dave's people to come with the soup & hot chocolate van. Driving by "Stone Park" at Stone & Speedway, I saw a lot of homeless there. Normally I don't go there, because I do not feel safe on my own there, but decided to stop since I had all this food left & it was still light out.
Altogether I fed 22 people tonight, but it felt more like 40. I guess it was because I was doing it by myself today, which rarely happens anymore. :) I so always appreciate all my helpers every time we go to feed !! :) It is such a gift of self to give up your Saturday evening to do this !! :) Thank you all once more !! :)
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Chili for a cold & cloudy Day
Made two great big pots of Chili today & a huge salad to go with it, along with lots of crackers. :)
It wasn't a good day for feeding the homeless, since it was quite cold & drizzly & we were told that people had been stopping by Santa Rita Park all day with food already. There were actually more people at Estevan Park, which normally always has fewer. We only fed 23 people altogether.
So since I have a whole pot full of Chili left, along with a smaller one too, I am thinking of going back to the parks on Monday to serve the rest. Hopefully we will have some nice & warm weather then.
Time to get some rest now. Talk with you all again soon !! :)
It wasn't a good day for feeding the homeless, since it was quite cold & drizzly & we were told that people had been stopping by Santa Rita Park all day with food already. There were actually more people at Estevan Park, which normally always has fewer. We only fed 23 people altogether.
So since I have a whole pot full of Chili left, along with a smaller one too, I am thinking of going back to the parks on Monday to serve the rest. Hopefully we will have some nice & warm weather then.
Time to get some rest now. Talk with you all again soon !! :)
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Sloppy Joe's, Spanish Rice & Cowboy Beans
Another successful meal served today in the two City parks. Hilde made her incredible Spanish rice (one of my favorites of hers), I made my cowboy beans, and together we made the Sloppy Joe's & the tossed salad. It is always fun to spend time in the kitchen together & I always look forward to those days. :) It is when we cook & talk about this, that & the other. :) It feels so much like mother & daughter time. We also had cookies & of course water for everyone.
Marilyn came again to help serve the food & I am very grateful for your help & for being so constant in showing up !! :) You are much needed & much appreciated too !! :) Thank you always, dear Friend !! :)
Hilde came to the parks too to serve the food & today for the first time her daughter Liz, & Hilde's Great-grandson Michael (16) came too to help. How wonderful to be able to spend a little time with everyone !! :) Thank you all for helping out too !! :)
Ever since we took a few months off, the homeless have been extra grateful to all of us & we so appreciate all their heartfelt thank yous & their help in setting up the table & food !! :)
We are not feeding quite as many people yet as we did before. Word is still spreading that we are back & every time there are a few more people that show up. So it is growing & it will just take a little time to build it up again. Today we fed 47 people. Please say prayers that the hungry people will find us !!
I also wanted to send out this request. :) It would be so awesome if we had home-made cookies again, and not just for the special holidays. :) So if there is someone out there who likes to bake a lot & often please call me. The homeless love sweets & cookies are a big treat for 'em all. :) We've been giving out store bought cookies, but they don't have the Love in them that home baked ones do. :)
Good Night now to you all & Sleep with the Angels !! :)
Marilyn came again to help serve the food & I am very grateful for your help & for being so constant in showing up !! :) You are much needed & much appreciated too !! :) Thank you always, dear Friend !! :)
Hilde came to the parks too to serve the food & today for the first time her daughter Liz, & Hilde's Great-grandson Michael (16) came too to help. How wonderful to be able to spend a little time with everyone !! :) Thank you all for helping out too !! :)
Ever since we took a few months off, the homeless have been extra grateful to all of us & we so appreciate all their heartfelt thank yous & their help in setting up the table & food !! :)
We are not feeding quite as many people yet as we did before. Word is still spreading that we are back & every time there are a few more people that show up. So it is growing & it will just take a little time to build it up again. Today we fed 47 people. Please say prayers that the hungry people will find us !!
I also wanted to send out this request. :) It would be so awesome if we had home-made cookies again, and not just for the special holidays. :) So if there is someone out there who likes to bake a lot & often please call me. The homeless love sweets & cookies are a big treat for 'em all. :) We've been giving out store bought cookies, but they don't have the Love in them that home baked ones do. :)
Good Night now to you all & Sleep with the Angels !! :)
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
La Botana Restaurant's Generosity Once More
Yesterday we made Valentine's Day for the homeless in the City parks with the enormous help of Arnold, the owner of La Botana Grill here in Tucson. Arnold donated 75 great big burritos for the third year in a row. Hilde & I made the rice, beans & salad to go along & it all ended up being quite a feast for all. :) There were many happy faces in the parks. :) Thank You so very, very much Arnold, you are an Angel & a very kind one at that !! :)
A little while ago I was told by one of the homeless that they call me the Burrito Lady & I would like to hand that staff over to Arnold since he is THE Burrito Man. Please support his restaurant, his food is awesome & as you can tell Arnold is a wonderful & caring human being !! :) He so deserves our support !! :) La Botana - www.LaBotanaGrill.com - is right on the corner of First Avenue & Fort Lowell in the Food City shopping center. Their Shrimp Especial is out of this world good & it's my favorite. :) I could eat it every night. :)
I put together 75 gift bags for Valentine's Day, filled with a pair of brand new socks, assorted candies, home made cookies, granola bars & specially hand made cards for the homeless by many children of the Coronado School from the town of Catalina. :) Thank you Hank for initiating it all & a great big Thank You to all six teachers & the children too especially !! :) You all are awesome & touched the homeless with your caring & dear words !! :) All your posters were put up for everyone to enjoy at a homeless shelter !! :)
There were a bunch of gift bags left over & we gave them to a church group who take hot chocolate & hot soup to the homeless all over the parks every evening during the cold months. So our extra bags went to the people just outside the down town library. :) That felt really good to know. :)
We made Valentine's Day a couple of days late this year on the 16th, since it is our regular day to feed & the homeless would already know that we were coming. :)
I also would like to thank each & everyone who helped out to make this possible once more.
Thank you Randy & Mayumi for donating all the socks & for putting together all those sweet candy packs with so much Love & caring, which bubbled right out of them. :) And thank you for the water too, which is always needed. :) You both are so appreciated !!
Thank you Alvin for donating a bunch of granola bars for the gift bags once again. :)
Cheryl, thank you for baking 103 cookies. :) They looked so good & it was tempting to not eat one, but I was good & didn't !! ;)
Dave & Linda thank you for donating some of the bags & candy & some of the food for the meal !! :) I am ever so grateful to you both & hope that some day I can repay you in some good way for all that you have done to help me !!
Ginger, thank you for sending the bags of candy & some socks in the mail to help out !! :) You are wonderful to do that & to care like you do !!
Martin, Sylvia, Sherry, David, Liz, Mark, Bill & Iris, A.W., & Marilyn for sending funds for the food.
And thank you J.J. for the Albertson's gift card, which will help so much with providing food for the meals !! :) Hope to see you & Mark one of these days again at the parks !!
I am now gearing up for Easter for the homeless & am planning on having gift bags for 'em again with hopefully more socks, Easter candy, hard boiled & colored eggs, etc. :) It is just around the corner, really. :)
Hilde & I are now regularly going to the parks to feed again & please remember that I can not do this without all of your support & Love !!
Thank You all every so much !! :) I am humbled by all of you & also strengthened at the same time !!
With Love & Gratitude always !!
A little while ago I was told by one of the homeless that they call me the Burrito Lady & I would like to hand that staff over to Arnold since he is THE Burrito Man. Please support his restaurant, his food is awesome & as you can tell Arnold is a wonderful & caring human being !! :) He so deserves our support !! :) La Botana - www.LaBotanaGrill.com - is right on the corner of First Avenue & Fort Lowell in the Food City shopping center. Their Shrimp Especial is out of this world good & it's my favorite. :) I could eat it every night. :)
I put together 75 gift bags for Valentine's Day, filled with a pair of brand new socks, assorted candies, home made cookies, granola bars & specially hand made cards for the homeless by many children of the Coronado School from the town of Catalina. :) Thank you Hank for initiating it all & a great big Thank You to all six teachers & the children too especially !! :) You all are awesome & touched the homeless with your caring & dear words !! :) All your posters were put up for everyone to enjoy at a homeless shelter !! :)
There were a bunch of gift bags left over & we gave them to a church group who take hot chocolate & hot soup to the homeless all over the parks every evening during the cold months. So our extra bags went to the people just outside the down town library. :) That felt really good to know. :)
We made Valentine's Day a couple of days late this year on the 16th, since it is our regular day to feed & the homeless would already know that we were coming. :)
I also would like to thank each & everyone who helped out to make this possible once more.
Thank you Randy & Mayumi for donating all the socks & for putting together all those sweet candy packs with so much Love & caring, which bubbled right out of them. :) And thank you for the water too, which is always needed. :) You both are so appreciated !!
Thank you Alvin for donating a bunch of granola bars for the gift bags once again. :)
Cheryl, thank you for baking 103 cookies. :) They looked so good & it was tempting to not eat one, but I was good & didn't !! ;)
Dave & Linda thank you for donating some of the bags & candy & some of the food for the meal !! :) I am ever so grateful to you both & hope that some day I can repay you in some good way for all that you have done to help me !!
Ginger, thank you for sending the bags of candy & some socks in the mail to help out !! :) You are wonderful to do that & to care like you do !!
Martin, Sylvia, Sherry, David, Liz, Mark, Bill & Iris, A.W., & Marilyn for sending funds for the food.
And thank you J.J. for the Albertson's gift card, which will help so much with providing food for the meals !! :) Hope to see you & Mark one of these days again at the parks !!
I am now gearing up for Easter for the homeless & am planning on having gift bags for 'em again with hopefully more socks, Easter candy, hard boiled & colored eggs, etc. :) It is just around the corner, really. :)
Hilde & I are now regularly going to the parks to feed again & please remember that I can not do this without all of your support & Love !!
Thank You all every so much !! :) I am humbled by all of you & also strengthened at the same time !!
With Love & Gratitude always !!
Monday, February 18, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Calling all my Angels again !!
I need to ask for your kind help once more for feeding the homeless here in Tucson. :)
Hilde & I recently decided to add another weekend of cooking & serving the homeless in the parks, so we will now continuously be doing it two weekends every month. We also will feed on major holidays throughout the year. Both of us missed doing this, but since we are getting older we had to cut back some & now we are adding again. :) Go figure !! :) It's in our hearts !! :)
There is still a tiny bit of money left over from Christ-mas, but it is running out quickly. :( Would you please continue to help out, so we can continue to feed the homeless regularly again ?? Hilde & I will happily do all the work. :)
Also, I am hoping to put together about 75 small bags again for the homeless for Valentine's Day, filled with candy, chocolates, & cookies. :) New socks would be nice too, they are always a huge hit & much needed. :) Two schools are having some of their children create Valentine's Day cards to put into the bags too. :)
If anyone would like to donate cookies, candy, or socks for this occasion I would need them here by February 12th the latest, so I have time to bag them together for Saturday, the 16th. :)
Thank you once more all my Angels for your Kindness & Help !! :)
Hilde & I recently decided to add another weekend of cooking & serving the homeless in the parks, so we will now continuously be doing it two weekends every month. We also will feed on major holidays throughout the year. Both of us missed doing this, but since we are getting older we had to cut back some & now we are adding again. :) Go figure !! :) It's in our hearts !! :)
There is still a tiny bit of money left over from Christ-mas, but it is running out quickly. :( Would you please continue to help out, so we can continue to feed the homeless regularly again ?? Hilde & I will happily do all the work. :)
Also, I am hoping to put together about 75 small bags again for the homeless for Valentine's Day, filled with candy, chocolates, & cookies. :) New socks would be nice too, they are always a huge hit & much needed. :) Two schools are having some of their children create Valentine's Day cards to put into the bags too. :)
If anyone would like to donate cookies, candy, or socks for this occasion I would need them here by February 12th the latest, so I have time to bag them together for Saturday, the 16th. :)
Thank you once more all my Angels for your Kindness & Help !! :)
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Today's Meal was in my Son's Honor
Today my son would have been 47 years old & I feel that today's meal in the two parks was in his honor. :) He was very loving & kind & if he was alive he would be out there in the parks with me serving the food to everyone. :) Well, he was with us anyway, sitting on my shoulder. :) His favorite food were burritos & pizza, so I ate pizza for him this evening & made a Spirit Plate for him.
Hilde cooked the most wonderful Turkey Stew today with the help of Mary-Ann, Karen & I. It was filled with fresh veggies, rice & lots of smoked turkey left over from Thanksgiving. It was really filling & nurturing, in short, comfort food !! :) Thank you Hilde Dear !! :) We also had fresh salad & lots of fresh bread.
Sally baked 72 cupcakes & they were a huge success with the homeless. :) There is the famous homeless sweet tooth again. ;) Thank you Sally for making all those cupcakes !! That was awefully sweet of you !! :)
A thank you shout-out also goes to Marilyn for helping us serve once more !! It is always fun to have you around, you make everyone giggle with your whimsical humor. :)
A big thank you also to Mary-Ann & Karen for helping out with the cooking & serving & everything else that needed to be done !! :)
Lee, thank you for donating all those warm clothes & socks & baseball caps too !! :) Most of it is gone & I will take the rest to the parks next time I go again. :)
What an incredible day today has been .... my sons birthday, feeding the homeless, and the full moon. And the rain cleared up so we could go out & feed today. It can't get any better than this, really !! :)
Hilde cooked the most wonderful Turkey Stew today with the help of Mary-Ann, Karen & I. It was filled with fresh veggies, rice & lots of smoked turkey left over from Thanksgiving. It was really filling & nurturing, in short, comfort food !! :) Thank you Hilde Dear !! :) We also had fresh salad & lots of fresh bread.
Sally baked 72 cupcakes & they were a huge success with the homeless. :) There is the famous homeless sweet tooth again. ;) Thank you Sally for making all those cupcakes !! That was awefully sweet of you !! :)
A thank you shout-out also goes to Marilyn for helping us serve once more !! It is always fun to have you around, you make everyone giggle with your whimsical humor. :)
A big thank you also to Mary-Ann & Karen for helping out with the cooking & serving & everything else that needed to be done !! :)
Lee, thank you for donating all those warm clothes & socks & baseball caps too !! :) Most of it is gone & I will take the rest to the parks next time I go again. :)
What an incredible day today has been .... my sons birthday, feeding the homeless, and the full moon. And the rain cleared up so we could go out & feed today. It can't get any better than this, really !! :)
Sunday, December 30, 2012
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