We drove the hour to Denver for Divine Mercy Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. It is being remodeled but you can still be in awe of it's great majesty.
It was gorgeous today and we didn't even need jackets.
His Holiness John Paul II said mass here during World Youth Day in 1993. I was working downtown and eating at the Walnut Café. It used to be across the street from the Basilica when I saw him come out the massive wooden doors to go to Civic Center Park to speak to the masses. Yes, I stopped and stared.
I saw him again from my work office high above the crowds at World Youth Day celebrations.
We went today to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday which, in the history of the church, is a fairly new feast day. It is the first Sunday after Easter and first celebrated 2001 by Pope (Saint) John Paul II. It is to celebrate Jesus Mercy and Forgiveness, a devotion first described and report by Sister Faustyna.
...anywhooo the sermon was good, and as big as the church was, the priest made you to feel invited and part of their community. They had a lot going on today... a free class after mass and at 3pm a free concert. OH and their music was beautiful!
A few views on the way home...
Jack Kerouac, the writer, was a residence of Denver at one time. You can find all kinds of markers with his name in the city.
We did get home around 1pm with plenty of time to work in the garden.
Ugh... not sure what Dude thought my crock was but I found it out in a garden partially buried.
Need to disinfection, clean and ready for fermentation.
I pulled up the last of the winter carrots. Carrots always do well for us both outside and inside the greenhouse.
Dude was out working in the chicken coop but once he heard me blasting music in the greenhouse he got the planting bug and came to help.
We planted beets (lots of them), a variety of lettuce and radishes for now.
Norman was in heaven with both of us home.
We got the beds all cleaned out and two fully planted. I used old canning lids as markers. We will plant more this week.
A very quick recipe. These turned out really good. I had a bag of chicken breast that I thawed and marinated over night with a bottle of Balsamic and Basil Vinaigrette. Then added a few cloves of garlic the next day and baked at 350* for 30-45 minutes. I put a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and cooked them in the oven on it. Mine took 35minutes. They cooked through nicely.
Then today I sliced the leftovers and made quesadillas layering them with slice chicken, tomatoes, 3 kinds of cheese (smoke gouda, American and cheddar) and a few drops of hot sauce.
Heat on both sides in a buttered skillet... oh so good with sour cream!
Well, that's is it for today.
Time for a long hot bath with beautiful smelling oils after working so much in the garden - smile.
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