Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

You know how the Temptations sang about "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day"? Well, they might have been "talkin' 'bout my girl" but I'm talkin' 'bout something to cheer up this dreary weekend - and fresh squeezed lemonade fits the bill!

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

2 cups granulated sugar

2 cups water

peel of one lemon

juice of 12 lemons

10 cups water

1 lemon, sliced for garnish, if desired

1. Choose the prettiest of your lemons, slice, and set aside for garnish. 
2. Peel one of the remaining twelve lemons. 
3. Use a citrus juicer to juice the other twelve lemons (including the one you peeled).
4. In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water to a boil. Add lemon peel and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Bring to room temperature and strain out peel over a gallon pitcher.
6. Add lemon juice and 10 cups of water to syrup.
7. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with lemon slices.

Notes: 

This recipe calls for 13 lemons (one for garnish plus twelve to juice and one of the twelve to peel). If you wish to omit the garnish, you will only need twelve lemons.

While you are making the lemon simple syrup, your house will smell like lemon drops! Mmmmm.

Lemon slice garnishes are optional, but make sure not to let them sit in the lemonade for long periods of time because they will make the lemonade sour.

When choosing your "pretty lemon" for garnish, try not to make the other lemons feel bad. ;-)

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Long Live the King

Today marks the 36th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. And despite him having died when I was not even two years old yet, I have always been a fan. It is something that I shared with Mama and also something that I am diligently passing along to my boys.

Here are the Memphis Press-Scimitar newspapers from the days and week surrounding Elvis's death. The first is the newspaper released the day after his death, and the second is a special edition newspaper dated August 17, 1977, that reprinted all the stories in that five day period.

Of course, pretty much ever since this day in 1977, conspiracy theories have abounded regarding the fact that Elvis did not die, faked his death, still lives at Graceland, and/or is working at some po-dunk gas station where you can have an attendant pump gas for you.

Nevertheless, if Elvis were still alive, he would be 78 right now, and looking forward to a 79th birthday celebration in January.

This one's for you EP!

Always On My Mind

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪

Maybe I didn't treat you

Quite as good as I should have

Maybe I didn't love you

Quite as often as I could have

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

Give me, give me one more chance

To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Maybe I didn't hold you

All those lonely, lonely times

And I guess I never told you

I'm so happy that you're mine

If I make you feel second best

Girl, I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

Give me, give me one more chance

To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪

Look Who's on Facebook!

In case you weren't already aware, the Harris Sisters are on Facebook!  Yes, we are and we would love to have you along for the ride.  Here's the link.  Give us a "like", and it's just another way to stay connected to all our most recent blog happenings.  

But please help us welcome a newbie to Facebook.  Many of you already know and love Izzie the Wonder Pup through this blog.  And if this is your first meeting with her, here's a few blog posts to catch you up. She is my precious cocker spaniel pup who has a bit of a penchant for mischief shall we say.  But aside from that, she is excited to launch her own Facebook page to keep you up to speed on this dog's life.  So give her a "like", and she will like you right back, that is unless you are the mailman or the groomer.