Qur'an 20220602

 In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

103.  Say, "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?"

104.  Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works.

105.  They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord, and the fact of their having to meet God.  Vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight.

106.  That is their reward, hell: because they rejected faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers as a joke.

107.  As to those who believe and work righteous deeds, they have for their entertainment, the Gardens of Paradise.

108.  Wherein shall they dwell: no change shall they wish for themselves.

109.  Say, "If the ocean were ink to the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if another ocean were added like it to its aid."

110.  Say, "I am but a man like yourselves.  The inspiration has come to me, that your God is One God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner." 

The Cave 18:103-110

Salt peanuts

 

Hi Natty!  How you doin' Honey?  I hope you are having a good time over there, and keeping safe and healthy.  I'm doing OK over here.  I mailed off my tax forms this morning, then had lunch downtown.  After lunch, I went to the Chinese grocery store to get my favorite salt peanuts, but they were sold out.  I bought some raw peanuts though, because I wanted to make peanut butter.  I roast them up in a covered pot, then blend them into peanut butter.  Peanuts are sensitive to heat, so the fire must be very small.  Even the small fire I used was too hot, so I had to stir it constantly.  The big producers use machines that have mechanical stirring arms to stir the peanuts in huge vats.  I don't have that, so I had to pay constant attention to the pot.  I gave them a really dark roast, because I'm not comfortable with eating white peanut butter.  It turned out that I roasted them perfectly, with the right amount of snap to the peanuts.  A bit greasy, because I wasn't trying to make snack peanuts.  But too good for peanut butter, so tossed them for a last time in salt then portioned them out into snacks.  Want some?

Mary's outfit today is:

:*BABY*: Sparkling Barbie Lipstick

!RIGHT Pinky boots

Alli&Ali Designs Blanche Hair

Addams // Penelope Necklace

{Le'La} Raisa Romper

Here are my picks from the Maison Rabih Kayrouz SPRING 2022 READY-TO-WEAR collection: