SOMEBODY THROW ME A LIFE LINE! AND PEACH ICE CREAM

I know....that is the title of a book but it is so apropos I had to borrow it.  I want to thank all my friends and family that have responded to my blog.  I am amazed at the comments and emails.  I was especially pleased to see, according to blogger.com, my blog has had over 9,000 views! Wow, and I thought only a few friends and family would be it! So, thanks everyone!
Since I have been alone....I spend most of the time thinking or talking out loud to the dogs. I try hard to shut off the "thinking" but it just creeps right back in. Now the last thing I want in my life is depression.......so I take deep serious thoughts and try to turn them into something constructive. I don't want to be a "Debbie Downer" but I feel this is an important subject for everyone and that is, communication with people that are alone. I know I am so guilty of this......so I am pointing my finger first at myself. I think of my own Mother and the years and years she was alone. I was living in Mexico so communication was difficult but I did call at least once a week. Not enough.  When Bob passed away I was barraged with love from friends and family, slowly it all but disappeared, and I am still alone. Okay, okay, this is a fine line in voicing my feelings but not wanting pity or guilt feelings.....I just want awareness. I am sure each of you have someone in your life that is alone. I know that it is hard sometimes to communicate with them but if you only knew what a phone call, a note, a message on FB, or an email means to that person you would do it. I have a friend from Canada that has called me almost every other day since Bobs death. My dear friends, Brenda and Mike from Cabo San Lucas called me everyday, after Bob died, for 22 days straight, before they moved to England. I'll remember that all my life....they cared.  I have several other friends that call almost as often. If you only knew what those calls mean to me. Sometimes, I can't even talk, I just cry, but it is such joy to me to know that someone cares and is thinking of me enough to call or write. Before the conversations ends......I am usually smiling or laughing. Its just a shot in the arm that a person alone needs. So, remember that one caring act can keep a lonely person from feeling sorry for themselves and start to smile and have a good day instead of a bad one.
Okay, enough of that........please understand...its just a message I want everyone to think about.
I know I have given you this recipe before but since it is peach season.....this one can't be beat. This is my Mothers Peach Ice Cream recipe....so simple.....its like eating peaches and cream but you can keep it in the freezer and dig it out anytime.
I will give you her measures for a large ice cream maker. I have a small, hand crank, so my measurements are in parenthesis.
2 quarts cream  (2 cups)
2 quarts mashed peaches (2 cups)
3-4 cups of sugar (1 cup)
Just stir it all tog..........put in your ice cream maker.......it takes mine exactly 20 min.
Scoop out into a freezer container and freeze.
I promise this is just delightful.  I have 3 peaches left so tomorrow will make a mini peach pie. Enjoy your peaches while the are fresh and wonderful. Its a sunshiny day and sunshine always makes me smile!