Peg

My friend had a stroke. She's not that old, not much older than I am. It's scary to think this has happened to her. She is in my thoughts and prayers. Thankfully it was a slight stroke.

Peg Beresford Moore is a gifted craft-person. She can work leather, knit, crochet, cross stitch, do needlework, make crafts and cards, just to name a few of her many talents. Her work is exact because she is a perfectionist. Peg takes her time with things and when she's done, she has produced a work of art. In fact, she taught Art at one time as well.

As the only girl in a family of six boys, Peg learned to assert herself amid the natural rough and tumble of a group of young boys. She did this while maintaining the delicate hand of an artist who can do the finest work.

Being a Math/Physics teacher by profession also makes Peg precise. There isn't room for sloppy work here. Peg also worked as a librarian, so organization is her forte as well. Her career choices played to her strengths.

A giving person, Peg is always willing to share her time and talent with others. She has volunteered as a treasurer for various organizations and has been involved in the Girl Guide movement in various capacities since she was a young girl growing up in Buchans, Newfoundland.

The Moores have two wonderful children, Paul and Karen, who are similar to their parents in their academic ability and are warm, caring people. 

Peg and her husband, Joe, have a little granddaughter, Laura, who they adore and who amazes them every day. They hope to have many years together to watch their sweet baby grow.

                       Peg Beresford Moore and Laura

Here's to you, Peg, a true friend with deep faith and spirited conviction. You showed me what it means to be passionate about issues/life and how to be a real friend. I wish you a complete and speedy recovery.

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Peg makes a delicious spaghetti sauce that my family loves. It's a flavourful recipe from a great cook.

                                                   Peg's Spaghetti Sauce

1 lb  ground beef

1 large onion, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

I green pepper, chopped

1 large tin diced tomatoes

I tin tomato paste

3 tsp oregano

6 shakes rosemary

12 shakes tarragon

2 shakes parsley

6 shakes thyme

12 shakes basil

bay leaf

6 shakes Tobasco sauce

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp garlic powder

Cook the ground beef until it just loses the pink color. Add the onion, celery, green pepper and cook until the onion is tender. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and spices. Simmer uncovered for one hour on low heat.

It is good the day it is made and better the next day. It freezes well too.