Waking up to Wednesday's Weedy Wonders
shive
5 years ago
We got some thunderstorms last night, and the already weedy beds are sprouting even more crabgrass and undesirables. The pine straw I normally mulch with has been unavailable at stores for the past two weeks. Apparently it's been too wet to bale the pine straw recently, and I hate wood chips - especially after getting termites from them a few years ago. So, many of my photos will be weedy.
Scarlet Angel - Finally got a near perfect bloom!
Lake Tahoe Autumn
Sycamore Frills foursome
Little Light of Mine clump
Open Door clump - excuse the chaos on the right side of the bed. I had a walnut tree sapling growing in the raised bed, and I had to take down several blocks to get it out.
Marlee Jane ffo
Forever Redeemed continuing to light up the red bed with its daily clumps.
Lady Betty Fretz, after many years, finally multiplied from three to five fans, but I still only have three scaping.
Blue Jay Tapestry with a duo
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Comments (9)Had to turn the PC off again to get some work done today rofl. Got the SS box packed and the order came at 5 pm. So first thing in the morning I will mail that off. Hence it will be a great day again! Shawn actually they are fairly small blooms. Elois I am taking like 50 some pictures a DAY hahahahahahahaha that should get us through the winter. Ok they are not LIVE...but I will make sure I ADD things to the daily routine lol As long as everyone enjoys it and has fun, I plan on continuing. But for now there are more live ones coming ...so come back tomorrow and get your daily dose of ME lol Lucy Shawn maybe here you can see better that it really is not that big...See MoreWhat's for dinner Wednesday?
Comments (17)Georgysmom, how was the chicken ravioli? We need to go to Sam's soon and I'm always looking for easy things for days like today. I did feel like it was morning--slept 3 hours straight, which I rarely did at night. until I started taking molantin. Carol, those sound so good--especially with the cole slaw. Yum! Ravencajun, thanks for reminding me I'm out of pork chops. I like the flavor of blackened meat, but Harry isn't too fond of it. Lynn, you keep feeding him steak and I guarantee he won't be going anyplace soon!...See MoreSelling Weedy Acres...staging the master suite
Comments (18)You've got neutral and uncluttered down pat. Now add back in some texture and life with some inexpensive fabric staging touches. Add in some green towels, green pillows, some green fabric over cheap stretcher bars as "art" (above the bed especially) and a few inexpensive green accented rugs in the sitting area and by the bed. You want the green to be a bright, but not lime bright green. Just "natural spring green" and soothing. See if you can find a tray at a thrift store and maybe an old hand mirror/hair brush set for the tray with a pretty atomizer perfume bottle in green. For the bath, some type of urn/cannister container for bath salts by the tub in green with the green towels rolled in a basket or stacked with a ribbon tie like this. Put some green can candles on a silver or mirror tray to get the reflection of light. Green is a "life" color, and will give the room some soothing and pleasing zing without being over the top. Doing the touches all in fabric will leave the neutral as the big statement, but allows the viewer to see that just a few small changes to their favorite color in towels or pillows will make the space their own> It looks "move in ready" without being "builder beige blah"....See MoreGood morning--Wednesday
Comments (11)Here are a few of our favorite casseroles. I don't know that they would win any healthy awards, but they are good. ~Anj CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE 1/2 stick butter 1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups water 1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup mix Raw chicken pieces (whatever you prefer, whole or cut up) 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 lb link sausage, sliced In a 9x13 pan pour melted butter over onion soup mix and stir. Add rice and water; stir again. Place chicken over rice (I added a little spice to chicken) and spoon mushroom soup over chicken. Place sausage slices over the top. Cover and bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour or until chicken is done. (I cook uncovered for about 15 minutes at the end to brown up the sausage.) Chinese Chicken Casserole 2 cups cooked, cubed chicken, turkey, beef or pork 2 cups cooked rice (use minute rice if you're in a hurry) 1 full cup mayonnaise 2 TBL soy sauce 2 TBL finely minced onion (processor great) or substitute 2 TBL. chopped green onions 1 - 15 oz. can LaChoy chinese vegetables, drained & rinsed in a colander 1 - 4 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained & rinsed in a colander Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Place in a greased casserole (deeper one works well, like a square corningware or something - the 13x9 will dry out a bit). Cover with lid or foil and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until bubbly and just browning on top. Chicken Broccoli Casserole 2 lg broccoli heads, cut up (you can probably use frozen, but I never have. I don't like the stems and I like to cut my broccoli up kind of small) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked & cubed (I usually do about 2-3 large ones.) 2 cans Campbells cream of chicken soup 1 can Campbells cream of celery soup 5 heaping Tbls mayonaisse 1 cup grated cheddar cheese rice (enough for your family) Mix first 5 ingredients together in a 13x9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Take it out and sprinkle cheese over the top. Return it to the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese. You can eat this like it is, but we prefer it over rice. Even kids who swear they hate broccoli will like this one. Pork Chop Casserole (serves 4) 4 Pork Chops 4 cups sliced potatoes 1 can cream of celery soup 1 cup milk 2 T. chopped onion 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp pepper, or to taste Grated American Cheese (I just use Cheddar) Season & brown pork chops. Place potatoes in greased 2 quart baking dish. Mix together soup, milk, onion, salt and pepper. Pour over potatoes. Place pork chops over potatoes; sprinkle cheese over all. (I put the cheese under my chops) Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for about 60 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Chilaquiles Verde Bake Serves 4 1 can Campbells Creamy Chicken Verde Soup 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup water 2 cups cubed cooked chicken 2 cups frozen broccoli flowerets (I used fresh and had to cook it longer) 4 corn tortillas (6'), cut into strips 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Mix soup, sour cream, water, chicken, broccoli and tortillas. Spread in a 2 qt shallow baking dish. Top with cheese. Cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot. Mexican Chicken Casserole 2-3 Boneless/skinless chicken breasts 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 can rotel tomatoes 2 cups chicken broth 1 bag tortilla chips Grated cheddar cheese Boil chicken in a little onion until done. Cool and chop into bite-sized pieces. Mix soups and rotel tomatoes together. Add chicken broth to soup mix. Crunch up tortilla chips. Put chicken, chips and soup mixture into a 9x13 baking pan and mix all together. Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes. Add lots of cheese to top. Bake til cheese melts, then eat....See More
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