April 18th

 

This is so true,

especially in the last week.

I think it rained for 6 consecutive days.

We were without power for almost 28 hours

at one point when the weather got very bad.

Thankfully we had a generator!

 But,

for most of those days,

it was drizzles and thunderstorms,

and to quote e.e.cummings

"puddlelicious",

and thankfully

not the mini-tropical storm that

caused the power outages.

The veggies withstood the rain for the most part,

but my flowers took a beating.

I'm glad I took a few pictures before the rains began.

The Amaryllis withstood the heavy rain

pretty well.

Same with my Snapdragons.

And the Irises

This is a small container with 

Mother-in-Law Tongue

and

Marigolds.

This is the gardenia bush.

We have 2 of them flanking the front door.

They are covered with buds.

Can't wait'll they bloom!!

I got a "Just Because" bouquet

during the rainy week.

It's so beautiful!

I love roses.

🌹

💘

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Cilantro.

It's flowering with these delicate

white flowers.

All of it is edible.

Artichokes.

This plant has 5 or 6.

They are about the size of a baseball.

I don't have many pictures of the veggies

and none of the hens on this blog because

of the rain.

The ground is soggy and the girls

just love that.

More unlucky bugs to eat!

They were out before 6 this morning

hunting in the grass.

🐔

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Some small chocolate pies.

I always try to think of a way to

use up any leftovers.

😃

In this case it was 3 slices of 

Mississippi Mud Bundt cake

from Rouses, about 3 tablespoons of 

sour cherry jam,

 a small amount of Praline Liqueur and some

refrigerated pie crusts that will expire 

next week.

So, rather than pitch them out here's what I did...

I mashed up the Mississippi Mud cake slices,

added the jam and stirred it up.

I then added the Praline Liqueur

till the mixture was a pasty consistency.

Then....

I used a glass to cut out circles in the

pie crust and rolled it out again to use 

up the entire amount of pastry dough.

It made 9 circles.

I preheated the oven to 450 degrees,

and foil lined a cookie sheet.

Then I filled the bottom circle 

(with a tablespoon of the mixture)

and pinched the top one to cover,

placed it on the cookie sheet,

poked holes in the top

and baked for 15 minutes

(that's package directions for a pie).

But, I kept checking on them.

Didn't want them to burn.

As you can see, 

the CEO got to them already!

They turned out great!

Yay!

I did the same kinda thing with

refrigerated pizza dough and leftovers last night.

I had 6 chicken tenders and 2 meatballs that

I was trying to think of something to make with them.

The CEO said lets' make a pizza.

So I did.

I rolled out the refrigerated pizza dough.

into a rectangle,

then brushed garlic butter on it.

I placed it in the oven at 450 degrees

for a couple minutes to toast the bottom,

and removed it from the heat.

Then, I cut the meatballs up into small chunks

as well as the chicken.

I had some sliced red onion, spinach leaves,

cherry tomatoes, some leftover marinara sauce

 and several types of cheese.

Then we started layering....

We put the chicken on one side and the meatballs on the other.

They made just enough for two,

and it tasted great!

🍕

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An almost tail-less lizard.

This guy escaped the clucking beak of Hazel

by breaking off the end of his tail.

He'll live to fight another day!

A male Blue Jay.

He visits the backyard to snack on 

the chicken feed.

No, the girls don't like the company,

and if they see him,

they'll run him off.

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This is an acquired taste.

I know it, but

I love this stuff!

Some of the grocery stores have been out of it,

so when I saw it,

I grabbed a jar!

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I saw this picture and it reminded me of my

sister and I eating these while they hung around our necks.

We loved them.

As an adult, I see them for what they really are...

the candy was like a mini jaw breaker.

or a small stone with a hole in it!

Not very tasty and hard as hell to remove from the 

elastic string.

It also made our necks sticky with the moist heat

of the summer and the spit as we tried

to crack a tooth removing one.

So, we drank water from the hose to quench

that sweetness in our mouths.

Then after we went in to watch Gilligan's Island on T.V.

"Just sit right back

and you'll hear a tale,

a tale of a fateful trip,

that started from this tropic port

aboard this tiny ship......."

Love ya, Sue!

(Bet ya sang those lyrics!)

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And this just in....

Received in yesterday's mail

NOOOOOOO!!

CRAP!