Spring has Sprung!

We've had a rather gloomy spring this year. Or so it seems, for it is only nice outside when I have to work. I finally got some pictures the other day of my Spring plants........

Ahh...my ferns...I just love them! To bad to think that they will stay when the house sells. Its taken me 10 years and 2 little saplings from a friends garden to get this full and pretty.

 Then theres my giant hosta's

Ahh anohter favorite.......peony's!

I was so excited when we bought this house many many years ago that it alrady had peony's.

Then Only got 1 iris this year, cuz of the pups. They found my Iris bed the sunnest spot of the yard, so it became their sun bathing bed......lil bugers!

oh...can't for get my Morning Glory's...

They are just starting to poke their little heads up.....Can't wait!  Then I planted some wave petunias, and light pink geranimus...

It's just so nice, to finially see some green and color poke through all this gloomy weather...

Ta..ta till next time.....

P. Scott

A while ago I can apon a beautiful water pitcher at a thrift shop. I coundn't take my eyes off it.

And of corse you can tell right away that it's form someone's cermac class, but what mother would donate a childs master piece?  Look underneth....

Hummm.....Well, Whoever or wherever P. Scott is, you now have a new loveing home here! So, I have named this water pitcher the Scott's....Would you like to meet them?

Introducing...Mr. and Mrs. Phenias Scott. Aren't they just adorable? All the texture, contoures and the look with the little sparkles just speak to me! Let's take a closer look...

The Spout.

The Handle.

I just love the flow of it, and in my little mind these two are greatly in love while dancing the evening away at some lovely ball...I know...I need to get out more, but really that's what I hear and see in my head when I look at them......

Who would have thought that I could get so much happiness out of less than a dollar? Oh well....what can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic.......

Until next time.

Ta ta  :0)

Lobster and pasta.....

So I tried a new recipe today, and it was wonderful. Its Lobster spaghetti with sweet garlic and chives form Herbie Likes Spaghetti.com. So here's what I started with........

Lobster tails, shrimp, chives, garlic, marinara sauce, and sweet vermouth.....I peeled lots and lots of garlic then roasted it in olive oil with the sweet vermouth till golden brown, steamed the lobster, detailed the shrimp...Put it all in a pot.....

Then I added the pasta....

and then let it all simmer together,  so the noodles and absorb the lovely flavors.......and wha-la......

Add some garlic toast and you have a wonderful dinner.  UMMMMM! Thanks Herbie, another good one!

I'll be back soon....Ta ta!

Tongue Taco's?

So, yesterday I was looking for something new to make and the thought of tongue taco's  came to mind. Don't ask me why? It just did. The hubby has had them before and he just raves about them....so here I go!..........................The recipe seemed easy enough....pretty much like a cooking a roast, but peeling off the skin?   OK that's was a little weird...........Here they are after cooking for about 4 hours, and  before I peeled-em.....

And after.............

The top portion is tongue and the bottom is chicken. Had to play it safe in case the teen;s didn't like. I have to be honest.......it was delish.......Now I was not found of the tongue meat as tacos, but as a roast it was absolutely wonderful! I will most definitely be making it again, and the teens liked it too!!

Ta ta!

Finished!

I finally finished Nay's and J's blanky! I was so excited to give them to the girls this past weekend. So here the finished project.......

They both ended up being a little bigger and a traditional twin. The girls loved them and will get many years of joy out of them.........Now I did not have the best Mother's day.....

Mostly do to me just being in a crabby mood and the teens driving me nuts!..........The hubby made it up to me with a sweetheart breakfast after a long night at work..........

Steak and egg's at my fav dinner Leo's in downtown Benson!  Thanks babe! It meant the world to me not to mention it was delish as always.......Ta ta for now....

Happy Mother's Day!

A very Happy Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out in the world! Well It's been a week since my last post and so much has happened where do I start? How about the first day of our local farmer's market......I went with my daughter Lil M and two wonderful friends Gulia, and Bec Bec...We had a blast! I do have to say I was on a mission.......fresh tomato's...Why? What else for? Homemade sauce from scratch for Manicoti!  And Wha-la! Bunches and Bunches.....To my delight!

And then with some blanching, peeling, garlic, fresh basil, onion, mushrooms, you get this...

Ummmmmm.......... Now I also made my own Manicoti noddles, which was way easier than I thought it was going to be and they tasted scrumptious.  I filled them with a mixture of ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh parsley and seasoned ground beef. With all the men in this house just a chesse filling wasn't going to do the trick......So here's how they turned out.........

Sorry the pictures isn't that good. My camera battery was dead and I grabbed my cell phone, because I wasn't gonna wait to dive into these babies......and do I dare toot my own horn???      Ah....... yeah!  ............................................Delish! Ta ta...Till next time.

Happy May Day!

Well, Well.......... where has the time gone? It's May Day already? Holy Crow!  I can't wait to start planting.....Here is my inspiration.....................from Flea Market Gardens 2011.....

 Isn't it nifty? I just love it, and with the house being on the market it's a container garden that will be easy to move with us when the house sells?   Here's what I've got so far.........

I still looking some blue shoes, preferably robins egg blue.......Well, that's all...just a tid-bit today..

Ta ta!