I Don't know...

I think it's that time of season,

you want change, but can't afford change!

It's that...I don't know!

Maybe it's hormones!

But, today, I was inspired to cook!

Well, I always cook!
But I was inspired, because, 
Lulu, of Coastal Sisters,
doesn't cook!!!!!
And it just made me giggle!

I'm always cooking, mostly out of necessity!
And for the fact, I want flavor!
I hardly ever cook the same meal twice!
I like, concoctions! I like to experiment!
I love fresh herbs and garlic, sauteed in olive oil...love,love love!
What's for Dinner tonight?
It was this!

Filet of Mignon,  oh yeah!
Managers special!
While most shoppers steer away from speicals!
I head for them. Especiallly the beef!
In my opion, it's the best!
It's already aged, which means it's READY!
It's less time spent marinating at room temperture!
Just salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil, and it's ready for the 
grill!  Yes, I even started the grill tonight!
6 minutes on each side, take it off, let it rest for....when ever I'm ready to
finsih the sides, and here we go!

Medium rare! Just the way I like'm!
If you can't cut it...like butter, then toss it!
Yum!
Melts in your mouth!
If it doesn't look appetizing then it's not ediable!
Garlic and  olive oil, pan sauteed asspargus!
Mashed new potatoes,

Oh yeah, baby!
This was, what I had for Dinner tonight!!!
See, Lulu,
not everything, burns the kitchen down!!!



What's for  desert?

The Season of...

Abundance!

 has arrived on,

Pearl Avenue, and with it,

the blessing of my little darling!

A little over a week old, and he makes my heart sing!

 Abundance comes to us in many ways!

Little Baby Mac,

(aka, Bradley.)

Sweet little one...the abundance of Love!

Shhh! he's dreaming right now!

I could look upon this face forever!

Little loves,

the abundance of all!

I am a Fabric....

HOARDER!!!!!!

I saw this, and I couldn't help myself!

I know exactly what I want to do with it.

It flows and drapes so....

Beautifully!

I could only, afford so many yards,

but if I plan carefully, I'll have enough.

It has the same texture as the vintage,

Bark Cloth,

and that's why I love it!

It's the perfect accent color and texture for my kitchen.

But now, here's where I'll procrastinate!

I'm going to use it for my windows,

do I create, full length cafe curtain style,

or pleated, valance style?

It would give me two different looks!

I'll think about it tomorrow!

It seems, Little Girl, thinks it's for her!

Life after Vacation!

We all know how hard it is to settle back in,

when you come home from a vacation!

Life at the Beach,

was so relaxing!

This house was home for a week!

And of course I had to take nature shots,

so i can play, around in Photoshop!

And some fun shots,

Ah...

Ain't Life a,

I highly recommend a vacation, where you don't do 

or plan anything,

and spend the whole day, looking for these!

Be well, and relax!

It ain't over the Septic tank!

I have my own green oasis out back.

But it's not over the Septic tank!

In fact, I don't even have a septic tank!

But look how green my little valley is!

The crepe myrtle in full bloom,

behind the dogwood tree!

And the sweet scent of climbing wild Clematis!

I usually pull it off the fence, but when I saw that

it's hosting a banquet for all the butterflies and bees,

well, it has to stay!

At least the Blanket flowers are blooming!

The herbs are thriving, this Salad Burnett is the so good!

It tastes like fresh cut cucumbers!

This little piece of the garden gets watered daily,

so how did these not survive

the extra amount of money I spent, to water?

Purple Cone Flowers are suppose to survive, even in drought!

I purposely planted them because I knew if everything else

died off in the summer, I'd still have these!

Apparently, they would have done well over a Septic tank!

But look at all those seeds ready to drop!

I'm on my way to vacation at the beach, and I can only hope

that my youngest daughter pops in to water!

I don't want to lose my Eggplants,

after I fought so hard to keep the squirrels out!

Keep cool,

turn the sprinkler on and run through it!

Well, yes, with all your clothes on!

Be Well!

Compromising...

Well in this case, 

it worked!

Many Moons ago, when our furniture was all hand-me-downs,

we, ( Mr. Honey and I),  had a gawd awful dining table.

Let me rephrase that, I thought it was gawd awful!

In today s chic junk, gotta have it...pure 50's vintage!

The table was black, faux wood and Formica topped!  The saving grace,

 wrought iron legs.

Wish I had a picture to show of the original table.

Anyway, we held on to this table for over 30 years,

because it was Mr. Honey's, Grandmas table.

Okay, I can understand that, I can live with it in the basement.

When we moved, I thought it would finally go...I can live with it in the garage!

We have a two car garage, but the table was parked in #2 spot!

for 15 of those 30 years.

Now I'm not one to get rid of things so easy either,

(unless I catch a segment  of Hoarders)!

That's when the cleaning frenzy starts, and yes, I start with Mr. Honey's stuff,

which makes room for my stuff, and then, the stuff doesn't look so, cluttered.

"So, here's the deal" I say, to Mr. Honey.

"How about, I take the legs off the table, and use them for something else?"

"Okay", he says!

Wow, that was a quick easy!

(Mr. Honey, has mellowed with age).

The legs were easy to take off, they were attached the old way,

with metal, rusty pegs tapped into slots...where is W-D 40?

So here is what I did.

I took two planks of  soft pine, pegged and glued them together.

I could have made constructing easier, with  wider wood, but I already had

these planks.

I was going to paint the top, but Mr. Honey, doesn't like painted wood,

(of course he doesn't.) That little voice in my head reminds me to compromise!

So I peruse the many cans of stain I've horded, and found

Briwax, Antique Mahogany. Stain and wax in one can, easy!

And this is the finished side-board.

Nice legs, uh?

Compromise is good! 

Now, lets see if I can get Mr. Honey to go through two 

big tubs of, cords, adapters and whatcha ma call- its,

collected from all the electronics, we no longer have, 

but, might need it someday!

How does my Garden Grow...

In this heat?

Not very well!

Pretty sparse, uh?

Actually, this photo is about a month ago.

I tore up the old garden, and built the raised beds.

But it's been so hot! Really hot!

 I persevered, through the heat,

and the hot sun.  I know I must have lost 5 lbs.

Time to get the water hose out, and tend the crop!

That is, if the %#&!!!!! squirrels don't get them first!

Not going to worry about the water bill at this point!

And, I've been watching the,

Eggplants!

A few weeks ago, I had about 6 little eggplants,

I was thrilled!  Yes, finally, something is growing!

But, on the 1st of July, I go out to water my plants,

and my eggplants are gone!

How could they have just disappeared?

All of them gone, broken off the stem!

Can't be!

I get down in the dirt, check the plantings, (yeah, I thought I was going to see them)!

That's it! 

The war with the squirrels is on!

I arm myself with, what else?  Garden netting.

Oh that will bring those wily critters down!

They aren't messing with someone who doesn't know what they're doing.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm the first person who'll 

swerve my car to avoid hitting a squirrel in the street,

but by god, they will not get anymore of my eggplants!

Never mind that I don't have any daffodils in the Spring

because they dig up and dine on the bulbs!

I"ll give them those!

It's been a week since I surrounded my plants,

And in a couple of weeks I'll be grilling eggplant!

Life is Good!

Well yeah, I go out after dark with my flashlight...just checking!

Be well and have a great weekend!