...three bags for future use!
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
WEEKEND OF PUTTING UP
...three bags for future use!
Sunday, April 21, 2024
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART SUNDAY
It's time for our usual Sunday posting of some food and some Hobart.
Nothing like a good breakfast (well, brunch) of homemade corn tortillas, scrambled egg whites and some great toppings for a Tex-Mex taco.
We dropped a dishtowel on the floor and it didn't take Hobart long to find it...we spread it out flat and it didn't take him long to pass out. Of course, we allowed it. Because...
#notspoiled
Friday, April 19, 2024
COOL BOTTLES FOR FUTURE USE
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
SWEET ALMOND BUSH NEW PLANTS
Monday, April 15, 2024
NEW BLUEBERRY BUSH REPLACEMENT
You may remember that one of our blueberry bushes died last Summer.
Recently I went to the garden center to look for a replacement. We have two "Austin" bushes and of course the two, now one, "Tiff" bushes. We were thinking of getting another Tiff but figured we could try something else, there is not rule that says we have to only have two varieties. The store had Tiff and Austin and some others. I did a quick Google search for good varieties for our area and in addition to Tiff and Austin, they mentioned "Brightwell". I looked around and they had that variety that I was just reading about!
Sunday, April 14, 2024
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART SUNDAY
It's been a good weekend. Lots of little projects done and some resting. Oh, and good food with Hobart doing his share of resting too.
First, the good food:
2nd Man pan seared salmon (you know we're all into fish now, ha). This was so good. He seared it and then served it over these wonderful "harvest grains" mix that we enjoy (a heart healthy blend of couscous, split baby garbanzo beans and red quinoa). We drizzled it with coconut aminos (our new favorite substitute for soy sauce) and some broccoli microgreens.
DELICIOUS!
Hobart had no projects to do but he did a lot of resting for sure. This is one of his favorite spots...in front of the refrigerator (warm air blowing out from it) and he rests his head on the mat in front of the stove. Is he in the path of activity in the kitchen? Yes. Do we let him and step over and around him? Of course! Because...
Saturday, April 13, 2024
BONUS DEER PHOTO
Thursday, April 11, 2024
DEER ARE CREATURES OF HABIT TRAIL CAM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
SO THIS HAPPENED WHILE MOWING AND ECLIPSE UPDATE
Saturday was a perfect day for mowing. I thought about skipping, but with heavy rain in the forecast, I figured if I waited, it would be even worse this weekend and maybe too wet to mow then.
So, it was a great day of mowing, cool breeze and just perfect weather. I was having a great time until a glitch happened that hadn't ever happened before.
I was mowing a trail and I went through an area where the branches were hanging across the path. I did as I always do, ducked down and drove slowly through them. However, on one of the branches (mesquite), a thorn caught my hat and pulled it off. I stopped the mower and got off and looked around to see where it landed and thought, "why are things so blurry?"
My glasses were gone as well. Oops!
I looked around, but let's be honest, if you need glasses to see clearly, looking for your glasses without said glasses, well, it just doesn't work, ha. I went over to 2nd Family (she was out mowing as well) and asked her to come help me look.
On the ground? No.
Under the mower? No.
In the brush? No.
Not sure if you can see in the photo above but they are there. In plain site.
Here is a closeup:
They were hanging in the branch!
Ha! I think we both spotted them about the same time. Hey, I kept my heart rate under control so that was good, LOL! I thanked her and we each went about the rest of our mowing adventures.
Monday, April 8, 2024
TOTAL ECLIPSE 2024
Texas, indeed all the states along the path of totality, is in full blown eclipse-mania!
In Houston, both of us will be at work when it happens, it will be at 94.06% of totality. So, not much difference between here and 45 miles closer to the path.