My garden ideas

This is where it all began. I am a very visual person, and after I saw this, I knew I had to have one just like it!

This is a dear friends garden in Utah, See what I mean? This brings me pure joy to look at.

This is the side view.

Building the perfect menu

This summer my daughter and her husband are staying with us. I love having them and one thing I wanted to spend time doing with my daughter is building a menu and a grocery list from that menu.
We started with the entree and worked out from there. I will start with the recipes

Aunt Paula's Chicken Casserole

So easy even I can do it!
There are four layers, and we adapted to fit what our family likes.
Layer 1~broccoli, or zucchini
Layer 2~cut up cooked chicken
Layer 3~cream of chicken soup
Layer 4~stove top stuffing, prepared. I also add craisins
Cook @ 350* for 45 minutes

I serve this with a simple green salad.

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Homemade Pizza is another household favorite. We have evolved our recipe over the years, and now we do a whole wheat crust.


Whole wheat Pizza


Put in a bowl and let it stand for 5 minutes:
1 tsp. sugar
1pkg. yeast
3/4 c. hot water

Then add mixture of:
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. oil

Knead, cover, let raise 45 minutes, put in pan and raise again 10 minutes.
We use speggiti sauce, and then top with whatever toppings we have. One of our favorites is pineapple and ham.
350* 15~20 minutes

Front yard sassy

When we bought our home in the fall of 2010, The front yard had already been completed. I had no idea what treasures laid waiting the winter thaw. When the snow finally melted, this is just some of what I discovered.

Russian Sage

Tall grasses and this beautiful purple flower reminds me of the bluebells I planted in Utah

Not sure what this is. It started out white, kind of like queen anns lace, but then turned this wonderful yellow.

Another wonderful yellow color bush, that I have no idea what it is.

I am proud of this, I made this one all by myself. Only one of three things I added to the front yard.

The fountain was a gift for me on Mothers Day 2011

Gardening time

I never realized what joy there was in gardening while I was young. Like so many things in life, I had to wait until I was almost too old to enjoy doing it. Yard work is not work to me at all. It is pure joy. I love waking up in the morning and rushing outside to see what is blooming.

We moved to our new home in the fall, and I never even saw what this yard had to offer, until now. What wonderful treasures it has in the front yard. The back year was a blank canvas. Nothing but grass, and one tree. (2 small rosebushes I almost forgot). SO the planning began right after all the snow melted. Below are the first of many plants, and plans to come. I really understand how Elmer Fud felt, I too have besky rabbits to deal with... So up came a fence. I have many more plans for that also. In time, it will all make sence.

My tomatoes are growing fast!

This my cucumber plant

And the cantolope

 

my freshly planted corn, top left. my knee high corn top right.





  

 

my knee high corn





 



my flowers are all from the half price sales, but just you wait until next year, they will be beautiful!~