Happy Winter!!

Quote of the Week

"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful."

                                       --Alice Walker

The Gifts of Rosemary and Sage

A friend recently gave me two aromatic gifts of rosemary and sage, and guess what?

I've never grown or taken care of either one.

I believe every gardener loves soaking in the newness of moments: learning something new, growing something new, tasting and smelling something new.

After looking up basic care needs for my new plant babies, I'm ready to take this plunge to expand my herb garden, my cooking skills with fresh herbs, my garden knowledge.

Thankful for the M&M's (Music & Memories)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I surely did! Dinner was kept real simple since it was just the six of us and we really didn't need a massive buffet of food. Being a household of seven over the years has always meant large quantities of food anyways and I really didn't want a week load of leftovers crammed in my frig, so we kept it simple with broiled lemon garlic butter salmon, mashed potatoes, sauteed spinach and one large tray of baked mac n cheese served with store bought Dutch apple pie and a peach cream pie.

Thanksgiving cooking isn't any fun without music playing in the background and the occasional dance moves around the kitchen. I love music and this year's playlist was filled with a lot of songs from the 70's &early 80's, a time celebrating my mom and dad's youth(teen years), courtship, marriage and my early years as a child.

As the Bar-kay's, Cameo, Brick, and many other phenomenal funk bands played from my phone, I smiled as I made the final touches to our side dishes.....this was my way of celebrating my parents' lives and their love of music.

My sister and I loss our mother 20 years ago to breast cancer, and loss our father to colon cancer in March. So yeah, this is our first holiday season without a parent being present in this world with us. Also, Thanksgiving Day was my mom's birthday, so it was a day filled with lots of smiles, memories and music.

Happy Election Day!!!!

First Sprouts from 30 Cloves

Some of the garlic from the first group planting has sprouted. Sorry for the weeds--had lots of rain, and the weeds are roaring back. However, if you look closely you'll be able to see thick green blades sprouting from the ground.

First Sprouts from 30 Cloves

Some of the garlic from the first group planting has sprouted. Sorry for the weeds--had lots of rain, and the weeds are roaring back. However, if you look closely you'll be able to see thick green blades sprouting from the ground.