David's office

This is where all the action comes from. When we moved into this house David wanted this to be his office and I nicknamed it the "hole". Now, since I found blogging I have pretty much taken over. Sorry hon.

Front yard flowers

Knock-out roses
Knock-out roses
Miscanthus grass
New Gold lantana
Black and Blue Salvia

It seems anytime I write about my plants it is always the ones in the backyard. So, I thought I would do a little update on my front beds. At the corner of my house I have 3 of the Miscanthus grasses. I love these. They take up lots of space and are so low maintenance(love that).

I have 3 knock-out roses that are also so easy to maintain. A little pruning and they do great! I guess you could say all my front yard plants are low maintenance. The lantana is colorful and easy. I guess the most problematic plants are the black and blue salvia(Salvia guaranitica). I was beginning to wonder if they were going to come back from last year or not and they finally have. They are right by my lantana and the hummingbirds love them. That is if the hummingbirds ever come back. I keep hearing from different sources that the weather may have had some effect on them.

What's for Dinner?

From the freezer
To the skillet
To the plate

Okay, do you ever have one of those days where you want something really good for dinner but you don't really want to cook and you really don't want to burn up your gasoline to go get something? My suggestion is, Bertolli frozen pasta. It is simple to prepare and yummy. Just take it out of the freezer, put in the skillet for 10 minutes and tah, dah!!! Add a salad and your favorite bottle of vino and you got yourself a great dinner!

Yes, I do love to fix my own pasta, but on these hot nights, I go for simplicity.

It seems I've been tagged, so here goes.......

I'm so new to this blogging thing so this is my first tag.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

We were living outside of Atlanta, Georgia probably trying to get my lawn and flower gardens to look good and enjoying the lower price of gasoline that we thought was high at the time.(sorry for the run on sentence).

2. My favorite snacks.

Chips/salsa or any kind of dip. Crackers and cheese. Granola bars and fruit. (I'm not a health food junkie). I love chocolate but I don't eat it a lot.

3. Five things on my to do list today.

Since this is Sunday, the list is a little different than usual:

Go to Church
Exercise
Grocery shopping
Fix dinner
And of course, work on my blog

4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire.

Start some type of foundation to help disabled and homeless people. Give to my church. Share with family. Give to Samaritan's Purse. Help under-privileged families and elderly.

5. Five jobs I've had

Car hop at Sonic-many years ago
Insurance Coordinator at Plastic Surgeons office
Floriculture Manager at Landscape Company
Data-Entry operator for Medical software company
Sales associate for nursery

6. Five places I've lived

Newport, AR
Ft. Smith, AR
Amarillo, TX
Kennesaw, GA
Canton, MS

7. Five random things people wouldn't know about me.

I have a degree in horticulture.
I have won a national horticulture competition event.
I hate cold commode seats.
I am a reality t.v. junkie.
I have tried to get stories published in national magazines.

8. Five CD's I'd have to take on a desert island.

Jimmy Buffet-Take the Weather With You
Fernando Ortega-Home
James Taylor-October Road
John Denver-Greatest Hits
Nanci Griffith-Flyer

9. People I tag are...

None, I'm too new to blogging.

Flower surprises!!!

Daylily
Hibiscus bloom



Impatiens (different variety)

The daylily and hibiscus are doing great! These plants were in the throw-away pile at work last year so I brought them home. I had no idea what color the daylilies were but they have turned out so pretty. The impatiens were seeds given to my from my favorite aunt in Arkansas. I started them this past winter inside in little peat pots.

Update from the garden.........

Abundant tomatoes
Tequila red peppers
Cucumbers are growing
Lemon Boy tomatoes
Roma tomatoes(non-Salmonella variety)

My garden is doing great! While we were gone David's mom/dad watered it for us. The Roma produce so fast and the Lemon Boy tomatoes are so delicious. I have yet to eat one of the red peppers but they look wonderful! I wasn't sure how the cucumbers would do growing up a trellis and seemed to be a bit slow at producing but now are looking much better. Now my zucchini are very problematic. They are not doing anything but just sitting there. I guess they will either die or start growing.

Breakfast time!!

I got up this morning and decided to try to make regular oatmeal instead of the instant variety. Everytime we go on a cruise we always eat their oatmeal. It is so creamy and yummy!! I know, some people are thinking, oatmeal? Yes, oatmeal. Anyway, it turned out so great, especially with a little brown sugar, real butter and the Garden Section of the paper.

Then while we were eating a "Woody Woodpecker" found our birdfeeder. YEAH!!

He's the first visitor we have had since hanging it.

Morning of disembarkation

Statue of Liberty/Staten Island Ferry
Lady of Liberty Tip of Manhattan
Hello New York

The morning of disembarkation brings many different feelings. We had a great time and are sad to leave. But at the same time since we have to we might as well get it and go. We rose at 5:45 so we could see us come into New York Harbor. The temp was a pleasant 72 degrees and just a beautiful morning. We ate breakfast and stayed in our cabin til 8:00. Then we ventured out on deck to wait for our call. We left the ship about 9:00.