The last few days have just been a whirlwind! The hubby works 4 days in CA, and comes home for 3. Those 3 days are always so full and go by so fast. I hardly even touched the blog! I did however get some good pictures in this week, I'm including one of Brock behind some firewood. I thought it had the perfect "Who's There?" look to it.
It's snowing today, and pretty chilly. We had a good weekend though, sunny and clear for most of it. The Hub went fishing at least once so that's a good thing! All kitties are back to "mostly" normal, so that's even better.
I'm trying to plan a trip back to TX to visit family and friends but I've waited a little late and now it's already getting hot. I hate HOT. You'd think I'd be used to it since I grew up there but I'm not. I went two years ago in June and thought I was going to die! It makes me so crabby to be that hot! And Humid! Yuck. I might have to postpone until fall.
I'm also trying to plan a trip to CA with the Hub, he's furnishing an apartment while he works there for the next three years, so I'm going with to help the poor man pick out furnishings and necessities. THEN, we're going to Atlanta in September for a veterinary conference.
It's not as easy for me to travel because I have to find a house/pet sitter. I had no problems with that in TX, there were people all over to do it for me, but here is a bit different! I do have a neighbors daughter who has done it for me in the past, and she loves the animals and they love her so we've been lucky. She's threatening going to college, so I might be in trouble! How dare her think of her future instead of my traveling needs!! (kidding, of course)
We still haven't even tried to plan a real vacation. I would love to go to Italy, the Hub wants to go to Alaska. He had wanted to take a cruise but I've gotten some really bad reviews on cruises.
Maybe just a short trip to Glacier or Yellowstone for a few hikes and camping might be fun!
Who knows what we'll decide.
Well I have lots of housework to catch up on, so TTFN!
Tuesday, April 12
Friday, April 8
Another Published Photo!!
This is Taylor. This photo won 2nd prize in a contest in May's issue of Popular Photography Magazine!!
Everyone go out and buy one!! (hint, hint) :O)
Everyone go out and buy one!! (hint, hint) :O)
Thursday, April 7
Wednesday, April 6
Damn Good Southern Cabbage
Here's the hubby's recipe for cabbage. I never liked cabbage until I tried this recipe...it is soooooo good! Give it a try!!
5-6 slices of bacon
1 medium onion chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic chopped fine
2 tablespoons of white vinegar
1 can chicken broth
1 head cabbage sliced
salt/pepper
1. Dice bacon and fry in large pan
2. Add chopped onion and garlic to bacon and bacon grease. Sautee till tender
3. Add chicken broth, vinegar, salt, pepper and mix well
4. Add cabbage, reduce heat, cover, cook till tender.
Yum!!
Nothing much exciting to report today so far. The weather is great, sunny 60 degrees, so I cleaned out the gardens. We have garlic, onions, strawberries and tulips coming up! The asparagus is thinking about it. TTFN!
5-6 slices of bacon
1 medium onion chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic chopped fine
2 tablespoons of white vinegar
1 can chicken broth
1 head cabbage sliced
salt/pepper
1. Dice bacon and fry in large pan
2. Add chopped onion and garlic to bacon and bacon grease. Sautee till tender
3. Add chicken broth, vinegar, salt, pepper and mix well
4. Add cabbage, reduce heat, cover, cook till tender.
Yum!!
Nothing much exciting to report today so far. The weather is great, sunny 60 degrees, so I cleaned out the gardens. We have garlic, onions, strawberries and tulips coming up! The asparagus is thinking about it. TTFN!
Tuesday, April 5
THE BIRDS
We're finally seeing some spring weather!! It's sunny, few clouds in the sky and about 50 degrees. FINALLY!!!
The birds are going crazy today, I just love it! We have Stellar Jays, that are beautiful, but very noisy and piggy!! They will go through a bag of peanuts in no time!!
We also have Grossbeaks, Swallows, Pine Siskins, and Chickadees. I'm waiting for the hummingbirds to arrive any time. That is our favorite part! We hang out the feeders, with our own solution (none of that red stuff) and sometimes we can have as many as 30 hummingbirds on our porch at a time. I will try to catch pictures this year, but they are very fast!!
I've already posted our ducks, except for the geese.........they have arrived also. It's one of the things I really love here, all of the wildlife. The deer come everyday for a little corn, you ALWAYS hear birds chirping, and our pond is full of ducks and fish!!
Ok, I'm starting to sound like a fairy tale with birds singing and rabbits hopping by.........geez.
Oh we do have rabbits too, but I rarely see them for some reason.
There are also squirrels who steal the peanuts and Grey Jays, which we call camp robbers here.
I've been playing with EBSQ today, see if I can put some of my B&W's on there. I found some beautiful art on that site, I have to thank Laura and Troy for the lead!! I've always been into art, way back into little weehood, but never fully followed it. I was always the drawer, even took art classes. I enjoyed painting but just couldn't get inspiration. The camera finally landed in my hand and that was it! I'm very obsessed with my camera and carry it everywhere. Even to the mailbox (our mailbox is almost a half mile from our house, so you never know what you'll see on the way!) I have a Canon 20D digital and an EOS Elan 7 SLR, with a Sigma lens 200-300, and a Tamron 200-500 di lens. I recently purchased a fish eye and wide angle lenses that I haven't gotten to really play with yet, can't wait!
The respiratory infection is still running amuck in our house. Grizzly and Moose are feeling better, but it has now moved on to a few more. Critter has the worst of it right now,he's my youngest ( I think there is a picture of him on this blog somewhere) It is just so sad to see these little pitiful sneezy drainy faces!! My Doc hubby just says to be patient, it will run it's course...yeah, tell that to the cats.. They look at me like I should be DOING something about this!
Ok, back to EBSQ, I'm procrastinating again.
The birds are going crazy today, I just love it! We have Stellar Jays, that are beautiful, but very noisy and piggy!! They will go through a bag of peanuts in no time!!
We also have Grossbeaks, Swallows, Pine Siskins, and Chickadees. I'm waiting for the hummingbirds to arrive any time. That is our favorite part! We hang out the feeders, with our own solution (none of that red stuff) and sometimes we can have as many as 30 hummingbirds on our porch at a time. I will try to catch pictures this year, but they are very fast!!
I've already posted our ducks, except for the geese.........they have arrived also. It's one of the things I really love here, all of the wildlife. The deer come everyday for a little corn, you ALWAYS hear birds chirping, and our pond is full of ducks and fish!!
Ok, I'm starting to sound like a fairy tale with birds singing and rabbits hopping by.........geez.
Oh we do have rabbits too, but I rarely see them for some reason.
There are also squirrels who steal the peanuts and Grey Jays, which we call camp robbers here.
I've been playing with EBSQ today, see if I can put some of my B&W's on there. I found some beautiful art on that site, I have to thank Laura and Troy for the lead!! I've always been into art, way back into little weehood, but never fully followed it. I was always the drawer, even took art classes. I enjoyed painting but just couldn't get inspiration. The camera finally landed in my hand and that was it! I'm very obsessed with my camera and carry it everywhere. Even to the mailbox (our mailbox is almost a half mile from our house, so you never know what you'll see on the way!) I have a Canon 20D digital and an EOS Elan 7 SLR, with a Sigma lens 200-300, and a Tamron 200-500 di lens. I recently purchased a fish eye and wide angle lenses that I haven't gotten to really play with yet, can't wait!
The respiratory infection is still running amuck in our house. Grizzly and Moose are feeling better, but it has now moved on to a few more. Critter has the worst of it right now,he's my youngest ( I think there is a picture of him on this blog somewhere) It is just so sad to see these little pitiful sneezy drainy faces!! My Doc hubby just says to be patient, it will run it's course...yeah, tell that to the cats.. They look at me like I should be DOING something about this!
Ok, back to EBSQ, I'm procrastinating again.
Monday, April 4
Beauties & The BEAST
Here's a couple photo's of Brock when we went fishing. This is before he had to have a time-out!
The ducks are from our pond, it's finally spring!
The ducks are from our pond, it's finally spring!
Sunday, April 3
Men & Fishing
We went fishing today.
My hubby is an avid fly-fisherman. I am not. But, I love to go just to enjoy the outdoors and scenery. Unfortunately, the weather was not willing. BUT, this does not bother hubby. He doesn't care how cold or wet it is.
It's about 40 today. It's raining. It's cold. I decided (lost my senses for a moment) to take the dogs. Taylor is a good dog. She stays with us, she's quiet, I don't have to worry about her. BROCK on the other hand, has given me most of my grey hair. I tried tying his very long leash to a tree, he just got tangled and nearly strangled himself. I decided since nobody else was foolish enough to be out today, to let Brock run loose. Like I said, I lost my sanity for a moment.
He ran around like a total fool. I don't have children, but I can imagine it would be like releasing about 5 four year olds, free to run around a campsite/lake area with one person watching them.
I was constantly calling him to come back, telling him to drop whatever was in his mouth, telling him to stop barking at every bird, boat, car that went by. He kept jumping in the lake and then coming to me to shake it off. Geez Loweez, I thought I was going to scream!!!
Besides all of this, hubby is fishing/ cooking/ ignoring the fact that I'm about to kill a dog. It's also cold & wet (did I mention that already)?
So.........I finally put Brock in the car. He still continues to bark in the car, but at least it's not half as annoying. Hubby has cooked a meal, that he is very proud of, over a campfire. We sit down to eat as we are shivering from the cold.
**I know to some people that 40's is not that cold, I agree, but if you add clouds, wind and light rain, it is cold**
So while he's obliviously enjoying his fishing trip, I'm frazzled and frustrated.
**Oh and this is the 3rd time that we have done a trip like this where we are shivering while eating**
I keep asking myself why I keep agreeing? I guess because it makes hubby happy, and that's important. Especially with the month he has had.
Oh and no fish were caught. And, we do release them, no cooking them. Or, we put them in our pond at home. I just can't bring myself to cook something I spent time with.
Okay, dinner is ready...just thought I'd share my day.
I do have pictures, will add them later.
My hubby is an avid fly-fisherman. I am not. But, I love to go just to enjoy the outdoors and scenery. Unfortunately, the weather was not willing. BUT, this does not bother hubby. He doesn't care how cold or wet it is.
It's about 40 today. It's raining. It's cold. I decided (lost my senses for a moment) to take the dogs. Taylor is a good dog. She stays with us, she's quiet, I don't have to worry about her. BROCK on the other hand, has given me most of my grey hair. I tried tying his very long leash to a tree, he just got tangled and nearly strangled himself. I decided since nobody else was foolish enough to be out today, to let Brock run loose. Like I said, I lost my sanity for a moment.
He ran around like a total fool. I don't have children, but I can imagine it would be like releasing about 5 four year olds, free to run around a campsite/lake area with one person watching them.
I was constantly calling him to come back, telling him to drop whatever was in his mouth, telling him to stop barking at every bird, boat, car that went by. He kept jumping in the lake and then coming to me to shake it off. Geez Loweez, I thought I was going to scream!!!
Besides all of this, hubby is fishing/ cooking/ ignoring the fact that I'm about to kill a dog. It's also cold & wet (did I mention that already)?
So.........I finally put Brock in the car. He still continues to bark in the car, but at least it's not half as annoying. Hubby has cooked a meal, that he is very proud of, over a campfire. We sit down to eat as we are shivering from the cold.
**I know to some people that 40's is not that cold, I agree, but if you add clouds, wind and light rain, it is cold**
So while he's obliviously enjoying his fishing trip, I'm frazzled and frustrated.
**Oh and this is the 3rd time that we have done a trip like this where we are shivering while eating**
I keep asking myself why I keep agreeing? I guess because it makes hubby happy, and that's important. Especially with the month he has had.
Oh and no fish were caught. And, we do release them, no cooking them. Or, we put them in our pond at home. I just can't bring myself to cook something I spent time with.
Okay, dinner is ready...just thought I'd share my day.
I do have pictures, will add them later.
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