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| You promised me a rose garden! |
Something or another put me in a deep sleep and when I awoke
much later than I am used to, my body felt like it had taken a trip through the
garbage disposal. A tiny bite on my hand that wasn’t there yesterday could be
the cause. Too much sun and sweat while working my way through the weeds of
what used to be my beautiful garden could also be the cause. Renovating our house has cost my garden dearly. The other
day we spent hours putting our outdoor sitting area together. When we were done
and finally sat down with a cup of coffee to enjoy our handiwork, the view of
the garden suddenly became clear.
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| Living outdoors |
What had happened to my beautiful garden? For
a couple of years now, I have been in denial. When we started building an extra
addition on to the house, trees were cut down, the bushes and flowers that
survived were moved, and the lawn was replaced with gravel and building
materials. Weeds and creepy crawlers took over what little was left! There is no way I want to relax in a weed garden, so it is
time to tackle the unwelcome invaders.
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| Runaway Garden |
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| Weed Attack |
Wouldn’t you know that with my elbows up
to weeds full of unseen spiders, snakes, and insects, I am taking the easy way
out today when it comes to making dinner? What's for dinner Mom, that’s right; it is left-over time.
We have been eating a lot of Mexican food lately so I am taking all of it, putting
it in a big pan and calling it Mexican casserole. Chicken, rice, beans, spring onion,
corn, bell peppers, jalapenos, garlic, salsa, tomatoes and a dash of extra
seasonings. What is so great is that this tastes good warm or cold. Serve it
with some good bread or tortillas and not only is the fridge cleaned out but a
good and easy meal is ready when you are. May not look so pretty, but it tastes amazing. If you don't like your food too spicy, sour cream on the side, does the trick. NEVER throw away left-overs, unless
they start to crawl around by themselves. Usually everything you have eaten for
the past 5 days can be stuck together in a casserole or on a pizza.
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| Mexican Casserole |
Enjoy your week-end everyone. Have you been ignoring your
garden? How about left-overs, what do you do with yours? Next Friday, Minnie
and her Gibberish, so make sure to come back and play!
14 comments:
Sorry the weeds took over. Your sitting area will look really nice when you are finished though.
I know your rose garden will look lovely ... but wear gloves and long sleeves. Some spider bites are lethal! I don't want you pushing up those roses!!! Thanks again for the lovely Eye Spy on END OF DAYS, Roland
Sometimes weeds can be just as pretty as the real flowers. And your Mexican concoction sounds great.
I love the idea of throwing all of the left-overs into a casserole. That seems better than the hodge-podge of a bite of this, a couple bites of that we sometimes resort to.
I'm new to gardening, but it's very slowly coming together.
there are always weeds, it seems--you make mexican sound so easy--we love mexican food--but it always sounds so complicated--you made me think i can do it--thanks--enjoy the heck out of your weekend :)
The quote is "I beg your pardon - I never promised you a rose garden", so perhaps you can be forgiven for being lax.
And your Mexican dinner was known by my children as "One of Mum's mix-ups". Fry an onion and some garlic, then add anything you can find in the fridge, a good dollop of chopped tinned tomatoes and some herbs. Done.
Why is it that weeds are always the easiest plants to grow?
We are a big fan of leftovers in my household. They usually get thrown into portion-sized boxes to become lunches through the week.
Honestly, I have a black thumb. My girls have learned at an early age not to give me plants for mothers day- they always die and when I move in with my Fiance- My shadow is not even allowed in the garden. Good luck with yours!
I have been here 8 years and finally I have the backyard under control. Well, Tony has it under control. I just point and tell him what to do, and bring him water. :)
I am highly allergic to spiders and bees. It's not pretty. So, while I love to be outside, I leave most of the weeding through the weeds to him.
I started wearing garden gloves recently, and now know why others wore them. Save a lot of scratches, etc.
Your casserole looks similar to ones I have made, but I cover the top with cheddar cheese and salsa.
Thanks for stopping by and championing me today! It was much appreciated!
Hi Siv .. all things in moderation - gardening, cooking from scratch, adding space to the home .. weeds have their space too - useful little plants .. now we're foraging for them ... going back to our roots.
I've always used my left overs - hate throwing food away .. your Mexican mix sounds delicious ..
Good luck with bringing the garden into some form of control - roses are such generous givers ..
Cheers Hilary
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I hate weeds, but never really bothered about them until I moved into my new place. My brother and nephew handled all that. Now, I'm waging my own war. LOL
You have a gorgeous sitting area, though. I wanted crawl into the picture and sit awhile. :)
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