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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!
