Blogs and such

I hate it when a blog that I read on a regular basis hasn't posted in awhile. Shame on me! I haven't posted anything on my blog for quite awhile. It's been a very busy summer...friends visiting, unexpected (but fun) trips out of town, gardening, lawn mowing, making pickles, canning tomatoes and tomato juice, freezing peaches, making grape juice, etc. etc. etc.

So, until I find something worthy to blog about and actually take the time to blog it, here's some of my favorite blogs for you to check out:

BECAUSE I SAID SO

Want Not

Money Rules, Debt Stinks!

Look What I Found!

Ghiradelli made white chocolate! Yeah!! Now if only Godiva would make white chocolate! Yum!

For those of you who are allergic to chocolate too, you can find this at Target.

I'm going to use these little squares on my s'mores this year at the family reunion. It won't be the same as Hershey's but it'll be delicious in it's own way.

What's for Dinner?

I made this beautiful salad for dinner the other night. It has Romaine lettuce, crumbled blue cheese, pears, avacados, toasted pecans and red wine vinegarette dressing. My family hated it and wouldn't even try it! Below is a pic of what they ate for dinner. Which would you prefer???

A Work in Progress

After much deliberation and surveying of everyone I know, I went with my original intent and painted my house yellow. The picture doesn't really do it justice. And keep in mind that all the trim is going to be a beautiful crisp white. Although Frank thinks I should paint it green like the bottom part of the house. What do you think??? White or green trim???

How does YOUR garden grow?????

Pigs and the Market

I was watching the show "Dirty Jobs" the other night and this particular episode was about pig farming. The host of the show said that when he would say the rhyme ..."this little piggy went to the market..." he always thought of the little pig going shopping but in fact, the pig was going to be sold at the market. I always thought of the little pig going shopping, too!!! And now the rhyme has taken on a whole new meaning and lost it's charm. Whatever will I tell my grandchildren!!??? (when I have them)

Low Rise WHAT?

Did you know there was such a thing as low-rise panty hose?? My Dear Daughter was getting ready for her formal and asked me to buy some low-rise panty hose for her. That cracked me up! It sounded absolutely hilarious! She asked me what's so funny. The whole idea of low-rise panty hose was absurd to me. Panty hose are always falling down around our ankles, or sagging at the knees. Who wants them slung low over their hips? Not to say that the elastic that nearly cuts you in two around the waist is alot of fun. But isn't it a necessary evil? I couldn't imagine that there actually was low-rise panty hose. Dear Daughter thought that there certainly had to be. So, out of curiosity this morning, I did a google search and low and behold (no pun intended) there ARE low-rise panty hose. Too bad her formal was last night. There will be other occasions to give these modern nylons a go. So, if you see me squirming in my pew at church tomorrow, just turn your head and say a prayer for me.