Saturday, March 12, 2011

Missing the Green

You thought I meant $$$ didn't you? Well, I am missing a few of those too with exorbitant gas prices, not to mention groceries going through the roof!  What I'm really missing right now is the green of Summer. We've been having cloudy, raining cold days this week and it just gets old. At least there's no snow on the ground... uh oh, now I've said it!

 
The big oak trees that surround our house are still brown with just bare bones jutting up to the sky. Even the squirrels are staying in their nests at the top of the trees, they hole up and sleep away these cold days biding their time until Spring arrives.
 
I'm missing Summer in all her GREEN glory! I love walking outside in my pj's first thing in the morning and watering all the plants. The birds are singing and the deer are nearby, watching.

 
The dogwoods make a canopy of deep shade everywhere you look on Granny Mountain.

The hostas strutted their stuff this past summer, until the deer decided they looked good and had a big hosta salad on these by the front porch : (

Ivy takes over and by the end of summer, it's covered fences, trees and anything else in it's way.

The old oaks drink in the rain, soak up the sun and just keep on growing. Some of them are nearly 100 years old on our property. When we set outside under them, I imagine what life was like when they started out little sprouts in the early 1900's.

Moss loves the shade too, it loves the pea gravel between each stone on the patio.

The Gabozies live inside this old tree, see the door?

Mother Nature landscapes for us, we add flowers only to add a little color.

The woods try to take over each summer but we fight back, claiming what we want for a yard.

The rest, Mother Nature claims as her own.

I miss you Spring, come visit soon!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Old City


Once you arrive at Old City, you are a little 'askeered' of change. Those of you out there that aren't old and speak Best Buy or any other tec languages are laughing right now. I live on the outskirts of Old City actually, it's one street up from where I am...and I hope I can keep it at a distance! I've done my best to keep up with technology. I read and I google and I keep my eyes and ears open to new things. I used to watch the Jetson's Saturday mornings and loved that cartoon. Living in a glass house with a spaceship for a car and a robot maid was just the kind of life that appealed to me. Of course I was 8 and buttered toast was the only thing I really cared much about.

My silly laptop is now running the show. He decides for me when we leave a comment at blogs and when we don't. He just digs his silly little heels into the mud and won't budge, no matter how many times I click comment. Not all blogs, he seems to know the ones where I leave long winded comments...the kind that take like 5 minutes to type and then he says, "Nope, not letting you post this one!" grrrrrrrrrr

I've been asking for advice from fellow bloggers who know their stuff. I've changed this setting and that setting. I've clicked on yes and no in the appropriate boxes, but nothing is working. Like I said Mr. Laptop is in control. He and Ben are in co-hoots to drive me to Crazyville, not a far trip from Old City....

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Aunt B.'s Famous Mexican Salad

The Frito Bandito

Aunt B. has a full repertoire of "Grandma Food." What is Grandma Food? It's a special category, you won't find it in the index of any cookbook. They don't have a Top Chef episode that teaches you how to prepare food this way. Unless you have a Grandma who shares her secrets, you are just out of luck. Aunt B. is a master chef in Grandma Food. Under wraps, stashed away are a wealth of recipes that you can't find anywhere. Last week I mentioned I needed the recipe for her delicious Mexican Salad that uses Catalina dressing. If you were around during the 1970's you know just the one. She had shared it on Jay Harshaw's Potluck column in the Southwest Times at Fort Smith a while back so she just sent me the clipping. That's the kind of person she is... generous to a fault! Here's the best "Taco Salad" you will ever put in your mouth, share it with others...it's the right thing to do!

Mexican Salad
lettuce, cut in small pieces
tomatoes, chopped
onions, chopped
Ranch style beans, partly drained
Taco sauce
Catalina dressing
grated mild cheddar cheese
corn chips

Mix together to suit your tastes.
*Amounts of each ingredients are omitted from Good  Cook's recipes, they don't need exact amounts...they just "feel" the right amount and can make almost anything taste good by using a dash of this and a sprinkle of that!
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