snow again? it's because of the 'mother nature' remark isn't it?

AND the plows dug up our curb we just replace........bernie did try and put it back but i think it's a gone-er

yesterday i washed the kitchen curtains ... then hung them on the line, they dried in about 10 minutes. 

***NOTE*** they are polyester sheers with maple leaves appliqued on them-use really hot water (if they are washable) and some dishWASHER liquid and soak them, then rinse them very well. the dishWASHER (as opposed to something like dawn which is dishwashING liquid- you want the stuff that goes in the machine) takes all the grease, and grime and yellowing OUT.

it took a while to get the ducks out as they were not cooperating. ok.........so when do the ducks all actually cooperate at the same time?

i don't know.... 

and remind me again? why do i love these little feathered dictators so much...... ever single one of which have the personality of either ms piggy (or on a good day-kermit the frog)???????????

i planted more, .....chard and spinach and mache........

did MORE dishes......(where do they all come from?)

and scratched my head about where to put the dishes from the china closet... deciding to probably put them in the OTHER china closet

then i got to thinking

i bet there are a lot of things i can clear out and sell.....

my spare crystal and glass

anything more then a set of 6-8 of dishes

(i heard back from replacements........so i'm hoping to start selling dishes as soon as i get the china barrels out)

i suppose i need to also (horrors.....oh my i am so not believing i am going to SAY THIS) need to CLEAR out the BOOKS......... shhhhhhh they may hear me, the poor things.....here i told them they had a home for LIFE.....

but it's true, i do have way too many...... i can get a dollar a book for them

but maybe some i can get more......

i also found out that three season rooms or even four season rooms aren't all that pricey.....under 5K

i wonder if they add value to the house or just are considered cheapo additions?

cause that would so add to our living space.......and i would so love a porch that we can be out in the rain on without worry.....i have visions of a porch with curtains on the windows too..................

now that the sun is coming up.......... i realized just how much snow we're getting.....gotten?

heavy wet sticky to everything snow. 

it's all over the place!

oops, sorry, i got a phone call and then got busy doing....... well busy stuff

i forgot about yous!

i am just going to finish up this last cup of coffee, and then start in with ducks/dishes/dirt

oye

thaddeaus peabody ( you all remember mr peabody right?-little fuzzy guy...smart as a whip and twice as bad) rattled a china plate to get me up this morning.....he WANTS his fancy feast RIGHT NOW thank you very much.......

he doesn't want to know mom is sleeping......how dare she! mr peabody hath spoken!!!!!

i love that boy but there are some days when i swear he's going to be a curly hat.

oh and the puffed millet is ok.... vicki i would not recommend it to your dh but i would to you.

i like it with hot milk and some sugar.

now today, i need some ideas for supper....i made bernie chicken and 'dressing' which up north here is also called stuffing...but it's not IN the bird it's UNDER the meat.

i don't know what i am going to make him tonight......all this food and i can't think!

oye

i'm in a rut, all i can think of is fresh salads..... piles of baby lettuce off the deck with fresh picked snowpeas, chopped hard boiled eggies, shredded cheddar, my home canned chicken, chopped olives, salad tomatoes, sometimes marinated pasta, a sprinkling of my sweet roasted red pepper sauce, and my homemade salad dressing

*** this is approximate*** feel free to vary with your taste

apple cider or wine vinegar

dried powdered- added in various amounts that seem to be good

sweet red pepper

celery

onion (we only dry vidalia onions)

garlic

carrot

then a few good grinds of pepper and a dash of salt

also add herbs fresh or dried-we like:

oregano

parsley

basil

lemon thyme

and shake it up well

i either stick it in the fridge for a few days or i nuke it and cool it..... 

before serving strain some of the muck out of it and add almost equal parts of good olive oil to the strained vinegar

some folks like some sugar but not us

shake HARD and drizzle over the top of the salad

if you have some good bread, cut it into cubes then  pan toast it or toast it first then cut it

there's your croutons

you can add other stuff like seeds etc.....bernie won't eat them although i love them

there you go

that's a summer supper salad.......and now i am drooling on myself.....

oh BOY am i drooling on myself

i could (and usually do) live on them most of the summer

and if you folks are going to grow your greens on the deck, make sure you have a deepish window box, and a light but fertile mix, and that they get enough WATER......

don't drown them but don't let them wilt from dry either

i grow mostly loose leaf lettuces and meslun....... so they are cut and come again

i grow both spring and summer varieties, but i try and make sure they have EARLY maturity

my favorites are red sails, speckled trout, and amish deer tongue

also mache....i LOVE mache 

purslane is good in a salad too as is baby chard

let me know if you folks decide to grow window box salads?

you could add an eatable flower to the mix too

nasturium

pansy

marigolds

there are others but these are good to start with

oh and slugs love greens, so maybe grow a duck too......ducks love slugs and turn them into eggies and manure...

hmm?

ok i'm off

vi