Was it cold at your house this morning?? When I got up at 7:00 this morning it was 19 degrees!! Now that is getting down there, don't ya think?? The first thing that came to mind was that I hadn't unhooked the outside hoses yet. Actually, I've never done that but last year it caught up to me with a geyser the first time I turned on the hose last spring. How embarrassing to have to listen to my son, the plumber, lecture me about good home ownership while he was fixing it. This from a kid who you could smell his bedroom from the front door when he was a teenager. Sheesh!!
So, with that in mind, I bundled up and headed out with pliers in hand only to be turned back. I couldn't get the darned things to budge so to cover my back I sent a text to my son asking him to do it for me when he comes up next time. That way, if it happens again I'll be covered because he didn't get up here to take care of it, so it would be is fault. Smart, huh??
When I was out the other day hacking, I mean pruning my forsythia because it was laying all over the yard after the wind storm, I noticed how beautiful the hydrangea was. I meant to take a picture but forgot. When I went out this morning the above picture is what I saw. You snooze, you lose. I was also going to take a shot of my ex beautiful begonia girl but couldn't bare it. It is shocking what a hard freeze will do to your garden and pots.
This is Izzy. She has been at the shelter for months and nobody would take her home because she had been a feral cat and did not want anyone to hold her. Of course, my sister the big softie, decided that she would be very happy at her office building, so she adopted her. Izzy loves her new digs and while she doesn't want you to hold her is happy to have lots of petting and lovin'.
Okay - let's look at the ad for this week which is a carryover from last week. What I'm gonna do this week is take advantage of the Buy 10/Save $5 promo. When I was there last week I was surprised to see the vast amount of items with this tag. I am particularly interested in the canned tomatoes that come out to 49 cents a can, as well as canned beef broth. I make lots of chicken broth but never any beef. I tried it once but it turned out kind of gray looking and gross.
I've been making soup lately and I've decided on Rachael Ray's Lentil and Sausage Soup for my next adventure. I have lentils left over from our Indian dinner so I can use them up. I've been filling my freezer with soups, stew, and even a couple stuffed pepper meals. It is so handy to have real food available when there hasn't been any cooking done for the day. I just dump a frozen lump of stew into a heavy bottomed pan and let it simmer on very low for a couple hours. Yummy!!
Another cat picture. I'm really not a cat lady. This morning I opened the front door for DC. She insists on going out every morning before retiring to her chair. This morning she headed out and then came to a screaming stop. She then turned around and was just a blur as she headed for her chair. Too cold for the kitty.
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