Showing posts with label rhubarb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhubarb. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. - Babe Ruth

HA! Surprise!
It's less than a week since I posted last!

I DID make a few cards! They went together pretty darn easy, cause I'm determined to use up some scraps!
These are going to go to SAS4K's, if I can get my S&!% together and make some more!


 
In other news, I told my boss I was like the hair dresser or bartender!
His people confide in me!
We then had thee oddest conversation I think I've ever had!
I told him some stuff that needed to be addressed, and some of the complaints the guys had, and then I blurted out, "I want a raise."
He told me that they'd had a family meeting, and discussed that very thing,
and we could do it several ways.
He says: "What were you thinking?"
I said: "I'd like a dollar an hour more."
He said: " We would give you $1.50."
I said: "I'll take the $1.50!"
And that was that!
That should keep me on my cloud for a minute!
 
Here are some of the tomatoes I picked Monday night, cause the temperature was single digits!
Of course today was tropical!
 

 
I cleaned them, took off the ends, squashed them into freezer bags, and tossed them in the freezer!
 
We also got our water hooked up Monday!
I'm happy I was home, so the meter and ugly stuff is all enclosed with the hot water heater!
First thing I did was scrub toilets, and wash a load of clothes,
because, as I told Vanessa, "I have REAL water!"
 
I made this salsa on Sunday out of last years tomatoes I had froze!
WAAAAAYYYYYY easier to pop them out of their skins when they're thawed!
I may never scald another tomato!

 
Tonight I made Rhubarb Relish.
(Cause I had nuthin better to do!)
It's an awesome condiment for meat, or hot dogs, hamburgers etc.!
Looks terrrible (it's brown) but is amazing!

 
These are the funky scarves I've been knitting in my spare time!
There's 7 there, I'm on the 8th, but haven't sat down!
It takes 2 hours to knit one!
 


I've got to do some serious shoe shopping when I get a minute!
Don't know if I told you, I have a pin and a screw in my foot from the surgery, and TODAY I finally took a pair of shoes to work I can wear!
Everything (where my shoes crease) seems to hit the pin (it's under the big toe), and is extremely painful!
I was even thinking of taking my slippers!
I'd have been laughed at; but pretty sure the comfort would have been worth it!

That's all I got!

Hopefully the gf's come out for beer and a chat around the fire pit tomorrow night!

Gonna be another fun filled weekend of chores!
Gotta clean out one garden, and put some of the furniture & stuff away, get out the bird feeders etc.!

Have a great weekend folks!
Hope you're all well!
Ta ta for now!

Sunday, July 31, 2011

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.-Corrie Ten Boom

I was surprised today with a call from my friend Curt!
Too cool!
Of course he was helped out by my sly friend Myrna!
And just so ya know Myrna.........I packed the darn phone out of the house with me after your last comment!
And no Myrna, the doors are NOT for the outhouse; just for that you WILL have to wait until we pick up my next treasures. And Ray & the farmers place we're getting them from, can laugh all they want; cause I just KNOW when I bring them home and set them up for what I want them for.....everyone's gonna want one!

I had debated whether or not to flop on the couch for 10 minutes, but instead put a Rhubarb Bundt Cake in the oven!
Here's the recipe!
It's the second most requested rhubarb recipe....right after the Rhubarb Crisp!
And Id'a put the link there if I could find it! Found it!

Rhubarb Bundt
1/2 Cup Margarine
1 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Cup Milk
2 Cups Finely chopped Rhubarb
1 Tsp. Almond Extract
Topping
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tsp. Cinnamon

Grease Pan.
Sprinkle 1/3 topping in pan.
Put in half the batter.
Put another 1/3 of the topping on.
Remaining batter.
Remaining topping.
Bake for 40-50 minutes on 350F.

YUMMMMMMMMM!

It's after 6 pm, and Ray still hasn't came back with the boat!
He's gotta raise the water lines in the dugout!

I couldn't put the new seal on the stove....gotta buy more!
I guess they're made for fireplaces, and the stove has a BIG door!
I did clean out all the old gunk & stuff!

I weeded the tomatoes, and gave them a haircut!
The rhubarb in it's new home got weeded!
I cleaned a bathroom, did a load of laundry, baked the cake, and hung out with the kittens.
I mowed over by the cat house & fruit trees.....even though it was wet. I'd have left the bag off, but it's a rear bagger, and, well, it wouldn't have been any fun!
Shadow got some more matts & hair cut off her back end, and more flea powder.
Better see if it's time for us to have another treatment with the oil!

Here's the butterfly I was trying to get a good picture of when I answered the phone outside!


I told you Shadow was such a 'MOTHER'!
This cat must have needed a bath!


Yup, Shadow licked this little feller!



Or maybe she was 'tasting' her! hahahaha JK!

Ray came home for a rifle....talk about shooting stuff!
Came & got the 270, whatever that is!
His sister has a bear!
It's ate her Saskatoons, and has been in her garden!
She lives by the highway, so hope Ray doesn't miss!
I'm only allowed to shoot the 22. I think it's the smallest rifle we have!
Hope we don't get a bear, cause the 22 will only piss him off!
Better go, I guess if Ray's not boating tonight I can makie some cards!
Need one for a GF, towards the end of August!

This was one of my 'friends' status on Facebook.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
Love the people who treat you right.
Forgive the ones who don't.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
...
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy.
They just promised it would be worth it.

Ta ta for now!