MY BIG MISTAKE

A FEW WEEKS AGO I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPLE COBBLER. ELLIE KRIEGER FROM THE FOOD NETWORK HAS A SHOW “HEALTHY APPETITE WITH ELLIE KRIEGER”. HER RECIPES ARE GOOD, NUTRITIONAL AND EASY TO FOLLOW. SO…….. AFTER WATCHING HER SHOW I DOWNLOADED THE RECIPE. I PUT ALL THE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND SUBSTITUTE AGAVE NECTAR FOR THE SUGAR---SO FAR SO GOOD. IT SMELLED DELICIOUS WHILE BAKING AND I LOOKED FORWARD TO SERVING TO MY HUSBAND AS DESSERT. AFTER MY FIRST BITE I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE TART, MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD BUT WOULD BE BETTER WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM ( WHICH WE DIDN’T HAVE). LATER THAT EVENING AS I WAS LYING ON THE COUCH WATCHING MIND DUMBING TV---I PLAYED BACK THE INGREDIENTS IN MY HEAD TO SEE WHAT I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY. IT WAS ONLY THEN THAT I COMPLETELY SPACED IT-----THE RECIPE CALLED FOR APPLE CIDER AND I HAD USED APPLE VINEGAR---GOOD THING I HAD DECIDED TO USE LESS OF THE CIDER VINEGAR---I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE TASTED LIKE IF I HAD USED THE WHOLE AMOUNT.

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AQUATIC CRINUM

MY FRIEND MONICA AND I SHARE BULBS, PLANTS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. SHE’S THE ONE THAT GAVE ME THE PRIZE PLUMERIAS. THIS IS A CRINUM STARTED FROM A BULB I GAVE HER. I HAVE THAT SAME BULB IN MY KOI POND---WONDER WHEN MINE WILL FLOWER.





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THE FAIRY LILY

TO ME FAIRY LILIES (ZEPHARANTHES) ARE GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL APPEAR. YOU CAN’T PLAN OR COUNT ON THEM. STUMBLING UPON THEM MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A CHILD—YOUNG, ALIVE AND HAPPY. PLEASE SHARE THIS FAIRY LILY WITH ME.







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PLUMERIA

THIS PLUMERIA WAS GIVEN TO ME (BY THE SAME FRIEND THAT GAVE ME THE HURRICANE RITA SURVIVOR PLUMERIA). THE COLOR AND FRAGRANCE AREN’T AS PRONOUNCED AS THE OTHER (YELLOW) ONE. IT SURE IS DOING WELL EVEN THOUGH IT GETS INTENSE SUN EXPOSURE. I NOW HAVE 3 PLUMERIAS----MAYBE IN MY SPARE TIME I’LL START MAKING LEIS.


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ELEPHANT EARS

I UNDERSTAND WHY THESE ARE CALLED ELEPHANT EARS. LOOKS LIKE DUMBO IS IN THERE SOMEWHERE. RECLYCLING PLANTS HAS BECOME A PASSION OF MINE. THERE ARE 4 OR 5 NEW PLANTS GROWING FROM SHOOTS OF THE BIG MAMA PLANT.


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LYCHEES

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN’T HAD THE INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE OF TASTING A LYCHEE---AND THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING IN THE LEECH FAMILY….THIS ONE’S FOR YOU.

CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR TRADER JOE’S GETS EXOTIC FRUIT. YOU’LL FIND THEM IN THEIR FRESH REFRIGERATED CASE. PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, I FOUND LYCEES AND TOSSED A CONTAINER IN MY BASKET. LYCHEE, PRONOUNCED LEE-CHEE IS ONE OF CHINA’S CHERISHED FRUITS FOR OVER 2,000 YEARS. (I AM GETTING THIS INFORMATION OFF THE CONTAINER) LYCHEES HAVE A BRITTLE SHELL WITH A SINGLE SEED. THEIR CREAMY WHITE FLESH IS JUICY, SMOOTH AND DELICATELY SWEET. THE FIRST TIME PEELING A LYCHEE IS A LITTLE ODD---BUT BE BRAVE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE REWARDED. I FIND THE FRUIT COOL AND REFRESHING. THE INSIDE KINDA RESEMBLES AN EYEBALL---BUT NOT IN A GROSS WAY.

THIS BATCH WAS FANTASTIC AND I WAS SORRY WHEN I POPPED THE LAST ONE IN MY MOUTH. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT MORE---WHICH I DID YESTERDAY---2 CONTAINERS. THESE PICTURES SHOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE LYCHEE LOOKS LIKE.

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WAITING TO MAKE A PINA COLADA

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I PURCHASED A PINEAPPLE PLANT. IT ALREADY HAD A PINEAPPLE GROWING ON IT. THIS CUTE THING RIPENED AND WE ENJOYED THE SWEET FRUIT. IN FACT I PLANTED THE CROWN OF THE PINEAPPLE WE ENJOYED.... HOPING TO GROW ANOTHER PLANT. WELL.... THE NEW PLANT IS GROWING BUT NOT THROWING ANY FRUIT SHOOTS…YET. THE OLDER PLANT IS THRIVING BUT HASN’T PRODUCED ANY MORE FRUIT. MAYBE SOON? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY PINEAPPLE STORIES?





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FERN SURVIVES IN DALE’S GARDEN

COULDN’T GET A FERN TO SURVIVE ---UNTIL NOW. I STAND CORRECTED—I DO HAVE A CARDBOARD FERN THAT IS DOING WELL. BUT I WANTED A FRILLY FERN THAT IS THAT WONDERFUL CRAYOLA GREEN COLOR. SIX MONTHS AGO I VISITED A NURSERY AND THE CLERK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A FEW FERN SPROUTS. I PUT THEM IN DALE’S GARDEN AND I’M HAPPY TO SAY THEY ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN. KEEPING GOOD THOUGHTS---WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE WEEKS OF THIS HOT TEMP AND THEN THEY WILL BE HOME FREE.

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A SHORT TRIP A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE WERE IN THE CAR FOR NINE HOURS AND AS SUCH MADE A FEW PIT STOPS TO USE THE RESTROOMS. OUR TWO DOGS WERE ALSO TRAVELING WITH US. THEY WERE VERY WELL BEHAVED AND WERE WONDERFUL TRAVELING COMPANIONS. IT WAS SO CUTE THE WAY THEY BOTH SQUEEZED THEMSELVES BETWEEN OUR SEATS TO REST THEIR FACES ON THE PILLOW I PLACED OVER OUR ARMRESTS . IT TOOK A LITTLE MANEUVERING, BECAUSE THEY HAD SAFETY HARNESSES ON. I WILL BE GETTING TO THE MAIN STORY---THE FLIP FLOPS. ANYWAY WE WOULD STOP AND TAKE THEM FOR A SHORT WALK AND THEN WE‘D GET GAS AND USE THE RESTROOMS. THE CAR WAS PACKED WITH OUR CLOTHES AND SNACKS. I HAD A COOLER ON THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH SERVED AS A FOOT REST, BUT ALSO KEPT OUR FOOD COLD. YOU MAY BE GETTING THE PICTURE ---- EVERY SQUARE INCH OF SPACE WAS USED, BUT WE WERE COMFORTABLE. WHEN RETURNING FROM THE RESTROOM I WOULD GET INTO MY SEAT AND REMOVE MY FLIP FLOPS AND PLACE THEM BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE DOOR AND MY SEAT.
WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME I WAS PISSED TO FIND ONLY ONE FLIP FLOP AND HAD TO TREK INTO THE HOUSE WITH ONE ON AND ONE MISSING. I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT SEEING ONE SHOE ON THE HIGHWAY---NOW I WONDER NO MORE. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND PALM SPRINGS AT A GAS STATION.... LIES MY MISSING FLIP FLOP. I HAD BOUGHT TWO PAIRS BECAUSE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE AND A LITTLE MORE STYLISH THAN THAN THE AVERAGE FLIP FLOP---I JUST DON’T HAVE THE HEART TO THROW OUT THE LONELY FLIP FLOP---I KEEP HOPING IT WILL FIND IT'S WAY HOME TO ME.


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FIRST HARVEST OF GOLDFINGER BANANAS

I’M SO EXCITED ….IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR THE FIRST HARVEST OF GOLDFINGER BANANAS. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HARVESTS OF THE APPLE BANANAS WHICH ARE A SMALLER BANANA. THE GOLDFINGER TASTES MORE LIKE THE SUPERMARKET VARIETY. I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE PROGRESS. I JUST USED UP THE LAST OF THE BANANA CRANBERRY MUFFINS I HAD IN THE FREEZOR.

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PACHY ON THE MEND

I THINK I MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER POST THAT MY FRIEND DID A BIT OF SURGERY ON THIS PACKY. IT HAD DEVELOPED SOME ROT AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO LOSE IT. WE’VE OWNED IT FOR 12 YEARS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY UNFORTUNATE.

BUT NATURE SENDS US LITTLE SURPRISES ---- I’M SURE MY SISTER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE NEW GROWTH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HEALED WOUND WHERE I'VE DRAWN A CIRCLE.


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OKRA--NOT OPRAH

OKRA ------HERE IS ANOTHER BEFORE AND AFTER SHOT. IT’S AMAZING WHAT A DIFFERENCE 2 MONTHS MAKE.




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LOTUS IN A BUCKET

HERE IS ANOTHER BEFORE AND AFTER SHOT. IT’S AMAZING WHAT A DIFFERENCE 2 MONTHS MAKE.




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