- JUST BLOOMED TODAY
- AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
- TWEET TREATS
- DID YOU KNOW...?
- GARDEN UPDATE
- NATURE PATTERNS
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0075 BUTTERNUT SQUASH BITES
- WHAT IN THE WORLD?
- FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY
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'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
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TWEET TREATS
bringing you the quirky, funniest and most interesting tweets from Twitter that we came across.
DID YOU KNOW...?
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NATURE PATTERNS
I was introduced to a new book called "How To Be An Explorer of the World" by Keri Smith. It stimulates your creativity and teaches you to look for the unexpected. As my challenge, I chose nature patterns. Science is now looking to nature for patterns to explain some of life's mysteries.
I confined myself to our back yard and front patio. Once you train your eye to see patterns, they are all over the place! It is like you missed them before.
Some of the objects I used for patterns were an old rusty fire grate, a chimney brush,lawn chair fabric, dirt, concrete, wood, plants, flowers, stones, feathers, metal and sky.
You could use these patterns to make an awesome quilt pattern; many wonderful website backgrounds; a cute handmade card or gift tag; labels for organizing or for gift jars, iron-on t-shirts or pillows; a handmade throw or blanket, or simply frame the images. The possibilities are endless and will forever remind you of your garden in its prime.
Here are some of the patterns I found!
GARDEN UPDATE
Hot again, will Fall never be here? I'm ready for the winter clothes, hot chocolate and s'mores and sweat pants!
My bird of paradise is hanging in there after a rough spell and I have been babying it...now I see a new leaf shoot! So happy!
Bindi got a new meal of fig leftovers. Chickens got the leftover bird-damaged plums and there is not a sliver of plums left this morning!
I was introduced to a new book called "How To Be An Explorer of the World" by Keri Smith. It stimulates your creativity and teaches you to look for the unexpected. As my challenge, I chose nature patterns. Science is now looking to nature for patterns to explain some of life's mysteries.
I confined myself to our back yard and front patio. Once you train your eye to see patterns, they are all over the place! It is like you missed them before.
Some of the objects I used for patterns were an old rusty fire grate, a chimney brush,lawn chair fabric, dirt, concrete, wood, plants, flowers, stones, feathers, metal and sky.
You could use these patterns to make an awesome quilt pattern; many wonderful website backgrounds; a cute handmade card or gift tag; labels for organizing or for gift jars, iron-on t-shirts or pillows; a handmade throw or blanket, or simply frame the images. The possibilities are endless and will forever remind you of your garden in its prime.
Here are some of the patterns I found!
Hot again, will Fall never be here? I'm ready for the winter clothes, hot chocolate and s'mores and sweat pants!
My bird of paradise is hanging in there after a rough spell and I have been babying it...now I see a new leaf shoot! So happy!
Bindi got a new meal of fig leftovers. Chickens got the leftover bird-damaged plums and there is not a sliver of plums left this morning!
GARDEN GIGGLE
Why was the sand wet?
Because the sea weed!
What do clouds wear under their shorts?
Thunder pants!
How do you fix a broken tuba?
With a tuba-glue
What kind of horses go out after dark?
Night-mares
What did the cobbler say when the cat wandered into his shop?
Shoe!
What do you call a guy with a rubber toe?
Roberto
FAUNA
GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0075 BUTTERNUT SQUASH BITES
This is a delicious treat for all you healthy eaters! Each squash bites is only 35 cals and 2 gr of fat and 4g carbs. Start to finish-less than 25 minutes! Indulge!
You Will Need:
(2) pkgs (1.9 oz ea) frozen mini-fillo shells (15 shells each)
(12) oz of butternut squash
(2) tablespoons of butter or margarine
(1) med onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
(1) teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage leaves
(1/8) teaspoon salt
(1/8) teaspoon freshly ground pepper
(4) slices of bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (1/4 cup) Editor's note: We saved time and bought bacon crumbles.
Heat oven to 375F. On ungreased cookie sheet place fillo shells. Microwave squash until soft.(If using frozen, follow pkg instructions).
Melt your butter or margarine over medium heat and cook onion 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until tender.
In a medium bowl, mix the onion, squash, sage, salt and pepper until blended. Spoon mixture evenly into shells.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until warm. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
30BC Queen Cleopatra commits suicide
1880 Apache Chief Diablo is killed
1918 Vladamir Lenin is shot
1945 Douglas MacArthur arrives in Japan
1965 Casey Stengel retires
1967 Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American confirmed to the Supreme Court
1980 Christopher Cross has the first of 2 #1 hits with "Sailing"
1989 Cynthia Coffman becomes the first woman in California to receive the death sentence after its repeal in 1977
1983 U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space
2003 Toughguy Charles Bronson dies
2012 Mitt Romney chosen as GOP presidential candidate
30BC Queen Cleopatra commits suicide
1880 Apache Chief Diablo is killed
1918 Vladamir Lenin is shot
1945 Douglas MacArthur arrives in Japan
1965 Casey Stengel retires
1967 Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American confirmed to the Supreme Court
1980 Christopher Cross has the first of 2 #1 hits with "Sailing"
1989 Cynthia Coffman becomes the first woman in California to receive the death sentence after its repeal in 1977
1983 U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space
2003 Toughguy Charles Bronson dies
2012 Mitt Romney chosen as GOP presidential candidate
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