Monday, April 27, 2015

Spring plantings~Delicious dinner


I am having a problem with the adjustment of these posts lately. So just scroll down to the content.
The Recipe Critic's photo.



I am making this for dinner: slow cooker cashew chicken.



Doris Lechler's photo.
Doris Lechler's photo.





 


This is a busy time for all of us now that the weather has turned into glorious days.  We made a big trip to Oakland Nursery over the week end and filled a truck bed with flowers and herbs. Mike and Beth hauled and planted and Beth made a discovery.  It seems my husband had been using an antique sterling berry spoon in the bag of fertilizer for many years...as you can see from the picture.  I once found my favorite kitchen knife in the garden golf cart with dirt all over it and the tip broken.  Nothing is safe here. We usually have the pool open by now but we are waiting for the pergola and antique urns to be painted and the house given its bath.  So around the week of May 6th things will be hopping hopefully.




                             
Doris Lechler's photo.

We are not doing a big Memorial Day family party this year. So maybe we will have a lazy holiday for once.  We will miss the hub bub, but I am sure there will be action in some form.

Mike, Beth and I visited the most interesting Mexican market Sunday evening.  We were talking to the check- out- clerk and she says the store is open 7:30 to 11:00 at night seven days a week and there are no breaks.  She was happy to have the job and was not complaining.  We really enjoyed the store and bought several interesting items to try.  I want to go there again.  Their restaurant was not that good, however, but Mike's birthday is Wednesday and we have Mexican friends that are showing us a new place to treat Mike to a birthday celebration. Here are a few products we bought to try..

 

La Michoacana Mexican Market - Grocery 

Doris Lechler's photo.


I am really having a time posting things on this site now days.  It may be that I have taken up too much room with close to 400 postings.  Pictures are a particular problem and alignment too.For some reason it won't show the entire berry spoon picture, but you get what I am going through just from the handle shot. I'll have to capture a teenager to get help with this,  if help can fix this.  If not...

Doris Lechler's photo.

To the doctor

We are off to the doctor to have Andy checked out since he has had two falls.  We thought to wait until his appointment on the 20th, but aft...