LOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN

We love visiting with the grandchildren!

They change so much in between visits.

Our granddaughter recently turned three years old

and we wanted to celebrate with them.

We had the joy of watching both of the grandchildren

during their gymnastics class.

We had fun in the backyard!

We had fun at the beach!!

We had fun celebrating a birthday!!!

 Our daughter-in-law has quite a green thumb

as evidenced by the backyard garden.

There are other unique features in the backyard.

One person's trash is another person's treasure!

Old bed frames can become a beautiful trellis.

 A fun time was had by all!

 

NUTRITION INSPIRATION

After watching some videos and reading about healthy foods

I decided to try some different things.

One of the things I tried was pickled carrots.

I also made some sauerkraut.

 During a recent trip to a bulk food store

I purchased a variety of seeds and some red lentils.

Red lentils, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds

I made 'seed pudding' with all the different seeds.

With our fresh garden zucchini, I made spaghetti and

served it with red lentils.

Yummy!!

 

CLEARWATER BEACH

Even though we live in Florida we do not visit the beach very often.

Early one Friday morning I decided to go for a walk on the beach!

We will have to make it to the beach more often.

It is a relaxing and a great way to start the day.

WESTWARD HO!!

In preparation for spending the summer in Colorado 

a few items were needed at the homestead.

We rented a small trailer and

loaded it up.

Of course the day after hubby headed west

one of the sprinklers broke.

I think the lawn mowing service people

are not as careful as actual homeowners, 

so this is a frequent occurrence.

While hubby is gone I try to maintain the yard,

but of course I am not as dedicated about it as he is.

It is early days so plants are still blooming.

 I am keeping busy with shopping and fermenting.

stainless dish drainer for the stainless sink

red lentils, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds

seed pudding

sauerkraut and carrots

 I will be heading west later in the summer.

 

GARDEN INSPIRATION

We were inspired by our neighborhood annual garden tour.

This year four homes and the lodge at Lake Tarpon were featured.

There were so many great ideas!

It is hard to decide what to implement in our garden.

What do you suggest?