Tuesday April 2nd...

It was an absolutely gorgeous day. I grasped the opportunity to relax in the garden for a bit with a nice cup of tea...and start reading a book I found a while ago. I must say its quite good and Im finding it hard to put down

Prince is loving it outside too...especially as he has a new friend next door. They have a young female German Shepherd called Marley...and they have made a little hole in the ivy either side of the fence. They often sit together in the shade enjoying each others company

With the nice weather plants are staring to flourish. Prince broke a geranium plant so I took a few cuttings and hope they will take

I often take cuttings from plants. Sometimes they die... but sometimes I get lots of new plants for free. Just like the over wintered strawberry cuttings which are are growing well

and the blueberry cutting I took last year is springing to life.

If you remember...Little Miss won her class Easter competition. Well today we heard that Little Tufty also won he Easter Egg Painting Competition (with a little help from her big sister)

And dosnt she look happy about it....Clever girl!!

And dinner tonight was a simple Jambalaya (a 1940s recipe of course)

Delicious!

Love and Hugs

Phoebe xx

Monday April 1st

And just like that.. Easter is over.... and so is March...and its beginning to feel like Spring. More and more birds are coming to the garden.. and their song is beautiful

Over the next few days I will take down the Easter decor but leave some of the spring ones... I dont want to appear too eager

The heavy rain had really encouraged the veggies to grow.. radishes are pushing up

strawberry cuttings are flourishing

and the potatoes have had a growth spurt and need to be banked up

With dry weather ahead, MrD continued his work in the front yard

It will take a couple of weeks til its done

For dinner I made a yummy Cauliflower Cheese to go with yesterdays leftover Turkey and vegetables..

almost more tasty than the first time around

This weeks menu is pretty easy.. most of the meals will use the leftovers from Sundays Dinner

 Weekly Plan - 1st April 2024

Monday              Turkey, Cauliflower Cheese and Vegetables(Leftovers)

Tuesday              Shrimp Jambalaya

Wednesday        Leftover Beef, Baked Potato, Asparagus

Thursday            Chicken and Spinach Alfredo (Hubby Request)

Friday                  Pizza 

Saturday             Teriyaki Chicken Burgers, Coleslaw,and Fries for MrD

Sunday                Leftovers Beef Chili

Have a great week

Love and Hugs

Phoebe x

Happy Easter....

He is Risen Indeed!

He is Risen! He is Risen!

Tell it out with joyful voice

He has burst his three days prison

Let the whole wide world rejoice

Happy Resurrection Day!

Of course..its Easter so time for the obligatory new photo

Over in England our granddaughters opened their Easter gifts..

and Little Tufty loved her new Bunny.

Later Mummy and Daddy took them out to lunch...

so Little Tufty just had to look her most glamourous..

Its definitely Spring in England...

and Im not the only one who loves blossom.

Meanwhile Little Mr collapsed in chocolate coma...

after an "eggsciting" egg hunt and filling his basket with goodies.

Here at home we enjoyed a scrumptious Easter Dinner

including roast beef with jalapeno poppers..

Devilled Eggs

and Roasted Asparagus

Delicious!

But of course..there's always room for dessert...

An M&M filled Devils Food Bundt Cake... 

Diet starts again tomorrow...

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend

Love and Hugs

Phoebe x

Rain.. Chocolate and a Lost Tooth...

We have had torrential rain all day..

which I dont mind..

and the flowers are loving.

Even the potatoes have had a growth spurt!

But the front yard that MrD rotavated yesterday is a huge, waterlogged, muddy mess.

The rain is set to last til tomorrow afternoon and then warmer, dryer weather is on the way.

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald 1944

This afternoon I prepped every thing for tomorrows dinner. MrD mentioned we are not having any candy this Easter.. and I know he loves his chocolate so I made a batch of his favourite Chewy Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies

and a quick Devils Food Bundt Cake which I will finish decorating tomorrow

Meanwhile in England.. Little Miss and Little Tufty decorated their Easter tree...

and I cant believe how well Little Tufty is standing...

And Little Mr called to show us he has lost his first tooth. He's going to put it under his pillow ready for the Tooth Fairy. How much is she bringing I asked.. a pound?. No.. he replied...100 dollars.!! 

I hope the Tooth Fairy has big pockets.... are you listening Mummy?

Love and Hugs

Phoebe x

Good Friday...

Happy Good Friday... and all I can say is Thank you Jesus. Thank you for dying for my sins, Thank you for giving me hope, and thank you for letting me know that death is not the end. I am so eternally grateful for all you do in my life and I am so blessed to know you

Easter weekend started spendidly for Little Miss. She won her class Easter Egg competition. She received a large chocolate egg which she offered to share with me.(even though shes 5000miles away)

 I was so touched.. but I thanked her and said she should eat it all herself and we would share some chocolate next time we meet. I told her that too much sweet stuff is not good for Nanas... and tapped my tummy saying "you know what its like when you get older. Yes she replied..."Yes... you die!"

 I actually meant its easy to put on weight...but she wasnt wrong....lol

MrD finishes early on a Friday.... so as soon as he got home we took Prince over to the dog park for a run. The signs of Spring were everywhere. The snow had disappeared from the nearby hills

Persian Speedwell was growing everywhere...

and the Catkins are hanging from the Oak trees

When we got home...MrD started his next major project...

Rotavating and reseeding the front and back lawns

Starting with the front

It took most of the day....

but he finished in time to have some Chicken Frajita pizza for dinner..

before we left for the Good Friday Service at church

We enjoyed it immensely... but was disappointed to hear that that Sundays 6am Son Rise service was cancelled. There is heavy rain heading our way for the next couple of days.. so an outdoor service would be a bad idea..

Still there will be normal services...so thats something to look forward to

Love and Hugs

Phoebe x