Blogsurfing Saturday
August 1, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under From the Blogs
First Saturday of August. Texas has experienced an odd summer this year, as has most of the country. When I first moved here in the early 1970s we had hot, dry summers. In the 1980s they created numerous lakes in the area and the climate changed to hot and humid with milder winters. Maybe it is coincidence, or maybe it isn’t but what ever the reason our area has wildflowers you couldn’t find here in 1973, and I hardly ever see some that were prevalent in that time.
Anyway, what got me started on that was the fact that yet again the sky is gray and a storm is brewing. We have had enough rain lately that the weeds in the back yard are waist high and the front needs mowing desperately. It has just been too wet. Poor Marc has a rare Saturday off and it will be too wet to go biking.
I need to go shopping again. I have used and overused my antique and vintage dishes in my images until I am totally bored with them-you probably are too. I particularly liked the above image though.
I am gearing up for my surgery on the sixth. A little nervous but not too bad. And…certainly not looking forward to the gourmet Veteran’s Administration Hospital version of American Noveau Cuisnine. I have a lot of posts and reviews to get done this week and I am wondering where the time will come from.
So the three older kids had a lock in last night with the youth group. Since Matt is now driving they pulled in this morning without me having to go after them. Bliss! Freedom! I notice the boys went straight to bed but Shiloh is putting makeup on Kyrie and otherwise puttering around. I suppose she is practicing to be a mom someday and learning to live on no sleep.
O.k..on this very moody Saturday let’s do a little surfing, shall we?
- Grilled Mexican Chicken with Tomato Avocado Salsa
- I am SO making these cookies soon! Jammie Bodgers
- Thai Pork Salad
- I love Lavender Shortbread cookies. This has semolina in it for texture.
- Baked Blueberry French Toast
- Key Lime Pie Ice Cream
- Penne with Roast Vegetables and Fresh Pesto
- Melon Raspberry Ice Cream
- Smore Cookies
- Crumb Peach Bread
So..that’s it for this week. Next week is iffy, unless I happen to prepost. Such a busy, busy week. I am hoping to spend a little of my recovery time planning school. Kyrie really wants to learn to read, and I think she is ready.
Have a great weekend!
images:Marye Audet
Hope everything goes smoothly with your surgery Marye. I’ll be praying for you.
Thanks for the shout out. Now I’m going to go check out some of your links. Starting with that Lavender Shortbread. I was just thinking of these kind of cookies today while I munched on one from the farmers market! Perfect timing!
Thanks Megan! enjoy..there were some great ones today.
Hi Marye,
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sorry to hear you’re getting so much rain! Could you send some my way PLEASE!!!!!
I have to go check out those lavender shortbread cookies. I’ve been dieing to make some
Have a wonderful weekend!!
xoxo Cori
Cori! WHere in the world have you been? I missed you!!
Hi Marye,
I’ve sort of been here and there and everywhere and no where all at the same
time. I seem to have lost some of my blogging steam, but I think I’m back up
and running. I missed you too which is why I decided I better check in.
Gotta run…I’m at work.
xoxo Cori
I just caved and started using a blog reader..so I can keep up with you now..
Ah yes! I finally caved and got one of those too! Welcome to the bandwagon…I am not a bandwagon kinda girl…ha ha ha!
I hope you have a great Tuesday evening!!
xoxo Cori
Another week & another great round-up Marye. I’d like some rain too…pretty please? Love the sound of the chicken, & the shortbread with semolins for texture.YUM! I am heartbroken that my lavender didn’t survive the heat.Sigh…