Tortilla Pizza and My Birthday Highlights
I waited in line at the DMV for 45 minutes to renew my drivers license. I was by myself. I chewed a piece of gum and didn’t share. ..…
Something I found on Pintrest. . . .A DIY Watering Can made from a Milk Jug!
[ It’s the last day to enter the HEB $25 Gift Card Giveaway!] Is it weird that I’m 36 and I’m making a Birthday Wish List?Don’t tell me.I don’t want…
Honey -Lemon Watermelon Salad & A $25 H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway!!!
Finally. I’m starting to work on my garden. In my garden. Around my garden. But. . . . Geez Louise. I’m late. Last year, all my plants were in the…
Texas Wild. . . .Flowers!!!
Things that made me smile this week. . . . .and. . . .my own special breed of wild flowers :)The past few weeks have been a bit frazzled. Lots…
Spinach Pesto IN A FLASH!!!
All I want is for my girls to get along.To love each other.To take up for one another.To know that if there is anyone in the world who they can…
Winter Vegetable Soup, Fishing in the City Pool and A GIVEAWAY: The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook By Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge with Sandy Gluck
Food Photography by Paulette Tavormina It’s raining catfish and dogs today. I’m laughing hysterically to myself, even if you didn’t quite get the joke. I’m laughing because, as I sit…
How to Make a Giant Centipede For Your Yard
My kids play a lot of sports.Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, and Soccer. And let me tell you, we hear a whole lot of stuff on the sidelines. News about divorces.…
How To Make a Giant Spider Out of PVC Pipe
A few weeks ago, when we were having all that trouble with the bully, one of the neighbor kids did something really kind and generous for my daughter Soledad. While…
Gardening Tips from My Mom
I don’t feel like talking about much today.I just keep looking out my window at my garden.And remembering when my mom was in it just a few short weeks ago.How she…
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
I sat on the shore, with the waves lapping against my feet, as the foam tickled my calves. The baby sat next to me digging in the sand, and intermittently…