It was SO good! We have each gained 5 pounds! It takes 2 boxes of cake mix! There was a little too much batter so you can make a few little cupcakes, too. When you bake the bottom of the cake there is an insert to make a hole. You can fill it with ice cream or anything you want.
In other news he also went fishing this week and brought home dinner. I have never cooked a fresh fish.....but I am going to try!
It is good! I like spinach but you really can't taste it. I"ll try it for a while for breakfast and see if I see any benefits. Eli must inspect all food and he was not impressed!
Most weekends we are happy to go to the backyard and putter around. Ever since we moved into the Swamp my Hubby has worked to make the backyard our refuge. I wish I had a before picture to show how desolate it was when we moved in. Just picture a large yard with big trees and 3 years of leaves and weeds covering everything. It has come a long way!
This summer he has added this walkway from the "grilling" patio to the pool. We had some temporary stepping stones that were not wide enough.
The stepping stones have been repurposed to make a place for the ferns. The ferns started out near the gate on the cement until they grew so big!
Last year's project was a raised planter that is still not filled up. But it is coming along. The hostas will fill in and we put some saliva and coleus in the empty spots.
This little fountain is the focal spot. It needs some more plants to fill around it.
This plant stand is a piece of "road kill" I found . It looked like a tree had fallen on it! Hubby just bent it back into place and it is as good as new! I really like the bright green coleus and sweet potato vine this year.
The pond plants have been abundant this year. We added the pond one summer when we had two teenagers that were grounded for something long forgotten. They got to dig a pond while they served out their ssentence.
The waterfall is completely covered in this water plant this year. We can still hear the water trickling but can't see it.
Speaking of covering.....this is the ENEMY.....covering the trees....KUDZU! We battle it daily! It is rooted in the neighbor's yard and grows over on to our trees. It does provide privacy for the pool! Every time a vine gets to the pool fence I hack it off.
Here is the ENEMY. I take out my frustrations by twisting it into this basket. I have also made a wreath.
Finally, the outside dog, Big Jeff, does not get much blog time. Here he is hiding under the table! Have you ever heard of a lab that is afraid of the water? He is a big baby! We do have a plastic baby pool for him.
Just to show you how big this baby is.....his paws are bigger than my hands!
The Swamp House is decked out in Red, White and Blue for Flag Day. We are proud of Son#3 as he prepares for deployment. He will leave Thursday for NJ, then his National Guard Unit will be sent to Iraq. God Bless the USA!
It is time for Thrifty Thursday! I have been MIA for a few weeks from my favorite thrift stores! This week a friend and I went on a trip to Strickland's Fabric Barn in Eclectic, AL. Our purpose was mainly fabric for a Porch Tour project. I did buy a few pieces to save for my own projects.....may be a while before I get back to them! On the way home we did detour by an estate sale. It was an overwhelming collection of collections. Since it was the first day, I thought some of the prices were a tad too high for me. I did find 2 things that I needed for a project floating around the blog world. I got a large quilt hoop and a pair of pinking scissors. As much as I sew I should have the scissors but I didn't!
With double doors I always need 2 door decorations. I also need something light weight because I just hang it with those suction hooks. There is a lot of dog walking going in and out of these doors daily (not to mention the herds of teenage boys! )
How could I resist this title? Many of the recipes involve peanut butter....I mean really??? Baked Peanut Butter Chicken, Broiled Ham with Peanut-Orange Sauce, Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Peanut Butter The majority of the recipes are just good old fashion Southern food like this delicious peach cobbler I made last week!
So, so gooood!!!
