I think a lot of people think the only way to eat yellow squash, is to slice it, put it in a pan of water and boil or steam it! And don’t get [...]]]>

One of the foods that we grow during the summer is yellow squash. And we LOVE to eat it in a variety of ways.

I think a lot of people think the only way to eat yellow squash, is to slice it, put it in a pan of water and boil or steam it! And don’t get me wrong – it’s great that way, with a little bit of butter on it.

We also like to cut up our yellow squash into chunks and saute it with thin slices of onion – in a pan, using butter. Actually we saute the onions first, and when they start to turn a golden color – we add the squash chunks and keep stirring til everything is cooked and almost brown!

But my husband’s favorite way to eat squash, is to slice it, and then bread it and cook it in oil – just like egg plant. It’s a lot of work – but I usually make a whole bunch and then we freeze what we don’t eat – and can reheat them at a later time.

There are a number of recipes I’ve found on line for yellow squash casserole, but hubby isn’t too fond of cheese and most of those call for some kind of cheese being added. I like it that way – but…I tend to cook more for hubby than for me. I can eat it any way I fix it.

The first day of spring is just around the corner. What one sure “first sign of spring” tells you that winter is finally over and the cycle of life is ready to begin anew?

I love driving around our town, now, and seeing [...]]]>

It’s time for the Blog Carnival again, and this month, I’ve picked the following subject:

The first day of spring is just around the corner. What one sure “first sign of spring” tells you that winter is finally over and the cycle of life is ready to begin anew?

I love driving around our town, now, and seeing the red bud trees in bloom and the bradford pears starting to bud. These are sure signs that spring is coming. Daffodils are popping up. When we lived in another town, we would have lots of crocus growing and those would be coming up as well.

We have a farm, and really our first sign of spring happens well before the official day of spring. My hubby will start ordering his seeds, get on his tractor and start preparing the ground for planting, clear out the weeds, and map out where he will plant what. We have about 35 acres that we plant, so it is a big production.

Usually the first thing that goes into the ground are potatoes. The last 2 years have been very bad for potatoes. 2 years ago, it rained so bad that the potato plants rotted in the ground. Last year it was so dry that they never grew. With the large number of seed potatoes that he’s gotten this year – we are hoping for a better crop.

While he waits for the air to warm up a little, and checks the ground for a slight rise in temperature, he is readying his seed potatoes – whole potatoes that have eyes – he cuts them into wedges/cubes – each one with an eye to create a plant. Red potatoes and white potatoes and yukon gold.

Blue birds have shown up – hopping on our porch railing and then popping down to grab a piece of dry cat food. Robins are showing up as well. I love spring time, and keep hoping that winter won’t show up again until after fall!

Sandi

So the subject today is: We are in the middle of winter! Write something about you/your family’s winter experiences. This will [...]]]>

Our blog carnival – as part of being a member of the Etsybloggers, is always fun, because we are given a choice of subjects and we can write about something that is of interest to us.

So the subject today is: We are in the middle of winter! Write something about you/your family’s winter experiences. This will be fun!

I do not like winter! I do not like snow and ice! Ok, so I’m a warm weather lover – and that’s ok. I don’t have to like winter to write about it

When I was a college student in Maryland, I remember one winter where we had a blizzard. I had a VW bug, and finally got it warmed up enough to try to get to classes. Part of the drive was to go over a hill. Now it wasn’t a large one, but just steep enough, that my VW bug could not make it up to the top through all the snow. Ah, this was in the day before cell phones and email (omg – it was that long ago? – this was almost 50 years ago) that I didn’t realize that classes had been canceled. I loved college that much and wanted to get there!

Over thirty years ago, 1980 to be precise, we had 3 blizzards – 1 the beginning of January, 1 the beginning of February and 1 the beginning of March – see a trend here?

I was a Tupperware manager at the time, and didn’t realize that the city of Norfolk was closed because of the blizzard. So a bunch of us, managers and dealers were driving towards the Tupperware office and when we got there – it was closed. What a lark! We didn’t have any problem driving the streets – but for the city to be shut down was rare.

That was the year that we had the Circus Blizzard. The circus was in town and the concert hall where it was taking place became the hotel for all the attendees as the snow blanketed the city and closed everything down. There was no way for those people to get out. Every year since, when the circus comes to town, we always check the weather for the possibility of snow!

Over the years, we have had little or no snow. Last year it snowed so much in one 2 day period that it was touted as being more snow since the 1980 blizzards.

This year, we have had sooo much snow, over several weekends, that it’s now touted as the 3rd largest snow accumulation in 100 years. Ha! What will next winter be like – are we getting ready for an ice age??? Is it global warming or just something that happens now and then. We shall see

Sandi

It’s always exciting, energizing, and thought provoking to select a post subject and gather your thoughts to ‘talk’ about it! The subject that I picked for today, is about Valentine’s [...]]]>

I belong to a great group – Etsybloggers and once a month we pick a subject that interests us – and write a blog post about it.

It’s always exciting, energizing, and thought provoking to select a post subject and gather your thoughts to ‘talk’ about it! The subject that I picked for today, is about Valentine’s Day.

Love is in the air, and what better way to celebrate than to go out on the town, on Valentine’s Day with your favorite date! Be it your spouse, girl friend, significant other, Mom or sister. It’s a time to share your love! And you should wear something RED in honor of the day!

If you don’t have something in RED to wear – let me help you find some items!

Perfect Red Dress

Dangling Earrings

A bangle for your arm

Shiny red boots

A bow for your hair

Something to keep you warm

An evening bag

For your date

Be sure to tell us how your date was and how you looked!

Sandi