Some Day Never Came

I had a great wooden chair in the basement for years.  The plan was to put a nice bottom in it....someday.  That day never came so I painted it two shades of blue and put in a hardware cloth (wire) bottom.  All it needs is some landscaping cloth , dirt, and small flower pots.  Trailing vines will go around the sides and some pretty annuals in the middle.  Someday.

Vintage Romantic Look Recycle Project

My latest recycle project.  I used items on hand and paid about .50 for the  two wire baskets.

Spring Where Are You?

I know Spring cant be far away.  Hubby celebrated a birthday ( one of those with a zero ) and the trees and ornamentals are in bloom but its still COLD.
Our 39 th wedding anniversary is soon. Yes I know you shouldnt get married when you are 2 !  Lots of experiences packed into those years and lots of good times. 

NOT the Next Great Baker !

No Im not a cake decorator but I like to play one for birthdays.  After watching a whole season of The Next Great Baker you think I would have improved a bit.  Well maybe I did.  The cake looks smoother and more level than usual.  Im sure its the fault of my this old house and the uneven floors.  Yeah.  That has to be it.  Why did my shakey Multiple Sclerosis hands have to come back this week?  The 'Happy Birthday' is squiggley.  The more I tried to fix it the worse it looked.  We should have bought the 15 candles instead of the 1 and 5.  They could have hidden a multitude of mistakes :)
No picture?  No way!!  Lets hope it tastes good.

Sneaky Moms, Healthy Family

Picky teen, picky husband, picky me.  We all need to eat healthy but....
A great way to add healthy fresh fruit to the diet is with a smoothie.   We all know that.  Fruit is better than a pastry.  Its low calorie, nutritional etc.  Getting the guys in my family to actually drink one is the hard part.  Some times I dont feel like making one for myself.  The answer is to have the fruit prepped or frozen.  Ask them if they would like a fruit 'drink' and when they hesitate, grab the ingredients and throw them into the blender.  Mix and done.  Hand them the drink and make them feel guilty if they dont drink it.  Works for me.
Here are the ingredients I used today.

Fresh pineapple, strawberries, peeled fresh orange, frozen bananas.

  Always grate the zest from an orange before peeling it ( the orange part not the white part) .  Dry the zest at room temperature then store it in an airtight container until you need to add some extra flavor to a cookie recipe.

Add 1 teaspoon of honey if desired a bit of coconut and a smidgen of the orange zest.  Whirl in your blender.  Mine was a little dry so I added a small amount of pomegranate juice and mixed again.  You can add any fruits you like or have on hand.  Yum!  I really like these but if your family is hesitant,serve it up  in a non see thru cup ( a sippy cup :)   One taste and they will change their minds.

Moms have to be sneaky like that.