This plus this.....
plus this........
plus this......
plus this.....
equals one big blessed family!!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Math
This plus this.....
plus this........
plus this......
plus this.....
equals one big blessed family!!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
What is all the hubbuzzz????
Many people this year in the United States have experience a warmer winter. Where I live, we didn't have much of anything to call a winter this year. I got to wear my jeans some this year but, we definitely didn't get our super cold freezes like we typically do.
I have to say I didn't mine not having the freezes this year. When we do have a freeze warning, that means I get to drag out the tarp and sheets, and cover our tree.
It is a family affair when we have to cover this tree. It is big and round, tall, and thorny. Doing this job is not our favorite thing to. It usually is bitter cold and windy when step outside to cover this tree. We all want to do this as quickly as possible so we can head back into the house to get warm.
But, when it does get warmer, that means spring. Which came in February for us this year.
Spring means flowers that bloom.
Flowers mean.......
................BEES, and lots of them.
They swarm between our lovely tree and the azalea bush. It does make it hard for sitting outside for lunch or for the girls to play out front.
But.... this.....
...........equals this and.........
.......and this.
Can you guess what kind of tree it is? I know you are curious and are wondering what
it is that we cover????
When the fruit on the tree gets bigger, people who visit mistakenly think and guess that they are grapefruit or even avocados. But there not.....
This fruit usually starts to change color in October and are ripe in November and December. It usually is not the time one would think to have a lemonade stand.
The above picture is a lemon that is a late bloomer from this past December. It is just now starting to change color... I was hoping to get a shot of the lemon while it was green.
This picture is from some lemons we had 2 years ago. You are not seeing things incorrectly. Yes, the two outer objects are lemons and the one in the middle is a pear, which is typically about the size of a normal lemon.
I do not feed my tree steroids or give it any kind of fertilizers. It is just big boned... Ok, its not big boned. But, I do nothing to this tree except for covering it when there is a freeze, and on the occasion I trim back the branches that are hanging over into the driveway. It is called a, Ponderosa Lemon, they are a type of lemon that is just huge. They taste like a normal lemon and is not sour. They have a very thick rhine and lots of seeds. It also has LOTS of juice. I can get about 2 cups of juice from one lemon.
I have made lemon bars that have tasted great. I also use the lemons to make a herb baked chicken that calls for sliced lemons on top. I have juiced them and I freeze the juice in ice cube trays, so when I need a tablespoon of juice for different recipes, I have it on hand.
The tree produces about 20-25 lemons each year. I give alot of them away to friends. This past year at our last yard sale, I had people ask to buy them. I sold a few and then told my husband to stop selling them because I had people waiting for the lemons. I could have made more money off of the lemons that day then the things we were selling.
So there you go.... the buzz about this tree has bee(n) solved.
I have to say I didn't mine not having the freezes this year. When we do have a freeze warning, that means I get to drag out the tarp and sheets, and cover our tree.
It is a family affair when we have to cover this tree. It is big and round, tall, and thorny. Doing this job is not our favorite thing to. It usually is bitter cold and windy when step outside to cover this tree. We all want to do this as quickly as possible so we can head back into the house to get warm.
But, when it does get warmer, that means spring. Which came in February for us this year.
Spring means flowers that bloom.
Flowers mean.......
................BEES, and lots of them.
They swarm between our lovely tree and the azalea bush. It does make it hard for sitting outside for lunch or for the girls to play out front.
But.... this.....
...........equals this and.........
.......and this.
Can you guess what kind of tree it is? I know you are curious and are wondering what
it is that we cover????
When the fruit on the tree gets bigger, people who visit mistakenly think and guess that they are grapefruit or even avocados. But there not.....
This fruit usually starts to change color in October and are ripe in November and December. It usually is not the time one would think to have a lemonade stand.
The above picture is a lemon that is a late bloomer from this past December. It is just now starting to change color... I was hoping to get a shot of the lemon while it was green.
This picture is from some lemons we had 2 years ago. You are not seeing things incorrectly. Yes, the two outer objects are lemons and the one in the middle is a pear, which is typically about the size of a normal lemon.
I do not feed my tree steroids or give it any kind of fertilizers. It is just big boned... Ok, its not big boned. But, I do nothing to this tree except for covering it when there is a freeze, and on the occasion I trim back the branches that are hanging over into the driveway. It is called a, Ponderosa Lemon, they are a type of lemon that is just huge. They taste like a normal lemon and is not sour. They have a very thick rhine and lots of seeds. It also has LOTS of juice. I can get about 2 cups of juice from one lemon.
I have made lemon bars that have tasted great. I also use the lemons to make a herb baked chicken that calls for sliced lemons on top. I have juiced them and I freeze the juice in ice cube trays, so when I need a tablespoon of juice for different recipes, I have it on hand.
The tree produces about 20-25 lemons each year. I give alot of them away to friends. This past year at our last yard sale, I had people ask to buy them. I sold a few and then told my husband to stop selling them because I had people waiting for the lemons. I could have made more money off of the lemons that day then the things we were selling.
So there you go.... the buzz about this tree has bee(n) solved.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
In a State of Mind
In my last blog posting, I told you that going and sitting on the beach is great therapy for me. I am in my own little world and I become very relaxed. I also have found another place that does the same thing for me.
For some it will come as a big surprise. I find it interesting to see the reaction of people when I tell them I love being on the back of my husbands motorcycle. I have always loved going for a 'ride." I have no desire to ride one myself.... I do know my limits. But, being on the back of a motorcycle with a cool breeze all around me, staring at the landscape as it quickly jets past me, I am in another state of mind. I think about nothing. I escape to some where, where ever it is, my name is not being called.
Gracie has an illness that I have never mentioned before. It is not contagious, some say it is heredity, "that it is in the blood." I have never mentioned it to the doctors because when you look at her, one would think she is so normal, there is nothing wrong with that child. But, one has not seen her run before. This child of mine that I birthed has, horse on the brain. What might that be, you ask? It is one who thinks about horses 24/7. The girl tucks her thumbs in, and cuffs her fingers over them as if they were hooves. She doesn't run, she trots, gallops, nods her head and neighs! ( I am not joking!)
She can draw them perfectly. She can tell you about the different movies we have that have to do with horses. If she has to write about horses, they all have names after the horses from the movies. Her favorite is Secretariat.
So when we were invited to go visit a friend of ours who has a horse and teaches lessons, Gracie was definitely in her state of mind.....
Before we were greeted by our friend, Mrs. K. there were a few horses with their heads hanging out the barn windows. My girl, took the time to go visit each and every horse, to say hello. She approached them gently and ever so kindly. She showed know fear, but respects their strength, and size.
She was truly natural handling the horse. She didn't let it get bossy, she told the horse when it could graze and when not too. She was a natural getting on and off the horse.
Her Nana had a horse when she was a child. It came natural to her as well. So, I guess it is heredity and it "is in the blood."
Laci on the other hand, tried not to show intimidation. But, it was clear she was skeptical.
Heidi enjoys horses just as much, but does not have the same level of the illness. She could tell you alot about the gear in the stable and the kinds of horses. She doesn't run like a horse or think about them like Gracie. Gracie has a full pledge level of illness where as Heidi's is moderate.
I hate to use the cliche' The Horse Whisper, but, I tell you, my girl could have a quite conversation with each horse and tell you what they were feeling. She is so peaceful to watch when it comes to horses. I really wish I could be a fly in her brain, just for a moment to know what she truly is thinking. I have tried asking her, but she grins and says, "Nothing."
This one finally started to shed her intimidation towards the end and found a horse she wanted to say hello to. She just went over to the horse by herself, and started petting its nose. She also wanted to say, "Goodbye and thanks for a great day!"
Thank you Mrs. K for sharing your afternoon with my girls, and we look forward to seeing those babies when they are born.
For some it will come as a big surprise. I find it interesting to see the reaction of people when I tell them I love being on the back of my husbands motorcycle. I have always loved going for a 'ride." I have no desire to ride one myself.... I do know my limits. But, being on the back of a motorcycle with a cool breeze all around me, staring at the landscape as it quickly jets past me, I am in another state of mind. I think about nothing. I escape to some where, where ever it is, my name is not being called.
Gracie has an illness that I have never mentioned before. It is not contagious, some say it is heredity, "that it is in the blood." I have never mentioned it to the doctors because when you look at her, one would think she is so normal, there is nothing wrong with that child. But, one has not seen her run before. This child of mine that I birthed has, horse on the brain. What might that be, you ask? It is one who thinks about horses 24/7. The girl tucks her thumbs in, and cuffs her fingers over them as if they were hooves. She doesn't run, she trots, gallops, nods her head and neighs! ( I am not joking!)
She can draw them perfectly. She can tell you about the different movies we have that have to do with horses. If she has to write about horses, they all have names after the horses from the movies. Her favorite is Secretariat.
So when we were invited to go visit a friend of ours who has a horse and teaches lessons, Gracie was definitely in her state of mind.....
Before we were greeted by our friend, Mrs. K. there were a few horses with their heads hanging out the barn windows. My girl, took the time to go visit each and every horse, to say hello. She approached them gently and ever so kindly. She showed know fear, but respects their strength, and size.
She was truly natural handling the horse. She didn't let it get bossy, she told the horse when it could graze and when not too. She was a natural getting on and off the horse.
Her Nana had a horse when she was a child. It came natural to her as well. So, I guess it is heredity and it "is in the blood."
Laci on the other hand, tried not to show intimidation. But, it was clear she was skeptical.
Heidi enjoys horses just as much, but does not have the same level of the illness. She could tell you alot about the gear in the stable and the kinds of horses. She doesn't run like a horse or think about them like Gracie. Gracie has a full pledge level of illness where as Heidi's is moderate.
I hate to use the cliche' The Horse Whisper, but, I tell you, my girl could have a quite conversation with each horse and tell you what they were feeling. She is so peaceful to watch when it comes to horses. I really wish I could be a fly in her brain, just for a moment to know what she truly is thinking. I have tried asking her, but she grins and says, "Nothing."
This one finally started to shed her intimidation towards the end and found a horse she wanted to say hello to. She just went over to the horse by herself, and started petting its nose. She also wanted to say, "Goodbye and thanks for a great day!"
Thank you Mrs. K for sharing your afternoon with my girls, and we look forward to seeing those babies when they are born.
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