An Herbal Timeout and Happy Easter!

The Herbal Husband comes home soon and I'm going to take a little break from blogging!  Hope you all have a great Easter and I'll be back blogging soon.  Can't stay away too long!

An Overnight Guest!

No, not inside, outside!  Haven't seen a deer in the way back for a while because of all of the snow.  Now the tender vegetation is coming up, they know exactly when to come and browse!  Hopefully, I will get some cleaning done inside now that it is raining out!  Got to run!  Talk to you later!

I Have Survived for the Most Part!

I'm in the home stretch of being with the birds and the plants by myself!  Here is my breakfast this morning!  A vegetable omelet with an egg and 2 egg whites (out of a carton) and 2 T. of skim milk (mixed in a bowl), spinach, mushrooms, a bit of onion (veggies cooked in the microwave for a minute).  Spray a cooking spray in a pan and heat on high.  Pour in egg mixture, let it set up, turn off heat and then add veggies and 3 T. of reduced fat mozzarella cheese in the middle, sprinkle with some herbs, fold the ends to the middle and serve.  I'm thinking of mixing the veggies and cheese together before putting it into the omelet.  I must tell you that it is very filling and delicious.  Hope you will try it.  I have just about lost about 20 pounds and not just because I have been cooking for myself.  I have done pretty well, but it does take A LOT of brain power to plan your meals.  I hope to do some more planning when The Herbal Husband returns later this week!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend wherever you may be.

An Early Morning Awards Ceremony!

My best girlfriend and her daughter, Miss C and I went to Heinz Field today for the 71st Annual Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair awards ceremony.  It was quite an impressive event.  Miss C had the highest score at her school so she along with 39 other participants from her school were competing for awards along with hundreds of other students from various parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.  I think I heard her school's name several times.  Our girl did not win any awards this time, but wait until next year!  Congratulations Miss C!  You're number one in our eyes!  Heinz Field is an impressive place and has beautiful views of Pittsburgh!  Hope you had a great day wherever you may be!

Guest Blogging for The Herb Companion Magazine!

It has been almost a year since I started guest blogging for The Herb Companion magazine and I have loved every minute of it!  It was such a nice weekend past that I had to spend some time in the herb garden starting the spring cleanup.  So here is my report on how the herbs fared during the February snows.  It is the link.  Hope you enjoy it!  If you have any questions about the spring cleanup in your herb garden, please let me know!  Chilly again this morning.  It's only March.  Can't wait for spring for real!  Hope you have a great weekend wherever you may be.

Cheep Rooms on Thursdays!

This is a pretty mundane birdhouse in our yard.  It is supposed to be a wren house, but everything but a wren has lived in it!  Last renters were yellowjackets!  It was a surprise when you were trying to work weeding or planting in that part of the yard!  Keep away from the front because they were very protective of their space!  Always an adventure!  Hope you will click the photo along the right side of this post to participate in this weekly event inspired by Tufa Girl and her blog, Texas Tufa.  Join in the fun!  Really late blogging today because I was at a Penn State IPM Seminar all day.  Loads of information and a great lunch  makes for a great day.  Talk to you later!

I Can't Believe This is Still Around!

The black squirrel is still around the garden.  It doesn't usually hang around this long.  Maybe it knows The Herbal Husband is not around and I'm a softy!  It is raw, cold and drizzling.  Nice to get some things done inside.  Might go get a cup of tea!  Hope you are having a great day.  Talk to you later.

BTW, I'm still waiting to hear from Rhonda Dobson!  Please Rhonda e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you your prize.  You actually won! 

Sure Sign of Spring! (UPDATED)

First daffodils!  Whoo! Hoo!  Finally, out from under all of that snow.  We had a warm weekend and rain this morning!  Bingo, daffodils!  Lots more to come, but I need to get ready for my talk this evening to the Moms of Multiples!  My hats off to them!  I took the easy way out!  No kids and no pets!  Just wanted to say had fun with the Moms tonight!   I think they enjoyed it!  Oh, too many exclamation points AGAIN!  So here is another shot of spring.  The tete a tete daffodils have started to bloom as well.

I am still waiting to hear from Rhonda Dobson!  Please Rhonda e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you your prize.  You actually won!  

Even Kitty Was Enjoying The Day and Happy Spring!

The cat was on the walk the other day just snoozing away!  Then it was up prowling through the sticks to find dinner. We had two loose dogs roaming the neighborhood yesterday!  We are out of control!  Hope The Herbal Husband gets back soon!  Oh, maybe not, he usually stirs things up!  Always an adventure!

I am still waiting to hear from Rhonda Dobson!  Please Rhonda e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you your prize.  You actually won!  Off to take a walk and then work in the herb garden!  Happy Spring!  It can't come soon enough for me and maybe you as well!  Talk to you later!