Friday, May 5, 2023

Flowerful Friday

I work most Fridays, but, due to school group arrangements, I worked Thursday this week instead of Friday. It was sure nice having a Friday off for a change!

I spent this morning cooking and baking to have meals ahead for the freezer; I spent the afternoon planting flowers and herbs. 

I got most of the flowers that I got last week at the Amish greenhouse in the ground . 





I still have a dozen marigolds that I need to put somewhere, but I was running out of steam and the battery in my digger needed recharging, so I'll figure that out later. 



I got the empty spaces in the herb wheel worked up and planted...basil, rosemary, and thyme. I have one space left. The next time I'm out and about, I will look for one more herb to fill it. Any suggestions?



Here is the next mystery iris that is getting ready to bloom. I have a feeling that it's going to be spectacular!



Well...that's it for today. I need to take a shower. Am working Truman Days in Lamar tomorrow and need to start moving towards bed. 

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Thursday Things - Three Firsts

The first (and maybe the only) taste of morel mushroom this spring. The boys found it when mowing this week. 

Fried Morel Mushroom

A summer favorite has returned! I spotted the first dickcissel of the year on my way to work this morning!

Dickcissel

The first bloom of one of the new irises that a visitor at the park gave me last year. It's so pretty! And there are three more varieties yet to discover!

New Iris

Short, sweet, and to the point! That's all for today!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Tuesday Tidbits - Around The Yard, Making Progress, and More

It's late in the day, I know, but I was really hoping to get another post out before going back to work tomorrow. 

How has your Tuesday been? Mine here has been good! All of the plant photos in this post have been taken this afternoon.


Yellow Iris Blooming in the Garden

Last night I was invited over to Patrick and Amber's for Chinese food and a movie. Amber made general chicken with lo mein noodles and crab rangoon. Everything was so yummy! I love Chinese food and Amber's homemade is the BEST! 

After supper we watched the old Disney family favorite Hot Lead and Cold Feet with Don Knotts and Jack Elam. 



The movie came out in 1978 (back in the days when Disney was still family friendly and worth watching), but I hadn't seen it since my kids were little. If you like westerns and are in the mood for something totally ridiculous and hysterically funny, then Hot Lead and Cold Feet comes highly recommended! Ha-ha! 😆


Last year's sage and chives are doing great, but I need
to work on my herb wheel. Hopefully, it will be
warm enough in a few days that I can get it worked 
up and plant the basil, rosemary, and thyme that
I picked up at the Amish store last week.

This morning I did a general house cleaning (did dishes, dusted and polished the furniture, cleaned the bathroom, vaccuumed, mopped,) and got the laundry finshed. 


The hostas are looking pretty this year!

I picked up a hanging basket and potting soil at Dollar General yesterday, and, this morning, potted the petunias and pretty, little, white flowers that I bought at the Amish store last week. 


Petunias in Hanging Basket

I figured out a few years ago, that by putting the baskets together myself, I save 50% (or more) over what I'd pay for baskets already made.


My peonies are doing better than they ever have and are
absolutely loaded this year! They will be blooming soon.

This afternoon Tony went with me to get another load of stuff from the shed. We're making progress, but, man!!! Why in the world did we move all this junk down here anyway??? It's ridiculous! 

The bad thing is, it's slow going. If I had a bigger trash dumpster, I could really dig in and get stuff done, but, the way it is, I can only accomodate going through a few boxes each week. Little by little, though, it's coming along. I can hardly wait, however, until the day arrives that this job over and done with! 


This robin was pulling worms up out of the ground
while I was taking pictures. There was a pair
of the, actually, and I think they have a nest nearby.

Well, it's time to make supper and get on with my evening chores, so I guess that it's for today! I hope that your Tuesday is going well. Have a great rest of the week!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Master To-Do List and Menu Plan Monday - May 1, 2023

It's an absolutely glorious mid-spring day here on the tallgrass prairie of southwest Missouri! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and God's love, care, and provision is evident and abundant on every front! Happy First Day of May 2023! 

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How was your week and weekend? Mine was good here...super busy...but all in a good way! 

I worked on Wednesday. That morning we had school groups; I worked on program-planning in the afternoon.

Thursday morning daughter-in-law, Angie, and I got together for our regular, quarterly breakfast date. We've done this for I-don't-know-how-many years, but, in recent months, we've added a pre-breakfast drive through the park to see what can we see. This time we hit the jackpot! 

Coyote

It was cloudy and some of the more nocturnal-type animals were late heading home to their dens. We saw two raccoons, a coyote, an opposum, several deer, four bull bison, and all kinds of birds...red-winged blackbirds, mourning doves, wild turkeys, barn swallows, American goldfinches, a great white egret, and more! 

Native Sparrow

Afterwards we had breakfast at Mary's. It was a great morning!

In the afternoon, Carla rode with me to Nevada (the city, not the state of). I had to stop at the vet's to pick up Revolution Plus for all three cats. After that, we went to the grocery store, had lunch at Freddy's, then went to Walmart. Our last stop of the day was at the Amish greenhouse where we spent waaaay too much money on flowers, but it was fun! I got a few herbs and a hen and chick, too!


Flowers and Herbs From The Amish Greenhouse



I worked Friday and Saturday. I took the following photo of a big, ol' bull Friday morning. He was magnificent! And, oh! So majestic! Absolutely gorgeous!

Magnificent Bull Bison

After church on Sunday I worked on wiping out a variety of little, odd-and-end jobs that had been left undone all week...cleaning the water pitcher and replacing the old filter with a new one, opening the new bag of cat food and refilling the self-feeder, putting away books, papers, and other items that have managed to pile up here and there over the past week, etc. I visited with friends and family members on the phone, took a nap, then finished reading another book. Amber and Esther came over in the late afternoon and visited for a few hours. It turned out to be a great day all the way around! 

I was enjoying working and getting caught up on things around the house so much that I didn't end up going to bed until almost 3 o' clock this morning. I figured I'd sleep in, but I didn't. I was up and back at it by 8:30 this morning and have accomplished quite a lot today, for which I'm thankful! 

I should be getting on it with it though. The day is getting totally away from me now and I still have much to do before joining family for supper. Let's take a look at the week ahead, shall we?

Irises Blooming in My Garden

This week's master to-do list...

- Clean house
- Do laundry
- Get gas and check fluids in both vehicles
- Figure May's budget and bills
- Go to the bank and post office
- Visit my neighbor
- Deliver flowers for May Day
- Purchase postage stamps
- Answer a few letters
- Pay bills
- Plant flowers
- Print program materials
- Work
- Get in a short visit with Amanda and the girls 

Tallgrass Prairie View

This week's menu plan...

- Cauliflower nachos
- Oven-roasted chicken with baked potato, fried cabbage, and corn-on-the-cob
- Taco salad
- Homemade pizza
- Breakfast for supper
- Out
- Leftovers

Periwinkle
(Not a native, but still pretty.)

Well, that's it for today! I hope your Monday is going well and that your week is off to a great start!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Wordless Wednesday - April 26, 2023


Van Gogh's Eeterie
Springfield, Missouri 


Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Tuesday Tidbits - Flowers Blooming and After Easter Bargains


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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Tuesday Tidbits - Flowers Blooming and After Easter Bargains

I planned on posting earlier today, but didn't make it. Better late than never, I guess! 😊

Yesterday morning I picked the last of the lilac blooms. Most of them got nipped with the previous night's freeze.



Later in the morning, Amber and Mercy and I took a short drive in the country in search of two of our favorite wildflowers. 



We stopped, first, at a friend's prairie where we picked a few sprigs of Indian paintbrush. 



Afterwards, we went around the corner, past where we lived when we first moved to the area, and on down to the low-water bridge where the sweet williams bloom. I so miss living out here sometimes!




After adding a few sweet williams to the sprigs of Indian paintbrush, we circled on around, crossed the main highway, held our breath as we hurridly crossed the old, rickety, wooden bridge, and made our way back through the country and home. We weren't gone long, but it was certainly enjoyable!

Later in the day, I discovered that the first of the irises had bloomed! My favorites...the ones that smell like grape Kool-Aid...the 'Keith Millers' (named after the father of the friend that first gave me the starts).



Star of Bethlehem is blooming, too. It's not a native plant, but it sure is pretty! The delicate, white flowers can be found blooming in little clumps all over the north lawn.



I thought about going to Nevada (the town of, not the state of) today, but, with so much to do here, I decided that I really wasn't up to it. I decided, instead, to get what I could at Dollar General and save my trip to one of the bigger towns for another day.

While at Dollar General, I hit the jackpot on early preparation for Easter 2024. All the Easter stuff was 70% off!



I got 15 baskets (not enough for all of the grands, but enough for the youngest ones), 10 bags of grass, and 2 packages of egg-dye for 30 cents a package. I also got a stuffed bunny for the baby (due in August) for $1.05 and a pretty pot of spring flowers (fake, of course) for $1.80. 



Well, that's all for now. I need to be moving towards getting ready for work tomorrow. I hope your week is going well and that your Tuesday has been a great one!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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