Garden update

We headed out to Lowe's today to get more netting, something a little more heavy duty than what we had. Perhaps chicken wire. While there, we ran into our neighbors and found out they had a garden and the guy had built a PVC pipe cage that is easy to flip over when he needs to get in his garden. Otherwise, the squirrels were making his life nuts! So our small project turned into a large one. All in all, it took about an hour to get everything done. We had to cut all the pipe (they only came in 10' sections) and then join them all together, wrap the new mesh around and zip-tie it to the pipes. It would have taken ALOT longer had Don and Donald not ESP'd my thoughts and came over to help. The walked in literally when we were getting all the materials out.
We also purchased some tomato cages to put around the plants to offer support and give us something to tie them to when they droop. From what we hear, the tomato plants are going to just shoot up and not stop growing until the point of the year they stop making blooms. Then they just die. So my neighbors and co workers will be supplied heavily with tomatoes this year!
Today was so pretty, 75+ degrees and sunny. Great day to be outside. We were at Lowe's awhile, then ate outside at Chipotle (a.k.a. heaven) then went to see I Love You Man (good.. maybe a renter though) and then constructed this cage. Days like these I wish we had gotten a convertible when we got my Mini. Awesome day to be in the mini with the top down and Buffett telling us how to live the island life.

Saturday was made for lazy....

Yesterday we didn't do anything. Not one thing. We didn't leave the house. Barely got dressed. It was awesome!
It was cold and windy so the garage sale at Lee's parents was cancelled. Therefore, we slept in. I made breakfast, then we holed up in the living room and watched 2 movies. Milk, and Rachael Getting Married. Both good!
Lee loves his garden:I looked over and notice my puppies playing. Teddy was laying there chewing on a stick, and Lola was behing him, "wallering."Since I had so much extra time, I made pizza for dinner.

BEFORE:

AFTER:I had left over sauce from spaghetti earlier in the week, then some fresh basil and cheese, and cut up a small tomato. That's it! I made the dough from scratch and it was a little dense but it was still really tasty.
I hope everyone else had a great Saturday!
Today we are bike riding, grocery shopping, and going to see I Love You Man at the movies.

Garden @ 5 Weeks

Check it OUT!
We have 3 baby peppers on the Cayenne plant...And 4 Tomato plants, but one is kind of failing. Right after we planted it shriveled up so I think it is about a week or 2 behind in growing...

I just wanted to show the progress! It was sunny for several days so the plants really liked it. We are expecting some storms soon, so I am hoping for a good rain to soak through all that mulch.

Ode to Ice Cream

Dear Blue Bell:



Thank you.

Bre

Texas Grown...

I love that I live in Texas. I love that I was born and raised in a small Texas town. I have nothing against my state at all. In fact, some joys of Texas (some of many) are:

• Blue Bell Ice Cream
• Nice people
• Cowboy hats
• Bluebonnets
• Howdy
• Howdy M'am
• Sunshine even in the winter
• Whataburger
• Tex-Mex

But I do notice how proud Texas is. Sometimes a little too much. All the truck commercials - "Ford is the best in Texas." Really? What about Pennsylvania? Or Minnesota? Is Ford the best there? and Chevy - Did Bob Segar yell out "OOOOH like a rock!" in other states, or just here?
The slogan "Everything is bigger in Texas." Um... I don't know how to take that.
What brought this on was a package at the grocery store (a Texas only grocery store, H-E-B... it just keeps getting better!) of fresh basil. It is in a little plastic deal with the roots and some water. I get home and start to put the basil in a vase and I see the package...
"GO TEXAN."

So I am about to make chicken salad. I have been obsessing over chicken salad for about a month. I went to a bridal shower and they had the little sandwiches there. Normally, I am not a mayonnaise sandwich gal, but this chicken salad was yummy. A place here called Barnaby's has a Pesto Chicken Salad with artichokes. I love it. So i bought a rotisserie chicken and some celery and a little pesto. We will see how it goes.
I love that I got all the way home from the store, fighting the crazy bikers, and found my bread to be moldy. I guess I will have chicken salad with some lettuce in a bowl.
And maybe have that new Mocha Crunch Blue Bell Ice Cream I got at the store... and maybe lay out in my hammock in the 79 degree Texas sun.
Bye Y'all!

Herbs

I finally planted my herbs. I have had 3 plants in my window for a few weeks. Since I had 3 large planters outside, I decided to just run out there and plant them really quick so that they can grow!I have Mint, Thyme, and Rosemary. I have already had to pinch the thyme a few times while cooking, so I am really excited to see it get big. Mint I like to keep around for tea.
We have a semi-lazy weekend ahead, which is nice because of how busy last weekend was. We are about to head out for lunch, then have a party tonight out in Cypress. Tomorrow Lee is playing golf, i suppose I will go to the store, and then out to dinner with friends.
We possibly will wind up with a new tv this weekend. We'll see.
What? Is there something wrong with our current tv? Of course not.

Crime against puddies...

Call the police... a crime against puddies has been committed.
And not just any crime.
THE crime.



Bath time.