And then there were four…
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Punta Cana July 2011
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Did I mention we have baby chicks?
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57: hung the measuring cups and spoons above the stove on little hooks. It’s already made a huge difference in efficiency while cooking.
58 Banana muffins with peanut butter frosting
59 bacon-wrapped meatloaf
60 Dinner one night
61 peas on a “trellis” (which is actually a wire shelf thingie repurposed for a while)
62 Chili with black and kidney beans, sweet potato, red bell pepper, cilantro.
63 seedlings
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65 LOL Home Depot
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All in a day’s work
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I’ve hated this pyracantha since we put an offer in on the house. Actually, to state that I merely hated it is an understatement. I’ve trimmed it back 3 times in the last year, but it’s hard to trim because of the slope it was on. It blocked the light next to the door, making it really difficult to see on the stairs to the driveway, thus the rope light. It was covered in thorns that stab right through your clothes. I loathed this pyracantha.
So I got rid of it.
Originally, there were 4 shrubs in the front that I disliked when we bought the place. Of the 4, I have now removed 3. In this photo, it’s the pyracantha and the 2 conical trees to the left. The last one to take out is at the corner of the house, bottom right in this photo, which we’ll replace with a camelia.
We’re not sure yet what we’re putting in place of the pyracantha. Probably a trellis, climbing vine of some sort, and some low-light plants, maybe ferns and moss. We need to replace and add more lights to the garage side of the house. I also want to strip and repaint the deck, since it the former home owner did a piss poor job of it (it’s flaking off badly) and I loathe that color green almost as much as I loathed that pyracantha.
Another day, another dollar
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52: After each meal made our stomachs unhappy (thanks food poisoning), I finally made simple salads with spinach, apple, red onion, cranberries, feta cheese, and Challah bread. No dressing. Much easier on the stomachs.
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54: salt dome fish
55: What we woke up to this morning.
Photo dump
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Some 365, some not.
48: 2lb Porterhouse at work
Strogonoff I made for work one day
49: One of the jars I’ve been stashing tip money in at home. We’re going to use this money for part of our anniversary trip.
Sleeping Kitty
Apparently this is my party face….or at least after hosting a potluck party for almost 20 people and a few kids all day. Man that was a great party.
Stir fry with sirloin.
French green lentils…one of my favorite pantry items.
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As the year turns
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45 Crocus about to bloom
46 Dinner by candlelight after a power outage
47 A reminder to Carl to turn the back burner on, not the front. He does this everytime he uses the stove, it’s become a joke between us. I finally made him a reminder and we had a good laugh about it. Speaking of Carl…we’re coming up on 9 years together in about 2 weeks…4 of those married. It’s pretty incredible to me that so much time has passed and things just get better and better.
365-8 pic update
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On we go
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I’ve been having a rough time at work lately, having to clean the big machinery at night. This is bleach irritation. Carl declared my hands were “crispy” on Tuesday.
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Here is the saw and the grinder I’ve been having to clean lately with bleach.
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Rose bush is leafing out
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Blueberry bush!
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Two of the best save-the-dates we’ve gotten: my sister is getting married in June, Carl’s best friend is getting married in July.
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Seat-of-the-pants dinner one night: breakfast sausage & sweet potato fritatta. It was also breakfast for a few days too.
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