I spent some time with Isabel outside today, and it gave me time to map my garden plan for this year. I'm confident in the layout, and after trial and error with certain veggies, I know what I'm good at and what to stay away from. I'm about to transplant my red onions, as they are getting much bigger now and I have no plans to attempt to grow more. They take too long. I want corn, pumpkins, zucchini, and lettuce. I feel like I can manage more if I have larger quantities of just a few or so different veggies. The girls will have their own box again, and maybe a barrel or two - I know that they really want carrots. Remember Mia has a green thumb, and she's excited to plant again this year. I would also like to get a second 50 gallon water barrel for rain water collection - I will keep my eye out for used ones.
The more sun I see, the closer I know I am to garage sale season. I have a mental list of things I plan on looking out for: old but decorative plates and similar cups for a special secret project, ornate picture frames, wooden boxes, garden fencing, and pottery. I'm not closed to flipping a few pieces of furniture, something that I've wanted to do for some time now. The things you see when going to these sales, I swear people throw money directly into the garbage because they can't grasp the thought of refinishing something. I'm gonna see if I can't pick up some of these dollars people are tossing out.
The last day has been different. I've neglected the house a bit, but managed to do some cooking, and even got outside with the girls a few times. I decided to make taquitos. I keep calling them flautas. I made the tortillas, then cooked and shredded the chicken mixing it with sour cream, cream cheese, salsa, fresh spinach and the chicken. I seasoned with cumin, salt and pepper. Rolled, fried, consumed. We dipped them in chile verde. They were really good! Its a recipe worthy of a recipe card.
Mia and I made our first nursery visit this year after school. We looked at the cool ponds of fish, and I checked out some things in the main house. I have so much to do, once I got there I wasn't even sure where my shopping should begin. How about a "red item" off my spring to-do list? Oh ya, I'm starting with kitchen cabinet doors. I plan to refinish them, and finally replace all the hardware - the doors look awful and I can't wait to get this done! See how fast that road changed directions?
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