Remember the steps we put in 

 (cement from the neighbors)

which they were tearing out and throwing away

and I brought it home and made steps

going from the patio into the back yard.

 I  planted  Mazus last year

which is a reliable garden favorite.

Its showy blooms held above dense mats of 

spreading foliage provide a rewarding display .

here it is a year later

It only grows 2" in height and likes full sun.

and blooms late spring -summer

I'm amazed how fast it spread

on the right I planted impaients

I will take pictures once they are in full

bloom.

Hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather

as much as I am.

love and blessings

Ruby

Garden

Finally got my garden in,

 it's been raining so much and with working 

I had a hard time trying to get everything done.

Several days its been nice all day until I would leave work 

and drive down the road and 5 minutes later there

would be a down pour and rain all evening.

 Here are a few pictures of our garden.

I have 4 plots, 6 ft wide x 10 ft long with enough space

between each one to run the riding mower thru.

I need to edge each one yet to give them straight clean lines

around the edge this will give them a cleaner look.

red and white sweet potatoes in the mounds

tomato plants in the trellises 

lettuce, spinach, red beets, peppers, garlic, Lima beans,

onions, tomatoes, red and white sweet potatoes.

Hopefully it will produce at lot of vegetables for us.

 can't wait for the harvest!

yum yum

grilled, cooked, steamed  or fresh however

we decide to eat them.

Maybe I'll have enough to share.

luv and blessings

Ruby 

Rain Rain go away We would like to plant 

our garden today.

We bought all our plants

tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce,

 red and white sweet potatoes, herbs, and zucchini.

And some seeds,

 Lima beans, spinach, red beets and lettuce

 and marigolds to plant all around the garden.

I think this helps keep the bugs out.

So as soon as it drys up a little and we get a ray of sunshine

 we're ready to go.

love and blessings!

Ruby

Tea Room Coconut Toast

 if you like coconut this is for you

While talking to a friend she mentioned this 

toast and I thought yummy! She said you can find the 

recipe on Chickensintheroad.com

So I tried it for supper tonight.

Tea Room Coconut Toast

 6 slices of thick bread ( I used cinnamon bread)

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 tsp vanilla

1 beaten egg

 1 cup shredded coconut

 Grease a 9 X 13" pan.

melt the butter add the

vanilla, egg, sugar, coconut and walnuts

spread evenly over the bread.

bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes,

broil on high for 1 min.

top w/ maple syrup

DELICIOUS!!

.

as you can tell we enjoyed it.

Thanks Lena for introducing me to

chickensintheroad.com

love and blessings

Ruby

Spring

Is Spring finally here?

My magnolia bush is full of color

Tulips are open so bright and beautiful

 I must say tulips are one of my favorite flowers

 I want to plant more in the fall.

 the daffodils are standing proud

My rhododendron is just starting to open its buds

and oh the Johnny Jump Ups are

jumping up all over the place

I love the season of spring when everything 

looks so fresh and lush, especially with all

the rain we have been having. 

And yes I'd be ready for some sunshine again.

  

 love and blessings

Ruby

 I made new curtains for our living room.

 What used to look like this.

 Now looks like this.

starting with a full bolt of 25 yards of fabric

which I bought at Zinks a local fabric store

which has thousands of yards of fabric.You never know 

what you find when you get there.Sometimes 

you find what your looking for and other times you don't.

But its on my way to work so I can stop in and check 

things out often.

Oh yes did I mention you can find GREAT BARGAINS!

 I got to cutting my panels

(yes on the floor didn't have a table big enough)

to pining the hems and the curtain header

 

 and sewing all I had pined.

I love the airiness of the fabric, the way the light shine's thru.

 The curtains I used to have up are Dorthy's Ruffles Curtains.

They are all packaged up waiting for someone to hang them in there 

home. They are still in great condition.So if your interested

let me know thru email 

johnrj4@aol.com

Have a wonderful week end

love and blessings

Ruby

 Join me for a piece of 

STRAWBERRY

CAKE

 did you enjoy that as much as I did?

thanks for spending a little of your time 

with me.

 Happy Easter!

love and blessings

Ruby