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Make a Smilebox slideshow

My clover came back, I just love when it gets it's little delicate flowers on it

Nolan was ready with his yellow ducky for our outdoor chores, we always have to play ball or chase the duck

Got the sprinkler out yesterday to start watering the lawn, it was such a nice day, and it has been awhile since we have had rain, maybe I will get a jump on green grass this year

This dill plant lasted all winter long, I didn't plant it there, I guess the seed were spread there by the wind or birds, It is the pretties dill plant I have ever had and I didn't do a darn thing to it, guess Mother Nature had her hand in this one

This is a must read

http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2009/02/still-she-smiles.html

I came across Susies blog from Skywatch friday, this is one of her posts and with her permission I felt I needed to pass it on to you all. Life is very diffent in Saudi Arabia, and this little girl in the story leads a much different life than the 6 year olds in America. Have a tissue ready you will need it..... This is a mascara alert...... After you read it, let me know what you think...

Photos on my Mom's Blog

If you get a chance stop by my Mom's blog she has posted some of the goodies she purchased on our Saturday thrift store trip.

http://judannascomfortcorner.blogspot.com/

Deb
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Skywatch Friday

http://skyley.blogspot.com/

Hi everyone it is time for Skywatch Friday.... you know how I love sky pictures, click on the above link if you would like to join in or see skys from around the world such as

http://mausbearsnaehkiste.blogspot.com/ from Germany

http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/ from Arabia

http://on2wheels-foto.blogspot.com/ from Norway

They really have interesting and beautiful photos......

Skywatch Friday

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Easy Cabbage Stew

Dice up your onions

cut up baby carrots

cube Potatoes

Cut cabbage in medium chunks

Cut up sausage, brown in skillet

Add all ingredients into pan, use chicken

broth for extra flavor

Bring all ingredients to a boil, lower temperature and cook slowly till veggies are tender

Easy Cabbage stew, I sometimes add a can of crushed tomatoes for a different flavor

Interesting Facts

Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale

More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes

99 % of all pumpkins sold in US end up as jack o lanterns

All Polar bears are left handed

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

Peanuts are an ingredient in dynamite

The winter of 1932 Niagra Falls froze completely solid

Leonardo DaVinci invented scissors

Cats have 32 muscles in each ear

I hope you enjoy the random facts as much as I did.............Come back next week for more

Deb

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Desert

For desert I made a fruit salad



















I used red seedless grapes

















Cut up 2 oranges, and apples
















I drained a can of Doles pineapple chunks (helps the apples stay fresh), added walnuts and stirred to mix..... yummy


Loretta also spoke of oatmeal cookies, well these are my father in laws favorites, so I decided to bake him some.... I cheated and bought the Betty Crocker, but they are very yummy...

Beef Stew

I was inspired by Loretta over at Under the Wild Cherry Trees to make a beef stew for sunday dinner, thank you Loretta.......

First I chopped up onions and sauted them with beef broth

Then I added my stew meat

I cooked the stew meat with the onions, beef broth, pepper and chilit powder for about 2 1/2 hours to get the meat tender

I cut up baby carrots

Diced potatoes

I put the green beans and carrots in first and cooked about 20 minutes then added the potatoes

All was cooked in a cast iron skillet, it was very yummy, just what we needed on a cold day.