THE WEEK THAT WAS......SPRING BREAK

MY GRANDDAUGHTERS STARTED OFF THEIR WEEK BY GOING TO THE MOVIES\THEY SAW HUNGER GAME.......THEY SAID IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE

TUESDAY WE WENT TO OUR FAVORITE DINER AND HAD LUNCH

AND THEN WENT SHOPPING....IT WAS A GOOD DAY

TOOK A TRIP ON WEDNESDAY TO MYSTIC ISLAND IN NJ....HERE ARE A FEW PHOTO'S

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MATTIE, JENNA AND MAKAYLA, SITTING BY THE BAY IN MYSTIC

THE VIEW ACROSS THE BAY WAS THE SKYLINE OF ATLANTIC CITY 

WITH ALL THE FABULOUS HOTELS AND CASINO'S

ON THURSDAY WE TOOK A RIDE....HAD LUNCH........DID A LITTLE SHOPPING

AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED BY SMITHVILLE BAKERY FOR

SOME GOODIES

WE WERE WELCOMED BY A BEAUTIFUL ROOSTER AND HIS MATE

AND........A FAMILY OF DUCKS AND DUCKLINGS

ON THURSDAY WE WENT TO THE CHINESE BUFFET 

THEY HAVE A GREAT SELECTION....AND THE FOOD IS VERY DELICIOUS

ON FRIDAY WE WENT TO THE STABLES

THIS IS MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S MIKEY........HE IS SO PRECIOUS

HERE IS MAKAYLA  (WELL HER HAND) GIVING JAKE (MIKEY'S PAL) A PEPPERMINT

THIS IS JAKE

THIS IS JACKSON....HE IS 23 YEARS OLD

AND OF COURSE OUR MIKEY

IT WAS A GREAT WEEK.......THE GIRLS HAD A LOT OF FUN....AND I DID TOO.....COME MONDAY.....BACK TO SCHOOL......  :(

FRIENDS SHARING TEA / ON THE TITANIC

A CENTURY HAS SAILED BY SINCE THE LUXURY STEAMSHIP RES TITANIC MET ITS CATASTROPHIC END IN THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.  THE TITANIC WENT DOWN APRIL 15, 1912.  MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES.  HER RESTING PLACE IS OFF THE COAST OFF NEWFOUNDLAND.

100TH YEARS ANNIVERSARY

1912.......2012

THE BEAUTIFUL STAIRWAY TO THE LOUNGE

 

THE DINING ROOM

I HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE UPLOADING MY PICTURES FROM MY CAMERA TODAY, SO I GOT MOST OF THEM FROM THE WEB,  SORRY ABOUT THAT...I HAD SO MANY MORE OF MY TEA ON THE TITANIC TO SHOW YOU....THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE TODAY.

A FEW EASTER DAY SPECIALS

JACKIE MADE OUR FAMOUS LAMB CAKE........IT IS SO ADORABLE....AND IT SO DELICIOUS

EASTER BREAD

JENNA, MATTIE, AND MAKAYLA COLORES EGGS

ONE OF MY EASTER GIFTS........NOW IS SHE THE CUTEST

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT EASTER PLANTS

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..................................................RIZZI

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS

HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER DAY......................................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

 SPRING HAS FINALLY ARRIVED....YELLOW DAISIES....YELLOW CHICKS.........AND

MY  POT OF TEA FOR ONE

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

I DECIDED TO MAKE A DOILY.........NOT TOO BAD

I THINK THESE ARE THE CUTEST LITTLE CHICKS...THEY SAY EASTER

MY BEAUTIFUL STAR FISH........I CAN SMELL THE OCEAN AND HEAR THE WAVES

MY TEA FOR ONE POT HAS A LARGE CUP.....I JUST LOVE IT

BIG....BUT SO DAINTY

CHARMING AND CHEERFUL.........THAT'S THE POWER OF FLOWERS

TEA FOR ONE POT

PEEP!   HAVE A GREAT DAY

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.............................................................................RIZZI
THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA

SEA MONSTERS

THE VIPER FISH IS FOUND ABOUT A MILE DOWN IN THE OCEAN......IT IS THE MOST WICKED LOOKING SEA MONSTER......SOME OF THEM ARE BLACK AS NIGHT ALL OVER WITH LIGHT ORGANS.....IN STRATEGIC PLACES ON THEIR BODIES.....SOME VIPER FISH DON'T HAVE ANY PIGMENT AT ALL.....THEY'RE TRANSPARENT.....THEY HAVE LARGE EYES TO GATHER LIGHT......THIS SEA ANIMAL CREATE LIGHT BY USING A CHEMICAL CALLED BIOLUMINESCENCE......

THE DEEP SEA DRAGON FISH IS A FEROCIOUS PREDATOR IN SPITE OF ITS SMALL SIZE.....IT IS ONE OF MANY SPECIES KNOWN TO INHABIT THE DEEP OCEANS OF THE WORLD.....IT GROWS TO ABOUT 6 INCHES IN LENGTH......IT HAS A LARGE HEAD AND MOUTH EQUIPPED WITH MANY SHARP FANG-LIKE TEETH..........THE DRAGON FISH HAS AN ORGAN KNOWN AS A PHOTOPHORES ALSO IT HAS ONE  ALONG SIDE HIS BODY AND USES IT AS A LURE TO CATCH FOOD AND WARN THE OTHER FISH........

THIS GIANT ISOPOD, KNOWN SCIENTIFICALLY AS THE LARGEST KNOWN MEMBER OF THE ISOPOD FAMILY......ITS RELATED TO THE SMALL PILLBUGS THAT YOU FIND IN THE GARDEN.........IT IS A CARNIVOROUS CRUSTACEAN THAT SPENDS ITS TIME SCAVENGING THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR......

GIANT ISOPODS ARE KNOWN TO REACH A SIZE OF OVER 16 INCHES AND THE LARGEST OF THE CRUSTACEAN FAMILY........WHEN THREATENED THEY ROLL THEMSELVES INTO A BALL AND THEY ARE  PROTECTED BY THEIR ARMOURED SHELL.......

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..........................................................................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

SPRING IS HERE.........IT IS SO LOVELY OUTSIDE TODAY.....JACKIE AND I DID A LITTLE SHOPPING.....WHEN WE GOT BACK I MADE LUNCH FOR THE BOTH OF US......

I THOUGHT THIS IS A GREAT TEAPOT FOR SPRING WITH ALL THE BIRDS.......

EVERY MORNING THAT IS ALL I CAN HEAR....BIRDS CHIRPING IN THE TREES......

MAKING BIRD NESTS HERE AND THERE.....

TODAY I MADE TILIPIA.... LIGHTLY COATED WITH EGG, FLOUR, AND BREAD CRUMBS

LEMON, GARLIC, S & P, AND TARRAGON

BAKE POTATOES WITH BROCCOLI AND A LIGHT CHEESE SAUCE

EVERYTHING IS BLOOMING SO BEAUTIFULLY

OUR FORSYTHIA IS A BRIGHT YELLOW AS THE DAFFODILS

FLOWERS AND CANDLES ALSO SET A GOOD MOOD

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY................................................................................RIZZI
THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN YOUR FRIENDS SHARING TEA

ST. PATRICK'S DAY DESSERT

WE HAD A GREAT ST. PATRICK'S DAY.....JACKIE MADE CORN BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER......IT WAS SOOOOOOO DELICIOUS.........THEN WE HAD OUR IRISH TEA AND DESSERT........

HOMEMADE COOKIES MADE BY JENNA, MATTIE, AND MAKAYLA

APPLE CAKE MADE BY JACKIE

PUMPKIN CREAM LOAF BOUGHT FROM AMISH BAKER

 

UNTIL NEXT YEAR....HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...............................................................................................RIZZI

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY MY FRIENDS

MAY LUCK BE OUR COMPANION

MAY FRIENDS STAND BY OUR SIDE

MAY HISTORY REMIND US ALL

OF IRELAND'S FAITH AND PRIDE

MAY GOD BLESS US WITH HAPPINESS

MAY LOVE AND FAITH ABIDE

THESE THINGS I WARMLY WISH TO YOU

SOMEONE TO LOVE

SOME WORK TO DO

A BIT O'SUN

A BIT O'CHEER

AND A GUARDIAN ANGEL ALWAYS NEAR

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY MY FRIENDS..........HAVE A GREAT DAY...........RIZZI