THE JERSEY SHORE

EASTER BREAK WE TOOK A RIDE DOWN THE SHORE, LONG BEACH ISLAND. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, BUT DOWN BY THE OCEAN IT WAS VERY HAZY...........................


THE OCEAN WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL, AND ROUGH. THE SMELL OF THE OCEAN WAS JUST PERFECT..................
HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THIS................MATTIE AND MAKAYLA FEEDING THE GULLS..................
THE SEA GULLS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL....AND HUNGRY................
TREASURES OF THE SEA..............................

MATTIE LOOKING FOR SHELLS.................................

JENNA.....................................

WE HAD A GREAT DAY, I LOVE GOING DOWN THE SHORE.......I LOVE THE OCEAN..........................ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED AT THE HERMIT CRAB SHOP, BUT THEY WERE CLOSED.....THEY WILL OPEN IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THE KIDS LOVE THE HERMIT CRABS.....................

WHILE I WAS WAITING IN THE CAR, A SWEET LITTLE BIRD WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME IN THE BUSH WHERE WE WERE PARKED, SO I TOOK A PICTURE, THEN I SAW ME IN THE SIDE MIRROR SO I TOOK ANOTHER PICTURE,

THIS IS WHAT OLD PEOPLE DO.....TEE HEE.....GREAT DAY WITH THE KIDS, AND OF COURSE WE WENT OUT TO LUNCH.

NOW I AM TAKING YOUR PICTURE....SMILE...............

THIS IS THE LITTLE BIRD IN THE BUSH....I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF BIRD IT IS, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK IT UP.

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

EASTER DAY

WE HAD A VERY HAPPY EASTER , AND LOTS OF FUN.
OUR LAMB CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES WAS DELICIOUS......THE KIDS COLORED EGGS WHICH WE HAD FOR BREAKFAST ALONG WITH HAM, AND CINN. BUNS. JACKIE MADE A DELICIOUS DINNER, LAMB WITH MINT JELLY, HAM, MASHED POTATOES, MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH TOASTED MARSHMALLOWS, STUFFED CELERY STICKS WITH CREAM CHEESE AND OLIVES, STRINGBEAN CASSEROLE, ASPARAGUS WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE, CARROTS, WITH BUTTER DILL SAUCE, BROCOLLI WITH CHEESE SAUCE, HOT BUTTERMILK BISCUITS. YUM, YUM, YUM,
IT WAS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. WE ALSO HAD HOMEMADE DESSERTS LATER IN THE EVENING.







THIS IS MY MOLLY DOLL I GOT FOR EASTER, SHE IS SO ADORABLE.

THIS IS MISS TIPSY, MAKAYLA'S BUNNY SHE GOT LAST EASTER. IT WAS HIS SPECIAL DAY TOO.

AND.......HERE ARE MY FOUR BEAUTIES, GETTING READY FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT.

THE WEATHER WAS SO BEAUTIFUL WE HAD A LITTLE RAIN TOWARD THE EVENING, BUT IT WAS A FINE DAY.
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A HAPPY EASTER TOO. RIZZI

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY EASTER.........TO ALL MY WONDERFUL BLOGGER FRIENDS.........RIZZI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY "KAREN"

TOMORROW (EASTER DAY) IS MY NIECE'S BIRTHDAY, KAREN FROM......................

www.overbackyardfence.blogspot.com/

MAY YOUR DAY BE FULL OF JOY, LOVE, AND FAMILY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN....LOVE, AUNT RIZ

GOOD FRIDAY

TODAY IS GOOD FRIDAY, THE SADDEST DAY OF THE YEAR, BUT ALSO A DAY OF JOY...................RIZZI

THE CARDINAL

THE NORTHERN CARDINAL IS A FAIRLY LARGE, LONG TAILED SONGBIRD WITH A SHORT, VERY THICK BILL AND A PROMINENT CREST. CARDINALS OFTEN SIT WITH A HUNCHED-OVER POSTURE AND WITH THE TAIL POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN.

THE ADULT MALE IS BRIGHT RED OVERALL, BLACK MASK AND THROAT, RED CREST, AND THICK RED BILL

THE ADULT FEMALE CARDINAL IS DULL BROWN OVERALL, DULL RED WINGS AND TAIL, REDDISH CREST, AND BRIGHT RED BILL.

AN ADULT MALE IS KNOWN FOR HIS LARGE THICK RED BILL, AND HIS LONG TAIL.

THE CARDINAL LOVES TO EAT SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

THEY MAKE THEIR NESTS IN THE LOW UNDERGROWTH. THEY LOVE TO TRAVEL IN PAIRS, OR SMALL GROUPS.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS ARTICLE ABOUT THE CARDINAL, THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL BIRD.

A PLEASANT AFTERNOON WITH JACKIE

WITH ALL THE RAIN, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WE HAD YESTERDAY, AND ALL THROUGTH THE NIGHT WAS TERRIBLE. THIS MORNING, IT WAS VERY DREARY OUTSIDE, BUT TODAY I PLANNED TO MAKE LUNCH FOR JACKIE AND I, AND I GET TO USE MY NEW TEA SET. I MADE SALMON, WITH A PECAN CRUST, BROWN RICE, ASPARAGUS, BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER FLORETS. FOR DESSERT I MADE STRAWBERRY CHEESE CAKE TARTS, AND A NICE POT OF EARL GREY TEA. MY BATTERIES DIED IN MY CAMERA, SO I DIDN'T GET ALL THE PICTURES I WANTED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE MAIL CAME AND I RECEIVED MY MARTHA STEWART MAGAZINE, I LIKE THE WAY MARTHA DOES THINGS............HER MAGAZINE HAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE LOVE OF POPPIES...SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER.

A PLATE OF POPPY COOKIES........................

THE DAY TURNED OUT TO BE A PLEASANT DAY, GOOD CONVERSATION, THE FOOD WAS PRETTY GOOD TOO, ALL AND ALL I'D SAY I HAD A VERY PLEASANT DAY, AND THE SUN NEVER CAME OUT. :)

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

MY GIVE-AWAY-GIFT FROM BERNIDEEN

MY BEAUTIFUL GIVE-AWAY-GIFT CAME IN THE MAIL, FROM www.bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com LOOK AT THIS LOVELY TEA SET I RECEIVED, AND TWO BOOKS, A TEA WARMER, TWO FOLDERS WITH THE PATTERN OF SHELLS, AND A PRETTY LACE SCARF FOR MY TABLE. TEAPOT AND WARMER/TWO VERY LOVELY CUPS AND SAUCERS...I WILL USE ON WEDNESDAY WHEN I MAKE LUNCH FOR MY DAUGHTER JACKIE AND MYSELF. NOW HOW ELEGANT IS THAT.

CAN'T WAIT TO USE THIS LOVELY CUP, FILLED WITH EARL GREY, IT WILL TASTE SO GOOD...............

A BEAUTIFUL TEAPOT......................

THIS LACE SCARF IS SO PRETTY, AND MAKES YOU FEEL

LIKE YOUR SPECIAL...........................

MY TWO FOLDERS/WITH THE SHELL PATTERN...INSIDE THE FOLDER IS A FIVE PAGE BOOKLET OF EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT TEA, RECIPES, EDIBLE FLOWERS, TEA PARTY SANDWICH RECIPES THAT BERNIDEEN MADE UP. I FORGOT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE BOOKLET.....SORRY

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK, I WILL SETTLE IN MY BIG COMFY CHAIR WITH A CUP OF EARL GREY AND RELAX AND ENJOY READING IT.........................

A TEA SHOP MYSTERY......BY....LAURA CHILDS................

THE TEABERRY STRANGER.....ANOTHER BOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO READING......................

AM I LUCKY? I WOULD SAY "YES I AM" A VERY LOVELY GIFT, THANK YOU BERNIDEEN...........................

SO..............GO OVER AND VISIT BERNIDEEN, SHE HAS A LOVELY TEA BLOG, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, AND SOME GREAT RECIPES. RIZZI

THE HORSE SHOW

MATTIE AND MAKAYLA, MY GRANDDAUGHTERS HAD A HORSE SHOW ON SUNDAY. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. THEY EACH DID THREE SHOWS, AND WON RIBBONS FOR EACH SHOW. MATTIE AND THE HORSE SHE WAS RIDING, HER NAME IS BETSY.

SHE IS ON HER WAY, AND SHE IS READY

GREAT JOB MATTIE, GRAM IS REAL PROUD

SHE IS DOING GREATNICE RIDING MATTIE

WELL, THEY HAD A GREAT DAY, BACK TO THE BARN

MATTIE LOVES RIDING, SHE WANTS A HORSE OF HER OWN SOMEDAY.

GO TO THE NEXT POST AND YOU WILL SEE MAKAYLA RIDING HER HORSE