HAPPY FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BBQ............WE DO PIZZA ON THE GRILL, WHICH IS SO

DELICIOUS.

LANTERNS ARE LIT...........................
LET US START WITH THE APPETIZER'S.........BREAD BOWL WITH DIP, BREAD CUBES, AND FRESH VEGGIES
MUSSELS, WITH BUTTER, WINE SAUCE...............
SHRIMP AND COCKTAIL SAUCE...........................
JACKIE MADE HER PIZZA, MUSHROOMS, SPINACH, SAUCE, FETA CHEESE, AND HERBS
PAT PUT PEPPERONI, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, MOZZARELLA CHEESE ON HIS................
THERE WERE LOTS MORE, MATTIE AND MAKAYLA MADE TACO PIZZA'S\, JENNA HAD PLAIN PIZZA, AND I HAD THE WORKS, :) WE HAD FUN. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, WHIPPED CREAM, AND SWEET BISCUITS, TOO.....FRESH STRAWBERRIES FROM THE FARM....UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....GOOD..............

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

TEA IN THE GARDEN ON SATURDAY WITH BERNIDEEN....#7

I WAS GOING TO HAVE TEA IN THE GARDEN WITH MY DAUGHTER JACKIE, UNTIL IT STARTED RAINING. SO ALL MY PLANS WERE CHANGED, AND WE HAD IT INSIDE.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER JENNA WAS ALSO INVITED, BUT SHE HAD OTHER PLANS.
A POT OF EARL GREY
I MADE A DELICIOUS PUNCH WITH ORANGE JUICE, PEACH JUICE, CUT UP ALL KINDS OF FRUIT, AND GINGERALE...IT WAS VERY GOOD.
BEFORE JENNA LEFT SHE JOINED US IN A GLASS OF PUNCH.
BRIE CHEESE TOPPED WITH SPICED PEACHES AND CRACKERS, TOASTED ITALIAN BREAD WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE, BY GIADA
CHICKEN WITH PASTA STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS AND VEGGIES
TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH BACON
GRILLED CORN ROLLED IN A TARRAGON,GARLIC, LEMON, AND S & P BUTTER
THE PUNCH WAS VERY REFRESHING
WE ALSO HAD BEEF AND BROCCOLI ON A STICK
FOR DESSERT WE HAD STRAWBERRY JELLO AND WHIPPED CREAM
WELL WITH BETTER LUCK MAYBE IT WON'T RAIN NEXT TIME AND I WILL HAVE TEA IN THE GARDEN

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

THE COMMON SANDPIPER

SANDPIPERS ARE FAMILIAR BIRDS THAT ARE OFTEN SEEN RUNNING NEAR THE WATER'S EDGE ON BEACHES AND TIDAL MUD FLATS. THE COMMON SANDPIPER HAS A BROWN UPPER BODY AND WHITE UNDERSIDE. WHEN AT REST ITS WINGTIPS REACH HALFWAY BACK TO ITS TAIL.

SANDPIPERS ARE MOST LIKELY SEEN POKING IN THE SAND FOR INSECTS. UNLIKE MOST BIRDS, THEY ARE QUITE AGILE ON THE GROUND, AND RATHER AWKWARD IN FLIGHT. BRIGHT COLORS IN THE SANDPIPER FAMILY ARE ABSENT, THEY ALL WEAR VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF GRAY, BROWN, RUFOUS, BLACK, AND WHITE, OFTEN IN INTRICATE PATTERNS.

SANDPIPERS FEED MAINLY ON INSECTS, WORMS, SPIDERS, AND SMALL CRUSTACEANS..............THANKS FOR STOPPING BY..........RIZZI

TEA IN THE GARDEN ON SATURDAY WITH BERNIDEEN...#6

I WAS GOING TO HAVE MY TEA IN THE GARDEN, BUT LAST NIGHT WE HAD A TERRIBLE THUNDERSTORM, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF HAIL. IT WAS GLOOMY TODAY SO I HAD TEA INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE FLOWERS THAT WERE PLANTED A FEW DAYS AGO.

A POT OF TEA, AND A GOOD BOOK...........SO RELAXING.
PETUNIA'S
I MADE A COLD LUNCHEON......THE WEATHER HAS BEEN SO HOT.
LILAC'S ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, AND SMELL SO SWEET.
I MADE PASTA SALAD, WITH SHRIMP, ARTICHOKES, CHOPPED TOMATOES, PEPPERS, ONION, WHITE BEANS AND EDAMAME THEY ARE SO GOOD FOR YOU AND THEY TASTE GOOD TOO. HERBS AND SPICES WERE ADDED ALSO. IT TURNED OUT DELICIOUS.
I MADE FINGER SANDWICHES, CHICKEN SALAD AND LOBSTER SALAD.
FOR DESSERT WE HAD INDIVIDUAL ANGEL FOOD CAKES WITH PEACHES AND WHIPPED CREAM.........IT WAS SO LIGHT AND DELICIOUS.


TEA POT IS ON, THE CUPS ARE WAITING, FAVORITE CHAIRS ANTICIPATING, NO MATTER WHAT I HAVE TO DO, MY FRIEND THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR YOU.....RIZZI

EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES

SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE,OUR WEATHER IS SO BEAUTIFUL, YES......THERE ARE DAYS THAT ARE EXTRA HOT, BUT THAT'S BETTER THEN SNOW. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR ROSE BUSHES , THEY ARE SO PRETTY.

MY SON-IN-LAW PAT PUT IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN AND EVERYTHING IS GROWING NICELY. YELLOW AND GREEN SQUASH, TOMATOES, EGGPLANT, PEPPERS

THIS IS A CHERRY TOMATO PLANT
HERBS

WE USED TO HAVE LARGER GARDENS, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH PRODUCE, YOU CAN'T EAT IT ALL, AND IT GOES TO WASTE......................RIZZI

GUESS WHO TURNED 1 YEAR OLD?

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE TWO LITTLE PUPPIES,

AGGIE AND BOWZER. THEY BELONG TO THE TWINS MATTIE AND MAYKAYLA. WELL, THEY TURNED 1 YEAR OLD.

SO THE GIRLS GAVE THEM A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THIS IS ACE OUR GERMAN SHEPHERD, LOOK HOW TINY THE PUPPIES WERE WHEN THEY BROUGHT THEM HOME

AGGIE WAS NO BIGGER THEN MY SNEEKER.........3 1/2 POUNDS
BOWZER IS EVEN SMALLER.....2 1/2 POUNDS
HERE ARE THE GIRLS WITH AGGIE AND BOWZER BLOWING OUT THEIR BIRTHDAY CANDLES.

THE EXTRA 2 CANDLES ARE FOR GOOD LUCK.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY'VE GROWN, THIS IS JENNA HOLDING AGGIE, SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 7 POUNDS.
MATTIE WITH BOWZER, HE WEIGHS ABOUT 4 POUNDS
MAKAYLA TAUGHT AGGIE TO JUMP OVER THE STICK
MATTIE AND BOWZER
MAKAYLA AND AGGIE
OPENING THE GIFTS
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL OUTFIT
THIS WAS MATTIE'S GIFT TO BOWZER, HE IS SMALLER THEN OUR CATS......LOOKS LIKE HE IS READY FOR A NAP
AGGIE PLAYING WITH ONE OF HER BIRTHDAY TOYS
MAKAYLA BOUGHT THE BIG RUBBER PIG THAT SAYS OINK FOR AGGIE, SHE JUST LOVES IT...SHE TRIES TO PICK IT UP
WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, AND AGGIE HAS HER NEW BLANKET AROUND HER, READY FOR A NAP.
THE GIRLS ARE SO GOOD WITH AGGIE AND BOWZER, THE CAKE WAS DELICIOUS, AGGIE AND BOWZER HAD A LITTLE PIECE OF THE CAKE (VANILLA) NONE OF THE CHOCOLATE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGGIE AND BOWZER...............................RIZZI