Prompt Today - Stone

I don't have any real stones like you would find in a garden or road so I had to improvise. I took some pictures of items made of some sort of stone in my house. The coffee and end tables in our family room have stone tiles on top. Then I found two frogs that are made of stone and hand painted (one is very small and one is a pitcher I have sitting on my dining room table. The last item is a hand crafted stoneware bowl we bought at a craft fair. Usually it has fruit in it but I am all out.

 

I went and spent some time with the grandbabies today, so I can't resist putting a picture of Spencer on here even though he is not stone! LOL  Everyone take care. xxx

 

 



Prompt today is - Time

I think this is a good prompt for me today as I seem to have plenty of time on my hands. I know I have things I could do but that is part of the fun side of being retired. I can always do them tomorrow! LOL

Here is a picture I found on the internet regarding time. I thought it was very fitting. All the different time zones!

 

Well, I guess I had better go back to thinking about what to make for dinner. That will take up quite a bit of my time as I have no clue at this point what to fix. I will close with a video of one of my favorite songs as a teenager.  Take care everyone. xxx

 

 



Tuesday - Prompt is Green

I haven't been up to much today except for the same routine though I did make blueberry cobbler this morning. We had some blueberries that needed to have something done with them before they went bad, so I gave Thadd an option last night...blueberry cake or cobbler? He wanted cobbler. Here is a picture of the finished product. Looks yummy!

Our prompt for the day is green, so I decided to take a picture of a big, green stuffed frog I have. Yes, I have a lot of frogs. I used to collect them and you know how that is. Once people find out, they all give you frogs!

That's all I have for today! Take care everyone! xxx

August View and Prompt - Weather

It's hard to believe it is August already! Wow, where does the time go?

Our challenge today is our view for August and another prompt for photos of our weather or a peek into our day. I am going to post pictures of Henry (my view, and one of Spencer) that were taken at the beach over the weekend. I wasn't there but my daughter provided the pictures. They also went to the aquarium so I will add one from there as well.

 

Stacey said they had a good time but it was terribly hot even with the gulf breeze.

 

 

The aquarium is in Tampa and Henry was fascinated!

Here is some pictures of our weather today. The one on the right is of our sky light in the bathroom where the sun comes in brightly every day, then I took one of our thermometer on the patio. Right at 100 degrees F! Then I added some blue skies with white fluffy clouds followed by some of the gray clouds moving in for our standard afternoon thunderstorm.

Everyone have a great day! xxx

Daily Peeking - Saturday

Another hot day, another day inside! Just a quick note to post a few pictures for the day. I spent some more time going through some old photos of the family and decided to scan a few.

My son and daughter when they were young. Such cuties!

 They grow up so fast!

 

 

My mom

 

 



 

Family (Mom, Thadd, Me, my sister (blonde), her husband (beard), my brother (blue shirt) and his wife (brown top) celebrating.

Daily Peeking - Friday

Thadd and I went to an early dinner tonight (if you don't go early, you would have to wait up to an hour or more for a table) so I thought I would show pictures of what I had to eat. We went to Red Lobster which is a seafood restaurant (chain restaurant). We don't go out often but we were both in the mood for some seafood but didn't want to have to cook it ourselves. LOL

These are their cheddar garlic biscuits. They are famous for these. As you can see, our biscuits are different from yours.

This is the cole slaw I ordered. I can't eat green salads but I can get away with a little cole slaw which if you are not familiar with it, is made from raw cabbage. I only ate a bit of it but it was good. Thadd helped me out by eating some as well.

This was my baked potato and fried shrimp. I know fried food isn't good for you and I don't eat it very often but to me it is the best way to eat shrimp. Thadd had the Admiral's Feast which I did not take a picture of because it was all fried and consisted of shrimp, fish, scallops, clams and french fries! You would gain weight just looking at it! LOL!! In case you are wondering what the red stuff is, that is cocktail sauce.

That's all for today. Everyone enjoy their weekend and take care. xxx

Daily Peeking - Thursday

Another hot day here, so I am staying inside again! The afternoon storms are forming and I can hear thunder in the distance. Maybe after it rains it will cool down a bit.

Just want to let you know my Beef and Beer that I fixed last night was delicious. Mine was more of a stew than a casserole because I had added a little more liquid. The recipe called for a cup of beer. The bottle I used was 12 ounces. What was I going to do with it? Pour it out? I didn't want to drink it, so I just added the whole bottle. Regardless it was very good.

Today I have been sort of lazy except for trying another recipe. This one was for a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I had never made one before so I thought I would give it a shot.  Here it is........(this is my picture of the actual cake).......

Can't wait to try it after dinner tonight. I will let you know tomorrow if it was a success! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life.  Take care! xxx