I have painted so many, many tiles

When you put two and two together

You get a mural

Be prepared for an ugly surprise.

What do you think happened here? 
Seedlings forced themselves through the tomatoe, 
like a little bird pecking itself out of a shell. 

I know better than to buy tomatoes this time of year. 

The tomatoes had no taste. 

So I put them into a fruit bowl.  At least they had color. 

What is it that they do to tomatoes?  Why would it last for two months at room temperature? 

The tomatoes looked perfectly fine on one side...
UNTIL I TURNED THEM OVER!

I scooped out some of the messy insides and low and behold, I have little tomatoe seedlings.  

young tomatoe plant, soon to be planted outside.  

Can't wait to taste it. 

Be safe, be strong.  

Gina 

Mucize, Miracle

Being sheltered-in isn't so bad. 

My greenhouse is full of flowers all waiting to be planted outside.

This has been the longest and coldest Spring.  

It has happened before, all of a sudden it will be Summer.  

I watched a truly fabulous movie last night.  

"Mucize" (Miracle) is based on a true story.
It takes place in a remote village in Eastern Anatolia.

Everything is special about this movie, the costumes, the beautiful scenery, the beautiful backdrops, the stunning fabrics and embroideries and of course, the people in this story. 

Have you seen this movie? 

Gina 

Happy Easter

Flowers

Always make me happy. 

Especially those flowers which bloom early in the Spring.

Daffodils are so loyal.

Once planted they come back every year.

So many varieties.

Pheasant Eye Narcissus are still my favorites.  

We are fortunate in that we can be with our family and friends.
With a little help from technology we can make it happen. 

What makes you happy?

Happy Easter.

Gina

Fire, Fire

Pond on fire.

Thirty firemen showed up.  
All have been trained by our Fire Chief Clarke Christensen. 
Clarke is also our Police Chief.  
We are so lucky to have him.  
His credentials are the envy of every Public Servant.  

Items which needed to be saved were pushed out of the way.  

This fire truck is almost as big as our house.  
Spring City is the proud owner of two of these monsters.  

Our firemen go through rigorous training. 
Always conducted by our Fire Chief. 

This was one of the training sessions... removing all overgrown areas around the pond.  There are always many challenges while burning the perimeter.  Old trees have to be saved.  The direction of the wind and fire can change instantly.  

The very next morning.  Clyde is checking the situation.  Lola will come out when the coast is clear.  

It will only take a week or two for the undergrowth to be green again.  

Dear friends, stay save.  We are closer to the end of this terrible virus....closer every day. 
Gina 

For my friend Mary who would like to have chickens

Answers 
to an earlier post

here

Are brown eggs more nutritious,  No, but it does matter what they eat.  When you give them a lot of greens, the egg yolk will be darker and taste less sulphur like.

do they contain less cholesterol,  Maybe. It is argued that Araucana chicken eggs contain less cholesterol. 

do you think that a hen house needs a rooster, No, not for egg production.

do you know the body temperature of a chicken,  Chicken body temperature normally runs about 102 degrees Fahrenheit.  A chicken heart beats 280-315 beats per minute.

which breed of chickens lay the most eggs,  Leghorns, the world record (1979) was set by a white Leghorn who laid 371 eggs in 364 days. In 1925 chickens laid an average of 100 eggs in a year. 

which breed of chickens lay blue eggs, The Ameraucana and Araucana, from South America. They are beautiful but most roosters are mean.

why are grocery store eggs white, Because Leghorn chickens, who lay white eggs, are the most prolific layers.

what is a pullet egg, It's the first group of eggs laid by a young chicken.  Bakers prefer to use these eggs because they are very fresh.  Large eggs are stored for months before they are delivered to the grocery store. Pullet eggs are not stored.

what is a capon, A young, male chicken that has been neutered, a relatively simple procedure because a chicken is easily hypnotized and their high body temperature prevents them from getting infections.  A caponized chicken grows to be very large and fat. 


how many eggs does a chicken lay in a year, Around 250, but depends on the breed.  Their most prolific laying time is in early Spring.  The time when chickens are thinking about hiding their eggs and sitting on their clutch of eggs.

And most importantly, do they taste better? Every egg tastes different.  Free Range chicken eggs are different from commercial eggs.  Commercially raised chickens are fed a prepared meal and sometimes marigold flower petals are added to make the egg yolk darker.  You are what you eat.  Right?

Have a wonderful weekend my dear

Blogging Friends.

And treat yourself to a big ole breakfast with steak and eggs and hash browns and home made biscuits with fresh butter and dollops of
home made preserves. 

Gina 

repost February 1, 2013

Inundated with new snow

But the sun is shining brightly

I'm glad that the Daffodils waited to open. 

It snowed for most of the night. 

Hellebore don't mind the snow and ice. 

By midday they have perked up. 

I can handle being isolated. 

Because I have a young dog who is smarter than me.  

 Hope you are doing well. 

Over the many years, I have written a blog,  I have met so many wonderful Bloggers. Many have become good friends.  
But many have stopped writing and I miss you. 

Won't you come back now that you might have a little extra time.  

Gina