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Friday Favorites

As always, I’m ready for the weekend!

This week started out pretty good.  LB and I finally attended a concert that he bought tickets for in 2020.

Favorite # ONE

Covid is gone and BACK STREETS BACK.

Other than the Backstreet Boys concert, LB and I have been working on our yard getting ready for summer, which  finally arrived on Tuesday!

Favorite # TWO

(I am posting this late.  We are well into summer and getting close to fall.  Today is August 26th and I wrote this 2 months ago.  My little secret garden has changed in two months, but I won’t have another picture until it stops raining long enough for me to go outside again!)

Speaking of working in the yard, I mentioned my secret garden this this post.

It was looking pretty sad that day, but I’ve been adding to it

Favorite # THREECUTE!

Although I’m not finished working, it has shaped up a lot in the past few weeks!

Also in the post about my secret garden I mentioned the french drain system we put in the back yard.  [Yes LB and I did it ourselves].  That has all been taken care of and the yard is starting to look normal again.

We had a sidewalk installed for easy access to the pool enclosure.  This week LB is installing lights and I get to shovel lava rock

The lava rock is not my favorite, LB’s landscape lighting is…

Favorite # FOUR

LB’s Landscape Lighting

It lights up the landscape AND the woods!

Favorite # FIVE

Keto Brownies

I found it on Pinterest and added it to my kETO board.

These brownies are pretty tasty for the type of ingredients it contains AND it was MUCH easier than Dr. Berg’s chocolate-scrambled-eggs-and-butter brownies.

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Friday Favorites

Hopefully everyone had a happy Mother’s Day this week!

I did!

Now it is time to think about having a

Happy Friday!

Or we can think about both.

This Friday’s favorites is dedicated to Mother’s Day and the sweet gifts my children bestowed upon me.

Here they are in no particular order…

Favorite # ONE

Everyone knows I love tulips!  But I have never seen tulips in this form

That was on Sunday.

This is how my tulips were progressing later in the weekBeautiful!

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Favorite # TWO

Kate Spade is one of my favorites!

This necklace and earring set is so pretty.

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Favorite # THREE

Hand made by Lydia and Rory for Glammy This sweet little flower pot is adorned with fingerprint flowers, one red and one yellow.  The flowerpot reads:

We love you Glammy – Lydia – Rory – 2022.

With the flowerpot was a Lavender growing kit

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Favorite # FOUR

Joanna Gaines does it again!This giant candle is from the Hearth and Hand collection at Target.

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Favorite # FIVE

It wouldn’t be right to not include a giraffe in some form.

With the Mother’s Day gifts, I received two forms of giraffe 😁

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Friday Favorites

I think it has been a week since I published a blog post!  The last time I posted even a photo on social media was April 10th when LB and I went to see Rock Of Ages at Alhambra Theater and Dining.  I’m not sure what is going on with me.  It isn’t like I have too much to do!

Anyway, something has prompted me to create a Friday Favorites post today, so here it is:

Favorite # ONE

Spring is in full bloom and so are my

Amaryllis

Wendy (my friend from the office) gave me the bulbs from her Nana’s garden several years ago.  She told me that there were some red and some white, but I’ve only seen the white ones.  They have a faint pink stripe on each petal.  I’ve been lucky enough to see them bloom every year.  I’m not always this lucky with plants so I’m enjoying seeing these beauties every day.

Favorite # TWO

Coloring Easter Eggs

These 2 little peeps came by to help.

After they left I got busy setting up for

Favorite # THREE

Easter Sunday surprises

Rory let me know right away that she owned the same Barbie Puppy Party that she found in her Easter basket.  She knew that it was very expensive… “at least 30 or 45” (LOL!) but she already had one just like it.  Apparently I’m not the only one buying Barbies for the Glambabies.  The Barbie Puppy Party will be exchanged asap.

Favorite # FOUR

Seven Layer Salad

We made short work of this salad.  I think it was the 2 cups of mayonnaise on top that made it a hit.

The recipe that I used can be found here.

Favorite # FIVE

Easter Sunday with Family

Happy Easter 2022!

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Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!

OMG it has been a looooong week

but it is…

Finally The Weekend!

And speaking of the weekend, on Sunday of Last weekend we welcomed the first day of Spring 2022 and it is my

Favorite # ONE

Spring

I hope you had a happy first day of spring!

I thought winter would never end!

For those of us who have become weary of the winter’s darkness, the new season brings the promise of longer days, increasing warmth, a burst of flowers and more time outdoors.  I’m looking forward to many sunshine days outside this spring!

So far we’ve had a couple of very nice days… nice enough to sit out in the sun and soak up some vitamin D, which is great for the immune system!  And we all know how important that is, thanks to the events of the past 2 years.

Don’t get me started.

Speaking of the immune system…

 

Favorite # TWO

Electrolyte Powder

Just one little scoop of this in your berry smoothie provides calcium, magnesium, potassium, and other trace minerals.  It is sweetened with Stevia and tastes quite good!

I’m a sucker for health products and I learned about this one from a YouTube personality.

Several of my YouTube subscriptions are channels with posts that focus on good health.

My favorite is Dr. Berg.

Favorite # THREE

Although Dr. Berg suggested the electrolyte powder [his product], he offered other suggestions and explains what to look for when buying vitamins and/or minerals.  He has a lot of good advice and I enjoy listening to him.

This is one of his very informative posts and my

Favorite # FOUR

I keep sending these to my mama, but I’m not sure if she likes them or not.  I rarely get a reply to my texts.  Maybe there’s my answer.

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Favorite # FIVE

This little PIC

of Rory in the company of her stuffed friends sitting on the hearth.

She is so adorably cute I can hardly stand it!

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Friday Favorites

It is Friday.  Finally.

Yes it is still my favorite day of the week and I always have Friday Favorites [even if I don’t blog about them]!

OMG have I had an eventful couple of weeks.  The last time I posted was the day after a visit to the dentist.  The post was about my blogiversary so I didn’t include any recent events, only info about the importance of March 10th.

I’ve had some interesting dental stories that I am saving, just because they are a compilation and ongoing.  But this particular dental story is a standalone.

On Friday March 4th I bit down on a piece of crushed ice and immediately felt that something wasn’t right.  I had broken a big piece of a molar.  Luckily it didn’t hurt, but it was wiggling and I knew it would have to be taken care of soon.  I was able to get in to see my dentist on the following Tuesday, but had to schedule an afternoon with her on the following day.

And now, I have a crown.

 

She did a great job crafting my new tooth and for that she is my

Favorite # ONE

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Favorite # TWO

My newest pair of shoes

Women’s Clementine Padded Crossband Heels by A New Day

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Favorite # THREE

The St. Patcaken“The Turducken of Cakes” from Pastry Chef Zac Young @ Gold BellyI have no bloomin’ idea why LB was looking on the web for a St. Patrick’s Day cake, when he knew I would be making his favorite Bailey’s Irish Cream Cake!  But somehow he came across The St. Patcaken on the Gold Belly website.  He was very intrigued, but it it was sold out, and not meant to be.

Also it was $99.

It may not have been as “pretty” but the cake I made yesterday was VERY POPULARYep… They ate half of it.

Favorite # FOUR

“They”

LB invited his friends over to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us.  It wasn’t a wild party, but we had a good time catching up [and eating cake].

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I’m not able to eloquently explain my political thoughts, but I am able to explain that I’m NOT falling for the current narrative of the MSM and those who have put themselves in power.  It makes me sad to know that so many people won’t take the time to find out that they are being misled.  I may not be able to explain what I believe to be the truth, but I can point you in the right direction.

Favorite # FIVE

Watch it.  Start at 15 minutes, you’ll hear a new perspective.

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Friday Favorites

I’m so glad to see you!

Its Friday Favorites time!

On Wednesday I published a post about this past weekend.  A lot of my favorites for this week I briefly mentioned in that post.

Favorite # ONE

This

FROSTING SHEET

I purchased it from a company that helps to support research for childhood cancers.

You can find them at their website Cakes For Cures or on their Facebook page.

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On Sunday I created a new recipe for Superbowl

Favorite # TWO

Roasted Red Pepper DipIt was GOOD!

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Ingredients

8 ounces softened Cream Cheese

1 Cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

One Cup Pepper Jack Cheese

1 Roasted Red Pepper

1/4 Onion

Toasted baguette slices or crackers for dipping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

In a food processor, finely chop the roasted red pepper and onion.  Mix the cheeses and pepper/onion mixture together.  This is easily done in a stand mixer when the cream cheese is room temperature.

Place all the ingredients in a round pie plate and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Serve and ENJOY!

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Monday was

Valentine’s Day

and LB did not disappoint!

Favorite # THREE

PRESENTS

Who wouldn’t say YES to flowers, candy, and jewelry?

And later that evening we went to the Alhambra for dinner and a show

Favorite # FOUR

The McCartney Years

When LB learned about this show, he bought 6 tickets and told me to invite my kids.

Richard and Emily weren’t able to join us, so instead of returning the seats, LB said “lets invite Gina and Stuart”.

The music was great.  There were many songs from Paul McCartney’s BEATLES years and many from WINGS.  My favorites were “My Love” and “Hey Jude”.

We all had a fabulous time!

Favorite # FIVE

Fun Times

with some of my favorite people

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Friday Favorites

Guess what day it is?

And the first weekend of February 2022!

I saw a post on social media this week that read: “Have a good weekend because Monday will be here in 30 minutes.” LOL

Tuesday was Groundhog Day and as per usual, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter.  I think I’ll be able to deal with it as long as there are no more freezing conditions.  Although they were protected, that last hard freeze took out a couple of my plants.

in the last week of January we celebrated some birthdays.

LB enjoyed his day, and I enjoyed having some fun with him…

Favorite # ONE

HE is the one who chose the candles!

National Carrot Cake day is observed on February 3rd.  LB wanted his carrot cake early!

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Our family got together on Saturday to have a festive Italian dinner.

And in case you didn’t know, there is only one way to eat spaghetti…

(One of these days a few kids are gonna come after me LOL!)

Little Thea celebrated a birthday in January and so did Mama…

Favorite # TWO

Here they are singing “Happy Birthday” to each other.

not a word about how I couldn’t get the pound cake out of the pan.  It was too hot!

But the cupcakes were just right.

Notice Elvis in the background hoping I would save one for him.

It looks like I did a lot of baking in one week!

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Favorite # THREE

These wraps from COSTCO

they make terrific BLT wraps!

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Favorite # FOUR

This blouse

 

Black peplum with tiny little daisies.

It was in my Amazon wishlist and I saw that the price dropped to $11.

I know that I didn’t need it, but it is so hard to pass up a good deal.

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Favorite # FIVE

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