TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS

These are the tulips that I potted and buried in the ground last Fall

Two of the large pots now sit at the entrance to our front Door

Daffodils have exploded in every flower Bed

Grape Hyacinth

Peony 

Peony and Day Lilies 

Tulips and Grape Hyacinths
Sadly at the end of its bloom

Two of these pots are at the end of each raised bed in my Garden 

Thank you John and Linda for the gift that "keeps on giving."
The color combinations are beautiful.  Though I was a little stress that they would not develop properly in the pots, I am very pleased with the results.  For now, I have thwarted the deer.  I am so excited to see what the peonies will do this year.  They may not bloom their first season.  But, they last for many, many years in the garden, so I look forward to the future.

POPOVERS......THEY'RE A MIRACLE

Popovers
Baked in my Oven

Baking time 40 Minutes

Peach Preserves
From Fredricksberg, Texas

Served with Butter
and Peach Preserves

FABULOUS!!!!!!


Popovers
3 eggs in blender
1 1/4 c milk add and blend
1 1/4 c flour add
1/4 tsp salt add
Blend for 2 minutes
add 1 T melted butter
Blend 1 minute

Spray popover pan with Pam
Put 1/4 of a pat of butter into each Cup
Put into a hot 400 degree oven until butter Bubbles
Remove from oven and fill each cup 1/2 full of Batter
Bake at 400 for 20 Minutes
Reduce heat to 300 and bake an additional 20 Minutes

ENJOY !!!!!
Serve Hot....Not as good Cold

 

WE HAVE A NEW PUPPY..........LUCY!

LUCY.......7 Weeks Old

Same breeder as Cody and Annie

Born in Richfield, Utah

Happy, playful Temperament

Lucy worked with me all day in the Garden

Cody and Annie have accepted her wholeheartedly.
She often scares the daylights out of them when she nips their ears and tail with her needle sharp teeth.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.....

Debbie, Helmut and their daughter Samantha

Sarah, Sterling and Family

Judy and Jennifer

Jennifer and Children

Jonah and his dad Carl

Jonah, Josie and Children

Thanks for a Great Week!

PARTY TIME IN TEXAS......with the Grands

Sunday Family Birthday Dinner

 Sarah in blue is the Birthday Girl

Big Mama and her oldest Grandson Helmut

H & D

Rebecca and Jordan
S&S

Madison

S&S

Bobby
JEN

Parker and Samantha

                             S&S                           H&D

Rebecca

S&S

                                                                                

Olivia

J&J

Nathan and his mother Josie
J&J

Bethany and Sophia

J&J AND JEN

Josh
H&D

Big Daddy

Sophia
JEN

Judy and Carl have six children and fourteen grandchildren.  They often gather together on a Saturday or Sunday for dinner, to swim, to celebrate a special event or just to enjoy each other's company. We had lunch with Luke and Emily's family during the week in College Station.  They were unable to join the party on Sunday. Family is the main event in the lives of this large Texas Family.

*Yes, they do call their grandparents Big Mama and Big Daddy.  Are you old enough to remember (the set in Texas) movie "Giant" with Elizabeth Taylor?

H&D- Helmut and Debbie
S&S-Sarah and Sterling
Jen- Jenny
J&J- Jonah and Josie

TEXAS TIME........Antique Rose Emporium...Brenham, Texas

This rose emporium exhibits and sells "old roses".
Located in Brenham, Texas, it is a delightful place to brouse.

Larkspur
The climbing roses on the iron trellises in the background will be dripping almost to the ground later in the season.

My sister, Mz. Judy

              

A lovely place to sit for a spell.

A typical Texas stone Farmhouse

Wisteria
A reminder of a happy California Memory

Honeysuckle  Arbor

Over the last seven days, I have traveled the highways and byways of east and central Texas visiting my sister and her family.  Along the way it was delightful to revisit the people and places of my youth and childhood.  My mother was born in west Texas, but moved to Houston during the depression where she eventually married my father who was from east Texas.  My sister and her family still live in the Houston area.  She and her husband have 6 children, five of which live within a two hour drive of her.  Two of them go to her same church and one lives minutes away.  We visited or were visited by each family.  It was such a pleasure to visit in their homes and observe them interacting with their children. Texans love to entertain and consistently do it with style.  My sister is the grande dame of entertaining and I was an appreciative guest.

Over the next several days, I will delight you with highlights of my journey.