Saturday

My morning view...

It was a chilly morning...

Our spare frig needed replacing...so Gary and I went to Martin's Family Appliance and picked out a new one...

Gar Fish pictures from the twin...

The girls rowing on the lake...

This photo is from Chris...this the the first time this orchid has bloomed for him.

Coconut spray oil...Publix...

Sunday

Twenty five days left in Tax Season...I, for one am counting the days! My last one!

The neighbor's introduced Gary to their new puppy....yes, the Lab has blue eye. He is the cutest puppy we ever saw....almost makes us want another dog!

Spring is in the air!

Sunday

I ordered and received my new kitchen gadget...Instant Pot...A 5-quart electric pressure cooker.

 I have seen these used for making stock.  I make my own stock. This requires hours of cooking...the cooking smell bothers the mechanic...he has a good sense of smell to begin with and the medication for his RA intensifies this sense.

I decided to make a chicken stock to test the pot out.  Leftover chicken bones, chicken feet, onion, leak, celery, carrots and parsley went into the pot. I cooked it at medium pressure for 90 minutes.

 Finished product...

It gelled just like it was supposed to.

I've started freezing my stock in glass jars.

Today I cooked my artichoke. Steamed it in 10 minutes instead of one hour.

The twin sent me this picture of the family heirloom cleaver. Scary looking thing!

My morning view...

I love this...It would look good in Chris' house...His orchid collection is growing!

TGIF

My baby needs a catalytic converter!

I took her to the car wash...so much pollen...Yes, I was bored and took pictures.

This from the twin! He is now catching snakes!

A customer of the mechanic told me she made zucchini noodles with this nifty gadget.

So naturally I had to buy one and try it.

There is a small side or a thicker side to chose from.

 Lunch...The zucchini cooked up fast and was delicious.

We had a nice shower at the lake.

Wednesday

This was my morning view at my bother's house while delivering oatmeal/banana muffins.

 This cool piece of equipment was scraping our lime-rock road.

 The mechanic bought me a new ceramic knife. $35 at Publix...it's the best!

 Dinner...

Buffalo patties with onions, tomato and mushrooms; collard green with leak; golden beets in a vinaigrette and half an avocado.

Last Saturday the mechanic and I had dinner with the twin and sister-in-law.  He caught a 7 pound Largemouth bass.  Normally he would release such a large female...but it was gut hooked...and he couldn't save her.

This large fish needed special tools to cut it into steaks.

He fried the steaks...they were delicious!

We enjoyed a beautiful evening.

 Dinner tonight...

Salad, grilled drumsticks and spaghetti squash.