Fish Fry

I will be having a fish fry tonight for my inlaws. Yay! I hope that I get the energy to do so later on because the kids got up earlier than I expected. I also hope the tiki torches do their job tonight, because they make the garden look so darn cute! I will post pictures of the yummy stuff later...oh, and speaking of yummy stuff, banana pudding is sitting in the fridge waiting for dessert time. And since my sister in law, whom I adore for giving me great ideas for cooking, is a vegetarian...most of the time. Since she is not interested in eating fish, which I respect her wishes, I will be fixing fried zucchini for her....yummmmmm. I may have to eat a piece or two. I have it cut up already and ready to batter. I hope it turns out well.

My Little Garden...very little

I don't have room for much, but I had to have some tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions. These are the 3 I use most in my kitchen, and I wanted some of my own. Plants that I can nurture and grow, talk to and take care of...they are like my babies...hehe. Yes, I get joy out of growing my own food. I have grown to love gardening, even though this is my second garden. I have done much better with this one than I did my first. I have kept the weeds out, but for some reason I can't seem to get my daughter to understand to stay out. And the neighborhood cats like to lay on my onions at night. I have no idea why. But now I am starting to see signs of a little bit of hard work. I have tomatoes on the vine, the onions are beginning to bulb, and the pepper plants are blooming. I can't believe that only 7 weeks ago I planted the little babies. I wish I could get that darn rabbit to stay out of the sand box...haha!

My "Green" Thumb

So, I have been playing with the idea of reusing old things that I have in my house that aren't in use right now. I have this horrifying shelf unit that was in the house when we moved in. She needs some new make up. Anyway, I have also been sewing a LOT, and my husband has been selling some of my creations. Well, I HAD to go to the craft store to get some fabric for an order, when I saw this amazing americana fabric. I just had to have some. I thought about doing a table cloth with it since we are amongst 3 americana holidays (Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day). Well, when I got home, I rethought what I was gonna do with the horrifying shelf unit. I was gonna dress it up all chic to put in my bedroom for some much needed storage space. But when I looked at the americana fabric again, a lightbulb went off in my head. Ding! New make up for my shelves...and I can have extra pantry space if I do it right! It worked out perfect. I repurposed something I had thought about throwing out once. Thank goodness I didn't because right now $11 never looked so good!