Wednesday Greetings

I spent Memorial Day with daughter Katie, Jason and Emma. Emma tried on her Aikido jacket that she wears to her class - her dad is the teacher. Recently I took a walk west of the house on the farm, and took some pictures - one is of a cherry tree/crab apple tree is full bloom, and the other is of the cows. I apologize that once again I have not been posting often. This time of year gets so busy - just keeping up the yard can be my full time job. A day like today - a bit rainy and cloudy is good for getting caught up inside.

What a glorious day!

What a change a day can make! Today was/is just gorgeous out. The winds died down, we were ten degrees warmer, and sunny. This afternoon - kind of late afternoon - I mowed the back yard, planted more flowers and watered them all, mulched with some of the heavy grass in the yard, pulled weeds, trim around a few things, but our trimmer needs replacing. I want to share a new recipe you might all enjoy - super simple! Take one can of crescent rolls and put them on a cookie sheet - put two crescent shapes together to make a square - they kind of come out of the can that way. Place one or two slices of deli chicken or turkey or whatever meat you choose on top, top that with cheese- any kind will do - I used Havarti; fold the dough in half and seal with your fingers, then bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Keep an eye on them as they do brown quickly. Open a jar of chicken gravy - you could use a dry package, mix with water and heat up, and then pour over the rolls. They are very tasty and easy to make. I was just thinking you could also place leftover chili, or Sloppy Joes for another kind of meal. Everything is so green and lush right now! Thank you Lord for a beautiful day.

Trying new recipe

I just "joined" a new site called Food Buzz, that I found on Twitter. I am going to try one of the recipes I found there - I just purchased Agave Nectar - been wanting to try it, but finally it is available locally. It will be used with a Rib recipe. I have bananas that need using up and a new recipe for that, so while the Buttermilk is still around I should make that.

Apple Blossoms and Rhubarb

I have been a bad girl - not checking in on my blog all week. I can't say it's because I 've been outside all week - I have not - and I have not done major work around the house. It's been windy and cool much of the week. Tonight frost is likely so I need to cover flowers and move some indoors. It's still quite windy out now, but the skies are clear. Graduation is this next weekend for most of the area schools, but today the open houses began. We have 8 young men from church graduating this year. Today was the first Saturday at home in a few weeks. It was nice to have that. Even Lynn was home most of the day. Rare for him too. I noticed the Apple trees are blooming - I hope this frost does not hurt them. I ran out and took some close ups of the apple blossoms and my hill of Rhubarb. My mother-in-law is hoping for a good apple crop - her freezer is empty. Our poor back yard needs mowing big time. It's just been too wet or windy this week. Maybe this next week - when not at work.

Baby shower trip

Yesterday we traveled to eastern Wisconsin for the baby shower for our son and his wife.

They had both traveled to Wisconsin from their home out east for job related meetings. It was great to have several of our family there - our oldest daughter, granddaughter Emma, my brother, his wife, their son and his wife, plus Great Grandma Bernita - this baby will be #23 for her. We had such a nice visit with daughter in law's family. They too farm. Great food - and fun. Many of Nessa's family were there - a full house on a cloudy drizzly day. It was a long day with the road trip taking 4 hours each way, but it was worth it. Probably the neatest idea for a gift was the Daddy tool belt our daughter made for her brother. It may turn out to be very practical too. She had great fun putting it together.

Spring pictures

I asked Lynn to take the camera with him, as he checked fences along Main Creek. It was such a lovely day. I had walked around the farm just before he did, but I did not have the camera. We also have a few acres across the creek, but one must go around to another road to get access to the land - or canoe it as Lynn and Nate did the other day.

Right where the creek runs through our farm, it gets deeper and there is a Musky hole.

This is where Main turns west and then again south before it joins with the Chippewa River in the Holcombe Flowage.

In the spring when the creek is really running full, you can hear it from the barn on a quiet morning or evening. When we first bought the farm, and things were pretty crazy - long hours and many things not working as they should, it was seeing and hearing the creek that gave Lynn such peace and hope that things would get better. He has always loved that creek.