Pork cutlets, a livestock show and will we garden?

Hello everyone 

I cooked those bargain $1 pork cutlets and they were delicious!  

I also baked that big pan of sliced carrots, made some mashed potatoes and a mix white gravy.  

Below is my plate 

My husband was very happy with this meal.  

This morning we went to the local junior livestock show at the county fairgrounds.

  Our 2 oldest grandsons were showing their Guernsey dairy cows.  

They are in 6th and 9th grade now.  

This is  what our side garden spot in the back yard currently looks like 😵‍💫🤯😱

Because of physical issues and extended family needs,  we have not really gardened in a couple of years.  

This is what that patch looked like, a few years ago, before the weeds moved in.  

Weeds grow really well in Oklahoma 

We’ve talked about hiring someone to just take it all back to a grass yard.  

But spring has me wanting to garden so I’m going to see how much cleaning up I can do without tearing it all down. 

No photos but I did a bit of clean up today and found a little asparagus coming up and blackberry bushes with lots of green leaves.  

I’m hoping to clean up a little each day and see how it goes.  

So come back and see if I make any progress.  

Hope you are all well. 

It’s a beautiful springlike day for us 

❤️Rhonda 

Seedlings, soup and a good cookie bar recipe

Hello everyone 

I planted these tomato and pepper seeds Feb 5 and it was pretty cold then 

It took a while but they all sprouted and seem to be growing a little everyday 

We really like that cabbage bean soup I wrote about a few days ago. 

This morning I made a double batch of it.  

The photo is not beautiful but the soup is tasty 

I baked a new recipe I saw from Meals with Maria- she has a YouTube channel and a blog 

Oatmeal Cookie Bars

I followed the recipe. She said to add things as desired and I added cinnamon and pecans.  

She said to use a 9x9 baking dish but it looked like a lot of dough to me so used a 9X13 and I’m glad I did.  

It also took a little longer to bake.  

The oatmeal bars are delicious and I plan to keep this recipe.  

I took some soup and cookies to my older relative for lunch and they liked them both very much.  

So did my husband.

Hope you’re all having a good day 

❤️Rhonda