July 5th

Nobody can see this flower bed in our backyard.  On one side is the 6 foot fence and on the other side is our giant concrete tornado shelter.

I think we grew green beans in it a few years ago.  

This year I planted zinnia seeds,  and for good measure,  I added some Oklahoma Wildflower seeds I picked up free from our local library,  maybe 2 years ago.  

The zinnias grew and the wildflower seeds really showed out!  

I’m not sure these are actually wildflowers though,  I’ve lived in Oklahoma since 1991 and none of these are things I see growing wild.  

But whatever they,  they are pretty!

there are wild sunflowers growing along roads and in rural areas but they are much smaller. 

Google lens says this blue is Borage 


Zinnias in a different bed.  

our neighbors can’t see them but the bees and butterflies can.  

And would you believe there is a Robin sitting on the nest again?  

They usually take a few weeks to lay and hatch their eggs.  

they are little messy but we enjoy watching them.  

Hope you all are having a good weekend 

❤️ Rhonda 

July 4 The United States of America’s Independence Day

We will be celebrating at home.  I think my husband will grill some steaks to eat today and hamburgers to eat tomorrow.  

We have a pretty good view of our town’s fireworks show from our backyard.  

Our visiting dog doesn’t get crazy during fireworks but last year she was nervous so we will stay close to her too.  

Happy Birthday USA ❤️🇺🇸💙

Rhonda 

July 3 doings

Hello again 

we rarely eat 3 square meals anymore

I prefer a late breakfast and then an early supper and that’s usually plenty to keep me going all day.  

we had an unusually big breakfast today. 

There was some cream in our fridge that needed used,  it was about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups.  

So I looked at my freezer biscuit recipe and did little math figuring to make a recipe and half to use all that cream.  

Today’s breakfast was biscuits, sausage and biscuits.  

I had 1 biscuit, my husband had 2 and our visiting dog had 1.  

if you want the actual biscuit recipe,  it’s on this blog, just search for freezer biscuits in my search box 

the eggs ended up a little more cooked than I’d prefer.  I’ve started cooking in cast iron and it’s not second nature to me yet.  but we still ate them. 
Winnie was very happy with her biscuit.  

I spent the afternoon at my mother’s assisted living apartment.  

I took her some watermelon in throwaway dishes 

she liked it a lot! 

it’s amazing how many of our food products come in plastic containers.  

I don’t keep all of them but I do have a box in the bottom of our junk pantry to keep some of them.  

I use them like i did today.  The grands sometimes use them  for paint dishes or to hold a bug or whatever.  =

I also keep a small box for a few cans.  They come in handy to pour grease in or to plant some seeds or whatever, 

I don’t suggest you be a hoarder, but keeping a few things like these if you have room to spare can come in handy.  

supper was very easy.  I made soup with the chicken breast cooked in the crockpot yesterday.  

I added a diced potato, a little leftover rice, some cabbage and some frozen peas and carrots.

It was delicious with some sharp cheddar and crackers.  

Hope you’ve all had a good day 

❤️

Rhonda