SUNDAY IN THE SUBURBS

I have been busy this week and not much time to write in my online journal here. We have been planting more petunias, marigolds, roses, in the front yard, and some veggies for the garden, with the help of the grand girls, son and DIL. We are enjoying the wonderful balmy breezes and nice temperatures. We had two nights of rain and the flowers are soaking it up. All of the flowers should be blooming nicely in about 6 weeks or so. It has been a great family weekend for all of us.

My hubby and I managed to unpack a few more boxes from the storage space and will clean some things for selling on ebay, or using here at home. We have so many odds and ends left, even after our huge garage sale. It is hard to downsize to a small living space from a large home. Slowly, but surely, we will make the final unpacking before 2010!

My hubby went to church without me this morning. I woke up coughing and wheezing with my asthma. I did the puff, puff puffer routine and filled my nose with that yucky Flonase. It helps but takes a while to work. I cooked a nice pot of soup for all of us to eat for dinner, and good old cornbread to go with it. It was tasty. I love my homemade soup seasoned with small beef chunks or ham. I cooked a nice quiche for breakfast. My hubby really liked it the first time I baked it. He wanted another for breakfast today. It is so easy to make. It takes about 30 minutes to cook. You can do the prep work the night before, if you have time. Here is the recipe:

QUICK QUICHE

1-9 in. unbaked pie shell (If frozen, thaw the crust about 15 minutes, or make your own pie crust)
5-6 pieces of crisp cooked bacon, crumbled or chopped (you can microwave it instead of frying.)
2 thin slices of cooked deli ham or Canadian Bacon, if desired, chopped
1/4 cup--about 4 fresh scallions, finely chopped
1 to 1 1/4 cups of grated sharp cheese or use swiss grated cheese
You can use your food chopper or food processor to prepare the above.

1 1/2 cups of half and half cream
3 large eggs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook the bacon, and crumble it.Cut up or chop the 2 slices of deli ham, clean and finely chop the scallions.Grate the cheese, you can mix the cheese with 1/2 sharp and 1/2 swiss, if desired. Place all these prepared ingredients in the bottom of the unbaked pie shell and spread evenly.

In a bowl, mix the 3 eggs and half and half with a spoon. Add a little salt and pepper. Mix until thoroughly blended. Lift and fold the mixture as you stir to incorporate some air into it. Pour this mix on top of the ingredients in the pie crust pan.

Place in the hot oven for about 30 to 40 minutes, test with knife in the center at 30 minutes, if comes out fairly clean, pie is done. If needs further cooking, check every 5 minutes. Let pie cool slightly, cut and serve warm with sliced fruit cup. if desired. This pie also makes a quick lunch or dinner with a veggie and fruit.
Servings: 8

We will be relaxing and watching movies on Showtime tonight. I will probably sneak a piece of cake or candy before bedtime. My hubby will be eating a cup of his buttermilk and cornbread. You can't take the country out of a country boy. I do not like it. I eat other snacks, like cake and candy (ah ha).

We are feeling less stressed with all the children and grandchildren being well and able to attend school this week. Our son and DIL finished their college exams and will be out of classes for the summer. The grandchildren will be out for the summer on the 25th.

I hope y'all have a great week and will spend some happy times with your family. Please take some time for yourself to relax and enjoy your hard earned rest. Remember, share the love and kindness in your life with others as bread on the waters. A kindness is never wasted.

Bless you, Hugs, GA Peach

EVERYTHING IS COMING UP ROSES

I wish it were true. It is so cold up here in North Georgia. I might as well be living in "Neew Yorurk Citee" where they make that picante sauce. I did see a few robins last week and some squirrels and chipmunks running around. My neighbor across the street has a few blub plants starting to bloom. I know I need to plant my roses in the next 2 weeks. I just wish I did not have to dig in that hard ground so soon. I might wait 3 weeks to see if it warms up a little more.

I love a beautiful rose garden. I hope the ones I plant this year will be around for a long time. I know it is better to plant them in a raised bed with a variety of colors. I like the double rose scotch blooms, and the cherokee climber. The Don Juan climber is beautiful as well. I am looking forward to getting in the dirt and mixing the beds with peat, top soil, a little bone meal, and mild rose fertilizer, with decorative rocks and pebbles to let the air circulate around the roots. I have the perfect, well drained spot. I am itching to get started on the spring planting. It was 22 degrees at 7 a.m. this morning, I guess it will be a little longer before I can bust some sod and get my hands dirty.

I like the hybird tea roses and have always had success with them. They are so easy to grow if you start them off in the proper bed and soil. If you have heard of any new varieties which grow well around Fulton, Cobb, or Cherokee County, Georgia, please send me a comment on this post.

I can truly stop and smell the roses in the next few months. I will post some photos of my beauties in the future. I also love the smell of gardenias and have had success with them. They turn brown if you touch the blooms and I know my little grandbabies will be doing just that with their little fingers. Especially, if I tell them not to touch the blooms. It will be like a magnet for those little hands. I used to do it to my Grandma Glisson's flowers. She had the biggest and brightest best smelling gardenia bushes.

I guess I have the spring fever coming over me, or I have the cabin fever going on and want to escape. I am home with 3 of my grandchildren as school is out today and I have been trying to entertain them. One of them has the pink eye and is doing a little better today. One of them has a chest cold and a fever. And, my little grandson has the "I am hungry" whine down just right. He has been eating since 7:30 a.m. I am cutting off the food train at 12 p.m. He is probably as bored as I am by now. I am glad I could be here to take care of them. There is nothing like that Mama and Grandma loving when you feel bad. My grandkids are spoiled up to a point but I can't blame them, I helped make them that way.

I will close for now, and wish you a great day. I am sure many of you are in the same boat with the kids today. Take heart, and enjoy these extra hours of loving and caring for them.

Remember, share the love and kindness in your life like bread on the waters.

GA Peach