I had my first go at juicing veggies a couple of weeks ago. The second time I juiced, hubby said, "This one is better than the last one." (Apparently I put too much turnip or cabbage in that first one... gack!) But how could something with such cool colors taste so bad?
It looks like a magical Rainbow Brite drink of wonderfulness.
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Have you ever asked God for a special sunset, made just for you? It's a lot of fun! I did that a couple of evenings ago, and enjoyed the layers of color and texture from a little side road. I had to run home and grab the camera, so that I could capture the lovely moment of serenity.
Not only was the sunset awesome - with lovely, gentle rain clouds - but I also saw a bunny eating dinner, and an alligator! (Thankfully the alligator wasn't eating dinner, or the bunny might've been toast.)
Bad combination: flip flops + me by myself (with said alligator swimming toward me). So I took a quick pic and ran back to "my turf," so as not to give the wrong impression to this mammoth beast. (Sarcasm. He was probably a 4-footer. But still.) Next time, I'm definitely wearing "real shoes" and bringing my husband. And possibly a large machete.
So Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there. My own dear mommy (Hi, Mama!) sent her mommy - my Nana - some beautiful tulips for Mother's Day. I love how Nana described them as "the prettiest, sweetest things I could have ever desired!" Aren't they, though?
Oh, and don't worry, mom. I brought them back inside. ;)
Speaking of growing things, my hubby asked me to water his garden today, as he had to leave for work in a hurry. (He's got such a green thumb! Sigh... I could kill a cactus.)
Wishing I could grow things, I decided to {finally} plant the gladiolus bulbs that have been sitting on the patio table for a few weeks now. Still staring at me, as they have been for a few... years... possibly. Ahem... Well, I decided that today is the day for planting them! Here's hoping they'll actually grow. (Can you grow bulbs that are a few years old? I have no idea... don't think they "expire" though...? I guess we'll see.)
The wind blew this little butterfly's "legacy" my way. Look at the beautiful pattern on the wings!
The white on the inside was velvety and silvery in the sunlight. Just beautiful.
So tomorrow we're off to church in the woods (literally), where the
Greens will be blessing us with their awesome music! Tomorrow night I get to try out my new cheesecake recipe on Jaime's family: banana. pudding. cheesecake.
I have not made cheesecake in our home oven before, and - guess what? - it cooks things faster. So, dang it! I burnt the crust. But I had to save the rest of my {mini!} nilla wafers for the all-important garnish, so slightly crispy crust it was.
I mashed and mashed those bananas until they were a sort of a paste. (I do not like the texture of the bananas in banana pudding, but definitely dig the flavor. How about you?) So, we'll see how this one turns out. Only 24 hours to tasting time...
May all mothers be blessed: new and experienced, sitting-on-the-nest and empty nesting, mothers in deed, mothers in love, mothers of baby angels in heaven above.
Once a mother, always a mother. ♥
Do you have special plans with your mommy this weekend?
