Sunlit Sunday: Baseball

It's time for Sunlit Sunday.

Nothing brightens up my day more than baseball.

Especially college baseball.

That's part of the Texas Medical Center in the background.

My owlettes started the season off well and then they went to Hawaii.

They played well there.

I think they may have had too much Hawaii as they haven't played well since coming home.

The season is young -- and so are they!

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

This and That

You probably heard me yell a very big

YEEHAW

over the weekend when I found gerbera daisies at Home Depot!

I have a lovely orange gerbera, but I wanted some other colors.

Jackpot!

Now I just have to keep them happy with a freeze coming this weekend.

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I love taking photos.

I am a definite photoholic.

But what to do with all of them.

I had a lovely book made of my favorite garden photos.

What else could I do other than just printing out my favorites?

I decided to try having one printed on canvas.

It was an experiment to see if the color was true.

What about size?

Thin or thick wrap?

I picked a photo I'd recently taken of the Shoebill Stork at the Houston Zoo.
I was very pleased with the color.
Next time I'll get the thick wrap and have the photo printed larger than 11 x 14.

He looks like he's going to walk right off the wall!

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I had a surprise in the garden this morning.

Can you see him?

When I first saw this bird several years ago, 

at first glance I thought it was hummingbird.

So small and so quick.

It is a Ruby Crowned Kinglet and how lucky to see his ruby crown.

He must have been in the bath first and was drying off here -- showing off his crown.

He didn't stay long.

Zip!

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Friday means Postcard Friendship Friday

and I have a special one for those of you still in the midst of winter.

My sista went to Kauai recently and sent me this reproduction vintage postcard.

The original was titled Isle O' Dreams and was first published around 1939.

Thank you to the lovely Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday each week.

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I'm still coughing.

I'm really tired of it.

Calgon take me away (and take the allergies, too).

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Good Morning

Comfort Food

If I asked you to list your favorite comfort foods, what would they be?

Macaroni and cheese

Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup

Scrambled eggs

Chocolate
Ice Cream

For me I'd have to add scalloped tomatoes to the list.

For my Granny and my Mother, scalloped tomatoes were their go to vegetable.

Quick and easy.

There are lots of recipes for scalloped tomatoes (Google and see) and

the recipes are basically all alike.

I cheated when I made this one.

I used a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano.

I sauteed some onion and celery, added the tomatoes and mixed well.

Dumped everything into a baking dish.

Added about 1/4 cup of bread crumbs to the tomatoes -- mixing well.

Then sprinkled a little more bread crumbs on top with some grated parmesan cheese.

Baked at 350 for around 30 minutes --

Bubbling and the cheese was melting.

Easy!

Yummy!

Perfect as a side dish for On The Menu Monday and Meatless Monday.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

Sunlit Garden

Once again the mystery rose is blooming.

I call it the mystery rose because I don't know it's proper name.

It's a beauty.

Probably my favorite rose -- the wonderful peachy/apricot color.

"The world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."

~ W.B. Yeats

Thank you to the hosts of Sunlit Sunday and Mosaic Monday.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!