Really Windy Again

This morning was nice and I was bound and determined to stay home and get things done.
Well Lucy found some huge yard sales and swap meet. So I picked her up and off we went.
I am so proud of myself for not buying anything but a $1. bag of treats for Fred. They
contain no sugar or salt.

But the wind started getting stronger so we ended our running around. Came home and the
wind just got stronger. The Pine trees are producing lots of yellow pollen and it is really
affecting the allergies.  I could actually feel the pollen sticking to my eye lashes. Or maybe
I may just be imagining this.

I went out and put some stakes on the middle of the screen room where the door  is to
stop it from blowing back and forth in an effort to keep the bottom from getting torn.

I came back in and decided to read. But that didn't last to long as I fell asleep. Phone
woke me up but it felt good. Looks like tomorrow will be more of the same. I do have
the dreaded laundry to do. And maybe shampoo the rug.

More pictures of our adventure yesterday
To show how clear the water is I stood there and let the little waves wash over my shoes
I thought my feet would turn the same color as my shoes, that water was COLD! And I
little tan dots where the holes in the shoes are.

 Oh Oh I think we went to far.

Hope your having a good weekend

Good Night All

Something followed Me Home Today

Lucy and I went on an adventure today to find free camping or very low cost for a friend
of ours. We covered some new territory for us.  But some of the places were not fit for a
40ft motor home.
But we did find some really nice spaces at Scott's Reservoir.

They had some really great sites long and pull thru. This is true boon docking here,

 Lucy, checking out the water.

 This taken into the water the colors are great!

 Look at the size of this site

 And this is what followed me home today. Notice I did not park in front of my trailer
don't want to get sap on my truck. Of course if these people come up I'll have to move.

 OK mom I'm not sure I like it back here. OK you can ride in the passenger seat.

Now to decide on camper shell or truck tent. Camper shell I can only sleep in not much
room for sitting or getting dressed. Truck tents are really nice and you can stand up in it.
and even put a chair in there. What to do What to do.

Good Night All.

Sick Car

Last night a neighbor stopped by kinds late to let me know the brake lights were on.
I already knew there was a problem since Steve and Terry told me about. Then I saw
it happen for myself. It was happening more often. So this morning I went to a place
Steve recommended. I figured I would just need to make an apt. but they said if I
could just leave it they would check it out.

I put in a help me call to Lucy and she picked me up. We went 2nd hand shopping and
found a dog run fence for Fred at a really good price and a carrier for the laundry basket.

We had been gone a long time so we stopped back to the garage but they hadn't found
anything. They asked if the key less entry was stock or after market. It is after market and
one of the remotes hasn't worked in about 1yr or so. I said if they think that might be the
problem feel free to remove it. They called around closing time and said they still didn't
find the problem. I told them they can keep it over night but maybe back it into the bay
instead of pulling in forward so while he works on other cars he will more likely see the
the lights go on. We agreed and we shall see what if anything comes up.

So we went on to another couple of stores and then went back to my place, so I could take
Fred out for a walk.

Good Night All

Great Recipe!

This morning was sunny and warmer than usual at 5:30 am.
It seems like I have a short somewhere in my car as the brake lights come on and off,
while the car is just sitting parked no engine running. Will have to get that checked out
tomorrow.

I put together the Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken today and it was soooo good.
I will post the recipe but wanted to add my idea about this.
It calls for  a whole chicken, for me that is to much so I used 3 skinless boneless breasts.
In my opinion if your using a whole chicken you don't need olive oil as chicken will have
fat in it and then you will have way to much unnecessary grease. And it also calls for
butter. To me that was over kill for a low diet recipe. So that will be left up to you in
preparing this dish. I also added garlic, and chopped onion. The chicken was very tender
and just broke apart with a fork. I froze 2 portions.

Crock – Pot Honey Mustard Chicken

3 Boneless chicken breasts or whole chicken

1/3 cup grainy mustard (I used Frenches hot mustard)

1/3 cup honey

1/3 olive oil

¼ cup butter softened

Place chicken in slow cooker, in small bowl whisk together ingredients,

save some for later. Pour over chicken. Set cooker for 6 hrs. on high or 8 hrs.

on low.

When done pour remaining sauce over chicken before serving. 

Recipe by: Tina and Friends Weight Loss Support Group.

 Lucy came by today and fixed the dump hose as it was always falling off

the rack. I had used a drain gutter last year, but it kept falling off and of

course I lost my temper and didn't bother again. It is done right now.

Also the decking was to close to the end of the stairs which could be a

hazard.  So all is fixed. Thank You as always  Lucy!

Good Night All

It Is Warming Up

Today didn't look very promising but it did get nice.
The sky was really dark with sun shining through some
openings in the clouds.

I went to Walmart to pick up frozen fruit and other things
to get back to the smoothies. It's time to buckle down and
get back to all the smart things I had been doing.

Picked up a great weight reduced recipe from one of my
friends on FB. It's a Crock Pot recipe. I love those. I will
let you know how it comes out tomorrow.

Had to get the car washed again. The sap is raining down
and the yellow pollen is falling too and blowing around
now. I parked next door since the people aren't here yet.
As you can see the sky was really dark but the sun was
trying to shine through.

 There was a rainbow but was not dark enough for my
camera to catch.

I have not even turned on the heater yet and it is 8:42 pm.
I'm liking this.

Good Night All

We Had a Beautiful Day

The day was really beautiful. It reach 77 degrees today.

I did some chores in the trailer. Which took all of 25 min.
That included vacuuming, dusting  cleaning the bathroom.

Liz stopped by to pick up some pictures and check out the
blue wall.

I thought why are we inside when it is so nice outside.
I grabbed my kindle and Fred grabbed his chewy and out
we went.  We sat out for a long time and then Kindle said
the battery was getting low.  So we came and I plugged it
in to charge.

I made some Orzo to put in the left over soup I had. The
we went out again and walked around to say hello to some of the neighbors.

These next few pictures were taken out of my window this
morning a little after sunrise

 The Flag is next to the laundry room which is to my left.

 A few hours later the clouds started to move in but it was
warm and comfortable

 

 Of course these guys are really hard to photograph so
I was so happy he stayed put. Then realized I had turned
off the telephoto lens. UCK!

Stellar Jay

 

 As you can tell it is now sunset

 

 

Hope you enjoy this last picture as much as I enjoyed
catching it.

Good Night All

Nice Day

Today the weather was great. Perfect for Mother's Day. Talked to my girls, heard from
some of the grand kids.

Went to lunch with Lucy to a restaurant I have never been too before. The food was
wonderful. We got there just before the rush crowd.  After we ate we drove around
for awhile to look at some old but well kept cabins. Stopped at Ross to pick up a new
curtain for the entrance to the bath and bedroom. The white looked great but you could
see right through it. Not good for bathroom use. Had hoped to find white but had to buy
blue but it looks good .  Of course it was too long but I had some iron on hem tape and
it worked well.


I dropped Lucy off and I came home and took a walk with Fred. Hung up the lights in the
screen room and we sat outside and enjoyed the wonderful weather.  While sitting out side
I made a new tie back for the curtain. I crocheted a white tie back and made a fringe for
one end. It came out pretty good.

I hope all the mothers out there that read my blog had a wonderful day.

Good Night All