I am always incredulous when it frosts or freezes here in Florida. It just doesn't seem like it's possible, but it often happens here in Central Florida. Hence, we really have to watch the weather forecast so we are ready for it.
It's that time of the year again! Well, it's been that time of year again for a while now. See, I'm normally way behind this time of the year, but THIS year - I'm actually keeping up. I've decided I'm going to start a new tradition, because I like those types of things. I'm going to make sure I do one Christmas activity each day until Christmas Day.
The lemons are ready! Now comes the incessant juicing and freezing of this liquid gold. Now begins the drooling over lemon meringue pie. Now begins the obsession over lemon bars and cookies. I love my lemon tree.
Sad story. I've been out finishing up the mowing of the pastures. We need to force a little more green and even out the hillocks.
There's something about hovering over a baking sheet filled with roasted pumpkins seeds that are still crackling after coming straight out of a hot oven. I pretty much always burn my tongue as I try to eat them as fast as I can. They're the best when they're piping hot!
I could hear someone sniffing loudly. Spooky enough that we were trying to put scary images on the inside of our window shade for the neighbors to see, but now I was no longer alone! Someone was there.
Let's talk about Korean bibimbap! Now I'm starving just thinking about it. Mmmm...crackling rice in the bottom of a hot stone dolsot, with piping hot bulgogi and vegetables topped by a fried egg. Hot and spicy food for a cold, fall day - I'm in!
Adrenaline was flowing and I jumped into action. The sheep had to be brought in. The flock is fussy about water; they won't step in a puddle if they can help it. I needed to get them to higher ground now before they got trapped. My Husband was more than put out. "In the middle of the night?!" he cried. "Yes, let's do it now," I responded. It wasn't like I was going to be able to sleep anyways.
Well, we are going to shelter in-place since we are not under mandatory evacuation orders. We are about 40 miles from the west coast of Florida as the bird flies. We are also about an 1/8th of a mile from... Continue Reading →
So, it's getting to be the height of summer now. They say you can't grow tomatoes down here in Central Florida in the summer. Apparently the wild tomatoes didn't get that memo.
The best part of this whole saga is that my husband's PTSD from the 2016 shearing season has been replaced with comments ranging from "okay, you can keep the sheep" to. . .
I just want to take a moment to talk about Maccaroni & cheese. Most people think of that blue box (Kraft) with the golden Maccaroni that comes out, or - heaven forbid - they think of Velveeta (plastic cheese). I'm not going to really talk about the fact that they are both processed, I really just want to talk about flavor; actually, the lack thereof, when it comes to store-bought mac & cheese.
