The Wheels on the Hay Baler go Round & Round

This hay baler is over at Cotton Hall. Everytime I go by I say to myself "Self you should blog that" so today I did . The baler for some reason really intrigues me. I like the wheels. I think this is an ancient baler which I think gives it character. I happened to see a bale of hay nearby so I took a picture of it also.

Beauty and the Junk

Among all this junk there is beauty. These spider lilies popped up between the service poles we have at our shop. It goes to show there is beauty in everything.

Lasagne

I chose Lasagne for my recipe challenge. This is very easy. It is a quick version & always turns out well. It makes a lot so its a good thing to have for your family.

1- lb. Hamburger (or about 2 lbs if you want)

cook over medium heat brown & drain.

1 - Jar of prepared spaghetti sauce 30 oz.

(I use Prego traditional )

Heat meat & sauce. 5 min. (I like to let mine simmer a while if there is time.)

2. In a small bowl combine ricotta cheese & 1- egg, salt 1/2 tsp. Pepper 1/4 tsp. mix together.

3. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce into 13x9x2 baking dish.; top with half the uncooked lasagne, all

the ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 1/2 cups sauce, then remaining lasagne. Top with remaining sauce, mozzarella & parmesan. ( I don't go exactly by the 1 1/2 cups sometimes its a little over)

4. Cover tightly with foil. Bake in 350 oven 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake 15 min. longer until lightly browned. Let stand 15 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Enjoy! ( You need about 9 to 10 Mueller's lasagne noodles ( 8 0z. ) Uncooked ) 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided sometime I use more cheese

1 cup parmesan divided (I use a little more) 1 Jar of prepared spaghetti sauce

1 Egg , 1/2 tsp. salt , 1/4 tsp. pepper 30 oz.

1 container (15 oz. ) ricotta cheese

We Have Pecans

We have pecans. We have alot of trouble when we have pecans. People seem to think because we have them they are entitled to have a free for all. People steal them when we leave work. The week-ends they load up. They drive up here like they have permission. We have people stop here to ask can they pick some pecans. I can't believe it! People we don't even know!

This is the Grand old pecan tree that I posted back in the summer. One of the shots today has spider webs which I thought looked spooky on this gloomy day.

The Hair Day

Only my hairstylist knows for sure. I love Margie! She has been doing my hair for about 18 years now. As you all know I have natural curly hair. Most people say oh I wish I had your hair.

Actually its not all that curly its WAVY which is a pain! My hair has a natural wave around the crown of my head. When the wave gets so bad I can't control it I have to have a body perm for control. This is longest I have gone 1 1/2 years without getting my perm. Yesterday I had "The Perm" I am now in CONTROL! YEAH! You see the process here & the finished product.

Morning Sun

There is nothing like the fresh early morning sun. So crisp yet so subtle. I love the start of each day how everything comes alive. I was out with the dogs this morning and just saw the beauty

of the sun shining in the woods through the trees. (I had no idea Anita & I were on the same wave link today) She did the sunset.

Cousin Time

Sometime I think these two are joined at the hip!

If you see Jordan you will see Bret!

Wonders of Nature

We have been studying in Sunday School about creation. I was on the way to post office this afternoon when these sights caught my eye. How majestic are those clouds?? Even though a storm was brewing look at the beauty! I know everyone has a problem with the kudzu. But it looked like it was cascading down as I approached the curve. It had rain drops that glistened on the leaves. It shows that there is beauty in everything. We just have to look for the good.

Coca Cola Sign

Sign of the times. You just don't see these anymore. Mr. John Platt had this sign. I really think it came off of his Father's grocery store in Sheldon. Carmen was cleaning out the shed after

Mr. John passed away. She called Don to help her move some things & throw them away. She asked Don if he wanted the sign. We had the sign

hanging on the outside wall of the pool house. We took it down to paint the pool house and still have not hung it up again. I think its a cool sign.

Jeep Wash Yeah Talking about the Jeep wash

Well remember my cleaning frenzy I have been going through? I'm thinking I need to schedule a Psychiatric appt???? For an evaluation. Why am I doing this? I washed my Jeep Saturday!

Great Chef

Last night we went to Bateaux's. It was a girls night out. It ended up with 5 of us. Jessica, me, Nadia( my friend from down at the river). Rose and Rachel joined us to celebrate Rachel's birthday. Some of you may recognize this handsome chef. I'm his Mom so I have bragging rights! He prepared a special appetizer for us. It was DELICIOUS! I'm not sure I can tell you the proper name or wording. It went something like this. A carrot juice something, with corn something, with crab & a lavender bean infusion. Please don't let Miles know I couldn't remember the correct wording. I would be in trouble. He served it in a expresso cup with a grape tomatoe on the side with a salad inside the tomatoe (like a crab salad?) For my appetizer I went out of my comfort zone. I tried the Duck Confit "Taquito"

(Wonderful.) Miles has wanted me try it forever so I did. I also had the Grilled Neiman Ranch Pork chop. SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Of course dessert ! I had the Buttermilk Cocoa cake. AGAIN!! It was a great leisurely dinner with great friends. I couldn't ask for more. By the way did I mention HOW PROUD I am of my Chef??? We need to plan a blog night out girls!

Dessert Anyone?

I have learned having two Chefs around can cause you to do creative things. Jessica is having a bit of a bad week. She told me the meal her Mom would prepare when she needed comfort. So I fried chicken made mashed potatoes and green peas and strawberry shortcake. The simple version of strawberry shortcake. I decided to be a little creative with the chocolate syrup. It's for presentation you know LOL. She took the picture to prove to Miles I do pay attention.

Cleaning Mood??

Hey I must be crazy.

I have been on a cleaning out spree. I cleaned out my pantry yesterday. It sure makes you feel good to have everything in order.

Mood Lifters

I'm one of those people that needs to have sunshine. When its gloomy I get down. I took the pictures of the flowers because they say I'm happy. The bright yellow just gives me a lift. Then I spotted the butterfly on the flower. Everytime I got close it flew off. This is the be shot I could get.

SISTERS FOREVER

We had a Frogmore stew cookout this afternoon at Russell & Anita's. So I thought o.k. I will take sister pictures for my blog. Sister's are always there when you need them. They are there for good times and bad times. A sister will take care of you. I have a few times I can think of for me. When I had my hysterectomy Janet was there with me. She stayed all night by my side.

When Miles was 4 months old I had pneumonia. She packed up and came for the weekend to help. There are alot more times I could mention also. I have stayed with her when she has had surgeries. I take her to Doctor appointments when she needs me. Aunt Jean has been a great help with Mom on Fridays. She took her to have her hair done every week. Then they would go and get lunch. Aunt Jean has gone back to work @ THA this year. There is a bond you can see on Mom's face when she sees Aunt Jean. Funny Aunt Jean is Mom's baby sister & Janet is mine.

A sister is just someone quite special! ( I must say I love my brothers too.)

Rainey Day What to do?

It was one of those days of choosing which task to undertake.
I have alot I should do. So I thought about which ones to do.
I selected to clean out my closet (I HATE THAT JOB).
I'm one of those people that cannot stand my house messy.
I don't have that problem with closets. The closets in my house are always TERRIBLE. Please don't look in closets if you come to my house. I can now actually walk inside my closet YEAH!!
It's amazing how much junk is in a closet. See all the trash. I have to admit alot of it was (shoe boxes) don't tell!! My next project was to bake something. I made two pecan pies. You may notice a piece is missing. What do you expect? I couldn't let anyone eat it until I made sure it was o.k. Yeah right.