The smell and the joy of lilac bushes when the blooms of lavender colour shows itself. I just run to a bush and sniff a flower until I am drugged. June is the blooming season. Don't miss it.
Bison Burger for supper
We eat bison meat quite a bit and this is my recipe for bison burgers. ground bison ingredients shredded carrot1/4 cup uncooked oatmeal1 egg1/4 cup cut up onion1 tbsp dijon mustard2 tbsps Montreal Steak Spice Mix all together and make into patties and BBQ! It is a little heavier burger and one is enough for [...]
I used to take Selfies
A selfie, if done right, is a wonderful way to share who you are. In my case, it shares who I am, what I like, and what I do and don't want to do. These are 2016 selfies. My favourite of these is ALL OF THEM. THE SHADOW OF ME TAKING THIS PHOTO AND THE [...]
Simple Fish grills on the BBQ
My mom's recipe with canned salmon and mashed potatoes. I cooked these on the BBQ because it is summer time. the recipe is: 2 cooked potatoes (mash them) 1 slightly beaten egg 1 can salmon 1 tbsp dill 4 green onions (i used 1/2 of a small regular onion) S & P (salt and pepper [...]
A Freedom Flowerbed
free spirited no restrictions
The Rose
This is my Morden Centennial Rose bushI pruned it last fall and it has come back wonderfully.The branches are weak and hang very low to the ground this year soI purchased a pretty blue fence for it to lean on.Growing a rose bush is aprecious,delightful,delicate,soulful,experience.
making my blood sugar smile
I looked in the cupboards and fridge and found lots of good food to prep for my snacks and even to put in a green salad. Prepping food, cutting up vegetables and placing them in a quick snack freezer bag, or put the cut veggies in a nice pretty bowl with a little bit of [...]
Beetniks For Sale
I live a few miles down the road from this place and every summer they have a sign up and I did not know what they were selling. I do now. At first I thought it was a hat (like a beanie hat) or special stick or something. Well this is what they are selling: [...]
bbq chef
Having our son come to visit us and BBQ a smoked salmon main course meal, is the most superb reward in raising him. He can cook. He is very creative. He loves the details and spends hours prepping this meal. several hours tending to the salmon on low heat corn cobs marinated with kosher salt [...]
How I am healing from Morton’s Neuroma
Oh my! my foot has pain between my 3rd and 4th toe. I went to the Doctor. Nothing on the X-ray that was done. I am waiting for an UltraSound. My doctor thinks it is a Morton's Neuroma. What is that you ask? My understanding of this diagnosis, is my foot has a nerve that [...]
Beginner Rider No More
It has been 17 years that I considered myself a beginner horse/equestrian rider. I can honestly, being objective, state I am now a intermediate rider. This is my horse, Grace. She is a 11 year old Buckskin Mare. Maybe another post will show me riding her. It is difficult to get pictures of me riding. [...]
Canada Day firework photo fail
At home we set off fireworks. We live on an acreage. The fireworks popped up beautifully. My camera skill lacked. Need to work on night time photos more,. Blurry! i like this one. Happy Canada Day!
cards no longer in the mail
E-cards are fun! a birthday text is nice. A phone call is lovely. I need validation and the only time of year I want that is on my birthday. I love to receive a card in the mail. Come on, don't you wish you could get birthday cards in the mail? Mail postal service delivers [...]
I expect good things everyday
I acknowledge the good things and unexpected surprises that happen in each of my days. For example, yesterday I got a call from the Fed Ex pick up centre that my shoes from the Netherlands arrived. The delivery date was stated for July 3rd (6 days from now) and it showed up June 28. Happy [...]
too many photos
I have been searching for all my digital photos I have taken and stored on websites over the years. There were many on Flickr photography gallery and my other blogger.com blog. I even think Picasa has some too. I have switched laptops several times and tried to keep them all. It was too confusing with [...]
My Heart Says
I miss this young man. This is my eldest son who passed on 15 years ago. He has his little cousin in the saddle with him. Grief always keeps my son alive. Grief always has a future. I know grief has readjusted everything . God gave us memories with visuals, like a movie reel rolling [...]
Quick Quinoa Salad
A great carb is Quinoa! It is not rice but cooks up like rice. Make sense. If you do not know what this is or maybe you do here is what it is and why it is a fantastic carb (especially for me and my high blood sugar) Quinoa is an annual seed-producing flowering plant [...]
feel it
There is the life I learn; and the life after that.
best photos this year
I want to have a special caption under each of these wonderful photos I captured this year. Let me go ahead and do that but I won't type the captions in because each time I may change the story they share . Photo's speak. I call this blog "The Flash Speaks" for a reason. Being [...]
