A little bit of time in the San Diego Zoo....

Yes, I did take these photos, yes they were at the zoo!  I think i almost had 300 photos at one point.   I LOVE  animals and their facial expressions, Peacocks are one of my favorite birds.....so beautiful!!  Thats me and my husband on the pacific ..we flew from the east to see the sunrise and ended in the west to see the sun set....blessed...:)

Butternut Squash

Before

After

Easy recipe..pre heat oven to 400..halve a squash...put a bit o butter in the middle of each squash..sprinkle some brown suger on each.....add salt and pepper to your desire....roast till fork tender....ENJOY!

This reminds me of fall and it's so delicious and good for you how can you not like it!!

New Purchases....

So both were bought off of esty..i love homemade things!  They are so much more personal!! Now...where to hang these beauties...

Fish Halloween

We were ready for trick or treaters!!  It was an unfortunately slow year.  I bought 5 bags of regular size candy bags and only went through 3 1/2 ....it was over by 8:30.   I was truly looking forward to a never ending doorbell and nothing left in the candy department, BUT....one year it will happen!!  Time to get ready for Thanksgiving.....already.....::) 

Halloween House

TRICK OR TREAT

   I decided this year to do "free hand" pumpkins, some of those templates take too much time!  The pumpkin beer was delicious as well as the pumpkins seeds, today is a great day!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween everyone!  I will be posting some pictures of my pumpkins later today after i carve them!!

Goodbye Patrick

Love you Uncle Patrick, you will be missed. 
Hope your soaring through the clouds looking down at us!
With love, the Fishes xoxoxo

Fall skies

The color outside was a weird golden hue the other day, not sure why, but had to capture it.  Eventually it turned to a crisp evening color of reds, yellows and blues.  I guess Fall is legitimately in the air :)

Shirley Temple "Bright Eyes"

Guilty Pleasure

So I know a lot of people not only hate facebook, but if they are on facebook hate the game Farmville.  I, however, enjoy it tremendously!!  It's what i call my guilty pleasure:)  People that are my farrmville neighbors even sent me this t-shirt and sticker for my birthday!  I know it's silly and i'm sure one day i will find an end to that silly game, but in the mean time....watch out ....i'm on level 45!!  What do you think of facebook/farmville?   I'm curious about your thoughts! Hugs bloggers!!

Waiting for the Fall....

September Update

I was driving the other day and saw the beautiful plumes of an ornamental grass and  a sunset through a fountain nearby one of our ponds, then i came home and saw my russian sage and wondered why it growing sideways and not upright like the direction of other two things, any ideas???

Just sharing..

HALLOWEEN

The month of October

has a special day

That for the 30th  is only

one night away

Ghosts, Fairies and Witches too

Come out on this night

to put spells on YOU!

Lurking in trees

Flying in air

We cannot see anything

But we know they are there

We go to the houses

And say "trick or treat"

Sweets of all kinds

Are given to eat

From the distance

Up the bare trees

The wind blows down

The last autumn leaves

As we wait

and hear a wolf howl

We know that evil is

On the prowl...

So Be careful i say..

Only if you believe

THIS IS THE NIGHT,

of all HALLOW'S EVE!!

Written by..amanda g. strott

Age...not sure, my mom found it in the basement!

Why......i love halloween

these pics were taken last year 2009...looking forward to 2010 halloween :) hugs to all my bloggers!!

Fall is coming..

So there are two stories..the first is the baby fish, my mother got that for me to hang on a tree, how cute!! What an adorable face!!   Next is the first sign of fall in South Carolina...my crepe myrtles are starting to turn!!  thank you..I'm ready for some cool weather!!

Dinner :) Turned out Delicious!!

Goulash!!  Yummy!!   This is a Food Lion recipe that i loved! try it!!

RECIPE

one pound ground beef

4 fresh garlic cloves

half a tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 lb elbow macaroni, dry

32 1/4  canned tomato condensed soup..do not add water!

a tablespoon of  Ev olive oil

a small onion

mince your garlic and onion, saute in the hot oil, just until there soft

add your beef and brown it, draining is optional, (draining makes it low fat)

cook your macaroni while the beef is browning..check your  pasta to get your noodles to be the texture that you like..

Before the noodles are done, you add the tomato cans to the ground beef and sauteed onions and garlic mix, stir and add the black pepper and salt, when all the beef and vegetables are mixed together add the noodles.. stir and enjoy...but ......

Add a little bit of Parmesan cheese or shredded cheese to the casserole on top, in the (low) broiler for 5 min (or just till bubbling and brown), let settle and enjoy.!!

Say I love you!!

Say I Love You to someone... it means so much!!  

Summer time

WOW!! birds of a feather flock togehter!! 

Good Night Friends

Sit and drink a cup of tea, think about all your wishes, and let your imagination grow..I will have new pictures soon and appreciate all my followers!! Hugs!!

Weight on your shoulders.....

Does anyone feel the weight on your shoulders....sometimes i feel lucky, but other times i feel concerned...life is so beautiful and precious with complications...people, friends, kids, parents, politics...what are your thoughts......why do people carry this weight???