Flowers One And Two

Much better than any flower could possibly be, THIS was my birthday cupcake.  I celebrated a little late since the first trip to the store resulted in nothing sweet.  What the heck you might ask?  Yessiree, I had a list and I stuck to it.  A first in the history of grocery shopping.  I had every intention of picking up a big piece of cake, but completely forgot.  Not having sugar has done something to my brain.

Definitely not a show stopper, it was from Walmart of all places.  It was cheap (a good thing) and it had four in a package.  I cannot tell you how much I savored and enjoyed all three.  At least I shared ONE with Cindy.

I spent most of the day cutting out another quilt.  That was a bad idea, since the lack of sugar seems to have dulled my brain in more areas than one.  I made a bad cut, messing up the entire pattern, forcing a treasure hunt for one more piece of pink fabric.  

After the second big mistake, I hung up the blade and went outside to clear my head and play the ball game with Cooper.  That's when I noticed my flowers are blooming.  I only have about five things that show off their finery in the Spring.  Here is flower #1.  

This is flower #2.  As you know, I can never remember the names.  I'm lucky I can remember ocotillo.  Flowers seem to escape me, no matter how many times I'm told.  I'm hoping that's not because of a bad memory, but because flowers were never important in the world of horses and cattle.

I'm so proud to show you the lovely green lawn of my back yard.  I would like to give all the credit to the new yard keepers, but actually Mother Nature has done a good job of programming the sprinklers.  Rain has done it's job.  This Saturday however, it's going to be in the 90's, whereupon the lovely brown spots will reappear.  Unlike Mother Nature, I'm NOT running my sprinklers 8 hours a day just to keep it pretty.  PG&E would love that, but I'm not going there.

They say you need potassium on this diet, so another trip to the store is in store for today.  I've been feeling rather tired and with the food booth starting up on Sunday, I need more energy.  I also need to pick up some raspberry jello.  

Here's my second attempt at the dessert which escaped the bowl last week.  THIS time I blended the cream cheese with the cream BEFORE mixing it with the jello.  I also didn't let the jello set up quite as much.  It came out SO much better, except for the taste.  It's nothing like raspberry.  In fact, it's nothing like I've ever tasted before!!

Part of today will be spent doing my interpretation of a Golden Spike President, trying to make a Google Group and adding 60 email addresses.  It's going to be trial and error since I've never done that before.  I'm hoping at the end of the day I'll still have all my hair intact and I won't have yelled at the dogs or slammed any doors.  Wish me luck!!