Welcome to Thankful Thursday - June 28, 2012

Picture from last summer




Helloooo  Sweet Peas,


Hope your day and 
your week is going well!

I am having a good day myself, enjoying
the fact,  that the storm has left Florida
and dissipated completely, and our weather
is sunny with blue skies and not a cloud in
sight............amazing the difference since
yesterday!

Just putzing around and doing my usual
routine, not much happening here, so 
will get on with Thankful Thursday....

#1

I am thankful

for a really fun day out shopping by myself on 
Tuesday,  found a few cute things that looked

coastal,  and something else that was very 
unexpected.

#2

I am thankful 

for a bench that I found..........  I have been

wanting a bench to go with my kitchen table

for a long time, but had given up as they were

either too big or way to expensive.  Tuesday
 I just happened on one at Home Goods,  and it

was smaller and a great price, so I put my gift
 card towards it and paid the rest,  and hauled
 it home.  I love it!  but it does make the table
 stick out more, so I am trying it out for a few days 
to make sure I am gonna like it....................
so far, so good!

#3

I am thankful

that our neighbor had our lawn done again,

another unexpected gift,  which was great, as it 

gave us some time to go do some trimming and

 stuff that needed to be done too.  So the yard

looks even better now,  and I am so thankful

for this sweet neighbor,  he really is a jewel.

#4

I am thankful

that Scott and Megan have found a home

that they both are in love with and it is in

our town,  and now we are in the waiting

mode to see if their offer will be accepted.
Somehow I think it will be.........

#5

I am thankful

that we got to spend some time this evening

 with some new neighbors who are a young couple

 with a toddler and fairly new baby,  very sweet kids,
and they gave us a tour of their home,  they have
really been doing a lot of work over there and it looks
 great...............and they did it all themselves.

#6

I am thankful

that I finally finished decorating the house in a

coastal decor for a nice summery change, and
I am savoring  it everytime I walk thru the house,
and think hubby is really enjoying it too.

#7

I am thankful

that a former blog friend that I hadn't heard from

in awhile has visited several times, it was so great

to hear from her, as she is a very sweet lady.

(an Donnie that would be you!!  lol)

#8

I am thankful

that Tropical Storm Debby is out to sea,  and

that we didn't really have to deal with her,  just

her precipitation!  lol

but our lawn loved it!!

#9

I am thankful
that DeeAnna passed her state boards for her
mammography course.  Now she can get on with
 life.  It has been hard studying so much especially
 since she is a newlywed and they are having so 
much fun together and with their new home.

#10
I am thankful
for what a bright, clear, sunny and gorgeous day
it is...........you really appreciate those more, when
you have had days and days of dismal and rain.


#11
I am thankful
to get a chance to be outside in the sunshine too.
I have only had that pleasure once since we have
been back from vacation and that sun feels absolutely
delicious and makes me feel good all over, that is 
because it boost your melatonin levels and it is a great
way to get your vitamin D,  sure works for me!


#12
I am thankful
for another really good movie with a message that
we saw last night.  It is called "To save a life",  it
is really very good,  and if you have teenagers it
might really hit home with them as well,  cause it
is about peer pressure and how we treat people,
and what life is really all about.
You can rent it from netflix.


#13
I am thankful
for a really wonderful surprise we got this week,
but unfortunately, I can't tell you  what it is yet, 
but surely will as soon as I can!! 




Well that's all folks...........lol


Tried to make the porky pig
 version but couldn't figure 
out how to do it!!  lol


Hope you have a simply delightful 
Friday and Weekend!


Thanks for droppin by..............
love hearing from you as always.


Love, Hugs and
Blue Sunny Sky Blessings,
Nellie

Tablescape Thursday - Safari place setting

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope it has been a good day for you!

It has been for me!!  Yesterday I went shopping

most of the day looking for a few inexpensive

coastal pieces so I could finish up my coastal

decorating...........so,  found some and finished

up today,  so very happy with the results.

This is a safari table that would look good in

my daughter's house.  It all started with me getting

her this zebra charger when we went to Hobby 

Lobby.........so since I had it I thought I would play

and see what kind of tablescape I could come up 

just by finding stuff in the house, and I have nothing

safari looking anywhere.....................

but I do have printmaster,  so I went looking for zebra pictures

and found this one,  so printed it  and cut it out, and thought
 it looked great on the napkins and highlighted the zebra
 print of course.

Next I found a red Christmas candle

and an old  metal bracelet I have

The candle fit perfectly inside it!

I had red napkins leftover from Christmas too!

Stuffed one in the glass for more color

Then put the silverware at the top for a different look!

Also had this lil choc. brown satin bag, so decided to

do a place setting with the silverware in it.

Since I couldn't have the zebra there too,

decided to stick him in the goblet.

Posterized affect,  had to get at least one

picture in ya know!

Well, I had fun and hope you did too!

  Mr. Zebra says so long...............

Hope you enjoyed your safari..............lol

Thanks for your visit,  you are always

 welcome here,  and please say hello 

why you're here too.

I am linking up to Susan

over at between naps on the porch, so 

if you want to see more fun tablescapes

just click here!

Hugs and Safari Blessings

Nellie

Dreary Rainy Monday............and tropical salad with citrus dressing recipe

Afternoon Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Started this post on Monday but didn't
have time to finish so just combined
yesterday and today!!  lol

Ours was good, uneventful and restful,  as hubby

came home Friday night not feeling too well.  I think

maybe we have been trying to fight off a bug or some-

thing as we had both been exhausted all week,  earlier

in the week I was feeling a bit queasy for a few nights,

and thought it was just cause I was tired since I am

 going thru my cyclical not sleeping all night  thing,

 but then hubby came home feeling that way on Friday 

night as well.  Dee said  she and everyone at work had

 been feeling the same way,  just exhausted,  she said

some people said it was the high pollen count,  but I

checked it and it said it was low,  course, I forgot that

we got rain all day that day,  so that helps wash away

some of the pollen thankfully.

The above picture is what all my windows look like

this time of the year when we get into the rainy season.

It has been raining a lot since last Wednesday I think

it was.  The lovely humidity outside vs the A/C on

the inside!  lol

I just looked at the weather and looks like tropical

storm Debby might come very close to us,  not too

thrilled about that, course, she is just a small storm,

but I have learned that those small storms can cause

lots of damage as well, especially flooding!

Since I did that coastal Father's Day table and

since we are having so much rain,  I decided to

change a few things around to go from spring to

summer so decided to go with a Coastal look.

So will give you a few sneak peek!

and show you sometime next week probably

once I am totally finished.

Here's just a few other shots for fun......really they are

only temporary to just have something on my dining room

 table till I decide what to do......

They are leftovers from my Father's Day table.

 Believe it or not the centerpc. is in the center of the table,  this

isn't the end of the table but just the wood in between.  If you 

look further beyond the centerpc, you can see the other half of

the table with the glass,  the side in front is just like that

I have seen a lot of pictures lately in many magazines where

they are using live greenery so decided to try it.....

This was looking down inside the trifle bowl at the shells that

are leftover and you can see the philodendron leaf and the candle.

This is the same picture but I used the auto smart fix on it, and

thought it just looked very interesting.

Am hoping to go to Home Goods this week to see if I can find

something that looks Beachy or coastal for my dining room table.

Cause I have a $25.00 gift card I got for my birthday and still

haven't used it.............so looking forward to that.

And

for those who are interested,  Scott and Megan found a house

they love and have put in an offer...........so now we wait to see

what happens.  It is a beautiful home and a very good deal.

and it is in our town..............Yeah!!

Made a new salad and dressing last night for dinner and it was 
absolutely wonderful,  so thought I would share it with you.
Perfect for summer, or a ladies luncheon
Actually found it in a Publix magazine, and it was from a
blogger in Ocala, Florida, course, I changed it up a bit
to go with what I had in the house.

It is also very heart healthy as well!  

starting to get hungry???


It is called 
"Tropical Salad with Citrus Viniagrettte"
and this is my version, and I do each plate
separately cause it looks so pretty. Course,
there is just 2 of us,  she said she uses a
platter,  which is a good idea too.

Ingredients for Salad
spring mix
2 cups of mandarin orange segments
1 cup of hulled and sliced strawberries
1/2 cup of fresh blueberries
!/2 cup of plain pecans (whole)


Citrus Viniagrette dressing
3 tsp. of apple cider vinegar
6 tablespoons of olive oil
6 tablespoons of honey
6 tablespoons of Orange Juice


in a food processor or magic bullet (what I use)
mix all the above ingredients, then douse your
salad.........lol......If you like fruit in your salad you
will love this,  hubby and I  both, sooo enjoyed this,
and can't wait to have it again, today for lunch. lol



NOTE: I tripled (the above) her dressing recipe and it
was probably enough for 4 people.

Hungry Now???  Am I mean or what???

This is a little egg cup of the dressing with some

gluten free crispy crackers.  Love those things.

If you would like check out Julie's blog go to

PBfingers.com.  I went there to find the original

recipe so anyone who wanted to could see it,

but couldn't find it on her blog.  I wrote her, but

haven't heard back yet,  so if anyone is interested

in seeing the original let me know and if I hear

back from her,  I will let you know.

Update:  Never heard back from her!!

So............hope you have a terrific Tuesday

Thanks for stopping in,  looking forward to hearing
from you as always,

Hugs and Rainy Day Blessings,
Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - June 21, 2012

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

 continue to live in him,  rooted and built up in him, 

strengthened in the faith as you were taught,

 and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6 & 7

Hello Sweet Peas,

Hope you have been having a great week, 

 it sure has gone by fast.... I must say!

Nothing real exciting going on around here, however, we

 are excited for Scott and Megan, as they are house hunting,

 so we are praying that find just the perfect house for them,

 and that they get a great deal................this is certainly the

right time to buy.

Well, on with my list of Thankfuls

#1

I am thankful

that my well deserving hubby had a very nice

Father's Day.

#2

I am thankful

for these lovely  flowers you see here that my 

sweet SIL Susan brought to me on Sunday.

#3

I am thankful

for the lovely time I had having my quiet time this morning

 out on my porch. Circumstances just seemed so perfect:

 the lawn was freshly mowed,  had just cleaned the porch

yesterday, and it was nice and cool cause it rained last

 night,  it is typically too hot out there this time of the 

year, and all the landscape was fresh and lush, and I

had that perfect cup of coffee, but best yet, got some
new incites from the word of God.

So it was really a blessed time...............

#4

I am thankful

for my porch and my backyard,  they are

both such a huge blessing to me.

#5

I am thankful

for the White and Orange Ibis in our yard this morning,

 when hubby was leaving for work, and squirrels all out

 eating their breakfast.  They are just such pretty birds. 

 We see these as lil gifts from the Lord.

and

then a lil while later as I was walking past the window

I saw some darker birds with them,  they are evidently

just a different variety of Ibis.  They are dark grey, with

a lil white and brown legs and beaks.  Course, maybe 

one is the female and one the male.......gotta look that

up online, be right back.....................lol

Think the darker ones are young ones that have not

lost their baby feathers yet.

Here you can see a lil bit of the white Ibis's, but I was mostly

trying to capture the dark Ibis as we have never had them 

come here before.

Never had the white ones until just a few years ago.  They have
been by quite a number of times already this year.  

Can you see the lil gray blob on the right, that is a
squirrel.  Told my husband he is a brave fellow to
go out there with all those birds with long beaks.




#6

I am thankful

that I found a new Meme's to link up to today,
and was invited to join 2 others that I didn't
even know existed,  so that was fun.

If you are interested in knowing about them too,
 scroll down to my last post 
 "Coastal themed Father's Day
 and go all the way to the bottom of the post,  and they

are listed there and you can click on the links.

# 7

I am thankful

that we got to visit the new Hobby Lobby last 
night, finally.  We didn't get to see everything, 
so will probably take another trip sometime soon,
 but was sort of disappointed that they were so
 expensive  but fortunately, I didn't really see 
anything calling my name yet!!

But it was a fun trip!

#8

I am thankful

for the new exercise wii videos or games the

kids gave Jimmy for Father's Day.  We did the

"Walk it Out" exercise game, but we are still trying

 to figure it out, so we sort of did our own thing,

but got a good workout, not so great on the game

 part! lol  Course, we are more concerned with the

exercise.  I learned about it from Sue over at I need

 Mom,  she is a fountain of good information.  We also

 did the other one too, it is more of an exercise routine,  

so we will be working up to this one, but they are both

  good,  but gonna be better once we get the 

hang of them................So thank You  kids!

#9

I am thankful

for my lil samsung point and shoot camera,  love

that everytime I upload pictures to the computer

I can recharge it and it is ready to go anytime.

and of course, I like the fact, it takes all these great 
pictures you see on my blog.  A few of these today

are an exception,   more the lighting or the
 photographer............
which would be Me!   of course!!  lol

#10
I am thankful
that our kitty Molly seems to be feeling better,
she didn't seem like she was feeling very good
for awhile and wasn't eating much,  but she 
seems to be coming out of that.  We were
starting to get worried about her.

#11

I am thankful
for Ghirardelli and Lindt Dark Chocolate Bars.
We eat a square every day for heart health,
and boy, what a chore............lol
They are fabulous, just had a piece, so that's
what reminded me.

#12
I am thankful
for the 2 nice ladies that came by today and
invited me to join in the 2 new memes.  Thanks
for your encouragement, it was very appreciated.

I decided to put this arrangement in the new pitcher

 hubby gave me for Mother's Day and put it in my bathroom.
  Since it is the only place that I have purple, and never get 
the luxury of having fresh flowers in there, 
 and  sure have enjoyed it.




Well,  that wraps up my thankfuls for this week!


So glad you could join me today and I really 
appreciate your visit.


Love, Hugs,
and Beautiful Floral Blessings to you!


Nellie