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