JERSEYFARMGIRL

Garlic harvest time

2010-09-13T19:26:00.001-07:00

I love Garlic and i just harvested mine

Summer naps

2010-06-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

Its a hot one today

and the kitties love the cool stone for a nap

look close there are two...LOL

new use for old hose holder

2010-06-23T13:21:00.001-07:00

flowers everywhere

2010-06-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

Garden is in

2010-06-16T21:18:00.000-07:00

picked the peas twice

SALAD ANYONE

2010-05-21T20:55:00.000-07:00

OH IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN YOUR OWN GROWN VEGGIES

GARDEN FAIRY

2010-05-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

MY GARDEN FAIRY WATCHES OVER THE HERBS

BLOOMING

2010-05-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

I JUST LOVE FLOWERS

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

2010-05-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

PEONIES

2010-05-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

IF EVER THERE WAS A SCENT SO CLEAN AND PURE IT IS THE PEONY

Tin Can reuse

2010-05-21T20:45:00.000-07:00

Reuse recycle that is the question? well they make great planters just punch a hole or two in the bottom for drainage and instant planter....

Happy is the day when my garden is in BLOOM

2010-05-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

my secret garden

Farmgirl sisters

2010-05-19T15:15:00.000-07:00

this is a wonderful gift from my secret farmgirl sister.
she is so wonderful and always knows exactly what
i'm wishing for..thank you SS

Bra recycling

2010-05-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

oh what to do with those old bras

make a drawer scenter aha!
just cut off the sides sew around the bottom fill with lavender buds and down or fiber fill
stitch the top and toss it in your unmentionables drawer LOL..TIP if you leave the strap on
you can hang it in the linen or coat closet...

LAVENDER MIST

2010-05-19T15:08:00.000-07:00

I LOVE LAVENDER AND SO
I MIST THE HOUSE MY PILLOWS
SHEETS AND EVEN IRONING
40 oz pure lavender essential oil (or your favorite oil)
4 oz purified or distilled water (you can find this in the baby food aisle )
and a spritz spray bottle ..shake well and start misting.. its lasts along time

but you can double or triple the recipe if you like...

any day is a good day to live

2010-05-18T18:41:00.000-07:00

each day i wake i'm groggy want to back to sleep
so i push myself up and before you know it i'm
glad to awake alive and sipping my morning tea
in the garden the nice weather has that effect on me
i love watching my little plants growing and glistening
with dew ...i daydream about picking the first berry
tomatoe pepper etc. life is good
like the old saying "we reap what you sow"
i believe this in all things...

2010-05-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

sorry for the delay computer issues

here is the clothespin hanger...any wire hanger bend to shape
make a bag out of cotton (dryes quick) and a square neck opening fit hanger inside you can embellish or line it but this works fine and its super easy...

Lavender Shortbread cookies

2010-04-23T16:51:00.000-07:00

Lavender Shortbread

3 Tbsp. fresh organic Lavender flowers

OR 1 1/2 Tbsp. dried organic Lavender flowers

1 cup butter

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 cup icing sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

Set oven at 325° F.

Use food processor to blend chilled butter (not room temperature) plus Lavender flowers, icing sugar & cornstarch. Add half the flour amount
Pulse gently until roughly cut into a “crumbly” texture. Blend in remainder of flour until it “balls” into a smooth dough. Roll in a wax paper log like frozen cookie dough. CHILL 40 MINUTES.

Cut into 1/2 inch rings, bake on ungreased cookie sheet (i use parchment paper)
until just golden on the bottom. Aprox 20 minutes.
Cool before handling. Makes aprox 30. Store in tight tin.

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sharing recipes on a beautiful spring day

2010-04-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

Lavender-Lemon Curd

1/2 cup of real butter

1¼ cup white sugar

2 lemons, rind & juice up to 1/2 cup

4 well beaten eggs

pinch of salt

1 TBSP dried lavender flowers or 3 TBSP fresh

Use a double boiler; bring water underneath to a boil then lower to simmer.

Place butter & sugar first in the top pot to melt together, and then add the rest of the ingredients.

Whisk gently until smooth and thickened.

Pour through a sieve over a heat proof bowl then spoon into two clean jam jars and cool. Keep refrigerated…about a week if you are lucky!

spring musings

2010-04-22T17:33:00.000-07:00

the weather is perfect and still i'm waiting to plant
i love putting in all the veggies and flowers
hopefully next weekend??

its still alittle to cool. but i love the pink snow..

feels like summer

2010-04-05T16:48:00.000-07:00

thank the lord spring has sprung
and its glorious the trees are
blooming white and pink
its so inspiring and beauty ,
you can feel the energy all
around you.
everything is colorful
and alive .

rain

2010-03-29T19:42:00.000-07:00

rain rain go away..its been raining for two days and i know its great for my plants and garden soil but right about now i need a little sun. this is getting depressing and boring being stuck in the house and its cold.

but enough of the whining i'll just sew and blog....LOL.. and remember last Easter in Prague..

rainy day

2010-03-23T15:19:00.000-07:00

the streets are like rivers and the rivers like lakes
it seems never ending so i'll just bake.

getting wild at the flower show

2010-03-16T20:35:00.000-07:00

flower show tribe

2010-03-16T20:33:00.001-07:00