tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145180382024-09-12T06:51:52.600-04:00Beauty and health, gardening, crocheting, knittng, sewing, cooking, shopping are all my favorite activities.Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-27994461392681273662022-02-27T19:03:00.000-05:002022-02-27T19:03:06.025-05:00

There are still snow on the ground where I live. The weather is still cold, freezing rain sometimes, but the spring will be around the corner soon. I have yet gotten the pea seeds, but soon I will make a trip to the store. I have started the lemongrass to root. I am ready for another growing season. There will be not much change this year.

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-49080297449396672372021-03-20T15:55:00.003-04:002021-03-20T16:35:52.691-04:00

I have not been able to post any news these past months. Not that I do not have the time, well, I am actually do not have the time to write and post, I was busy getting ready for the growing season. Activities for me have been the same each day, weeks, months and years. Currently, I am waiting for the soil to heat up a little. AT this moment, the temperature is still below 40s F. I have started

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-61784182860516862022020-11-28T17:23:00.002-05:002020-12-12T10:09:30.990-05:00

I am thankful for the all the good hearted people who have been kindly enough to provide me with a plate of warm food on the day that I have to walk for 2 miles looking for a place to eat. All restaurants were closed. I have not eaten since 9 in the morning and the day went by until 7 in the evening. I am thankful that nothing bad has happened on the cold night when I have no means of knowing

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-44528749499614865192020-01-01T11:49:00.000-05:002020-01-01T11:49:54.118-05:00

Welcome to the year 2020. I am very excited to finally be part of the beginning of a new decades. A lot of experiences I have gained over the year and a lot more I am expecting for the year to come. As my age is adding another digit, I am feeling more humble, blessed and positive. About 2 years ago, there was a change at work and it was not a good change. The change was sending me a negative

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-25439247222623929472019-11-10T18:54:00.001-05:002019-11-10T18:54:19.378-05:00

Today was the second time I shopped at a beauty store. I went alone thinking I could handle it. I was looking for a mascara and some face wash. That was fair and easy. The first time I went into this beauty store was with my niece about a year ago and she happened to know more than I do on makeup. Little that I know going in the beauty shop by myself was not a good idea. I was lost. Yes, I could

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-16284198554364595572019-07-08T10:34:00.002-04:002019-07-08T10:34:25.239-04:00

Welcome 2019. A little 7 months too late actually. But as people say, better late than never. I have been busy working in the garden. The tomatoes and peppers are growing beautifully as well as the weeds. I have been pulling off the weeds every day. The mint leaves are growing wildly and I have been using them in my drink. When the weather is as hot as 90 degree F, a dash of lemon and mix it

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-12648295359447874032017-12-31T21:21:00.001-05:002017-12-31T21:21:29.004-05:00

Christmas was celebrated with joy with family and friends. I had so much fun giving gifts this year. My loved one surprising me with gifts that I did not expect to receive. He also took me to spend new year’s eve at the hotel downtown where the drop to celebrate 2018 took place. Happy New Year to everyone. May 2018 bring health, wealth and happiness to you and your loved one.

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-44842837007367545002017-05-07T22:51:00.000-04:002017-05-07T22:51:13.360-04:00

The vegetables garden is doing well. I was not able to work in the garden for a week now due to the rain. The soil is too wet for me to work on. However, the peas have sprouted, as well as the beans, lettuces, radishes, beets, carrots, and kohlrabi. I jump start the growth by planting established plants of tomatoes, hot peppers, eggplants, red cabbages, and Brussel sprouts. Thanks to Karns

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-49126521290882157212016-11-06T07:45:00.001-05:002016-11-06T07:45:34.583-05:00

This website is really having cobwebs written all over it. The last time I wrote was in June. Imagine that. Well, I am back on writing. I guess when I have to write my school reports, might as well I write to my readers. The last class was interesting. I learned how to identify people’s behavior, how to bring different personalities into consensus, so on and so forth. The techniques are not hard

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-34594412695210618372016-06-08T14:45:00.001-04:002016-06-08T14:45:35.686-04:00

Have a blessed Fasting month!

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The weather is still cold but the garden is open for another season of growing. I brought my toolbox over to the garden. But I have yet to find the time to set up the fences and to sow the seeds. The peas must go in the garden first among the lettuces and radishes. I have also started some seeds indoor like tomato, tomatillo, ground cherry tomato and cucamelon. They are too young to go into

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-55593431969911262016-01-31T12:25:00.000-05:002016-01-31T12:25:36.111-05:00

We were blessed with lots of snow last week. I spent more than 7 hours to clear the walkway and the driveway. I am glad no one is injured. The neighbor was nice to stop over and asked if we need help. We have 2 snow blower and a shovel, which was enough to handle. Winter is not going away for couple more months and I am already excited to start gardening again. This year, 2016 will be a

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-35017386682373220562016-01-03T05:52:00.004-05:002016-01-03T05:52:46.620-05:00

Time do flies. I am saying goodbye to the year of 2015 and welcoming 2016 with lots of hope and positive vibes. I am going to face the upcoming obstacles with strong mind, physically and spiritually. 2015 is leaving me with lots of good memories despite of getting the worse news ever. I am sure there is nothing I cannot handle. If I have survived all these years, I am sure another year will

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-30153473776719562392015-12-18T15:47:00.000-05:002015-12-18T15:47:45.839-05:00

I am away for a holiday and it is freezing cold here. Mr. Big kept telling me to bring a thick jacket as the weather will be in the 50 F. I do not believe him but he was right. The wind is chilling since we are near the ocean. But I love cold weather anyway. The more snow I get the better I feel.  Here is the view at the pier. It is beautiful and calming serenity and just a bliss. I

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-72567005313654806022015-12-06T20:14:00.002-05:002015-12-06T20:15:19.586-05:00

I know that I have not update my news in this site for such a long time. Things are busy around the house, work and holidays. I had a new unit added in the house to heat and to cool each rooms. Things had to be moved from location to another to allow the contractor to do their work. After the installation, I had to clean all the dust and move back the furniture. I still didn't get the

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-4532883769403401722015-08-12T19:49:00.001-04:002015-08-12T19:49:10.122-04:00

It has been more than a month since the last time I posted my news here. A lot of things happened these past weeks. I was busy clearing the desk and wrapped up all the work from my previous job. I assumed a new position and am excited about the move.  I have been waiting for this opportunity for so long. Finally, it is my time to take the challenge and to step up in my game. I like the

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-29944819987876754682015-06-27T17:45:00.001-04:002015-06-27T17:45:52.380-04:00

I feel like I have not been writing for so long. It has been hectic at work as well as on my personal life. Being a care provider was a challenge and I am glad my one demanding and fussy patient is recovering well. However, it feels like the job to care for the patient’s need is never ending. There are times I just wanted to scream out loud or to just drop everything that I was doing.

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-43279158321798342452015-06-20T22:36:00.001-04:002015-06-20T22:36:08.665-04:00

We have been getting lots of rain lately. Tropical Storm Bill is finally here today and I cannot wait to see more growth in the garden. The garden is doing very well. I have been harvesting if not every day or every other day some super sweet sugar snap peas. They are delicious to be eaten raw or sauté lightly with butter, salt and ground black pepper. Yummy! I managed to snap some pictures

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-80588347573316535282015-05-25T00:06:00.000-04:002015-05-25T00:06:16.071-04:00

I always like Saturday or Sunday market. Today's trip was to the Newark Farmer's market. I had so much fun tasting the cherries and nectarines and what not. Let's see what they have...  Peanuts and all kinds of zucchini or summer squashes. I saw the eight ball zucchini, green zucchini, yellow zucchini and light pale green zucchini. They look so fresh and tasty.  They do sell bitter

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-60522877202940050962015-04-26T19:41:00.001-04:002015-04-26T19:41:22.416-04:00

This week was a wet week in my neighborhood. We had tornado watch and lots of rain the other day.  The temperature remains between 40 and 50 degree F.  This temperature is too cold for pepper and tomato plants. But I still planted my pepper seedlings and tomato plants in the garden.  I covered them with empty bottles from wind and cold temperature. I checked on them yesterday

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-56505015211989155842015-04-12T01:02:00.001-04:002015-04-12T01:02:42.491-04:00

Last year I have sowed the seeds of the curry leaves plant. Today, I repotted them in a bigger container.  There are about six plants sprouted. I might get another 2 more if the seedlings survived. You can read on my previous post on the seeds I started. During winter, I have the seedlings tucked inside the Ziploc bag. Once a month I check on the plant to make sure they are not dry. &

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-40237817327819332982015-02-18T20:10:00.000-05:002015-02-18T20:10:30.903-05:00

Once again, another year of growing season is about to begin. Although there is snow everywhere at this moment, I know I will have a very good summer time. I have visited the store and bought some seeds. I have carrots, beets, string beans, zucchini, peas, lavender, romaine lettuce, radishes, peppers and swiss chard. I also have some old seeds that might still viable like tomatillo, eggplants,

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-75470831987438124162014-12-20T17:56:00.002-05:002014-12-20T17:57:39.456-05:00

The year of 2014 is approaching to the end. I am very pleased and blessed with all the good and happy memories throughout this year. A lot of tasks I have accomplished despite the changes in the administration. Love life was soaring even though my dearest honey had to undergo a massive surgery. Being a worker and a care giver was not an easy tasks. I thought I did them well. The growing season

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-27625670815989293902014-10-29T20:53:00.002-04:002014-10-29T20:53:58.680-04:00

Once a year, it should be ok for me to have fun and join the flow. This year's Halloween party was all out. It took us the same amount of time to put the decoration up and to take them back down. The food was great. The crowd was supportive and fun. Besides lunch, the attendees could buy raffle tickets. There are also Halloween trivia game, throwing hoop and pin the

Zue Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131755693645529874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518038.post-23319211354467518042014-10-11T20:10:00.002-04:002014-10-11T20:10:36.724-04:00

My good friend Gert sent these berries of the curry leaves plant. I am very excited to grow these seeds. The berries have a sweet taste with a strong curry leaves smells. I soaked the seeds for couple of hours and planted them in a potting soil mix with some perlite. I moistened the soil. Following Gert's instruction, I then placed them in a zip lock plastic bag to retain moisture. It has been

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