A great falafel recipe
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Moab UT
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Papa and his garden
The unwritten rule around here is that Fr. Justin takes care of the vegetable beds and I take care of the flower beds. Generally speaking, that is true. However, I must confess that around about the end of August when I start looking at all the cooler places on the map we could live, I see my beloved out in the yard giving my sad little friends water. Thanks Father.
Anyhow, I only plant perennials. I don't have the time or energy to mess with annuals. So, I really only have to go out in the spring, cut back the dead branches, do some mulching and watch my gardens bloom.
Fr., on the other hand, has the hard part. He has to prepare his beds, which here in Texas can require a lot of work, and then plant vegetables all year long. He seems to really love it and I think it's one of the quiet places he can go. The girls love to help him but they usually get sidetracked with other things to do and eventually he is left to dig alone-again.
Here are a couple of pics of his beds this year. He changed his beds around after reading the book "Square Foot Gardening". We'll see if that works out better for him. The beds look great and I can't wait to partake of the bounty.
Ahhh, Spring
Spring is here to stay for us in the South. We had a cold snap this past weekend, but I think that will be the last one.
The girls and I went to a golf green turned park. It has a few ponds with ducks and geese, turtles everywhere and snakes (so the signs say). We had a great time, especially when the girls found the old sand pit for the golfers.
Some of the pics are by the girls. They really love taking pictures and are getting pretty good at it. I may have to locate a couple of inexpensive cameras for the girls for Christmas if they stay interested.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
The event of the year,
for my niece, that is.
This past weekend my niece was joined in matrimony with her long time boyfriend. These two youngsters have been dating since the eighth grade, gone away to college and hoofed it to get finished with school and are now ready to start their lives together. They both graduate in May and will be starting their careers as teachers (poor souls).
Of course, the timing of their wedding was not so good for our immediate family, but as Fr. and I agreed, we are so glad that they are getting married, since so few people think it's important any longer.
There were 400 people at this event!! It was by far the largest wedding I had ever been to. The reception was in a three floor building, with food and beverages in every direction. It was pretty fancy. The bride and groom seemed exceedingly happy to finally be together as man and wife. While my brother and his wife seemed exceedingly happy that this whole event was finally over.
Of course, I had every intention of getting all sorts of really great shots. Well, with four hundred people milling about and three very excited girls shooting off in every direction, wanting to explore every nook and cranny of the building, I didn't get very many shots. Here are a couple of pics of the girls as flower girls, Fr. Justin being charmed by a little red haired beauty, the bride dancing with my parents, a group of dancing people, and Thea dancing with her friend.
May God grant many, many years to this couple, Cade and Amanda.
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