Burning Bloggy Questions

 

Did you ever wonder….???

What Susan does Between Naps on the Porch?

What Pat is Musing about on her Back Porch?

Are Bill’s Accoutrements really Affordable?

Can I spell accoutrements without looking?

If I had overbite would I name my blog One Perfect Overbite? 

Is Miss Janice at Etiquette with Miss Janice ever rude or rowdy?

Is Wives with Knives a blog about a new reality show???

Does Laurie at Bargain Hunting with Laurie have a trailer behind her house to hold all her props?

I know these are very thought provoking!  I visit all of the above blogs so I hope they don’t mind me pondering about the names..:)

So I ask you..how did you come up with your blog name???

Did you ask for suggestions or think it up all by yourself?  A quick, or a long and agonizing decision..:)

Me??  I tried a lot of names that were taken that had Kathleen in them..and finally found one that was available.    And since it rhymes with my name it helps me remember!

One of my Favorite Things…

Shopping..oh, I know you are shocked!  

Please go see Laurie for the other entries this week..

I am also fond of this casserole dish I got at Villeroy and Boch a few years ago…50% off sale..one day sale..and I was the first one in the store!  I was watching it in clearance, and it was marked down to 30 or so….I think I paid about 15.00!

Have a wonderful weekend…

Some more burning bloggy questions next week…

Foodie Friday and Thank You Gollum..

My prize for Gollum’s photo contest came!  Aren’t these cute??

I am sure they will get plenty of use, and will never break!  Thank you Michael Lee!

I visited Bill  :) at the WSonoma outlet, and Pottery Barn outlet too. Nada..They have separated the 2 stores..you used to be able to pass back and forth.  Everything is changed around, the prices were not good, and there wasn’t anything new worth buying!  I had been there right before Easter. Very disappointing shopping trip..

I did have a nice chat with my favorite sales associates about how happy we were that Phil Mickelson won the Masters.  I told them to let Mr. Sonoma and Mr. Barn that they should get some new things and price them well!  :)

Sometimes I find great bargains there, but not today..I’ll give it another chance next week…

I bought these the other day at the market..

I had a small piece of filet mignon left, the thin end, so I cut it into strips and stir fried it with some Terriyaki .

I used the mandolin and sliced some onions , dusted them with flour, salt and pepper, and fried them (scant amount of oil) till they were very crisp..

Before I rolled it up, I sprinkled the hot meat with shredded mozzarella.

And I used those little metal pencil cups again to serve them.  The jury is out on the tomato wraps…but the meat, cheese and onions were good!

No, it’s not dessert…

But last week I was determined to use the rest of the Easter ham. I had also bought some Basket cheese while  in the market.  I had no idea what it was …I googled it and found that it is a cheese used by Italians at Easter in some dishes or spread on bruschetta ..

It tasted like bland curdless ricotta… what a dope I was to buy it…

I turned it into my version of Easter Rustica Pie.  An Irish American version..

Ham, eggs, mozzarella, basket cheese, locatelli cheese, onions, salt, pepper, milk and some Bisquick.  Baked in a springform pan, and served with roasted asparagus with sesame seeds.   Tasty and the last of the ham went into Pea Soup..

Reluctant Entertainer topic this week was leftovers..and this qualifies! Stop over for some inspiration..

Please visit Designs by Gollum for more Foodie Friday entries..

Thanks for visiting..Sat. is Laurie’s at Bargain Hunting with Laurie ..Favorite Things meme…

We’re Getting There! I am SO PLAID you came…

 

Here on east end of L.I. we are just starting to get green.  My friends Carol, The Tablescaper  (Alma)  who is having her first give away, so be sure to stop in , Pat, and Stephanie are at least an hour west of me, and they are about 2 weeks ahead of me in  bloom time…

But I have green…

and lots of things have popped.

 

Blue skies…

My new clematis found its home today..

And soon ….  

These will be loaded with hydrangea..

I will wait patiently, and spray diligently so the deer don’t MURDER them!  They MUNCH, and MASTICATE my poor plants.  MUCH MONEY, (MOOLA) is spent on Deer Out.  The lovely MINTY aroma keeps them away for a bit.  That was for Jenny MATLOCK’s alphabet Thursday, letter M..:)

I am joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday, and Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.  Thank you Susans!

I went to the fabric outlet last week to search for upholstery  fabrics.  I didn’t find what I wanted, but saw this pretty pink and green plaid for a tablecloth.  I think Miss Janice would like it. :)

I decided to use a white dinner plate, green salad made in Portugal and on clearance at HG, and pink cotton place mat under a white charger.

Pink glass from Lenox, Green BEE glass from CTS as well as the green wood napkin ring (on sale for .20  :)  )that’s on the pink and green napkins…

The little green ramekins are Pfaltzgraff. And the green candles are from CTS.

The pink Kalanchoe were in the basket of flowers my family gave me for Easter and I popped them into my “what a deal I got“ Apilco Lion’s head Soup Tureen from WSonoma Outlet..here, with a bow  I made from Costco ribbon..

What’s for Dinner?

A rack of ribs, done low and slow in the oven..

Served with fresh cole slaw and sweet potato fries  that would NOT get crispy!  :)

Thanks for visiting…I made my Foodie Friday dish already, and my prize from Gollum arrived, so I’ll show you!  Hope to see you!

Laurie’s My Favorite Things meme is Sat.  Now you know you have lots of favorite things..Sue does..:) Go look, it will make you smile!

Favorite Things Saturday

I am joining Laurie for Favorite Things..Stop in and see what tickles people in blogland..:)

One of my favorite things is a good cheeseburger..I don’t eat tomatoes, but it looked good on dh’s !  And nice crispy onion rings..

I love a bargain, and what is more of a bargain than FREE…

This brand new child’s wicker rocker and cushion from Pottery Barn..in front of a house with a sign FREE…

The chandelier I spray painted black and hung in my gazebo…Rescued from the dumpster in front of my son’s house.. FREE!

 

This little plant stand rescued from the dump by my friend, Pam…I cleaned it up and sprayed it white..

I got this blue trike for free..in front of someone’s house as I walked to the beach..waiting for the garbage pick up.. So I rode it home..:)

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And just one more of my favorite things…

Blue hydrangeas..I really love them…

All these favorites are from previous years…We aren’t even close to hydrangea time yet.  Their leaves are just starting..

Thanks for looking at my show and tell..;)

Are You Tired of that Easter Ham?

Has that Fresh Ham lost its freshness?  Are you trotting away from the left over Turkey?

Me too..the ham was delicious, but enough!  I am oinked out!

So I made Italian…

Such an easy dish to make…Mike makes the sauce..Boil the ziti..Mix the ricotta with egg, grated parmesan reggiano, mozzarella cubed, fresh parsley and garlic powder, pepper.

Spoon lots of sauce over the bottom of the pan, add the warm ziti, top with the cheese mixture, more sauce..you don’t want it to be dry.  On top of the sauce, add mozzarella and some more parm. Bake covered till it bubbles, remove cover the last few minutes  so the cheese gets some color..

I know most of you know how to make it..but maybe one person never has??  :)

Serve with a fresh green salad and good Italian bread…

Enjoy!

Thank you dear Gollum, at Designs by Gollum  for hosting Foodie Friday…Please go over and look at the other participants this week…

I was a lucky runner up in her food  photo contest..

Nothing prettier than God’s handiwork!

Laurie , Bargain Hunting with Laurie is hosting Favorite Things Saturday….and Sunday is Silver Sunday at Gypsy Fish…

Tip Toe Through the Tulips Table

I had these pretty pink tulips from Easter.  I decided to do a pink tablescape! They are in a glass spooner I found at a thrift shop for 2.00

Just a simple table, I used the pink plaid cloth I got at the fabric outlet for a dollar…cotton from Portugal..

A white charger..Noritake

Pink polka dot plate … CTS

Pink and white check napkin, WSONOMA outlet

Pink cabbage soup bowl from HG…

Flatware Dansk

Little white b and b dish WSONOMA.

White porcelain nest with PINK M and M’s Villeroy and Boch..

Embossed candleholders are V and B..

 

Since this is so PINK, I am linking, for the first time,  to Beverly’s  ( How Sweet the Sound) Pink Saturday….Thank you Beverly!

The Easter Bunny brought me this platter from WSonoma Outlet…

The Easter Bunny is a good shopper..10 bucks!  “Bill” had a price tag of $34.00 on it, but marked them down a few days before Easter…I  , The Easter Bunny got the last one!

Perfect for a Red Velvet Easter Egg shaped cake for my little grand bunnies…

It is iced in chocolate and piped with whipped cream.  In between the layers is choc icing and whipped cream.. It disappeared, quick like a bunny..:)

Now hop over to Susan’s Between Naps on the Porch for some more tables..please!

Hope all those who celebrated had a wonderful Easter!

So what’s next?  Earth Day??

Thanks for visiting! Gollum’s Foodie Friday and Laurie’s Favorite Things Saturday coming up!

If it Quacks, it’s a Duck??? What am I??

We had a visitor to our yard last week.  Strange looking thing…

We think we know what it is….but what do you think??

We think it is a female turkey…

A little closer now…

Pass the cranberry sauce??  :)

I am joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday…

A basket of pansies on my side door..

A basket of beautiful flowers to plant outside..an Easter gift from my family…Thank you S, M, Lily, Michael, Seamus and Declan!

A  lovely new clematis from Heather and Kevin..:)

I have a perfect place for it, on the trellis on the side of the Outdoor Shower we built last year…

And finally, scenes from our Outdoor Easter Egg hunt Sunday…

We were blessed with a beautiful warm day, unusual for early April on Long Island! You can see it still looks very wintery here…

Thanks for visiting…