Saturday Doings

Woody headed off to do his usual Saturday doings...Credit Union, Walmart, even added in Krogers, and the library. I put the groceries away and then decided that I would make a recipe that I had found on the internet the other day. It was a copycat recipe for Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits. I must say that they are pretty good. Woody did say that he thought that they had less salt in them than Red Lobster's...and that was the idea of me making them...I could control the amount of salt. They were plenty salty enough...not overly salty as I find Red Lobster's...though, Red Lobster's are irresistible to me when we eat there! Nathan and Kathy and family were planning to run some errands after lunch and Joseph was ready for his nap so they brought him over here to nap. Isaac decided that he would rather stay with Grammy and Goosey (Woody) than shop. Isaac and I played pirate ship for a while and then read books for a while. Then he and Goosey went outside to pick up sticks in the front yard and then they sat on the front porch and talked until they saw Isaac's family return. Woody headed off on his four-mile walk. Joseph woke up from his nap very shortly after his family got back so I took him back home. Tonight's picture shows part of what we call "the back 40." This is the lot directly behind our house (you can see the back of our house (yellow siding and steep pitched roof) through the bushes (blueberry bushes right behind the garden)and trees and the back of Nathan and Kathy's house (red brick) is to the right in the picture through the trees. The back 40 belongs to Nathan and Kathy. It is one of the few places on either of our properties that gets enough sun for a garden. This year they are hoping to control weeds and also supply the proper growing conditions for melons...that is their plan for the garden pictured this year. Joy is growing green beans in part of Goosey's garden that is towards the back of our yard. I'm not sure what Woody plans to grow in the rest of his garden...probably some tomatoes...not sure what else. Woody also has a raised garden that he has lettuces, spinach, some garlic and also basil and sage. We have some containers/barrels on our back "patio" where we grow herbs and this year a tomato plant. Woody and Nathan are planning for Nathan and Graham to build me a planter box that I plan to grow more herbs in. Nathan and Kathy also have another garden on the other side of their fenced in back yard. I noticed a little while ago when I looked out the window that Nathan was working on that garden and all seven children were enjoying the swings, etc. in their back yard...part swinging and part pushing their siblings. Nice evening activities for a very nice spring day. It rained during the night and we had had storms predicted for this afternoon...but the afternoon storms never developed...so it ended up being a good day to be outside...either playing or working...or just sitting and enjoying.