https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/Every day is a journey and mine is busy and rarely boring.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996589Weekdays in my area usually involve traffic congestion. For this reason, I prefer driving the backroads through the pretty wooded areas on my way to my destination. It's Tuesday, so John and I are heading out this afternoon for dinner at the Pig and Fire House of Barbecue in Washington,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996554Our visiting deer wiped out our Tiger Lilies a few weeks ago. I'm crossing my fingers that they don't do the same to these Stargazer Lilies, by far one of our prettiest flowers. 🌺https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996530John has been asking me to make loaded baked potatoes for the past few weeks. After checking the produce section at my Giant Eagle, I located Idaho baking potatoes on sale, so I grabbed three. It's a hot day, so instead of baking them in the oven, I'm going to pop the plastic-wrapped, sealed...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996516Once it aired on television in 1974, I never missed an episode of Little House on the Prairie. I was an immediate fan of the Ingalls family, especially Laura, who always found her way in doing the right thing while learning lessons along the way in her small town of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. And...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996503Walking out to the yard this morning to feed the wildlife, I immediately spotted my larger-than-life Dinner Plate Hibiscus. Her color is so gorgeous, making it hard to believe that something so beautiful will be dead by tomorrow. Her huge blooms are spent after one day of showing off enormous,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996481I never know what I might see when I walk out to the feeders in the morning and afternoon. This guy seems to have forgotten that he is a squirrel and not a bird. They are ornery little devils with a big appetite. They know where the grub is and how to get to it.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996464It looks like someone has found out about my perfect reading spot. He was sitting and chilling in the morning sun while chomping on his treat.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996455For most of the week, we concentrate on work, chores around the house, and any family obligations that are tossed our way, but when Tuesday afternoon comes around, John and I hit the floor running out the door, away from those tedious constraints. This is our one day to grab dinner that I don't...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996434I hadn't realized that my snow-white Gladiolus had bloomed yet. I happened to catch sight of them this morning as I was headed out to pick up some breakfast sandwiches for John and me. They are definitely on my list of favorite flowers. And next to my Gladiolus, I spotted a marriage between my...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sassyass_649112/996420Late in the spring, John and I planted sunflowers along the fence between our property and the boat club. Between the bunnies and the groundhogs, they have eaten eleven of the twelve plants. For whatever reason, they saved us one. We have several more growing in pots, so we are going to try to...