Yesterday is Gone Today is Present

When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need- words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you. Ephesians 4:29

I tried words of kindness and compassion didn't help. Let's just say the person that needed help would not listen. In that situation you have to turn it over to God. I did. I am still praying.

It is noonish and 77 already. The weather report is calling for 81 today and 82 tomorrow. It is toasty outside. Inside in the A/C it is nice and cool. No humidity. My indoor garden dried out so quickly and is now ensconced in curtains to keep the heat back. I will have to check it this evening and see if it needs more watering.

What to do today. My son has made my computer wireless now. So when it hurts me too much to sit I can lay down for the first time ever or sit on the couch recliner seat with my computer. I think I might actually enjoy this. Well I am imagining the niceness of it. Every once in awhile an article is worthy of sharing so I like to give you something to read about or look at. Maybe you will learn  something new. On Pinterest I have been collecting tutorials and recipes and so much more. It is my preferred way of keeping ideas for crafty now.

Twenty Five One Bite Appetizers from Bon Appetit
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshows/2010/01/25_one_bite_appetizers_slideshow#slide=1

For the Home Decoration
http://decorhacks.com/2011/10/cupcake-liners-turned-light-string/

Are you having fun yet? How about one more....
Let me know if you like this one. I certainly do! Beautiful!

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/10989519@N06/popular-interesting/

Well my pomegranates are done blooming no fruit again. It is so worth it to have it though the flowers are amazing. I believe it loves its' place in the indoor garden. It can be grown indoors or outdoors. I have always grown mine indoors.

Look at all of those beautiful reddish orange buds. Each one flowered and then they lose there petals they dry up to a red and what is left is a fleshy bud. The buds evtually have always dropped off for me.

Do You Walk Much? Really get out and walk!


http://health.yahoo.net/articles/healthcare/15-things-your-walk-reveals-about-your-health


I hope your weekend has been fun and wonder filled so far!

WAY TOO LONG AGO

Time can go by and if you don't have time or make time to blog. It is nice to come back to it. I am back on again! My pomegranate plant is going crazy this year. So beautiful is the dark orange red color of the flower.

FIRST DAY OF AUGUST 2010

In Manchester, NH Ahhhhh relief with humidity low and the temperatures starting out below 60 this morning...yes I saw 58 degrees early this morning now with the sun breaking through I feel mildly warm a good warm with the fans actually producing a chill though my mind is thinking refreshing and this recipe is it. I thought I would start out with sharing this first thing with you. I love cucumbers and the seedless variety is the best tasting I think. They are sometimes called European cukes too!

Little Cucumber Boats

Vegetarian Times Issue: November 1, 2004 p.100

These are simple to prepare but look fancy. Use the long, ridged cucumbers (known as English, Dutch, hothouse or seedless) because they contain less water and fewer seeds.

Ingredient List

Makes 8 dinner servings, 24 appetizers

1 seedless cucumber, about 1 foot long

7 oz. feta cheese

1 Tbs. sour cream

2 Tbs. orange juice

1 Tbs. finely chopped mint

1 Tbs. finely snipped chives

1 1/2 tsp. orange zest

Salt to taste

Chopped chives for garnish

2 juice oranges, thinly sliced and pitted for garnish

Directions

Trim ends of cucumber, and cut in half crosswise, then lengthwise. Scoop out seeds. Blot cut sides with paper towel.

Crumble feta into bowl. Add sour cream, orange juice, mint, chives, orange zest and salt; mash with fork. Add a little water, if needed—mixture should be more creamy than crumbly.

Mound filling into cucumber halves. Cut stuffed cucumber into 1-inch pieces.

Place on orange slices, and garnish with additional chives. Divide among 8 salad plates, or arrange on party platter.

Nutritional Information

Per SERVING: Calories: 25, Protein: 1g, Total fat: 2g, Saturated fat: 1g, Carbs: 1g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 95mg, Fiber: g, Sugars: 1g

Cucumbers 2010

Everything is flourishing outside at Glenna's Garden. This was a particularly good year so far and we still are only a little more than half way. The heat from **** didn't help! We survived. Higher than normal electric bills and water bills. Even the indoor plants took it hard because they are in a room off the studio and some are in the studio near big windows and not in an airconditioned space so while the humidity was nice it really was a bit too much for these Northern plants of mine. The pomegranate bush is so nicely filling out and is doing great this summer. The avocado tree went crazy and the cacti loved the heat of course.

The next ETSY event is coming up in just a few days firstfridayartwalk on August 6, 2010 use the search words aweteam, firstfridayartwalk and ffaw while shopping at ETSY to find all the great shops like mine www.gnormyle.etsy.com that are participating. I am on the AWEteam so if you have any questions you can always ask me. Free to join and lots of fun. All Etsy shops can participate at level 1 and use the tag word firstfridayartwalk on their items they list in their shops. We are a yahoo based group for which I am a co-moderator. Visit our blog at http://www.aweteam.blogspot.com/

WISHING ON A WEDNESDAY

Check out www.madquiltinglibrarian.blogspot.com Such late notice but I just found Meg and she is offering a giveaway by sharing a jelly roll of Christmas fabric all set. Very lovely! Her contest ends tonight 12 PM Eastern time. My baby pomegranate plant has a flower again. This time I will be able to press it and use it in some creative endeavour. Last time I created an ACEO miniature art work with the first flower. That ACEO is for sale at Glenna's Garden shop www.gnormyle.etsy.com I had a bud drop the second time so all was lost. Now this will be a third one I can actually use. The flower is a gorgeous dark orange. I have taken a couple of pictures of the latest flower to share with everyone.

Super Sunday

This is the long holiday weekend. I had a big purchase at my shop Glenna's Garden http://www.gnormyle.etsy.com/ and sales have been steady. That means that today I have been busy making tags, cards, boxes, bookmarks and more. I am going to be having a Big Summer Tag Sale in the next week or so if you are interested let me know by email at gnormyle@yahoo.com and I will notify you when it it starts. Today our indoor pomegranate plant put forth her first beautiful very bright orange blossom. I just had to take a couple of pictures to celebrate the event. The cute child's handprint in dark green glaze is my Father's hand print from back in 1938. For Father's Day I usually bring this nicely preserved antique child's handprint in and display it on one of the sidetables here in the studio at Glenna's Garden. It is getting muggy again today at Glenna's Garden and the plants are loving it. Finally it is a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon on Memorial Day Weekend! City life in Manchester, NH at its' best!