Quick and Easy Potato Meal There are times when I forget to plan dinner before leaving for work. It’s days like that when I open the refrigerator or pantry and pull out whatever I see. That’s how I came up with my quick and easy potato meal the other day. I took four baking potatoes, washed and stabbed them then put in the microwave for three minutes, just enough to get them partly cooked. When they come out of the microwave they will be very hot when they are
Our Backyard Visitors The other day I wrote a blog about starting some flowers from seeds in flower pots leftover from last year for the butterflies and birds. I like to recycle to save money and save the landfill. This is the blog I wrote: http://themarthareview.com/planting-flowers-for-the-butterflies-and-hummingbirds/ A few of my readers mentioned they would enjoy seeing our backyard visitors in our yard, so today I am sharing some of them with you. I love watching the birds and wildlife and I hope you enjoy the tour. I love when the
Planting Flowers for the Butterflies and Hummingbirds Today was the day for planting flowers for the butterflies and hummingbirds that visit our backyard. I enjoy watching all the birds and butterflies that stop by to visit and take their pick from our many bird feeders. Last year I recycled two old, rusty metal tables turning them into bird feeding stations and the birds loved all the many feeders we had. The directions on how I made these are in this blog: http://themarthareview.com/bird-feeding-station-from-junk/ We went to the garden shop
The Flowers are Blooming I love the springtime when the flowers are blooming, they are so colorful and the while the azaleas don’t last as long as I’d like, the roses take over and show their beauty from spring to early winter. My mom loved flowers and when she passed away, we made a memory garden and planted some of the flowers from her funeral. I miss my mom and when I go out to the garden, I can feel her presence. I know she is watching down and
COUPON ORGANIZING ADVICE Once again I am using the suggested topic for day 5 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The topic is to write about something you have knowledge about and to share a tip to someone new to the subject. I enjoy saving money with coupons so today I am sharing my Coupon Organizing Advice to you. There are many ways to organize your coupons but I use a very simple and inexpensive way to keep them orderly. Most everyone has a three-ring binder hanging around and that’s all