HAVE (TRUCK) WILL TRAVEL

THIS LITTLE TRUCK IS FUN TO DRIVE, I LOVE TO TAKE IN ON BACK COUNTRY ROADS TO THE OLD FARM. (SOME TIMES I TAKE MY NEIGHBORS DOG (TINY PHIL the DACHSHUND) HE LOVES TO RIDE!!  TRUCKS ARE GREAT, (YOU CAN LOAD THEM UP WITH ALL KINDS OF STUFF) GO TO THE RECYCLE CENTER, GO SHOPPING, MOVE THINGS, (THIS WEEKEND I'M GOING TO GO AND LOOK FOR ( TWO YOUNG APPLE TREES at the ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION I WANT TO PLANT MORE (APPLE TREES) I LIKE TO WATCH THE DEER COME, AND ARBOR DAY IT'S PLANT A TREE DAY!! SO I FEEL WHY? NOT GET A COUPLE YOUNG APPLE TREES AND YOU SHOULD (ALWAYS PLANT TWO (because they pollinate one another.) AND YOU NEED THAT SO FRUIT WILL GROW.!!!LIKE I SAID HAVE TRUCK (WILL TRAVEL!!<><><><><><><><>.r

RHUBARB and PINEAPPLE PIE (FRUIT PIE for EARLY SPRING)

INGREDIENTS<><>4 CUPS (STRAWBERRY RHUBARB, sliced)<><>1/1/4 CUP SUGAR<><><><><><>1 TABLESPOON quick COOKING TAPIOCA<><>1 CUP CRUSHED PINEAPPLE<><><>COMBINE<>RHUBARB,--SUGAR--and TAPIOCA,---LET STAND WHILE PIE CRUST IS BEING MADE......2 1/2 CUPS SIFTED FLOUR<>1 teaspoon SALT<>3/4 CUP SHORTENING<>5 TABLESPOON COLD WATER,(ABOUT) MAKES 1 (2 CRUST 9in.PIE) ---YOU CAN ALSO USE THE EASY WAY AND (BUY boxed PIE CRUST for DOUBLE CRUST PIE) SIMPLE WAY!! IF YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CRUST MIX INGREDIENTS TOGETHER (ROLL DOUGH LINE a 9 in PIE PLATE with BOTTOM CRUST (FILL PIE SHELL WITH RHUBARB,pats of BUTTER, (SPRINKLE WITH PINEAPPLE, ADJUST TOP CRUST and SEAL EDGES OF PIE. (IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FANCIER PIE (PUT CRUST ON TOP IN LATTICE PATTERN) !!!! THIS RHUBARB <PINEAPPLE PIE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT (IT'S DELICIOUS)!!!!!

FERN (FIDDLEHEADS)

PEOPLE PICK FIDDLEHEADS IN THE SPRING, (WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG AND ALL CURLED UP. (THEY CLEAN OFF THE SOFT OUTER SKIN AND THE COVERING THEN BOIL AND PAN FRY IN BUTTER  OR USE IN MAKING CASSEROLES> THEY ARE A TASTY TREAT, IF YOU LIKE INTERESTING PLANTS> THIS IS WHAT THE (FERN LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT FIRST POPS UP OUT OF THE GROUND (HAVING ROOTS, STEMS, AND LEAF LIKE FRONDS  (FIDDLEHEADS)!!!

FORSYTHIA

BRIGHT YELLOW (THE FORSYTHIA ONE OF THE LANDSCAPE SHRUBS) (EARLIEST SPRING FLOWERING BUSH GROWS INTO A HEDGE WITH DEVELOPING ARCHING STEMS) THE BUSH CAN BE BRIGHT YELLOW OR PINK> THE FLOWER RESEMBLES LITTLE BELLS. THEY ARE DECIDOUS DROP THEIR LEAVES IN FALL. RAPID GROWER WAS NAMED AFTER THR ROYAL BRITISH GARDENER WILLIAM FORSYTH WHO LIVED FROM 1737 to 1804. THE FLOWERING BUSH WILL GROW ABIT UNRULY IF NOT PRUNED BACK. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHRUB>

MOTHER,(HAPPY BIRTHDAY and HAPPY MOTHERs DAY)

MOTHER-----M ---is for the million things you GAVE ME,<> O--means that you've only GROWN OLDER<> T-- for the TEARS YOU SHED TO SAVE ME<> H-- is for your HEART AS PURE AS GOLD<>E-- is for your EYES WITH LOVE LIGHT SHINING<>R--means RIGHT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE<>( PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER THEY SPELL (MOTHER) THE WORD THAT MEANS THE MOST TO ME.!! ( My MOM passed away in 1995 and I miss her, she loved PANZIES, her children and gradchildren  ,SHE WAS A HARD WORKER, AND SAVED HER PENNIES FOR SOMEONE ELSES RAINY DAY!!

PLANT AND THEY WILL GROW (TOMATOES)

THE HARDEST THING TO LEARN IN  GARDENING IS NOT TO PLANT TO MUCH, TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, TOO SOON OR TOO LATE. (BUT ANY EFFORT MADE WILL PRODUCE SOME FOOD) FIND OUT WHAT GROWS WELL IN YOUR AREA, (DON'T BE AFRAID TO PLANT),  I ALWAYS PLANT MY GARDEN IN (APRIL AND MAY) IF YOU FEEL A FROST IS LIKELY THEN JUST COVER PLANTS, (WITH MY TOMATOES,) I CUFF A PAPER BAG, SLIP IT OVER MY PLANT, FOLLOWED BY A PLASTIC BAG, THEN PUT A BUCKET OVER IT) WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO THE 60's I UNCOVER THEM FOR TOMATOES LOVE THE SUN AND THEY REQUIRE FERTILIZER DRESSING AND ALOT OF WATER AND (BEST TIME TO WATER IS EARLY MORN AND EVENING) VEGETABLE GARDENING IS NOT A NEW HOT TOPIC, (VICTORY GARDENS HAVE BEEN GROWING FOR YEARS and YEARS. LONG BEFORE WE WERE BORN!! SO IF YOU PLANT IT WILL GROW!!!!

MAY (SUMMER ENTERTAINING) EARTH TO PLATE!!

EARTH TO PLATE,----(GRILL TO COOLER)  OUTDOOR GRILLING, WHAT BETTER WAY TO TAKE THE PARTY OUTDOOR'S THAN IN THE SUMMER. ( THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN A LETTUCE WRAPPED, TOMATO, BERMUDA ONION SLICE JUICY BURGER AND FRESH SWEET CORN ON THE COB, STEAMED, or GRILLED DRIPPING WITH BUTTER!!  THEN THERE'S THE GRILLED, (CHICKEN) (FISH), (STEAK), (RIBS) (VEGETABLES) AND (FRUIT)!!!AND THAT'S WHAT (EARTH to PLATE) GRILLING IS ALL ABOUT!! SUMMER BARBECUES!!! AND WHY NOT START NOW??  SO GET YOUR GRILL OUT, FIND YOUR PICNIC UTENSILS AND PICK VEGGY"S FROM THE GARDEN AND START GRILLING!!!