Wednesday, September 12, 2018

9/11, Salmon and Garden

Yesterday Americans remembered what happened 17 years ago - where a group of evil terrorists highjacked 3 airplanes and used them as weapons of mass destruction to murder over 3,000 innocent people.  Why?  Hate.  Please join me in fighting against that, spread love with me.  I remember where I was when I found out about the attacks, my younger sister Denise called me and woke me and told me - "Turn on the news, something terrible is happening."  I worked at The Oregonian newspaper in the Circulation Department, taking missed paper complaints, starts and stops of deliveries.  In between calls I began working on this peyote stitch necklace and then the earrings - I felt so helpless at what was going on in NY City.  It was my own way to do something, which was to create something that shouted out my patriotism, my love of my country.  When will terrorism end?  I wish I knew.


Last Sunday my son Travis went fishing with his friends.  For the first time he didn't catch anything, but his friends did and they sent him home with half of their catch.  On Monday Kristi prepared the salmon, made rice and peas for our dinner.  YUM!


She sprinkled my Cajun seasoning, NuNu's, on the salmon and baked it.  It was delicious and soooooo tender.  


There is a huge Hawthorn tree on the top of the hill behind our farmhouse.  It's covered with berries, the birds love them.


It's on the border of our 5 acre property.  We have several of them on the farm.  I'm pretty sure they are bird trees, in other words, the birds dropped the seeds here and there.


The garage barn roof used to be completely covered with a thick carpet of moss, but lately it's been sliding off.  :-)


The weather forecasters told us it was going to rain all this week.  WELL.. a very pitiful amount has fallen.  But some is better than none, right?


Our September is mild so far, as in no frosts, so our flowers in pots are still blooming away.


Dayle over-winters our geraniums and they are performing well.  It won't be long, though.. until he brings them into the landing to the basement.


I bought a few Rose of Sharon bushes last year and I'm happy to see they are growing and blooming.  I've admired big bushes of these for years now and am gratified to have some on the farm.  


This is another color Rose of Sharon.


This orange begonia will also go into storage, it may someday need a bigger pot as it's gotten huge.


It's a swim day and then home again.  I got a new magazine rack for by my chair, it's metal and wall-mounted.  When we get it installed I'll take a photo to show you.  I'm so happy to get my "nest" more organized!  Dayle also did his side!  Have a super day and thank you for visiting today.  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

16 comments:

  1. Your flowers are amazing! They are so lush. Do you use miracle gro?

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    1. Dayle uses pellet Osmocote, a timed release fertilizer that releases more each time you water. We highly recommend it. :-)

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  2. Love a good Fall cleaning. The weather is cooler so a person can get more done. Especially in the garden!
    Looking forward to leaves turning and more rain.

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    1. I'm also keeping an eye on the leaves and some are turning, and some of our Birch tree leaves are yellow and blowing off the trees. It's coming.

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  3. I'll bet that salmon was delicious Teresa - it looks so good! Our Rose of Sharon bushes/trees are still blooming. Black-Eyed Susans are almost all gone now. We've had about 8"+ of rain since Friday night!!

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  4. We have those trees with the berries on them too and they are loaded this year. We’ve been told that means a harsh winter but I hope those predictions are wrong. It’s very cool here today, only 53 right now. I broke down and turn the furnace on just to take the chill off. I’m trying to raise some bread and the cool dampness is not helping any. No frost yet though and that’s a good thing.
    Blessings, Betsy

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  5. I wish I could send you some of our rain. We are sopping wet over on the east coast!

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  6. Hello Teresa. I remember that dreadful event as though it were yesterday :-( I know exactly where I was when I first heard. Also our son had flown to the US and at that time we were not sure exactly where was in his journey. Thankfully he was well but we wept for everyone. As you say - when will it end ???
    Your blooms are as beautiful as ever. The salmon looks delicious.
    I am looking for a new magazine holder ours has broken :-(
    Hope you enjoyed your swim. Take care. Hugs Anne x

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  7. Hi Teresa! I saw on FaceBook that a group of knitters from the Black Mountain Yarn Shop are in Portland! They are staying at the Kennedy School. An FYI.
    Lisa Cook

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  8. The terrible days of 17 years ago will always remind us of the hate that most of us can't understand. My husband was on business in Orlando and I had gone along with him. We were staying Disney World. I'll never forget watching the news as I was preparing to go to the Magic Kingdom. Of course it closed that terrible day.
    It's nice seeing your flowers and knowing that you will be saving some of them. I have some geraniums that must be over 10 years old that I over winter, but this year they didn't do well, so they must be tired. Take care and have a nice weekend. ♥

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  9. I think that terrible day will be etched in our minds forever. The salmon looked delicious, what a wonderful meal. We bought some geraniums this year and intend to bring them in for the Winter. Hopefully they will good for next year.

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  10. Your dinner looks delicious, it is shame that Kristi is not cooking my dinners :-)

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  11. That salmon looks beautiful, it's certainly given me an idea for dinner :) Your geraniums and begonia look quite spectacular. It makes me wish I had even a slight hint of a green thumb but alas very few plants survive when I'm looking after them. xx Susan

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  12. Life with Kristi cooking for you sounds bliss. I've always yearned for a live in Mrs Bird (Paddington stories), alas we have me instead. Enjoy your garden. Cathy x

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  13. Your flowers are so beautiful! I loved salmon when we lived in Seattle and hubby's cousin caught it fresh for us. It's not the same here on the east coast so I rarely have it... yours looks delicious!

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  14. Me encanta leer todos sus post Sra.Teresa. Sus flores , su familia, etc. pero mas me encanta como ve usted la vida, siempre alegre y optimista jejej, espero siempre tener la posibilidad de leerla. Aqui en Costa Rica estamos en Invierno (solo tenemos dos estaciones Invierno y Verano) y las flores se ponen muy lindas. Deberia visitarnos, :) Pura Vida ¡¡¡¡¡¡

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