We are starting the week off with a delicious recipe from Sundays with Shawn. This deviled egg pasta salad will be featured in our new Volume 5 cookbook, Mama Sue and Her Boys, that will be releasing Tuesday, April 15th at 9:00 am. The cookbook is filled with 151 recipes from my son-in-law Shawn, my son, Chris, and of course my new recipes.
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Hey friends! I hope that everything finds you well, wherever you are. If you were to peek through my front window, you would see a lot of uneventful, mundane things going on. Since you’re not standing in my front yard, I thought I would give you a glimpse of what is happening on Primrose Lane.
First of all, we got a lot of rain yesterday. I mean a LOT. If you were standing in my front yard, you would definitely need an umbrella and rain boots. Harold’s rain gauge said that we got 4.5 inches in a little over 48 hours. I felt a little like Noah on our way to church yesterday. It was really pouring! Griffin was home for the weekend and he had to leave yesterday afternoon to drive back to South. What normally should be a 4 hour drive ended up being more of a 6 hour drive because of the rain. He told us that from Montgomery on, he didn’t get above 45 MPH because of the rain. I’m just thankful that he made it back safely. I have seen on the news all of the terrible flooding that is taking place in Arkansas right now, so I am praying for those people. One thing about the rain - it has definitely brought out the green leaves. It amazes me how just suddenly everything is green. I know I have said it already, but springtime is my favorite. The old adage really is true. April showers bring May flowers. Like God showed me last week with the pollen, I will take the rain, knowing that it will bring the flowers soon.
Speaking of flowers, Harold and I are working in ours. I have been busy pulling weeds, thinning my perennials, and working on my beds. We had to pull up some boxwoods from the front of our house because they had died. That was a lot of work for two folks in their 70’s! We did it, and we ended up planting some dwarf loropetalums in their place. I am already loving the change in the front of our house. I will have to take some pictures after the rain stops to share with you.
If you’ve been here for a while, then you already know that I enjoy decorating for the seasons. I have been working on my Easter tablescape for a week or so now. I don’t have my centerpiece quite finished yet; I just can’t seem to get it just right. I am still tweaking it so hopefully I will settle on something soon. Speaking of decorating, I have decided that I am tired of our master bedroom look, so I am about to embark on redecorating it. Walmart has the most beautiful comforters and bedspreads and I am deciding between a few of them. Once I make my decision, I plan on getting started with the redecoration process. Of course, I will bring you all along for the process.
We had to take Scout back to the vet last week. My sweet boy just isn’t doing well. He is old, and we are seeing more and more that his time here with us is getting short. He is our baby and he brings us so much joy. I believe that God is concerned by the things that concern us, so I don’t feel bad at all to admit that I pray for my dog. You may think that it’s silly, but I don’t. If you are the praying kind (and I hope you are), I would appreciate you saying one for Scout.
I appreciate all of you for taking a few minutes out of your busy day to read my blog. This is such a great outlet for me, and I really feel like I am sitting on my sun porch talking to my friends when I write these blogs. If you are looking for scholarly wisdom and academic conversation, this probably isn’t the place for you. BUT if you are looking for a place where we can share about the Lord, enjoy good cooking, and talk about our gardens and flowers…then you are home! Pull up a seat, fix you a glass of Y’all Sweet Tea, and stay for a while. I am glad you are here. Leave me a comment and let me know where you’re from and what you are doing. I love to hear from you! Share my blog with your friends. I am wanting to grow this platform. There’s plenty of room on my sun porch for all of us.
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