Monday

Happy Monday.  Sorry for the late start today.  We have had guests this weekend and it threw my game off a little.

In lieu of the usual fare around here this this just be a chatty post.

On Saturday we had my sister, brother in law, their oldest daughter and her two sons over for dinner.  The youngest son is just three weeks old!  

There is nothing like having people over to get your house all tidied up.  The garden too.  We brought out the outdoor chandeliers and put the seat cushions back on all the chairs.  It was too chilly to eat outdoors but we had our cocktails outside.  We worked so hard on the back yard last year and this year we can just sit back and enjoy it.  Although we keep buying more plants that we have to figure out where to put.  

We bought a new tabletop bbq in honor of the occasion.  One that is fueled by propane so I can easily bbq during the week.  None of that bother of lighting coals and hoping they catch.  I made Greek lemon chicken kebabs that were delicious and very easy to throw together.   For a side dish I made one of my favorite thing to serve guests – a tart from The Forest Feast.  I switch it up all the time and will top it with zucchini or, like Saturday, with tomatoes.   It always impresses people and is a big hit.  

On Sunday I finished up the weeding.  Well finished the major Spring weeding I should say.  More weeds will show up but for now at least the place looks respectable.  I also planted a fuschia and some impatiens..  Fuschias are doing surprisingly well for me.  Usually they start a rapid and inevitable decline as soon as I get them home but the last two I bought are thriving.  I've always loved fuschias.  I remember getting scolded as a child because I loved to pop the flower buds before they opened. 

Well I best get my week started here.  And this posted before I have to change the title to Tuesday.