On The Road Friday ~ Texas to Wisconsin

 

 

I am a wee bit behind in sharing some of the highlights of 2023 with you all. Here we go with a little catch up. Mid-May my Uncle Paul and Aunt Sally came for a Wisconsin visit. I took a photo of the TEXAS license plate of their truck parked in our driveway.

 

All the way from, The Lone Star State. My Uncle Paul and Aunt Sally did a true Wisconsin Family Tour, starting in Southern Wisconsin, heading way North to Eagle River, Wisconsin and then heading West to Northwest Wisconsin. They visited and stayed with family and friends during their month long trip. 

It was a true blessing to catch up, right where we left off in 2018, our last in person visit.

 Our family is wearing short sleeves and my Texas family is wearing long sleeves, in fact my Aunt Sally had a turtleneck on prior to heading out to take some family photos. 

It makes me laugh how climate can change us.. how we can get cold fast after living in a hot climate and us Wisconsin folks can get hot fast when visiting a hot climate.

 

 We had a lovely three day and two night visit. And when they left to head South for Texas they said, "it is your turn to visit us."

 

♥ 

Carla

How about you, have you had any traveling friends or family visit you this summer season? 

On The Road Friday ~ Arizona

 Hello Friends,

Get ready to hop into your time machine for a blast to the past.

A few weeks ago while writing answers for the Hodgepodge I shared about a favorite Easter break and Easter dress.

Here we go .... into the past on this on the road Friday.

 

My Uncle Paul's mom lived in Tuscon, Arizona. I had the opportunity to travel with my Uncle and Aunt from Wisconsin to Arizona to celebrate Easter with my Uncle Paul's family.

 

My favorite Easter dress. One of my Aunt Sally's hobbies is photography, she had me do several poses wearing my Easter dress.

 

I remember loving the desert. I still do. And I always say if I get tired of Wisconsin winters,  we just might move to Arizona. As for now, Wisconsin will remain Home Sweet Home, even with our crazy weather.

 

Another thing I notice looking back at these photos and answered for a recent Hodgepodge, is my second favorite color is pink. Look at the pink Easter dress and pink shorts. 

I also had my childhood bedroom painted pink.

Thank you for coming along with me on the road Friday and down memory lane.

♥

Carla

Heritage Flower Farm

Heritage Flower Farm

I was so excited when my aunt Sharon shared a recent newspaper article with me about one of my mentors, Betty Adelman of Heritage Flower Farm.

You may remember some of the posts I did about her flower farm back in 2016.

My first trip to Heritage Flower Farm

Click on the link above to read about my first visit to the farm.

In the post I shared about Betty when I toured her farm and she shared how her dream of Heritage Flower Farm started and how she got to where she is today.

My Flower Shack.. a self serve Flower Shop. Never give up on your dreams!

My second trip to Heritage Flower Farm.. click on the below link to learn more.

During my second trip to Heritage Flower Farm in 2016 Betty and her dear friend Gail, my aunts Sally and Sharon all toured the garden, enjoyed a lovely lunch and discussed ideas for my business.

Gail is the owner operator of Yerke Greenhouses and she sells Cottage Garden Bouquets at the Milwaukee market.

Betty thought Gail would be able to help me with ideas, share her tricks of the trade and talk bouquets. It was a great help to me as I got started in 2016.

My second trip to Heritage Flower Farm

Time continues to go on.. it is 2020 and I have accomplished so much since meeting Betty in 2016.

It was fun to read the article about Betty in the April 16-17 2020 issue of the Southern Lakes Newspaper.

It was a highlight for me to read all that Betty has accomplished since opening Heritage Flower Farm in 1998.

Betty has been growing heirloom plants for more than three decades.

Betty's interest in heirlooms began three decades ago, when then 93-year-old window Anne Patterson placed the future flower farm property for sale.

"She took me around and told me all about her plants, which was something a Realtor would likely not have been able to do." she said. "Fern-leaved bleeding hearts under the Bur oaks, a patch of pink lily-of-the-valley, purple bearded iris and her lemon lilies. That's what got me interested in old flowering plants and we continue to grow Anne's plants today."

"Heirloom plants are either just plain old, or have cultural and ethnic significance that make them unique."

One of Betty's favorite anecdotal stories to tell in her garden is about the Rattlesnake Master, a native plant to Wisconsin that the Potawatomi used for good luck gambling. "They would pick the seed head, a thistle, and put it in their pockets. And today, of course, they own the casino."

Click here to peek at Betty's website

Giant Puffball

  Giant Puffball is found in Wisconsin

On our daily walk we noticed an odd looking thing in the woods. At first I thought it was an old ball. To our surprise we found a giant puffball. We have found several little puff balls. And they are always fun to poke and watch the smoke come out of them. I had no idea they could grow the size of a basketball!

Did you know you can eat puffball?

When its meat is solid and white, it can make a very good food! Come to find out, my grandpa use to eat them. How about you, have you come across a giant  puffball? 

Have you eaten  puffball?

 

My aunt Sally shared with me, she found a giant puffball when she was little, with her sister. They decided to kick it. It was all green inside and it squished out all kinds of icky green on to her shoes and socks. 

Something I know my boys would love to do with this giant puffball.

Have a great weekend!

Motivation and Habit

Motivation is what gets you started.

 Habit is what keeps you going!     

Jim Ryan

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to a special couple...my parents.

This weekend we helped them celebrate 40 years of marriage.

 

Last week I was sent this sweet video, it is only 3 minutes. I hope you can take a moment to watch it. It is so sweet and full of love. And made me think of my own marriage. What a special gift it is, to married to my best friend.

 

 

The first time you kissed me...time stopped!

 

 

 

Happily ever after was just the beginning.

 

 We also celebrated two fun birthdays, my aunt Sally who turned 60 and my uncle Paul who turned 70.

We enjoyed one big party and celebrated so many good things.

Yay!

I hope you all had great weekends.

Give him yours

Be helpful, when you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours.

Zig Ziglar

Remembering Zig R.I.P 

Texas at night

We are on the road this Friday to Texas at night.

Here we go...

I love fair rides at night, they are so pretty!

I love posing for this photo.

It is so beautiful.

The boys with Aunt Sally and Uncle Paul.

I think they should have done the kissing pose. Just kidding!

That is our trip to the Houston Rodeo at night.

Have a great weekend!

Look who is fishing!

Take a peek on the dock, above my husband. Yes, that is who would like to go fishing. This is my Aunt and Uncle's cat. She loves to chase your fishing line. She was so excited with this little fish coming her way.

A fish dinner for a cat! Two happy fishing buddies!

Prickly Pear

Our 2012 Road Trip took us to Texas! We went in March to visit my aunt and uncle. I loved the prickly pears my aunt had in pots around her home. She told me I could take some home, plant them and yes, I would have a prickly pear!

Prickly Pear 

At home in Wisconsin, I planted my prickly pear babies.

The babies are growing!

Getting bigger!

A surprise!

A beautiful bloom!

Making an Omelet

Do you make omelets? We do not. I do not know why we don't, because I think they are good. A recent visit to my Uncle and Aunts house included an omelet breakfast! My Uncle Paul gave me a lesson regarding omelet making. I hope to use my new knowledge and make some good omelets for my family.

Please share some of the goodies you put into making a good omelet or share tricks to omelet making.

Thank You from a new omelet making girl.