Continuous Chest Compression CPR

Watch this, it could save a life…

Micro Irrigation for your garden…

I’ve got two things to share with you this morning.  The first one is  a mind blower, for me anyway.

My patio is a jungle of plants and hanging ferns.  It takes at least 15-20 minutes every morning to water everything.  The ferns are labor intensive, too, you don’t miss a day.  Well, John and Deanna came home for the 4th, and John brought us a micro drip irrigation system.  It took him less than two hours to install it, and now all the pots are self watering.  It’s the damndest thing I’ve ever seen.  It’s plugged into the water spigot on the patio, on a timer, takes only 4 minutes to water, and when you set it up you can adjust the water flow into each container.  It has a 1/4” tube that is anchored in each pot with this little mister attached to it, so that it waters the entire container.  I had thirty-five different plants that they used it on, and after four minutes water is dripping out the bottoms of everything.  So, those of you who are gardeners and would like an easier way, check into this.  He also hooks up the fertilizer inline, so that it fertilizes when it waters.  He and Deanna installed it last month at his house, and they’ve had amazing results, their plants are just huge now.  Expensive, no, not at all.  Our system is a lot larger than most people would need and it cost less than $100. What you will save on your water bill in a season will pay for the system.   You don’t really see it either, you have to look closely to see the lines.

And the second product, oh do I have a toothpaste for you.  Crest 3D Vivid.  It’s the best toothpaste I’ve ever used.  I told Ang about it, she bought it this week and she loves it, too!

It has silica in it, so it’s like using a loofah on your teeth.  The advertising for it says that it will remove up to 80% of surface stains on your teeth in two weeks, so it’s great for coffee and tea drinkers.

It makes your teeth so smooth, it’s like they’ve just been cleaned, and the taste is wonderful.  Pick up a tube, it’s $4 well spent.

And that’s it from my little corner of the world.  I’ve been involved in a big computer project so I haven’t been around a lot.  I hope you all had a great holiday weekend, ours was terrific!  ~ jan

Any of you who have ever loved a dog need to read this…

And if you aren’t a dog lover, you still need to read this.  It’s about my friend, Lori, and the story of her rescue dog, Plummy.  Get out the kleenex ladies, this is a tear jerker, but such an inspiring story about what love can do.  Lori is a wonderful lady, and Miss Plum is one lucky little Pug.  What a wonderful story, it will tug at your heartstrings for sure this afternoon…

~ jan

Here’s the click>>>

Hot in Cleveland

 

Okay, so maybe they won’t win an Emmy, but they’re entertaining.  I’ve watched both episodes, the last one was far better than the first, Betty White is feisty, the other girls are a bit shopworn, but aren’t we all.  It’s refreshing to see a sitcom for the older generation again.  I was laughing out loud at them, a rarity for me with any television program these days…

Abby 6.25.10

Just had to share Abby’s latest pictures.  Oh, you can see those little teeth, how cute!!!

Farrah Fawcett, she was such a beauty in her day…

It’s been a year now since she passed away, and as I was looking at this picture, I thought what a fresh faced beauty she was. 

This was the 70’s, before Botox, before implants and liposuction.  Pictures weren’t airbrushed, this was the real meal deal.

She was the lovely poster girl with the megawatt smile, who left us way too soon…

Senior Citizen Driving

Oh, this could be me, it could.  Poor old feller got shook…

Nothing like cucumbers and onions in the summertime…

I talked to Deanna a few days ago, and she was telling me about her garden.  She and John planted their first one this year, and she has cucumbers.  She was so excited. 

My oldest son is so much like his father.  He always is figuring out a better way.  He installed a sprinkler system in his back yard, then he figured out how to constantly give it a dose of fertilizer every time he waters, and now they have put drips on all of their pots so they are totally self watered.  As a result, their garden is growing like crazy,  looks like they are going to have a bounty of fresh veggies.

I’m thinking that hubby and I need to do that next year.  It would sure change our routine, every morning we’re out with the hose.  The weather is so hot in Heavensville that we have to water really often.  It sure would be nice for it to all happen automatically.

So this morning I got up, fixed these cucumbers and onions, put great northern and pinto beans in the pressure cooker and made a pitcher of tea.  Just a country summer morning.  And how do I make the cucumbers and onions?

I slice them thinly with the mandoline, add equal parts of vinegar and water, I had a big english cucumber, it made quite a bit, so I used 2 cups of white vinegar and 2 cups of water.  I added six packs of Splenda, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper and sprinkled them with hot pepper flakes.

How am I supposed to eat healthy with this on the counter?

Hubby wanted a strawberry pie, I baked off the crust, he fixed the berries and added the glaze, Cool Whip wasn’t thawed yet, but this was just calling my name.

I love my red pie plate, it’s Rose’s Perfect Pie Plate.  It comes in a great gift box, similar to a hat box, and you can get it on Amazon.  It’s a bit spendy, but it’s wonderful, definitely worth the money.  Makes a pretty pie, flutes with no effort, too. 

Here’s the click if you’re interested>>>

Hayden and Abby, new best friends, forever…

Ryan’s first Father’s Day…

Well, if this isn’t the damndest thing….

You have to watch this video Carlene sent me the link to.  It’s in French, but that’s okay, it’s a visual.  It’s how to open a wine bottle with a man’s shoe.  How fascinating, really it is!

Here’s the link…

Cuppycake’s first Father’s Day…

I had such a good day….

Do any of you ever talk to a long ago friend that you haven’t been in touch with for years?  If you haven’t, I highly recommend it.  It’s a wonderful thing.

I had lunch today with a childhood friend, Roxie, who I’ve been in touch with on FaceBook.

She was absolutely adorable when she was young, and she still is!  Smart, savvy, sophisticated, an absolute knockout, but still the same sweet girl I knew as a child.  We had a three hour lunch, laughed until we cried, reminisced about old friends, and caught up on our lives, oh, what a good time we had.  It was so much fun, we’re going to do it again soon.

Maybe I’ve got your wheels turning this afternoon. Perhaps there is someone from your past that you’ve lost contact with.  There is no time like the present to get in touch with them.  Girlfriends are the best, aren’t they?  Just the best!!!

Garden Labels from Wooden Spoons

How clever is this?  I found it over at the kitchn site…

Your Daily Dose of Cuteness…

Abby Leigh, eight months old now…

Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

If you love banana, pineapple, coconut and lime, this is the recipe for you.

Carlene told me about this last week and how good it was, I made it on Saturday and it was absolutely to-die-for!

If you only make one new dessert this summer, this is the one to try.

It’s absolutely decadent tasting, but only has four tablespoons of butter.

What a great find this is.  It’s posted on Jan CAN Cook.  If you can possibly just cover it in an airtight container and not eat it the first day, it’s much better the second, and by the third, it’s pure ambrosia.  But good luck with that, just letting it age for a day or so…

Check it out, you won’t be sorry, pinky swear. ~ jan

Your daily dose of cuteness..

My Sunday morning…