Today is Del Taco Customer Appreciation day – August 10th. Tacos only .29 cents. Limt 12. from 3-8pm. Only at participating restraurants – check the link for ones NOT participating
https://www.facebook.com/deltaco?sk=app_23744633048
Let’s keep it ethical and not give couponing a bad name. Here is a link to an article about stealing newspapers.
The entire Grace clan (those of us in Washington) got together for a family weekend at Seabrook ~ all 18 of us, including two little toddling ones. The rental “cottages” in Seabrook at Pacific Beach are right out of a story book, and the furnishings are what Pottery Barn catalogs are made of. We stayed at the Four Sisters house, which included a third floor game room, enclosed porch (where some of the kids slept) and a carriage house with its own bedroom and bathroom. There are bikes to borrow so you can ride around and see all of the houses and the ocean beach is a short walk away. There is something charming and unique at every house – rocking chairs on the front porch, wreaths on the front door, paper lanterns and strings of lights, flower boxes, and flags – not to mention the design and character of the homes themselves.
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| Four Sisters |
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| Enclosed porch |
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| Loaner Bikes |
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| Love the color of the geraniums with the mint green house |
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| So charming |
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| Paper lanterns |
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| Cute teapots |
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| I’m going to make one of these! |
P.S. This is not a paid advertisement. We just really love this place! We’ve stayed here before and will most definitely stay again. Check it out for yourself: www.seabrookwa.com. Its very affordable if you split the cost with several families and most homes are large enough that you can do just that.
Just in time for back to school. Plum District is offering a $25 for $50 at Penneys. Gotta love it…..Here’s the link.
Living Social is offering a deal that gets you $30 to spend on all fresh seafood (including Dungeness crab, salmon, oysters, clams, shrimp and more) at the famous Pike Place Fish Market for just $15. I have not seen a Pike Place Market coupon before. If you’ve never been to the Pike Place Market, you’ve got to come experience Seattle’s historic and world famous open air market. People come from all over the world to see the fishmongers throwing fish and the seafood is the freshest around.
P.S. The flower merchants at the market have the cheapest and biggest flower bouquets!.
If you’ve ever wanted to grow berries in your yard, try raspberries. Especially here in the NW. They grow so well. Mine are over 7 feet tall and loaded with berries. They spread like weeds so you really have to cut them back after they are done. Luckily my neighbor doesn’t mind them growing under the fence in to her yard and has her side all neatly tied up. Mine are crazy and form a giant wall of berries. I love them. If you want starts, let me know. I have a ton.
I put a new honey box on my bees today. They are finally loving this summer heat. Lots of happy bees flitting around my flowers and coming to take a sip out of my pool. They make me happy.
Even though summer was slow to start, my garden loved the cooler weather. I have two raised beds, as you can see. I also like to mix in flowers with the veggies. There’s just something about gardening that feels like a simpler time. I would have loved to live in pioneer times (without washing laundry by hand, and sewing everything by hand, and killing and plucking the chickens, and birthing with no drugs, and no refrigeration or electricity, and poor hygiene – but other than that I’m all for it).
Here’s some of the things I have growing….
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| Sweet William and Kale |
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| Green Peppers |
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| Jalapenos |
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| Beets |
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| Peas |
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| Early Girl Tomatoes |
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| Zinnias |
A few things I’ve never grown before…..
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| Celery |
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| Scarlet Runner Beans |
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| Leeks |
There’s also carrots in there, and potatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, mini pumpkins, two other kinds of tomatoes and spinach. During the fall and the winter, we dump all the “goodies” from the chicken coop into the garden and till it all under in the spring. My garden makes me happy and I LOVE it!.
Did you know there are tons of freebies out there for your birthday? My son’s birthday is coming up next month and I’m going to sign him up for all kinds of goodies like a free burger at Red Robin, free grand slam breakfast at Denny’s, free ice cream at Baskin Robbins and Cold Stone Creamery – just to name a few. Coupon Connections has an awesome birthday freebie list..
Holy Cow Batman! Will you look at the size of this spider! The curtain rod end gives you an idea. I am used to big spiders in September but isn’t this a bit early for the NW? If this is a baby, I’m gonna have to move……….
Actually I like spiders and have an interesting article about them here