We had a busy but wonderful weekend. Friends came for dinner on Saturday and I made a delicious meal of Carnitas, guacamole, pico de gallo, etc. We had apple pie and ice cream for dessert. The kids planned to come for lunch on Sunday so food prep continued all weekend. I made a new-to-me recipe of Neiman Marcus Chicken Casserole for Sunday's lunch. It was excellent and everyone declared it a keeper. Because we have so many pecans on hand, I made a pecan pie for dessert that day. I was happy to have everyone here, sharing a meal, and sitting around with coffee and pie afterward.
The weather was sunny and mild but very breezy. We walked around the yard, pulled some weeds with my weed puller birthday gift, and played softball with Violet. I took the photo above in the side yard. I call it our trifecta: Butterfly Magnolia, Ornamental Plum, and Forsythia. The ornamental plum was all abuzz with bees. We could hear the hum of their buzz across the yard. We all stood under the tree feeling the hum and exclaiming how wonderful it was to see honeybees! We watched closely as they maneuvered over the blooms and laughed when they went fanny up inside a flower.
The Friday prior to the weekend, I drove a friend and myself to the Bedford Library where a rug hooking group meets each month. The Bedford Library is a very nice library and I always enjoy going there. They have a beautiful garden on the grounds. The pansies greeted us as we walked along the path to the entrance. Spring is greeting us everywhere we go. The white pear trees scatter the landscape along the highways and the Redbud is soon to follow.
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| The ornamental plum from the upstairs bedroom window |
Oh my goodness so beautiful!! I cannot wait for spring to get here but we have another month for that. You had a lovely weekend with friends and family sounds perfect.
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