the last 18 months

Well nobody's been following my blog that I started in 2009, so maybe it's time to post something new. I have noticed that lots of other people get all fired up and start a blog. Maybe its too time consuming or something, but then no new posts for a long time. I think I'll try to post every day - for whom I have no idea but here goes.

I'll have some recipes, some tips just every day stuff. I have a little backyard farm like many of us do. Well, you can't really call it a farm. We live on a golf course, so we have lots of grass to look at but don't have to mow. But we have 4 chickens that we share with the couple next door, so we both get a couple of eggs a day. We have two cats ( one is mine, the other is my daughter's because we're cat sitting) and one little dog with attitude. We have lots of birds because there is a little stream right off our patio. I love it when there is lots of water in it after a big rain. I just transport myself to a green space with lots of water and maybe a little boat - kinda like "On Golden Pond"

I do a little gardening. Wish I could do more. Last summer we went for weeks without buying produce. I'm sure that the garden cost three times more than produce would have, but nothing beats your own veggies. So I'll be sending pictures of food and chickens and veggies.

Actually I do food. It's taken me a long time to realize that it's my calling. I always end up in the kitchen. My mother always told me..."when you don''t know what to do with yourself - go to the kitchen". For me she was right. I'm comfortable there and it's easy. I understand the concept and I have left that for my children as well. Cooking is chemistry at it's most simple.

I always hated chemistry in school, but now I get it. I've had a couple of restaurants, catering companies, bakery, and lots of church dinners. But now I'm retired. I am developing recipes for a cookbook company in New York so I'm still cooking a lot and washing dishes a lot. It's interesting, and I really do like the photography part of it.

Sorry to make this so long, I'll become a better writer as I go. Looking forward to learning something new.