Fish on barby

Good morning all,
Last week my husband fired up the grill for some traditional foods cooked outdoors. He was finishing up and wanted me to join him. I told him I couldn't because I was just about to make the fish for our sandwiches. I almost always make my fish the same way. Dredged in crumbs, sprinkled with a little butter and baked. It was such a hot day, he suggested we try them on the grill. I went for it! They were cooked indirect, therefore, no grill marks. They were delicious! We conserved energy by not turning on the oven, that kept the house cooler so the air didn't kick in (not for a while anyway) all while saving money. The biggest bonus... I didn't have the mess and smell of cooking fish indoors. The moral of the story, next time you cook outside, think of other things you could throw on to save you some time, money and energy. Happy, happy week!

Plants don't care about germs!

Good morning all,
As many of you may know my husband and I host a 4th of July party most every year. Lots of food, fun and beverages. With it goes lots of garbage, cans and clean up. (not complaining, had a great time!) In the process of getting the garage and yard back in order, you find cans and water bottles half full or full in some cases. I used to just pour the water down the drain or anywhere in the grass or driveway, but since starting Greenpurse, I've become more aware of waste. I also became aware of the fact that plants don't care about germs! I now take all the water bottles and empty them into a watering can. We also drained the water from the coolers into cans and I ended up with two days worth of water for my potted plants! Now I just need to find out if they like beer, soda and leftover fruit salad! Happy, happy week!

Independence

My thanks once again to all who serve and have served to make this country free and independent. God Bless America! Have a wonderful, safe 4th of July!

Rain, rain go away

Wow! What a lighting storm! I've been awake since 3:00 am and it is still raining. I'll have to use my bike in the basement if it doesn't let up soon. It seems to be raining just the right amount this summer. Everything is green and lush (except what the rabbits have eaten!). Pictured is one of my Nordem Outdoor Flower Sacks. How pretty is that! I sent out this week a 4" Flower Sack and a 12" Bird Feeder. I hope to get some feed back (no pun intended, but funny nonetheless!) on both soon. I'll keep you posted and you please do the same! Happy, happy week!

June Newsletter

Good morning all,
This weeks post is simply my June Newsletter. Congratulations to all the father's. Happy, happy week!

Give Away

Good morning all,
I'm enjoying our beautiful weather and the gardens and potted plants are really growing, that is if the rabbits haven't gotten to them. I like adding color to my yard with hanging baskets and naturally our Nordem Spring Baskets are among my favorites. I guess Danyale of Evoluchun's Misc. thought they were pretty cool too. We partnered to do a give away for one and it ends tomorrow. So do not delay! Here is the link to enter and win! http://evoluchuns.blogspot.com/2010/06/greenpurse-giveaway.html
Happy, happy week!

Screen Saver

I was washing windows last week and noticed I had hole in one of my screens. We've all seen the repair job using a small piece of screen somehow affixed over the hole or the screen sewn together in that spot. I started thinking. I'm a good seamstress and thought I could take some black thread and duplicate the screen pattern. No matter how I thought to accomplish my task I knew you would see the knots in the thread and it would still look like a repair job. I thought some more. People put sun catchers in windows or crystals as decorations and that got me thinking even more. I could sew a decoration over the hole! I picked a flower. Yes, you see the knots, but they are part of the design. Now that is what I call a screen saver! Happy, happy week to all!