Found a few last minute mums on sale, plus a few other plants. But, once I put it all together it looked a little harsh. I don't have access to straw or haw here in the city. I could have raked up some pine straw but that seems like too much work this late in the day. As I was walking back & forth from the driveway to the porch I noticed a few limbs that had fallen in the yard with Spanish Moss on them. Eureka! So I gather some, plus a few pine cones & that did the trick!
I'm not a talented decorator but I really like how this turned out. I thought about making a scare crow for that corner where the faucet is but would be kind of difficult w/o straw. If I happen to see any of the nurseries with corn stalks I may purchase a few to tie together to fill that void.
Also while wondering around in the yard I happened upon this fellow.
That's a canning jar ring. He was about 3" long & as big around as a nickel. He reminded me of a tobacco worm but no one around here is growing tobacco, that I know of anyway. I picked him up with a stick & tossed him in the woods next door.
Why did I have a canning ring handy? We picked up 80 lbs of Zaycon chicken breasts. We purchased 40 lbs last year & went through it pretty fast so decided to double our order this year. We froze about 50 pounds & I canned the rest. Got 14 pints & 7 quarts put up. Well, 1 pint jar didn't seal so we'll have that next week. Maybe make some enchiladas or quesadillas?
Zaycon started out in the Northwest selling seafood. Until recently the fish wasn't offered east of the Mississippi. We are going to try the Wild caught Cod, due to be delivered in January. The good news there, it is flash frozen & put in individual servings so we won't have to process it. Yeah!
Oh well, I'm tired & ready to call it a day. Will be preparing for the party all next week.
12 comments:
Your entrance looks stunning - well done!!
I love that you made another straw plan with the moss. We call that "a boer maak a plan" here (a farmer makes a plan)':)
i agree with Dani (who can help themselves but to agree with Dani - she's pretty smart and one of my heroes!) - you made your entranceway look very stunning. i am glad that you saved that big giant green worm thingy - i have no idea what it is. hopefully someone can tell you. good luck with your party and let us know how it turns out. pics would be nice...we all love pics eh? much love buddy!
your friend,
kymber
That is not a tobacco or Tomato hornworm. Not sure what it is honestly never seen one like it up here before.
Nice job on the front porch, I think it looks great for someone who claims she's not a decorator!..
Thanks Dani.
Thanks Kymber. And, yes I agree about Dani. Will definitely take pics.
PP, it was big & could move very fast! We have some really strange bugs & insects here in the south.
Thanks Izzy.
DFW,
Hey Sweetie, I love how you decorated your front porch. Great idea to use the Spanish moss! That looks like one of those nasty tomato worms. Big green mean boogers!!!
I bet you got yourself a great deal on that chicken too. Pot pot turns out really good with the canned chicken :-) Having the cod flash frozen makes it so much easier to pullout what you need for cooking.
Have a great week,
Sandy
Thank you my friend. What is pot pot?
The porch looks great! I am pretty sure that is a cecropia caterpillar
Thanks Tonya! I'll look up that cecropia.
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