Garden Delights

Hi there

I hope you are enjoying 

the lovely month of May

These are some snippets

from my garden

 

 

What glorious delights

are bringing you joy this month?

~~

 

Peace Love

and Happiness

Friends

Nerina

xOxO

 

May Day

When I was in elementary school

 about grade 2 or 3 

we had an annual event 

it was called

 'A Day in May'  

It was a super fun day 

filled with games, prizes, crafts

tables filled with home baked goodies for sale

raffles and just all around

the best day ever  

We looked forward to this day all year

 we made signs 

organized teams, rallied our parents to bake

 and 

find items around our homes

 for the raffles and craft tables.

I guess at that innocent age 

it was all about fun

 a day for joy, friendship and laughter

Fun Fairs and Spring Soirees 

were all the rage 

Now

 I think of dancing around the May Pole

when I think 

of the first Day in May

Watering the garden

 and 

helping those seeds you planted

 and 

that grass you cultivated 

with loving care to grow 

and 

make your world a prettier

 greener

 and 

happier place

for some

 this is the day 

to re-Occupy 

for the rights of workers

for others

it is all about marching for your cause 

using this historic day to bring light 

to whatever you are passionate about

I hope you created a little happy history today!

What does May Day bring to mind for you??

Peace and Hugs

Nerina

xOxO

Heavenly Kale Chips

I have been hearing about these

little bites of heaven for a while now

Many times I've walked past these greens

in various grocery stores

and I've thought, like most of you

what's the big deal

what's with all the hype

they must be terrible

how can you make something

supposedly so good for you

taste so wonderful

Well, let me tell you

these little bites of

fluffy melt in your mouth heaven

are just as advertised

and then some

Not to mention ridiculously easy to prepare

 ~~

1 Bunch of Kale

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Pepper and 3 mixed Sea Salts 

Remove spine and cut into bite size pieces

Drizzle or Mist Oil  

then Sprinkle Salts and Pepper

 Toss until fully coated

Spread single layer on cookie sheet

Bake for 10 - 15 min at 350F degrees

Voila

Eat 

Enjoy

Kale is loaded with Iron, more Iron than Beef, no really

This tasty green is a great detoxifier because of the fibre

and so, keeps your liver healthy

Kale is very high in Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin K,

 and also rich in Calcium. Kale contains Sulforaphane

 (more so when chopped or minced), 

a chemical with potent anti-cancer properties. 

Kale is also a source of Indole-3-Cabinol, 

a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells 

and appears to block the growth of cancer cells.

Low in Calories (Yay) 

High in Fibre (Yay) 

Zero Fat (Yay)

 Nuff Said

 

Oh and TASTY too!!

Can't wait to hear what you think!!

 

~~

 

Peace Love and Hugs

 

Nerina

xOxO 

5 Earth Day Tweeks we all must do

I know that we should not have a special day 

for this

but I guess

 one day to raise awareness

is a start

Today 

is 

EARTH DAY

Plant a tree

Make a pillow and stuff it with plastic bags

to use in your outdoor space

Eat less beef to lower carbon fuels

not to mention you will live longer as your

body will not have work 

so hard to digest this protein

Shop local to cut down on gas emissions

as well as allow the farmers in your

neighbourhood to feed their loved ones

 

Take public transportation or carpool once a week

This is a small sampling of little tweeks that you

can do to make a solid impact

so that the planet will be around

for the next generation

to love and flourish in

~~

What are you doing to save

the Planet today?

~ 

Peace Love and Hugs

my Friends

Nerina

xOxO

Happy Happy Pink Saturday...

This is a Very Special Pink Saturday

~

My heart breaks for the sadness 

and unexpected events

that occurred this week, with the bombing 

at the Boston Marathon, the unfortunate

explosion in West, Texas

 and the shooting at MIT,

the resultant loss of lives 

and the families whose lives

are forever changed.

~

We have some closure now, 

but the journey 

is only the beginning for some.

My thoughts and prayers 

go out to all those affected.

~~

I would love to now share some pretties

to bring a bit of much needed JOY to you

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Make sure to do something

 that will make you smile

~~

Be Kind to Each Other Friends

Please visit Beverly at 
How Sweet the Sound for more
Inspirational Pinks
 

Peace Love and Hugs

Nerina

xOxO

  

Happy Pink Saturday Everyone...

There is nothing that brings me

 more joy

than

 Flowers

especially

 PINK Flowers

These are a few of the lovely blooms that

I hope to see in my garden again

as soon as 

Mother Nature gets her memory back

and realizes that it is Spring

Please enjoy some of my blooms from last year

 For now

I will just have to be content

with these lovelies from the store

Have some fun this weekend 

Don't forget to visit the gracious

Beverly from How Sweet the Sound

for a fun Pink Party

~~

Peace Love and Hugs

Nerina

xOxO

April Showers...fogetaboutit...

Last year at this time, gone were the boots, scarves, warm coats and even the umbrella

This year, is a different story

Today the rain in falling and the dampness is felt through to your bones.  Tomorrow they are forecasting a winter snow and ice warning....what the heck....

~~

Enough of that

I am thinking....Spring

pastel colours

pretty shoes

floaty fabric

 

 fun accessories

floral patterns

 

 

 grey maxi's

lighter eating 

and 

the scent of

Spring in the Air

~~

What is the weather like in your neck of the woods?

~~

Peace Love and Hugs

Nerina

xOxO