We love books & visiting bookstores as we travel is one of our main goals on our to do list.
Amazing Bookstores to visit
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Fragrant early Summer bloomers
If you are living or visiting any southern cities this time of the year you can not miss the gardenia plants covered in their white fragrantful blossoms. Used by many as border plants when they are in full bloom you only see a full mound of pure white beautiful blooms with thick petals. To enjoy their flowers there are dwarf gardenia plants that can grow in a pot placed indoors or out .
When it comes to size the magnolia tree is jaw dropping gigantic. They can grow to seventy feet. This prehistoric tree with cereal bowl size blooms adds a gentle fragrant to the evening air.
Happy Easter🐇
We visited some adorable bunnies & made sure they pass our house for Easter 💐
Branches Wall Mirror
Branches Wall Mirror at HouseResort Atlanta at Westside Market Atlanta at Toco Hills Shopping Center
Stuck indoors, dumbbell curls
Yes, cold icy roads and school is out we are stuck indoors with kids, that would love nothing more than more time staring at their iPads, and snack-on till bed time.
Nothing will make the brain function better than the good old blood circulation through our veins, so make it a game and bring the dumbbells ( water bottles ) out.
there are many indoor activities that can be fun and easy to do with some music & good company.
1- Warm up with music
2- push ups
3- squats
4- lunges
5- jumping jacks
6- the plank
7- high knees
8- ballet exercises (plié…)
9- crunches
10- and our favorite dancing
have a great time.
Faux Fur Furniture
It is a look that makes any room cozy & warm.
Harvest wine & food festival Watercolor Florida
In the 2018 harvest festival enjoy wine, food, and an auction
Sip and enjoy some of the world’s finest wine and culinary selections from :
Fri Oct 25 – Sat Oct 27
1- Thursday, October 25, Celebrity Winemaker Dinners
2- Friday October 26 , Al Fresco Reserve Tasting
3- Saturday, October 27, Grand Tasting , Cerulean Park
Also to help Florida charities the DCWAF silent auction featuring a variety of rare wines, staycations and unique experiences starts Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. and will run through Sunday, October 28th.
https://www.bigtickets.com/events/harvestwinefoodfestival/?referral=rowlandpublishing
Pre game & practice Snacks
Three hours before a game or practice snacks like breads, cereals, pasta, fruits, grains, juices, yogurt, milk and sports drinks fuel the muscles and are good to eat . Before a game or practice children should eat mainly carbs.
Stay away from fatty food. It’s best to save burgers, fries or chicken strips for after the game, since Proteins and fats can make your child feel lethargic.
List of yummy snacks per game or practice:
1- yogurt drinks
2- banana & peanut butter ( if no one had peanut allergies)
3- fruits : grapes, bananas, apples ( apples are mess free)
4- sport drinks ( hot temp)
5- cereal
6- pasta ( cold salad )
7- bread ( we like breakfast breads loaded with cranberries , dates, raisins)
Eating seasonal fruits, & vegetables is good for us
Seasonal eating is so much healthier for us. Not only we notice craving for seasonal fruits and vegetables, but we tend to use them more as ingredients for our meals.
Potatoes, parsnips, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, brussels sprouts, zucchini, onions, bell peppers, cabbage, winter squash, sweet chard, turnips, mushrooms just a small list of vegetables soon in season, and full of flavor if purchased from local vendors.
To feed our family we hear less complaines if vegetables are roasted.
We follow these steps:
1- cut the veggies
2- preheat the oven 425°
3- olive oil
4- salt & pepper
5- don’t crowd them
to get evetything crisp and kid friendly roast these veggies together:
zucchini, summer squash, bell peppers, 10 to 20 minutes
asparagus, green beans, 10 to 20 minutes
broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, 15 to 25 minutes
beets, potatoes, carrots together for , 30 to 45 minutes.
butternut squash, acorn squash, 20 to 60 minutes.
Now just hoping for, cooler more fallish weather 🍁
A secret to a healthy garden
A few days of steady rain turns the garden soil moist for pulling the weeds and helps nourishing our garden.
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