Broccoli Walnut Salad

I love broccoli walnut salad!  My whole family loves broccoli
walnut salad!  And the best part is....(drum roll)...it tastes better
when it is made 24 hours ahead.  What a time saver!
I love this recipe because it is so simple and good.

Broccoli Walnut Salad

Serves 2  (Just double the recipe for 4)

2 cups fresh broccoli, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
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In a small bowl, mix broccoli, walnuts, and raisins.
Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, and sugar.  Mix
into salad.  Cover and refrigerate 1 hr. ( STOP!  Wait
until the next day!  It is too good then!)

Love,
Lottie

Completed Covered Swing!

This is a story about my sweet Dear Husband.  Several years

ago, he started building a swing for us in the back yard.  He

built the frame so the chain would be long for a gentle swing. 

But life and other projects took priority so the swing stayed

unfinished awhile until DH could finish it just like he wanted.

 

Years ago he finished the roof.  He used cedar shingles that 

would weather just so!

And he gave the squirrels a place to sit, but alas, no swing...

We set a garden bench under the roof but it never looked
like it really belonged.  Here is my son walking away. 
No one ever sat on the bench.

 

Then Dear Husband found a craftsman who made beautiful

cedar swings.  Time to finish the covered swing!

 

Of course, Dear Husband had to make an extra trip to the

hardware store to get... extra hardware ...

 

Finally, it is finished and it is wonderful!  I know I will 

enjoy many an evening to come in my swing.  I thought 

about it,  and from start to finish took about nine years.

But so what!  It  was well worth the wait!

Thanks for listening to my story today!  Come swing awhile!

Love,

Lottie

Spring Break Stay-cation

Last week was spring break and we were off from school.  We
normally travel and get out to visit relatives in distant states. This
year I wanted to stay at home with all my heart.  So we took a
staycation (I love that word).  To be honest, I just wanted to rest
and enjoy my azaleas!  Glad you could stop by.   Let's take a walk
around the front yard!

I feel like I went to a resort with all the
flowers blooming around me!  The best
part was I got to sleep in my own bed
and cook my own food.  We started our
garden, ate out a couple of nights at
local restaurants, walked every day,
took it slow and slept late.  Ah, what
a wonderful thing this stay-cation is!

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope
you have a great week ahead!

Love,
Lottie