Showing posts with label pecans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pecans. Show all posts

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Nuttastic


These are pecans harvested from our future home. We have about a dozen pecan trees. These are some of the leftovers from last year's harvest, and sadly - I have to throw them away because they have lost their shelf life. But not before I stopped filing to take pictures of them! Next year we know to freeze them ~ which will also kill the weevils. (I applied the kaleidoscope effect using Corel Paint Shop Pro X (trial version on my stand-in laptop))

Doing great on our tasks. Mostly the part that we're doing great at is not getting so wrapped up in getting the list done that we drive ourselves crazy and cease to enjoy life. The point is to keep a good house in an orderly fashion. The reason we desire this is because it makes our life more pleasant and relaxed because somehow, it feels easier to breathe when you aren't staring at an inch of dust on the mantle. And somehow, it feels easier to walk down the hallway when you aren't worried about breaking a leg on 14 pairs of shoes in your path. And as HisGirl has pointed out, it's nice to be able to say to someone, "Sure - come on in." Without having a panic attack for what they will think of how you really live and whether or not their immune system can handle the attack it is about to receive.

The filing is taking epically long today for 3 reasons. 1.)I am way behind so I have a lot to file. 2.) I have taken many breaks. 3.)I decided to purge files of old papers. The fun about living where we live, is that we don't need a shredder. We can just make a bonfire with our sensitive documents and save our identities for another day.

Needs to be done.

Having fun with my husband today who has baked me a really hilarious cake in honor of my impending birthday. Also seems to have left me the cleanup from said baking. We shall see.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Pecan Weevils Revisited (again)



I totally forgot that I had taken some artistic photos to go along with this post - and have also added a haiku donated by my new bff (Blog Friend Forever) Jenster..


Weevils, weevils, weevils,
the fat white larvae turn into beatles.
They burrow in the Pecan
and the shell hardens around them.

surprise surprise, you crack the shell
and the shock knocks you on your butt.
You scream in response,
"Somebody beat me to the nut!"


(copyright sing4joy) :)

Haiku -
Pecans are yummy
But weevils make them not so
Stupid icky bugs
(copyright Jenster) :)