The Brod Abode ~~ Where life's a hoot!

Today a headline caught my eye on Yahoo's home page concerning former President George (Little) Bush.  Apparently the tide has begun to change in the public's opinion concerning the title given him as worse president ever.  I just shook my head in disbelief and shared the headline with the gentlemen working on my house.  My point was what a fickle bunch we Americans are.  I remember 6 months after President Obama won the election he was beginning to fall out of favor with several Democrats.  No, I can't cite the source but it was on Yahoo.  I don't read the papers nor do I watch local news.  All I could think in my mind was they were like a bunch of rats abandoning the ship they chose to sail on.  When I posted the link to the article on Facebook this morning, it was mostly  done with incredulity rather than a seed to start a Bush Bash.  But incite it did.  I'm just tired of it all.  We have been a fickle nation of extremely lu...

Day 5 of the renovation has been a short day. The dining room is prepped to texture and paint, the living room ceiling and new vent covers is beautiful. I wish we could tear down this house and rebuild. I asked the guys if I could have the kitchen for the weekend so they will start on that Monday. It's humid and warm but there are t-storms coming and a bit of a cool off as well. I've been doing "tutes" on youtube this morning searching for every kind of paper and fabric flower made. I'm in love with flowers. I've been making wired ribbon ones for over 15 years and have a boatload of those made up. They look beautiful on clothing, headbands, shoe clips or hair accessories. The tiny ones make darling earrings. Guess I'm back in the 60s Hour of the Flower Power, :D. I plan to get some herbies in this afternoon if the rain holds off along with one tomato bush. The lasagna bed is about 4 inches deep in leaves (absolute gold) so the newbies should ha...

What is This Tree?

1 lb. lean ground beef 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup of salsa 1 can enchilada sauce (red or green) 1/2 lb. grated cheese tortilla chips Brown ground beef.  While browning crush enough tortilla chips to cover bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Add soups, salsa and enchilada sauce to browned beef.  Simmer 5 - 10 minutes stirring to combine well.  Pour over chips in pan, top with cheese and bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.  A great last minute meal on busy evenings.  Freezes well.  Try different flavored chips as well.

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