Today, we are going to see several things. I call it potpourri because there is no theme, just a little bit of everything. We are catered by Aba of Austin. Our entertainment is Keith Urban
Menu
BLACKBERRY DROP BISCUIT blackberry thyme jam, whipped cream
KHACHAPURI baked egg, cremini mushroom, graviera, green onion
SHORT RIB SHAKSHUKA local eggs, spicy harissa, graviera, roasted potato
KEFTA & EGGS lamb & beef kefta, fried eggs, tzatziki, lemon dill rice
CRAB FRITTATA avocado, butternut squash, pickled fresno, lemon
SHAWARMA-SPICED SKIRT STEAK & EGG fried eggs, crispy potatoes, tzatziki
JERUSALEM BAGEL & SMOKED SALMON SPREAD sumac red onion, tomato, caper, labneh
Let’s go
The Producer’s roses are in bloom.
A beautiful stand of poppies.
Looks like the dish got the heave-ho.
A swallowtail butterfly in the sage.
New geraniums.
Worn out gaming chairs. Wonder how the thumbs look?
Geranium and snapdragons. The boxwood hedge in the background looks good.
The car bumper meets the mailbox. It is interesting that inside the brickwork is a bunch of trash.
Another view shows how hollow the brickwork is.
Remember this holiday decoration?
It is still there only on the ground.
The Calibrachoa is ready for lounging.
Okay, that’s the tour. Time to sit back and enjoy the food and music. I hope you have a super week.
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Nice post 🌹🌹
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Thank you.
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I hope you have a great trip John. the poppies look glorious. I wonder why after reading your Sunday posts I so often feel peckish. Strange that. Hugs
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Yes, very strange, David. I hope I’m not putting a burr under your saddle.
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Wow! The roses look amazing. I’m happy because I have one bloom! I love the poppies too. I wonder what the car bumper looks like after hitting the pillar.
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The cars never seem to stay around after the jolt so there is no telling.
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The perfect song for today, John. Lovin’ the flowers, but the mailbox stand is not a surprise. Workers always look for a quick and easy way to cleanup after themselves – soda cans in the brickwork fellas, and anything else laying around!!
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It seems that way, GP. I was thinking yesterday (no snickers please) about those razor blade slots that used to be in medicine cabinets. Big surprise when opening a wall.
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Fantastic flowers, John. For the bin with the dish, how about the song from Queen: Another One Bites the Dust? Gotta love that fiber where it’s available.
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Great song, Grant. I wrote my first three books to Queen’s music. We don’t have fiber yet, but would love to have it. Thanks for the comment.
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Great Keith Urban tune to accompany the variety! Oh, and I’ll have the crab frittata, please.
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Good choice, Annette. I thought the song fit quite well. 😁
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Your backyard is looking beautiful!!
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We are just getting started. The planning has to include things that can survive Hell’s Back Porch temperatures.
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Sounds pretty tricky!
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Otherwise you get burned up plants. 106 degrees F is nothing to fool with.
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106 is way too hot for me!
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Spring has arrived in Texas! Lovely captures, John. 🌻🌼🌷
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Thank you, Gwen. We feel spring is here for sure. Time to get planting.
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Wonderful to see spring flowering, John. A brickwork mailbox holder getting knocked over must have been a big enough jolt to wake the driver.
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I’m sure the driver woke up at least long enough to make a get away. Thanks, Tim 😁
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That’s funny what you said about the gamers’ thumbs. LOLOL You gotta wonder. lol
I loved all the pics, but the poppies were my favorite.
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The poppies are beautiful, Kymber. You have great taste in flowers.
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A little of this and a little of that. No real flowers here yet, but the trees are in bloom. We’ll get there in another few weeks.
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It just takes time.
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Wonderful post, as always, John. I just love touring your neighborhood. Are those Knockout roses, by any chance. They look just like the ones edging a circular bed in my front yard. (I LOVE roses!! Should share some pics one day. Maybe.)
And the picture of the butterfly is especially beautiful. The pictures of the “grounded” brick mailbox, not so much. You gotta wonder what happened there, and what “the other guy” looks like.
Thanks for sharing, and hope your day is a great one! 😊❤️
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Thank you, Marcia. Yes, those are Knockout roses. I think the other guy has a big hangover and dent.
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Thought I recognized the roses, and that sounds about right for the other guy. Sheesh.
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I now right?
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I love a potpourri. Thanks for the neighborhood tour, John.
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Always happy when you come along, Jennie.
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I wouldn’t miss it for anything. 🙂
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😁
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That is weird seeing trash in there.
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Yes it is. No treasure either.
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The flowers look beautiful. I thought that garbage container with the satellite dish in it looked like it could be one of Jennie’s class robots. 😀
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It did have a robot look to it. Thanks, Deborah.
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It’s so nice, John, to see your Spring flowers. And yes, the boxwood hedge looks very healthy. As for that mailbox — well, it’s sad when somebody backs into a pile of brick like that (or perhaps worse if they fronted it!). Damage all around, I’d guess.
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It is usually a night item and usually there is no one around after,
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Loved the pictures – some funny, some gorgeous. And the poppy? We won’t get ours for another few months.
I’ll take that bagel. We don’t have good bagels around here.
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I’m pretty much convinced that really good bagels are only found in New York. Maybe that’s just me. Thanks, Noelle.
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We had fabulous bagels in Chicago and found a bagel shop in San Antonio run by the same people when we were looking for bagels there!
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Hmmm. Okay. I lived in both cities and never found them.
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In Skokie, it is the New York Bagel and Bialy.
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Good name for sure.
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Look at all those lovely flowers!
That decoration – I’m thinking out of sight, out of mind 😉
Oh dear to the mailbox. That’s no fun to have to either rebuild or replace with something else.
Thanks for the tune and happy Sunday!
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I’m glad you liked it, Dale. Thanks. 😁
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You know it!
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😊
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John, that satellite dish location makes me think there was a failure to communicate somewhere along the way. The holiday decoration’s return to Mother Earth certainly is a sign of the season…the current one. The blackberry drop biscuit sounds perfect any time of year.
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I think yu have it figured out Bruce. Thank you.
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I never thought about whether a brick mailbox would be hollow until today – makes sense though – except when a car is backing into it!
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It would be easier on the car if hollow.
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That is some fine eating and an interesting tour with some beauty sprinkled in. 🌹 Thanks, John!
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A little of this and that.
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That is life! 😊
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The producer’s roses are gorgeous! Love the random tour. 🙂
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Thank you, Jan. It was pretty random 😁
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Such a lovely potpourri of sights. And you had me at the blackberry drop biscuits! Yum.
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I would love to try them.
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I stopped at the blackberry dropped biscuit. Just being honest. That sounds fantastic. Keith is always good. But, for some strange reason, the pictures didn’t appear in your story on my phone. I’ll let you know if they pop up late.
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Maybe took some time in loading. I reduce the pixels down to no more than 5KB from 1-2MB but ten of them could be a load.
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I’ll check again.
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Thanks
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The roses are beautiful! Looks like we’ll have to replace several of ours around the patio. Some aren’t looking too healthy.
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Sometimes a good trim gives them new life
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Hi John, it is amazing how builders put rubbish inside enclosed structures. I’ve seen this with patios too.
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I know. I guess they think the structure will last forever.
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Perhaps, or it’s a cheap way of getting rid of it 😉
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Indeed
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I’m still chuckling at the worn out gaming chairs, Lol 🙂
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😁
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Those gaming chairs always looked so uncomfortable to me, but mango! That pair got used but good. And I don’t blame the former owner of that dish one bit . . .
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Yes. Toss the dish. I was never happy with any signals with Dish network.
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No, I didn’t have a great experience with mine either.
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Made a great frisbee though.
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And bird bath . . .
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Indeed. 😁
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This bus is kinda bumpy. Gonna pass on food and just have a beer. Love the poppy flowers.
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Bumpy? I spent $300,000 on interior and suspension modifications. It looks rough on the outside but inside is pure luxury. One beer coming up.
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Ahh, I’m sitting on that kids bouncy ball. The mood lighting is nice, you know.
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how old is this bus, there are definitely lots of stories
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It is hard to say. It was built in the 1950s or early 60s. I imagine there are some stories connected to it. Thanks.
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