Treasure Hunting

My aunt lives on our family's farm.  My great grandfather owned it originally so it holds many memories, as well as many treasures! I was recently vising my aunt while she was clearing out the barnyard to plant her garden.  As we dug the rocks out we unveiled two fun treasures...well one is much more fun than the other.

We found a small glass bottle and part of a very old hoe.   The hoe blade was covered in rust, as would be expected after being buried deep in a barnyard for decades! 

The glass bottle was also covered in dirt but it also shows signs of being under pressure.  

The neck of the bottle is actually bent!

I washed both treasures.  

As the water flowed the dirt off, it was as if the memories were being washed away!

The bottle still has a long way to go before it's completely clean, I guess some memories aren't ready to be washed away!  Every time I look at the bottle I can't help imagining a fun story about whose bottle it was, what was in it and what they were doing with it!

Green with Envy

Green Green Green Green!!  Everyone's been shouting the benefits of eating green foods, especially green vegetables.  I do know all the important benefits of vitamins and minerals and I know the basics as to which fruits and vegetables have which nutrients...but I never really knew how great spinach was for your body until I started reading about Green Monsters!  Angela from Oh She Glows has inspired hundreds of recipes for these nutritious green monsters, which are protein-vitamin-mineral packed spinach rich smoothies!

I decided I was ready to join the monster parade.  I was a tiny bit nervous, but everyone sounded so convincing...and they were RIGHT!  I am in love...you don't even taste the spinach!  What a great and simple way to get the nutrients I know I need and it's also very filling.

For my first Monster I followed the basics most recipes shared.  (You can google Green Monster or search on pinterest to find a plethora of recipes!) One of the most common ingredients I've seen is almond milk, but I chose to use coconut milk.  (I think it adds an island flavor!)

I also happened to have strawberries so I tossed them in!

Green Monster #1
1 banana
1 Tbsp peanut butter
4 strawberries
6 oz coconut milk
1 C greek plain yogurt
4 handfuls of spinach


This made 2 smoothies.  I drank this first Green Monster for my lunch.  It did fill me up, but I was hungry by mid afternoon, which is fine because I prefer to eat many small meals/snacks.


I will continue trying different ingredients to create tasty recipes...any suggestions?

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