ACKKKKK! WHAT IS THAT???

No, this isn't something the dogs dragged in. A few hours ago, it was on my head. Yes, that's over twelve inches of hair that I chopped off my head.

Why?

Because for the past five or six years, I've been growing my hair for Locks of Love. This is my third donation. Locks of Love provides a free and loving way for people of all ages to make a difference! Donated hair provides human hairpieces to underpriviledged children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. Others have suffered burns, injuries or endured radiation that caused permanent hair loss.

It is estimated that approximately 80% of the donors are children. Children helping other children is a wonderful thing. Please read more about Locks of Love at http://www.blogger.com/www.locksoflove.org/contact.html

So folks; when I'm not writing, cooking or gardening, I'm growing my hair! Give it a try :)

EUREKA! I HAVE LILIES!

The lilies are open and are every bit as gorgeous and fragrant as I hoped they would be :)

OK, I am losing patience with these lilies!! They are HUGE! You can't tell from the picture, but they are very tall. Look how they tower above the annual to the right, and that plant is a foot tall. The buds are getting bigger every day, but not one of them has opened yet.

Horticulturists consider this the best white Oriental lily ever, I consider it....Am I gonna live long enough to see them burst into bloom? Come on already.

TONIGHT'S BURGERS

Sorry, no pics. Our grand daughter Cassidy is here and wanted cheeseburgers for dinner. I threw a pound of ground sirloin in a bowl and sprinkled a teaspoon or two of Worchestershire sauce on top. I cooked about 6 slices of bacon and crumbled that on top. Then I fried some chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms and green pepper. Mixed the whole mess together and formed the patties. YUMMY!!

NEW PERENNIAL BED 8-11-09

At last, I have more than twigs! The monster casa blanca lillies have buds and I am dying for them to burst open!

Sadly, the Stella D'Oro lillies are done blooming for the season, but they'll come back bigger and better next year.

I'm doing an experiment with my Cosmo babies. I've pinched all their little heads off. No, not one of them screamed. I'll keep you posted by pics as to what I'm doing with them. It's pretty neat!!

TERIYAKI MARINADE

This recipe is being added by request from a lemon goose. Here you are! xoxoxo It is in my never ending cookbook, by the way. Use this marinade for chicken, pork, beef (steak or london broil), shrimp, turkey, game hens.

TERIYAKI MARINADE

3/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup low sodium soy
1/4 cup honey
2 Tb cider vinegar
3 Tb chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
1/2" piece of fresh ginger root, chopped - or 1 tsp ground ginger powder.

Now, listen to me. If you want to die from dining happiness, marinate peeled raw shrimp in this recipe for at least 8 hours. Skewer your shrimp and throw it on the grill.
The recipe is excellent for london broil, but you must marinate for a good two days before meat will tenderize.

NEW PERENNIAL BED UPDATE

See? After only eleven days, it's beginning to look like a garden.

The casablanca lillies are amazingly 14" tall! They're possessed!