Southward Migration..Fly on winged dancers

Summer is coming to an end here...and soon ,too soon ,I'll have to say farewell those tiny winged dancers. The ones that zoom about my head each morning while I sip my hot coffee.I feel sad to see them go,but go they must...On to their southward migration.They stay most of the summer here, raiding the two large feeders,which we fill daily...Yes , I'll miss them all....If fate is good , I'll see them next year with new stories of winter to share...So fly on winged dancers! Take my love home.
If you love hummingbirds, see the vintage print hummingbird tote at my design shop

My Small Jewelry Business

Hello all.... I've been away from blogging awhile , mostly working on my small jewelry business. http://www.etsy.com/shop/DinaMichelleJewelry. It's a one-woman operation, so I'm often busy designing, making, shipping, photographing, gift wrapping and working on custom orders. I'll be adding post about this part of my life as well.Right now I'm having a cup coffee and thinking about what will need to get done around here before the wicked Wisconsin winter arrives. ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) (¸.•´ (¸.¸.•*´¨) ´♥ Give me a "LIKE" on facebook ♥ SIGN UP TO DINA MICHELLE DESIGNS ON FACEBOOK FAN PAGE HERE https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dina-Michelle-Designs/19380084135 I add new things often so I encourage you to come by again and see my designs.

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Free Reads

I was happy to read this book from former Facts Of Life child star Lisa Whelchel. This was a fun read.Friendship for Grown~Ups is a kind of self~help book on maintaining friendships.Women today are busy .It's not that easy to make and maintain friendships.I liked this book and would love to see more books written about female friendships.Lisa writes about her need for friends and how difficult it was to find and maintain these new relationships.She talks about her faith , how it played a part and helped her in this journey of discovery. http://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Grown-Ups-Missed-Learned-Along/dp/1400202779/ref=cm_rdp_product

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Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

Here's how I cook green tomatoes from the garden.

The tomatoes are usually cut into 1/4 inch slices, dipped in buttermilk and coated with cornmeal, breadcrumbs, or flour, then fried in hot oil or grease for about 3 minutes on each side until the bottoms are browned. Alternatively, one can dip the tomatoes into beaten eggs before coating with meal for a firmer dish.

The traditional recipe consists of green tomatoes sliced thinly and coated in plain coarse cornmeal. The tomatoes are then pan fried in vegetable oil up to a depth slightly shallower than the thickness of the slices. This keeps the tomatoes from floating, allowing gravity to hold the cornmeal to the bottom side.Oil may be drizzled over the top to allow it to firm up also.The reason for all this is that cornmeal without a "wash" like eggs tends to fall off in the oil; however, with a wash, the meal becomes thick and not nearly as crunchy. The tomatoes are flipped after a minute or so, depending on oil temperature. They are cooked to a golden brown and season with salt and pepper.

Alternatively,tomatoes can be fried in bacon fat.You can dress up this dish with sour cream on top.This is great as a side dish or with eggs for breakfast.Enjoy!

Look what I picked from the garden!

Summer Update

The recycle bin project got completed.It's nice to have one place to toss all of our cans and bottles.



The garden is doing much better than I expected and we are sure to have tons of tomatoes soon.