The backyard is starting to look pretty. Particularly the area that borders the neighbor.
For years I’ve been battling the marauding bamboo that the previous neighbor had planted against our fence. Last year, the new owner of the house decided to get rid of them, hallelujah! I still see bamboo shoots sprouting here and there but there are fewer of them this year.
If you look at the picture closely, on the lower right-hand corner you can see part of the bamboo roots I was trying to pull out. These are tenacious plants!
So now you know what I’ve been doing in my spare time. Fighting bamboo!
When I’m too tired to fight bamboo, I take a break with this in my hand.
Why is Pineapple Margarita so good?!?!
Features Time!
“My husband’s absolute favorite food at a Mexican restaurant, now I can make it at home in this easy version.” — Liz
“For those intimidated by the number of steps required to make chiles rellenos (i.e., I), take note of this version. I’m definitely giving this a try!” — Angie
“Oh, how pretty is this?! And ready in one minute?! I’m sold!” — Angie
“Chocolate and peanut butter, need I say more?” — Liz
“I just know my family will love this. Sounds so tasty, filling, and comforting.” — Angie
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Miz Helen
You’re welcome. You have a great week, too, Miz Helen! XO
Thanks so much for including the Chiles Rellenos Bake in your features this week! 🙂
You’re welcome. I plan to give it a try, that’s for sure.
Happy Friday! Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful weekly link-up. I hope you get a chance to check out my Orange Chicken & Ginger Rice recipe – it is so so yummy!
Wow, that actually sounds really appealing, the orange chicken and ginger rice. Thanks for sharing, Estelle!
Your garden is gorgeous Angie, so green! Our own lawn is already turning brown from lack of rain. It’s a very bad year water here in our county.
That pineapple margarita looks amazing, reason to come in from the garden.
Thanks. It’s a lot of work, constant weeding and mulching, etc.. but I do enjoy going out there taking a little stroll. It’s been so dry here, too. We’re starting to worry about wild fires. Fingers crossed that won’t happen!
That Pineapple Marg definitely looks refreshing! Thanks for hosting. 🙂 I brought by some Chili Lime Kale Chips this week. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks. Love kale chips! I make them all the time, but never with chili lime. Great idea!
I hear you on the bamboo. Somewhere in the 90s someone gave me some bamboo to plant in my yard – hey it is great to plant in wet areas, they said. You’ll love it, they said. Okay for about 15 years I loved it, then suddenly it decided to take off. And I mean, TAKE OFF! The people who gave it to me said, no it wasn’t us who gave you the bamboo, had to be someone else…. Nasty stuff. Extremely hard to get rid of. EXTREMELY. It would be pretty if it would stay where it was intended to stay, and it did make some nice bamboo stakes for the garden. BUT… I really do hope the folks who bought that home back in 2019 were able to deal with its invasiveness. I did my best without layering the soil with Agent Orange or something.
Yes, bamboo is pretty and useful, the shoots edible, etc. but it doesn’t belong in a suburban backyard, unless you can contain it either with barrier or in a pot. But Jennifer (comment below) mentioned clumping variety. I need to investigate!
Thanks for hosting, heading over to the copycat Cracker Barrel Roast Beef now…
It sounds fabulous, doesn’t it?! And you’re welcome.
Running Bamboo can be tenacious indeed! Clumping Bamboo isn’t it just grows like a tree in one spot.
Blessings,
Jennifer
I need to find where I can buy clumping bamboo! Coz it’s not like I don’t like the way bamboo looks, just not thrilled about its invasive nature. The running variety, that is. Thanks, Jennifer!
Pineapple Margarita? THAT has my attention! It sounds like the perfect drink!!!
Thank you for featuring my cookies. They are so easy to make, I really hope people give them a try.
Have a great weekend and thanks to you and your co-hosts for all the hard work xxx
Pineapple margarita is perfect alright; it’s definitely one of my most favorite cocktails. So thirst quenching on a hot day! The cookies look fabulous! XO
oh my – so many awesome recipes to choose from!! Thank you for the time and energy you spend every week making this party happen. I for one appreciate it!! Have an amazing week! Now off to pin….
You’re welcome, Helen. Thanks for partying with us. XO