Happy Bastille Day Mes Amis

Happy Bastille Day! Mes Amis!
La Fête Nationale
Freedom!
Jennifer aka Gigi

Farmer's Market, Mango Salsa, flowers

Hope you enjoy some beauty from my back yard.

Pink cone flowers above. I was so happy they came back this year!
We got much needed rain this weekend!
We also got a break from the heat spell.
Hope you have a great week ahead.
I added a new list of some of the blogs I read.
Be sure to check them out- for fashion, food, interior design, travel, tales about kids and summer fun!

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof!
Aren't all the colors of nature awesome?

Blessings to all of you! Jennifer aka Gigi

Purple phlox

Liatris

Our patio

My home grown flowers

Homemade Mango Salsa. Made by my friend Kevan at the OC Farmer's Mkt! Every Wed this
summer. 8 - 1 pm at the Tabernacle.
I got this recipe online and hope to try it!
Mango Salsa

Yellow squash, zuchinni, lemon, lime, mango salsa

Jersey Cantaloupe, Peaches and Tomatoes from the Farmer's Mkt
All were delicious.

Did you know there are more peaches grown in NJ than Georgia?
We are the Garden State. South Jersey is way different than North Jersey.
Why not plan a visit to the Jersey Shore? Beaches, sailing, surfing, fishing, shopping, boardwalks, historic Cape May and dazzling Atlantic City too!
Check out my website for What is Happening at the Jersey Shore!

Hot and Fun in the Summertime!

Hot and fun in the summertime!

Near 100 today and humid!

Boy has it been hot at the Jersey Shore! Near 100 today! We had a fun weekend celebrating our Independence, although my husband did a lot of emergency air conditioning calls! We did get to go to the beach one day...the ocean temps were warm and the ocean was clean! No jelly fish...no seaweed! Yea Baby! Here we are with our grand daughter.

Summer fun!
Queen of the mountain!

Pound cake flag!

Taco pizza and Sangria!

Taco Pizza

If you have a round pan..that's great...

Cover the bottom of the pan w can of refried beans.
Top with sour cream.
Top with jar of salsa.
Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese (bagged is ez)
opt. Black olives, red onion, avacado...
Use tortilla chips to dip!

Red White and Blue jello dessert! I had so much fun making it!

The Birthday boys...Rick (a friend) and Gerry!

Here are some quotes I found rather inspirational!


You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every
July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the
White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics
where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies
die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is
patriotism. - Erma Bombeck

Jennifer @ Monticello-Home of Thomas Jefferson

Let
every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any
price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.~Thomas Jefferson

God Bless America!

Make today count! xoxo Jennifer aka Gigi

We will pay any price!

Happy Independence Day! Jennifer aka Gigi

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

~Thomas Jefferson

4th of July Recipes, Red White and Blueberry French toast & BBQ with Cornbread Salad

Getting excited about the 4th of July? We will probably spend the day at the pool? Maybe go to the beach, have a BBQ and then go on the boardwalk to watch the fireworks out over the ocean..
Recipes below:
Hope you and yours have a great weekend as we remember and celebrate our freedom.
We all must do our part to let freedom ring before it is taken away.

When my grandkids were here we rented a surrey for a ride on the boardwalk. We had a blast seeing the ocean and the beach and enjoying the cool breezes. One restaurant advertised Red White and Blueberry Pancakes. We stopped for donuts instead and then went to the food store and got strawberries, blueberries, white bread and whipped cream in the can.
We all enjoyed the best breakfast. Lovely n'est ce pas? and a lot cheaper too!




Cornbread Salad

I got this great recipe from my friend Kellie from This Blessed Nest
We loved it. Great recipe for the 4th of July.
check out her blog! This Blessed Nest

3 Cheers for the red,white & blue!

Jennifer aka Gigi

Summer Reading: "Oprah A Biography" by Kitty Kelley

Can We Talk? I just finished a great summer read "Oprah A Biography" by Kitty Kelley.

The book may be controversial but it was really eye opening! Everything Kelley reports is either in Oprah's own words or 'on the record' sources.

Fascinating...A Must Read...Takes Off the Mask!

Her childhood...her child...her affair with a married man...sex...drugs...the truth about Stedman...and Gayle... You must read it!

Why does she make her employees sign a confidentiality agreement? Why does she have to silence her employees? All her maids are white...I was really disappointed with Oprah when she endorsed Barack Obama and would not have McCain on. She also has left her Christian roots.

Also Kitty must do a story on Dick Clarke....another person no one will touch. Last year we saw a documentary on Dick Clarke when Gidget was in LBI...for her film...tells how he made money off of all the new artists and took a cut of their records...many are now poor and we know where Dick lives...Malibu!

"Oprah A Biography" by Kitty Kelley

Have a blast this 4th of July...recipes in my next blog!
Cheers! Jennifer aka Gigi

Strawberry Bruschetta

A great recipe! Strawberry Bruschetta

Strawberry Bruschetta

2 t. lemon juice

1 t. zest

8 oz cream cheese spread

Chop 2 ½ c. strawberries

Bake French bread slices

Spread Melted butter 3 T sugar, ½ t. cinnamon

Bake 12 min. 375 degrees

Scoop cream cheese on bread

Top w strawberries

Sprinkle w sliced almonds & powdered sugar