A Giggle A Day...

Question:  How do you know you are a Master Gardner?

• You have a decorative green compost container on your kitchen counter.
• You would rather shop at the local nursery than a clothing store.
• You prefer gardening to watching television.
• You plan vacation trips to arboretums and state parks.
• Dirt under your fingernails and calloused palms are matters of pride.

However, there is a sweet remedy for those calloused palms... order a delicious jar of soothing Lavender & Vitamin E Body Cream from Giggle Me Green soon!

A Giggle A Day...

There were two cows grazing in a field of beautiful green clover...

One cow said to the other cow, " I don't know about you but, I'm getting a little worried about that mad cow disease thing going 'round. I heard it has hit down at the Wilson farm."

The other cow replied, " Oh, I'm not worried, it won't be affecting us chickens."

Not online just yet, but send a Giggle Me Green Trio to someone you love soon! No cows affected!!!

Red Door...Little Rock

Had a wonderful dinner the other night at the Red Door on Old Cantrell Road in Little Rock. Lots of complaints about this place on Urbanspoon however, we thought it to be a very pleasant experience. The place was crowded with lots of happy people and many 'regulars' who were greeted by name as they strode through the door. The salmon was perfectly broiled, the creamed spinach was 2Di4, the house salads delicious, and the house made meatballs with pasta were pretty darn fantastic. The waitress was delightful and very attentive. Prices were very reasonable. 

Believe me, if I could complain, I would but, no complaints here! Wouldn't take long for me to become a regular, if only I lived a bit closer. 

Garden Bistro...NLR

Dropped in at the new Garden Bistro (old Victorian Gardens) in the Lakewood House of North Little Rock the other day to have a light spot of soup. The soup on the menu was a Double Chicken Pot Pie Soup. Hummm, I'm game. So, I tried it and gee, there was no lightness or soup in it anywhere. It was very tasty however, it was just a big ole bowl of chicken pot pie covered in tons of sauce and little biscuit hunks. Would have been great if I was a lumberjack. I was sort of disappointed because I was really in the mood for a tasty bowl of soup. Service was good. Decor still the same as the prior establishment. Still a super nice place for ladies to go and have a delightful lunch. If you are a soup lover like myself, you might want to ask questions before ordering. Something I might want to start doing. I've since heard the Eggs Benedict on the menu are very good. Maybe, next time.

Natchez...Downtown

I think I love this place. But, maybe it's the Black Eye Peas and Rice with a Cornmeal Breaded Pork Loin and wonderful hunk of Cornbread that I really care about...

Pass on the Eggplant Soup...a little bit too eggplanty...

Service very sketchy...couldn't handle lunch crowd...decor needs help...couldn't read the menu on the chalk board but otherwise, nice lunch if you have an hour or so. Had to run and feed the 2 hour parking meter during the meal!

Boulevard Bread Co...Heights

Tight quarters but worth the crunch. Bring your pocketbook, quality costs! Try the Pimento Cheese Panini...has a slight kick and, it's certainly To Di For! Must sit on the urban patio...

And, park your doggie out front.

Dr. Salk

Will the next Jonas Salk please hurry up and develop an Ebola vaccine. We're starting to panic. Oh, let me rephrase that. WE'RE PANICKING!!! Like back in the early 50s as we crazily feared polio, iron lungs, crutches, wheel chairs, and possible death. Today the hysteria is toward bleeding out, isolation, organ shut down, and an agonizing death sentence not too far behind.

Dr. Salk had an impressive and magnificent research team behind him. The March of Dimes was started by President Franklin Roosevelt, a polio victim himself, to combat expenses. And, when the day was announced the vaccine was here, it was almost like a national holiday. 

It will be so joyous and humbling to see the lines forming around the world (as we did in 1955) to receive the vaccine and put an end to this cruel pandemonium. Where are our Dr. Salks of today as we need them. I suspect they went into plastic surgery...