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It pays to lend our barbecue to neighbors!

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On Sunday night Chris and I were going to have a nice steak barbecue dinner to celebrate my Google Adsense Break through. However, our neighbor had borrowed our BBQ as he was having a big family dinner and much to his dismay he discovered that his barbecue had suddenly stopped working.

Lucky for us, when Chris went over to get our BBQ he asked us if we wanted to join them for dinner as he’d cooked up several extra steaks, chicken breasts and lamb. I wasn’t feeling that great and since I’d meant our dinner to be a bit of a celebration we declined his offer for dinner. So … he loaded up two plates full of meats, grilled veggies and desserts!

The food he gave us was enough for four people!

Needless to say we didn’t barbecue our steak that night. We ate our neighbors bonanza of food. We also opened a bottle of Red Wine. It was an Australian Shiraz-Grenache. The wine was lovely. It reminded me of a beautiful Merlot that some doctors that I used to work with make in their Grimsby Winery – Thirty Bench.

We had a fantastic meal, accompanied by a wine that I’ll be sure to purchase again. In fact we enjoyed that wine so much that I’m thinking of joining a wine club so that I can try new wines regularly. We aren’t big drinkers, but we do enjoy a glass of fine wine every now and then with our meals.

As for that steak that we were going to have on Sunday evening … well we had it this evening. I’d put a marinade on it on Sunday and leaving it on that long turned out to have been a great idea. The steak was great.

Chipmunk with a beautiful gift

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Wordless Wednesday

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Aw. Looks like this adorable chipmunk picked a flower for his wife. Isn’t this a sweet picture?

I love chipmunks. They’re generally timid, but if you happen to have some that regularly visit your yard you can get them to become friendlier by feeding them. Of course, once you feed a wild animal it can become a pest too .. so think twice before you wander in your yard looking for chipmunks or other creatures to befriend.

Blue Gentian – just about ready to bloom

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My garden will soon be bursting with blooms like this lovely Blue Gentian. I was just saying on my other blog that many of my plants are developing buds, but few are flowering right now.

Much like my puppy when she sees us eating or when she’s anticipating a treat I think I’m beginning to drool in anticipation of that sudden burst of blooms.

There’s nothing like the first spring blooms. Especially with roses. The flowers are usually larger than they are throughout the rest of the season and their colors are at their most vibrant.

I can’t wait.

Do you have a garden full of buds too or has yours exploded in bloom?

Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information. GTS participants remember to check in at As the Garden Grows each week so that we’ll know you made a new post!

Thinking of buying property in Panama?

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Live in Panama? Looking to buy or sell property? Be sure to visit Encuentra24. Encuentra24 is the largest Real Estate listing service in Panama.

The website is very easy to use if you happen to be searching for a property to buy or rent. Actually if already own Real Estate in Panama and want to sell or rent it out you can create your own real estate listing quite easily. Listings are seen by as much as 800,000 people interested in buying or renting real estate.

Property listings include photos of the site, video and mapping. You can search for or list apartments, condos, houses or commercial properties.

As I browsed through the site I noticed that while Real Estate might be the main draw of Encuentra24 I was pleased to see that one could also buy or sell items on the site, buy or sell a vehicle, find a school, a job, view or list items in auctions, or find a service trade to work on your property. It’s a true multi-service site.

Last, but not least there’s also a article that lists a number of Real Estate Tips. You can find out where the best places to purchase real estate in Panama are, how to pay annual property taxes and many other helpful tidbits of information.

So if you’re thinking of moving to Panama or if you already live there and need to buy or sell property head on over to Encuentra24.

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