Sun, Spring, Sun, Summer, and My Garden.

It has been so lovely sunny day, that I am all very inspired about Gardening.
We have tiny back yard, and reasonably sized patio, view to River Thames, and room enough for table and chairs. Problem is: 
We do not have grass lawn. It is just boring ugly concrete yard... it is far away from my dream rose garden with sweet peas, and fountains.. and not enough space. 
 I know already that it will be our favorite place to stay during the summer, and I need to roll up my sleeves and do something about it. 
First I need to plan what kind of flowers do I want to have in my garden. 
Again, my Grandmother and her Garden.. I know I need to have certain flowers just as a reminder of her, since there is no way I have chance to visit her Grave.. it is too long way to Finland and to Joutseno, so I will have some Flowers that remind me of her. I miss her. 
I thought I´d by something that would grow, and hide our little patio so that we can sit, have a breakfast without being too exposed to anything. I think I will have sweet pea up on a patio, it is also lovely, colorful and one of my favorite flowers.  
Water.. well surely we have Thames just next to us, but I need my fountain. I just can not have back yard and not a fountain. It has been my dream since little girl. I don´t need anything big, but I want to keep my style.. I think I have found just what I need.  Little pond with Frog.. I love frogs, I actually collect them 
(but don´t tell any one..). I really want to have little "sofa" to sit on, and read a book etc.  as well as couple of trees.  I have gone through internet searching little pretty things here, so that I have some kind of plan to go ahead. It will be surprise even for me, what I and up having done. 

If anyone have any good suggestions to me, what plants survive well enough in pot, since that is only way to get garden to our little yard, I am open for suggestions.. 

This is what I feel I NEED from Thompson & Morgan ( all is from there) 

Sweet Pea : Astronaut 

Morgan Poppy - Iceland

Aster chinensis

Calendula officinalis Fiest Gitana

Cosmos bipinnatus Sensation

Cornflower Dwarf Blue Midget

Smart Solar Green Glazed Frog Ceramic Water Feature

Ascalon Lut Bench

 

Mouse on the table

You hear little tap tap tap...
And you don´t really think what it is.. you know , old houses, there is all kind of noises that you can hear.

Then little by little you start hearing them more.. they are fighting, since I can hear them. Very close actually, under our refrigerator. Then one evening, sitting in the kitchen, and wrote a blog, when I saw some flashes rapidly over the cabinet and back to the cabinet. I stopped writing and waited.
There is finally Came. Little gray mouse. it was really a pretty little creature, he stole food from a dog bowl and ran back under the cabinet.

Kuuntele

Lue foneettisesti

I decided to test if the mouse Would come back. I cook eggs in the evening, and placed small pieces near the place where I have seen the mouse. Just a few minutes after, the small gray mice came to dinner. Pretty brave when he does not fear even our dog.

A few days quietly stealing food, until I came home yesterday...

 I sat on your computer, and talked on the phone at the same time with a friend. All of a sudden find out that someone staring at me. Little mouse was sitting on the sink, wondering where to go. I tried to take the photo, but it disappeared, and after a while it fell directly in front of the dog on the floor, where a poor thing  ran frightened under the cabinet.

 I must get rid of it.. but how?? I really can not kill it. 

I must find something to catch the mouse alive, so I can free it from a nearby park.

Any good ideas?? I have never had this problem before.. 

I remember my grandparents house had mouses in the basement sometimes, when autumn came. But never in my house. 

Luckily I am not scared of them, I had mouses as a pet when I was a child, but I still don´t want to share my home with them.

These mouses are from fabulous artist Natasha Fadeeva

http://www.fadeeva.com/animals.html

Winter food, traditional Home made baked cheese, the way my Grandmother made it.

This is a dessert you can spice up many different ways. 
Also ideal for ground cardamom,  cinnamon and sugar.  
This is a great winter dessert, because it is warm, easy to prepare, and personable. 
Personally, I think this dessert is best when eaten fresh, cinnamon and sugar, as a snack, or just cold home made rasberries! It reminds me of Grandma's kitchen, and his old white-brown casserole.. 
I wonder where it is now.


Traditional Home made Baked Cheese
 
5 dl of whole milk (almost cream)
3 eggs
1-2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar

tin:
1 tablespoon butter

Stir in milk and eggs and spices, stirring gently. Pour mixture into a shallow buttered casserole dish. Cook at 175 degrees for 30-40 minutes.  
Bake in oven at the lowest level.
Check after 20 minutes, if the surface threaten to darken too much, cover with foil.
When the cheese is ready, the surface should be a nice golden brown hue on the surface.Turn off the stove and let stand for about 10 min. if the cheese is too brown on the surface, do not leave in the oven for a longer period of time.


Serve with cocktail piece itself, or as a dessert with jam or cinnamon and sugar. Grandmother often poured on top of cold milk, when the cheese was still hot and fresh straight from the oven.

I love this Golden soft, soothing food.