Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

I don't find myself in much of a hurry to do much, today. I'm luxuriating in the fact that I have a much-needed day off. There will be plenty of time to rush about madly preparing for the next guests at Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast or cleaning and preparing for a taping of Home At Last! No, today, I'm drinking way too much coffee, enjoying a late breakfast of a simple potato scramble with fresh tomato, baby spinach, three peppers and a sprinkling of a freshly-grated cheese-just in time to almost be an early supper! Zena, my sweet Rottweiler, is by my side and I'm grateful for the peace and quiet! It's a great day to be a proud America!  God Bless America and keep us safe . . .

        With a "honey-do list" a mile long, there aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish everything life demands! It's important for me to make a list and move items up and down. Getting the pool ready for the first hot day was suddenly moved to the top of the list... I don't have a fancy cape or anything "super hero-ish" but in the summer I'm known by family and friends as "Aqua Girl" I pretty much hang out by the pool-ready and willing to prepare light meals and cocktails whenever I am needed. My busy week didn't leave much time to cook but I did manage to bake two loaves of Tuscan bread and six roasted potatoes. I made BLT's with one loaf of the bread. (Very good BLT's) When the bread started drying out I made this scramble with the potatoes and leftover bread. My inspiration behind the scramble was from our innkeeping days. We served a wildly popular French Potato Omelet. The scramble is all the taste without the...

  Not the neatest nest I have ever come across and it's a little cramped for a growing young family! I shot this photo from our Juliet porch and the nest has been built on top of one of the seven columns.