Slice Of Heaven On A Patio

"One is nearer God's heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth"

Living in California I have been blessed to be able to grow myself a garden. Up above are just some of the plants I have growing out on my patio. I always thought I wouldn't be into gardening due to the fact I am not the most patient person out there. But, to watch them grow from a single stem to a plant that not only smells great but supplies you with food is well worth the wait.

In my garden I am growing Garlic Chives, Rosemary, Blue Lavender, Sweet Basil, Green Chives, Cilantro, Parsley, Anahiem Peppers, Jalapenos and Green Bell Peppers. Oh, I can't forget about the new addition I just started growing by seed- Radishes. I talk very highly of my garden, simply because they have been doing so well- I'm a proud mama (hehe).

My husband and I love SALSA. And, we like ours hot hot hot and spicy. I am really excited for my peppers to be fully grown to start making our own salsa and share with y'all. So far I have 4 Anahiems growing, every single day they grow more and more. The other two are taking their sweet time.

Oh My Gee, I forgot to introduce you to...



Him and his friends hang out every morning and night on the patio. My husband at first looked at me like I was nuts but now every morning before he heads off to work he tells me Charlies outside. (Such a softy)..

Blueberry Cookie / Scone Recipe

This week I decided to bake something new and colorful. My husband LOVES blueberries so decided to make my own cookie dough with blueberries and a hint of flavor (yum!). Not only are these delicious they are fun to make.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

• 2 cups of flour.  ( I use King Arthur Unbleached Flour )
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 stick or 1/2 cup of unsalted butter ( You will want to soften your butter )
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1 egg yoke ( I use cage free brown organic eggs ONLY )
• 1/3 cup of whole milk
• 1 teaspoon of almond extract
• 2 teaspoon of lemon zest or 2 teaspoon of orange zest (optional)
• 1 cup of thawed and drained blueberries.

Now, when you have all of your ingredients.  In one bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl combine together your butter and sugars using a mixer. Add your egg then your milk, almond extract and whichever zest you perfer.

Combine the dry ingredients into the wet. Add blueberries.

On your cookie sheet spread olive oil with a napkin to smooth the surface. -

Take a spoon and dollop mix onto a cookie sheet. Bake them for about 10-15 mins.

- If you want your cookie/scones to be moist cook for 10 mins- If you want a little bit dryer cook for 15 mins.

Enjoy :)

Its In The Name..

I'd like to make my first post about how I came up with the title of this blog. Why? Because, I think titles are almost like first impressions. To me, my title has a lot of meaning to it. If some of you don't already know, Seashell was a childhood name gave to me from my Grandpa Burruss. Chelsea wasn't the easiest word for him to say so I became his Seashell. 

 If you look more into detail Seashell actually goes along quite well with my birth given name.

Within the definition of the name Chelsea one of them is A Port Of Ships/Sea,Ocean. I found this rather interesting and I am pretty sure my grandpa had no clue that they both had something in common.

A lot of people when talking about a certain subject they will say " That's all in a Nutshell ". As for me, this is all in a Seashell. My grandpa is gone now and has been for some time now but we had a connection and bond that was so special. He will always be apart of me and I can't thank him enough for giving me such a beautiful name, a name he probably never knew would mean such a great deal to me.