From yesterday…

My wife made me this lovely Norwegian Success Cake for my birthday cake, which I learned about right here on M.b!

My new saucier! Birthday present from my wife. Now I have to get saucey!

Now, if these were 58 flights of stairs in a building, I would never make it. Walking up the side of a mountain? Whole different story…

First birthday agenda item complete (assuming I get back down). Climb up to the Beacon reservoir.

From yesterday…

From this morning’s walk…

My first time making chicken in a terracotta roasting dish. Aesthetically promising…

Love this African colors inspired wallpaper for my iPhone…

Quaker’s Best Oatmeal Cookies Recipe - Quaker Oats

Baking “COVID recovery” cookies for my family on the west coast. My iteration includes raisins (1 cup) and black walnuts (1-1/2 cups). The black walnuts give them a distinctive flavor.

I’m sure lots of practice was involved in this high school production!

In an alternate universe based on mirroring…

Wires slice the morning sky.

And now we work on being ambidextrous! Just received my lefthand vertical mouse. Not as awkward as I thought it might be.

Follow the prompt to the menu of our local taqueria… and if it doesn’t work on your device click here.

Black Beans and Brown Rice

This recipe is super simple and very tasty. Perfect for meatless Monday. It features a method for cooking brown rice I had not encountered before. Bake it in the oven. Rice was perfect.

Now that’s user friendly!

Support local businesses!

A local creek filled with spring rains…

Spring is springing!

Home cured gravlax…

A store where you can have your stringed instrument made or repaired by appointment only!

What is the saying? Red sky at morning? And of course we have to drive across three states today. Worried about the higher elevations.

Saffron spice, more dear than gold.

Fiona and Chas warming themselves by the fire. Dog painting on the wall is of our rescue dog Camille who passed years ago. Painting is by my wife.