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stitchwhich) wrote2018-03-31 04:50 pm
stitchwhich) wrote2018-03-31 04:50 pm
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A lovely day was/is today. Sunny, mild temps (mid 50s Fahrenheit) and very little wind. T-shirt weather. We went to Sam's Club to buy new tires for the Kia Soul and walked from there to Long John Silver's for a fish & chips lunch. Yeah, yeah, I know - (ugh, Long John's?) - but over the years we got used to it while we were feeding teenaged boys and their friends so now we get a yen for it once in a while and happily feed the yen knowing that it will be a months or years in returning. And it didn't tip my carb count up as badly as you'd think.
I carried a purse to hold our Nooks so after lunch we settled into chairs in the outdoor living section and read our novels while the crowd swirled around us. My gosh! There were So. Many. People! Oddly the crowd thinned as the afternoon wore through. I should have checked out the fruit before we left but I was a tad overwhelmed by the crowd and the noise so homeward we came.
Our willow appears to be budding leaves now rather than pollenating. it is almost time to mark the branches which will need pruning come this autumn. Another sign of warmer days are the tiny little motorcycles that are zooming up and down our street - the rider's heads are about even with our headlights so now all of us have to be very careful when coming or leaving. I hope my speed-demon neighbors down the way have gotten that memo.
Oh - and about that 'potato spice blend' I tried on chicken breasts a few days back. It was delicious. But the chicken was cooked in our slow cooker and for the second time it came out fall-apart tender and yet exceedingly dry. All the juices just baked out of them, it appeared. I think the next time I buy some of that stuff I'll brush it onto the breasts before cooking them in my frying pan.
I carried a purse to hold our Nooks so after lunch we settled into chairs in the outdoor living section and read our novels while the crowd swirled around us. My gosh! There were So. Many. People! Oddly the crowd thinned as the afternoon wore through. I should have checked out the fruit before we left but I was a tad overwhelmed by the crowd and the noise so homeward we came.
Our willow appears to be budding leaves now rather than pollenating. it is almost time to mark the branches which will need pruning come this autumn. Another sign of warmer days are the tiny little motorcycles that are zooming up and down our street - the rider's heads are about even with our headlights so now all of us have to be very careful when coming or leaving. I hope my speed-demon neighbors down the way have gotten that memo.
Oh - and about that 'potato spice blend' I tried on chicken breasts a few days back. It was delicious. But the chicken was cooked in our slow cooker and for the second time it came out fall-apart tender and yet exceedingly dry. All the juices just baked out of them, it appeared. I think the next time I buy some of that stuff I'll brush it onto the breasts before cooking them in my frying pan.