This and that~

 

That first photo..our 2021 calendar..got to me when I saw it this summer..Lucas is our eldest grandson..15..They were in Sandbanks when his mom snapped this pic.

It's the essence of Lucas.

I love it..so how appropriate was it for my cover page..I simply added the text.

Apart from being diligent and respecting rules..at the moment..this is life.

I don't see Christmas happening now..

If it does it will be outside in snow... in coold weather with coats, 6 feet apart.

I don't know anyone personally who has had it..Knock on wood..

And hope to God it stays that way.

But feel so bad for those that have it..or had it.

All our politicians are in hot water.

Ours are..

I don't want to talk about other countries..etc.

I try and keep those opinions to myself...who knows what should be done?:(

That little lunch we had above?

So good.

I pretended I was in a bistro in France.

The recipe was from the Lemon Apron.

You can find it here..

I could eat this often.

I used my bread..Ricardo's beautiful bread..and the rest I did the same.. a few crumbled walnuts would be very good on them too.

We are towards the end of foliage season..I judge by my 3 back huge maples.. and by my borrowed landscape where the leaves are more Burnt Sienna Indian Red.. and Pyrrol Orange:)And drift off every single day.

The She Shed..the flowering crabapple is gold now too..everything is spun gold.

I absolutely loved making and eating that chicken pot pie above..Here is the link 

I prefer broccoli..I had none left so used halved brussel sprouts..I added mushrooms ..

This is a one pan dish I added the mushrooms before everything and set aside..I also sautéed my celery w/ the shallots etc..I reduced the temp to 350 when it was browning too fast.

Such a beautiful comfort meal.

I just placed it on the table and we served ourselves.

This is the perfect time of year to watch One True Thing..the bulb planting scene is dear to me..

My bulb order has not arrived..so I think I will only ever buy in person..Too cold now to be digging and planting..so..nope ..never again.

I called them and canceled the order ..

The earth is hard and cold..

Not impressed with that company so I won't say the name..

But so impressed with one of my favorite Instagrammers..

When I saw he was selling Hyacinths I ordered.I'll force them indoors.

Hope it works♥

The DAY I ordered..Monday.. a shipment was sent w/ tracking number..Arrived today.

Without further ado..

This is the grower.:)

Antonio Valente Flowers

Photo from his website.

Follow him on Instagram..worth every click and story.

I just LOVE this show..and how they were able to incorporate today's issues was amazing..2 hr premiere was soo good.

And..we had snow falling Oct.28th AM..but it left as soon as it came..and melted immediately ..

I am a morning baker..snow or not;)

Hard to believe I have been blogging since 2008~Life was perfect!

Let's slip away to the beach k?

A Chris Petri tutorial.Love them.

Take Care~