Sunday…lazy and quiet. As I like it.
Me and the boys.
Puttering in the kitchen.
Shredded potatoes, “drained” in a ricer…
Shredded potatoes browned in olive oil and clarified butter in a cast iron skillet with the last of the corned beef.
Making mayonnaise.
2 minutes tops.
Mayonnaise.
Napping.
And napping.
Supper together.
Sunday.
Happy First Day of Spring!
It is colder than last week, BUT there are thunderstorms in the forecast. Thunderstorms are Spring-ish.
The sun came out briefly on an otherwise gray day.
The ground is bare of snow, making the walking easy. The Bear-boy continues to progress, Bob is good and I am happy to see Spring even though we had an extremely mild Winter.
Some fields around the valley are beginning to show a little green.
There are new calves to be seen napping near their Mamas.
The light has changed to that angle which shows ALL of the dust…Spring has sprung!
It is 7:45 p.m. as I write this.
I started my work day about 7:45 a.m. There is a meeting which requires a prototype and I’m on deadline today and tomorrow.
But, midmorning, I needed to reboot my computer. I didn’t notice the little “Update” icon. I have my computer set to accept Operating System and mission critical work software (all Microsoft) updates automatically. Typically these happen at night as I don’t usually reboot during the day.
After taking Bear out for a short break during the reboot, I returned to see this:
I knew it was going to be awhile.
So, I cleaned the refrigerator.
And I made peanut butter.
Before cleaning the blender, I made a green smoothie so that all the peanut butter residue went in the smoothie: peanut butter, pineapple, kale, flax seeds and flax seed oil, vanilla protein powder and a Meyer lemon!
Sound unappetizing ???
Well, it was good and I called it lunch.
The update…it was still going.
I checked on Bob who was enjoying the sauna-like air from the dryer vent.
Bear snoozed in the sunroom.
The update finally finished.
An unexpected delay in the middle of a day with a deadline, but the sun was shining and the day went smoothly from there, even if it went long.
And I have a clean refrigerator.
And fresh peanut butter!
Happy Friday!
That be my step-Daddy, Bill. He is going FAST! He and my Mama both race NASTAR:
NASTAR (an acronym for NAtional STAndard Race) is the world’s largest known recreational ski and snowboard race program. It allows ski or snowboard racers of all ages and abilities, through a handicap system, a way to compare themselves with one another and with the national champion, regardless of when and where they race. Since the program’s beginning in 1968, more than 6 million NASTAR racer days have been recorded. It has been available at more than 100 ski resorts in North America. Many U.S. Ski Team stars got their start ski racing in NASTAR programs.
Hoo…I say HOO-RAH!!! to my folks :) !! They ski nearly every day at Wolf Creek in Colorado. They attend race clinics. They ski fast and well. They have a jar(s) full of NASTAR Gold and Platinum medals. Hee..!
These photos…my Mama took them. It is no easy task. She positioned herself at the course finish line and waited. Action shots are difficult…
Perfect shot, Mama!
Go Daddy!
I can’t believe it is February 1!
A lovely day here but I didn’t get much work done. I did get to town for some supplies.
At the grocery, I checked out in Rachel’s line…she is my favorite checker…20 something Blackfoot Indian. She has a wonderful warmth and charm and is always interested in what I’m buying and we talk food and recipes.
A couple of years ago, seeing me buy cinnamon sticks in the regular spice jars, she took me to the bulk bins in the natural food section and showed me all the spices and the price advantages. I had never bothered to look.
Today, the bagger person/young man got in on the food conversation. He is very knowledgeable and I let him take my stuff to the car (they always offer) so we could continue. His step-father is a wheat farmer in eastern MT. He feels as I do about the GMO stuff and having worked with it and the seed has a unique (to me) perspective. He said the stuff (gmo seed and all involved with it) is “poison” – they wore haz mat suits for planting!
He was talking as he was putting stuff in the Jeep and then he turned to me and said “Your dog is so beautiful. May I pet him?”. So, I wanted to adopt the kid/young man.
On the way home…
…a favorite group of buildings in the foreground, Big Mountain in the background – lit by sunshine!
A red, red barn in sunshine against the gray of snow in the mountains.
Flathead River from the bridge on the Somers cuttoff (Hwy 82) – another favorite view…and today no traffic so I could stop on the bridge and take this photo.
I came home feeling so good and after unloading took Bear out and we sat in the sunshine for a bit and then walked in the woods before coming in.
This morning…
It still seems like a miracle. It still fills me with Joy – that from how we started, here we are.
It is dusk. It is Friday evening. It was a good day.