It’s been a somewhat busy weekend but lovely weather. We were able to open up for a few hours each day and hear the bugs and frogs and birds. Sure beats traffic on I-45 two hundred feet away!
As to sights, Jim wanted cheap binoculars so we could see the birds and other wildlife in the preserve next door. For $25 we got a decent set for what we needed. This afternoon I stood out on the deck and looked at some ducks. I put them down around my neck and looked out and saw “our” hawk, at least 1/4 mile away. I put up the binocs and it looked like he was headed straight for me and 50′ away! Wild!
Other than that we had a quiet day. Jim rested for a couple of hours upstairs with Zoe (she got us up at five this morning with bad poops) and after a bath she is still struggling a bit but doing better. I ran errands and cooked dinner (ribs with my own rub, finished on the grill with Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ sauce. Frozen fries and a salad.
Instead of going out to a movie, we’re staying in and I’m introducing Jim to the movie Stanley and Iris, with Robert DeNiro and Jane Fonda, that I loved the first time I saw it years ago. It’s great to have the power back on! Hope you had a great weekend. I’m looking at plants now and find we’re in Zone 6. Next weekend I’ll get a couple of pots for outdoors and plant a few herbs. Cheers! Dee
Cooking with Dee 