We’re home after only a long weekend and so much has changed! The grasses are taller, the trees budding and flowers starting to bloom. It says something about where we live that we don’t leave often and when we do, no matter the adventure, we are always glad to get home.
The weather is beautiful. It rained last night and threatened today but we awakened to blue skies and an absolutely gorgeous morning. It was probably in the 60’s today.
The fish was back on our counter when we arrived, having been taken care of by a kind neighbor. He’s a betta with a coffee theme, after the language my husband often codes in, Java. He’s in a coffee pot and is named Mocha Joe, or MoJo for short. He was meant for the office but Jim doesn’t want to clean the water at work so he’s my fish, so much for the surprise for the new office!
The dog, Zoe, was very well-adjusted after her sojourn with a colleague of Jim’s for the weekend. She had human companionship that is so important to her and to us for her. She was happy to see us but not freaky happy like after being at the kennel or a vet.
We had to get the dog 25 miles from home, drop off Jim to drive his car home from work and then when Zoe and I started up the mountain I was thinking of what to make for dinner (it was 6:00 p.m.) and what I needed for breakfast this morning. I ended up buying a crusty loaf of rosemary bread, sliced emmenthaler cheese and herbed roasted and sliced turkey. Plus kettle chips. Then I remembered: DELIVERY!
Yesterday morning I finalized my order so first thing today I had fresh juice, milk, bread, bacon, sausage and eggs. So when you arrive home tired from a trip, it pays to have a weekly food delivery in place. Today all I did was several loads of laundry and unpacking.
There’s much more to do tomorrow as we have a work function on Friday and I need to plan for guests for a week beginning a week from today. Menus, cooking, cleaning, snow tire removal, and much more. Back to the daily grind and more! It’s Spring. Time to plant herbs and tomatoes. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 
Today we got the long-awaited rain which they were threatening us w/last Friday…
I am patiently waiting for my hay man to make a cutting, but now it will probably fall on this weekend, when I have to go down to Houston for routine stuff!