One Week to go and I'll be Older

A beautiful warm day today - lots of time on deck with ocean waves, seagulls and my thoughts. On Sunday I turn 47 and 2 weeks after that I am in surgery for my thumb - need to remember to put cab fare aside from my monthly check and make sure Marty has the day off.

Bought a Wii and tomorrow I will go to the post office to pick it up, come home and set it up. It's going to be close to 90* and humid tomorrow so I will have the a/c on but cannot wait to try to do some yoga on the Wii fit.

My life is the same as always - quiet, some days are difficult but that's okay. I am really looking forward to the farmer's markets this summer, lots of seafood, sangria and veggies on the deck while reading, listening to the ipod and goofing off with the Wii.

If we can we are going to head out to Texas in August to see E and then up to Vegas for a few days. I really hope we can do this trip as I am antsy lately for travel.

Happy Easter Sunday

Another beautiful day, 70's, windows are open. Coconut custard pie is cooling, two batches of iced tea - regular black tea and agua de jamaica and a nice boneless leg of lamb ready to slip into the oven tonight, coated with rosemary, garlic, lemon, olive oil and surrounded by potatoes. Beautiful green broccolini on the side.

Red Sox Home Opener tonight and the dvr is set to tape it so we can zip past the ads. Here's hoping they win.

A pile of books waiting to be read - That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David, a few other lighter reads. I am looking forward to some afternoons spent with tea and a book on the deck - warmer days ahead.

New meds, blood tests, dr appointments and hand surgery are also in my life right now.

Spring Time

Warm Sunny Days lately - windows are opened, house is getting it's spring cleaning and I am happy to see the sun every day - just wish I could sleep at night.

Getting ready for Farmer's Markets to open again for the season. Need to get some fresh fruits and veg into me and I am tired of the usual suspects that we get in the winter in New England - carrots, parsnips, potatoes, squash, apples. I want artichokes, asparagus, bok choy, berries - blackberries, strawberries, wild blueberries and lately I am craving mango so I will be steaming some artichokes tonight and making a mango puree for greek yogurt/granola parfaits. Brown sugar rubbed salmon with steamed asparagus and quinoa...Lots of lemon is in order as well - lemon curd cakes, zest and juice added to dishes. And I am going to continue enjoying my ruby red grapefruit for as long as I can get them....