maison rustique

A friend dropped off a bag of lovely fresh herbs for me yesterday morning. So, I had an arugula/herb salad for supper. With tomatoes, tomatoes and some crumbled crisps I got on sale at Costco. With buttered Cristal bread.

You forgot Mannix.

RIP and thanks for the many years you shared your knowledge of the Mexican culture and foods.

So sad.

Whew! The team came through!!

Still lots of migrating birds. Couple of newbies to my little part of the world. House Sparrow Baltimore Oriole!! Northern Cardinal Cedar Waxwing!!! American Robin And then my neighbor came outside and started talking to me. Quieted all the birdies.

Maureen's husband posted this on Facebook for those interested: The Celebration of Maureen O'Reilly life is just three weeks away. It will be held at 1111 Hermann Drive in Houston at 4pm on Saturday, May 31. It will also be shown live on Zoom. For purposes if planning parking, event space and refreshments, we need a count of those who will be attending in person. For those attending via Zoom, I also need your confirmation ans email address to send you the Zoom invitation. Please let me know if you plan to attend either in person or via Zoom by emailing your intention to rdpulver1@yahoo.com. Thanks, Russell D. Pulver, Maureen's husband

Northern Cardinal American Robin White-throated Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Carolina Wren House Sparrow Great Crested Flycatcher!! Northern House Wren Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove Northern Mockingbird

It was a beautiful day yesterday. Went to a small party at friends' and it was just perfect for sitting outdoors. Came home and had a bird party: Black-capped Chickadee Chimney Swift Northern Cardinal American Robin White-throated Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Carolina Wren House Sparrow Chipping Sparrow

Salad of lettuce mix, bacon, tomatoes, onion, avocado, blue cheese and the Amish tomato bacon dressing I got recently. With toasted buttered Cristal bread.

A couple of weeks ago NYT had a recipe for Lemony Turmeric Potato Soup. I thought it sounded interesting. I had a couple of potatoes and some cream that needed to get used immediately, so I played off that recipe and made a version with cream. Very rich, but absolutely delicious. I will definitely make it again, with or without cream.

Celtics still going strong!

And on our one non-rainy day this week: Carolina Wren Red-bellied Woodpecker Brown-headed Cowbird Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker House Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Newbie!!) Gray Catbird (first one in a while) Blue Jay Northern Cardinal

It has been so stormy/rainy off and on that I don't always get out to record and it does cut down on the number of birds out there. From last night just before it stormed: House Sparrow Northern Cardinal Eurasian Collared Dove (New!!!) American Robin White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren Brown-headed Cowbird

American Robin House Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren House Finch Black-capped Chickadee White-throated Sparrow

Barred Owl Downy Woodpecker Brown-headed Cowbird Carolina Wren Northern Cardinal House Sparrow American Robin American Crow White-throated Sparrow

The Celtics game was coming on at 6 pm, so it was fast food for me.

Been thinking of making a trip sometime in the next year, so watching this.

Same group as last night plus an Eastern Bluebird. Bluebirds just make me happy. Guess that's where the Bluebird of Happiness comes from. Ha!

I subbed blue cheese for the Parm and used my own pecans and freeze-dried blueberries.

Northern Cardinal American Robin American Crow Mourning Dove Tufted Titmouse White-throated Sparrow (He was really going to town!) Carolina Wren House Sparrow

Porotta topped with bacon, eggs, cheese and tomatoes.

My sister's eggplant parmigiana and purchased meatball (Costco).

I do remember Irish Cream but I don't recall her posting much here. She did post a bit on eG, but it was a long time ago. She was so active in her volunteer work and travels that she just didn't seem to have the time for it.

Yes, Carrie says no. I just sent a message to Nancy Smith who is a moderator/admin at eG to see if there is a way she can find her name there.