Today I had the first sighting this year of a red admiral checking out the blossoming sage, with several kinds of bees, shiny, furry, large, small, not a bee expert.
I had planned on planting seeds today
then remembered I had to soak the morning glory seeds overnight, and one thing and another, after I'd assembled the squirrel deterrent you see on the counter, found the containers, trowel, spare potting soil, cleaned up the upstairs houseplants in search of another container, it seemed like a good idea to do it tomorrow.
I did a load of laundry, changed the bed, wrangled one friend who dropped in with an HOA question, another who called with not so good news about another who fell and we didn't know. Among all these tasks and interruptions, I cooked this terrific lunch.
Spicy sweet potato, cannellini and red beans, onions, garlic, rainbow chard, loads of spices, paprika, cayenne, including what turned out to be a habanero pepper. And fresh picked thyme.
I handled the pepper through a cloth, removed the seeds to dry them, and though the stew was hot, with toasted naan, it was great. The pepper was in a mix of Misfit hot peppers in the freezer, and I looked it up after I'd added it. Oh.
The neighbor who stopped in with the HOA question gave the stew, smelling and looking, many stars, a good review! I'd just set it up to take a picture when she showed up.
Timing, boud! How rarely people see and smell something at its best. I didn't offer samples because this is a nice acquaintance who tends to take more than give. No need to raise expectations. Prudence prevailed.
Enough spicy stew for three more meals.
Lovely afternoon eventually, finishing The Reluctant Widow on the deck, I love that book, and loafing. A bit tired.
Happy day everyone, I recommend prudence in giving, once in a while, and a bit of loafing when you're tired. Do what I say and rarely do! And tomorrow is another day, about stitching and planting seeds.
The Haggard Hawks puzzle solution
SCENIC.
Caro got it and maybe other people who just didn't post a funny clue. Or who posted one so subtle I missed it. That happens, in the Bluebird puzzle group when you're a Robin with ideas above your station.
