Happy Birthday

Happy 8th birthday to a fabulous grand, Jackson!  He's all dressed up to go to his baptism. I purposely took this photo so I could be in the picture with this love.

A tender father and son moment just prior to Jackson's baptism. Boy does this tug on a mom and grammys heart.

We had a really great lunch afterward in Santa Fe.

A little cruising around Old Town Santa Fe was fun.  We saw a wedding party walking down the street from this beautiful church.

I was drawn to this old adobe wall.  Fun sights.

Hope you had a good Saturday too.

My Early(ish) Morning

About 6:30 this morning we hit our low temp...72 degrees.  I'll gladly take it knowing all too soon our lows will be in the 90's! I don't brag about AZ summers too much but do try to stay positive in my attitude.  You can expect me to tell you...again...how quickly the clothes dry on my "solar" drier aka clothesline. Yes, still old-school and loving it.

You can just barely see the Sungold cherry tomato peeking up in this cluster of pots.

You'd love a morning dip in the pool wouldn't you.  This is where I hear a sister or two asking me if I'm swimming.

My little harvest of tomatoes. The basil is still growing great so I'll be putting these two together with some Mozzarella pearls for our lunch today and some leftover roasted chicken. The heat will be taking out much of my potted garden soon but that's normal and hey, I've enjoyed this since Jody and I planted them last October. I'd say that's a good run.

Wishing you a happy day, msk

Dearest Mother

Oh how I miss you.

May my love reach to Heaven and you know of my love, gratitude and respect for you.

What a wonderful mother and example you still are to me.

Happy Mothers Day.

SLC Cont. Hold On To Your Hat

I took what seemed like a million photos while on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah last week.  You might think all these photos are overkill but I'm only sharing a small part of the beauty I saw.  The tulips and flowering trees took my breath away.  I was one exclamation after another.  I'm so happy to share these.

  M A G N I F I C E N T ! 

SLC Continued

Here's just a few highlights so far.
Jared's graduation from the University of Utah. So proud of our son-in-law and also daughter Linny for their hard work and support of one another.
"Grand" Holden's orchestra concert. Wow, that was really good and they are only 6th graders.
Spending time together!!! Eating gelato with Dori downtown while strolling around.
What a blessing is our family.

SLC

Salt Lake City in Springtime is delicious. Tulips, iris, grape Hyacinth, lilacs, oh the glorious lilacs, flowering trees and some I couldn't identify.

It was great that most of our locals could meet us for dinner at The Red Iguana. My first time there but not my last. I see why the kids have been talking about this "killer" place.

Cool and breezy, very nice change of pace.

Appetizer

Whenever I get a good bruschetta appetizer I'm so happy. My mouth smiles and I usually embarrass myself with yummy-noises (nothing even close to harrymetsally sounds).

I figured if those little treasures were so delightful...why not make a dinner-sized bruschetta.  Drizzled evoo on sourdough bread and grilled. Chopped up tomatoes and my homegrown basil and tossed with sea salt, balsamic vinegar and just a touch of evoo.

I know, good idea.

Now this was a tasty dinner.

Junk In The Trunk

Cindy and I attended JITT Saturday morning. We got inspiration, heard great, live music and saw the queen at THE YELLOW DOOR Kathy Schroeder. Trevlyn was not a vendor this time and I missed her and her "good stuff".  We had to sit down and rest our feet a bit...I was actually resting my lower back. That back is acting-up again. Drats.

I feel a nap overtaking my body. Over and out.

Star Jasmine

Who would mind hanging washing on the clothesline when you get to stand next to a wall of blooming Star Jasmine. Now this is a heavenly chore. Counting blessings. Wishing you a . . .

Happy day, msk

Happenings

Dear sister Cindy got right to work on the gifted lemons and had them zested and juiced for me. Looks like another batch of lemon curd on the horizon. Thanks Cindy Renee.

I fell head-over-heels for this pillow and did not purchase it. I love it and am having a bit of remorse for passing it up. It would look so good in my living room.

C & I had lunch at Le Grand Orange this week after dropping sister Jody off at the airport. Again I ordered the quinoa and kale salad. It was so good we decided to duplicate it at home. Smugly I report we did a super job. It may look and sound just too healthy to be so good but it's a winner. Kale chopped, quinoa, chopped red bell pepper, hard boiled eggs, chopped green onion, sunflower seeds, grapes, slivers of lemon zest and one of Cindy's killer vinaigrette dressings. Making me hungry just writing about. That lemon zest really put it over the top.

That's my news for now. I hope you're doing fine.

I also want to add that this blog was started as a way to keep in-touch with my family but a big thank you to the others that read and take your time to comment. It means a lot to me.

THANK YOU BLOGFRIENDS.

Happy day, msk

Great Day With Family

Trevlyn spent about 3 hours here today helping Cindy set up an Etsey shop/account and a business blog. This talented sister will be showcasing and selling custom painted furniture in the near future. I know her work and it will be spectacular...stay tuned for the grand opening.

Also spectacular in my book is Trevlyn's abilities on the computer. What great work you did today. Much thanks for your hard work and generosity.

Afterward, we treated ourselves to a yummy lunch at Macayo's. I'm loving their sweet corn tamale with Baja sauce. Great day with family.