where the hell is indian grandma ???!!!!!

magic signs !

'tis the season of project spectrum ... and on this day of fading color, i noticed all the grayness around me ....

the pollenating trees, just waiting to leaf out.

the neighborhood kids that will play in the streets until next winter or rainy days.

my back door, but to me, the front door, as i park my truck back here .... i'm on the top left.

... view from the street ... this bldg. is about 80 yrs. old. this structure has 4 separate addresses, with numbers, not letters. it sometimes confuses delivery. here, i'm on the top right, and how i love the porch !

lots of signs, hopefully explaining the obvious ....

and some additional signage ....

so real, surreal ...

tonight, as i went to the grocery store for some more red wine, i was contemplating the colorways of my next-to-be-quilt, watching twilight slip into nighttime. i noticed how the trees stood against the darkening sky, and possibly venus, aglow above.

and as i walked towards the doors of the grocery store, i thought about how automatic sliding doors have done away with chivalry. but then, as i approached the doors, just footsteps behind a young man, he paused and put his hand against the edge of the open door, as if it was an elevator door ... holding it for me. odd ... bizarre, yet ... appreciated.

a wee yummy tale . . . .

one day a knit-cooker-wannabe met a cook-knitter-wannabe ... and, my friends ... the rest is history !

i certainly have my favorites (which, i will never apologize for!), and knitting and food are very dear to my heart. i branched out during/after the disintegration of a long and overdue relationship. i'm still in the midst of that concoction. still experiencing the mysteries and surprises, the mixes and upsets, and the discoveries.

and, in that breath ... just check out this website (thanks MOM!). need i say more? i will if you ask ....
oh! and a bit more ...

but, onto the food ! jackie is my (kitchen) person (ha! ha! funny grey's analogy there ...) . she's amazing. i have had the privilege of hanging out with her and her hippie, usually every sunday day ... all day ... in a cloud of knitting in the kitchen, watching her cook the most delicious and healthy foods, and loving every EVERY minute of it.

what has she gotten in return? i don't know! i mean, i show up, i talk endlessly, i knit, i complain, i tell the kitty, "no, you cannot jump onto my lap!". and i admire the kitties ... if i was not allergic ... (mom, should i get allergy shots?) ... i would SO have a cat! i use to not like cats. i think that was some defensive thing because i can't really enjoy them properly.

... oh ... this was suppose to be about food ?! ... foooood ....

but first ... the wine . . . .




dude! what's this cheap stuff?! hmmm ... it was kinda discounted at the harris teeter. and, damn! i'm certain that my crystal glass cost MORE than this bottle of vino!






oh! that's better! ... nothing like a good wine cozy to hide the cheapness ! thanks scarlet !


oh! food! ... yes! ... so, onto the food ... so, thanks to ms. jackie (click linky dinks above), i can cook! see ...








roasted chicken ... finally ....!

ps ... i ate most of the skin fresh from the oven!