Grateful Friday

Grateful Friday

Pear martinis on the patio for Friday night happy hour.  3 parts Grey Goose Pear Vodka, 1 part simple syrup, squeeze of lime shaken and served over ice with a splash of club soda.

A spirited game of Aniome.

Miss Bit getting to spend an impromptu, fun filled 24 hours with her grandma and grandpa.  I think they enjoyed it as much as she did.  They went to see Gravity, out horseback riding and to the pumpkin farm.

Stock simmering on the stove on a grey Saturday.  It is good not only for the senses, but also the soul.

The rich and lovely stock became split pea soup.  Coach and I love pea soup.  Our old secret is 1-2 diced jalapenos.  Our new secret is homemade baguette croutons.

A Sunday morning walk along the lake with Coach.

An after church breakfast stromboli.  We had to use up leftover pizza dough and coudn't really eat any more pizza. T. Bone said it was restaurant worthy.

The way the cats contort to fit together on the same chair.

Pumpkin seeds.

Grandpa's beef stew for Sunday night dinner.  The secret is a few dashes of smoked paprika.  It's best served over Coach's mashed potatoes.  He's the new potato king around these parts.

Parenthood.  I just love this show.

SNL's Boy Dance Party.  It will be a classic.

A bit of a blog break.  I needed to listen to other callings this week.

I have started Christmas shopping.  I love finding the right gift and squirreling away surprises even though I would take five more Octobers in lieu of one December at this point.

Nina Simone radio.