Weekending

It was a stretch of sunny, warm for just spring kind of days. I felt compelled to finally pack away the last of Christmas, to hang spring wreaths on doors and to plan a whole meal for the grill. It's not time to plant flowers or to open windows, but it will be before long. Saturday was the first day of spring after all. The birds are loud and the critters are frisky. It's in the air.

Jess felt it too and she was looking to get out so we decided to have dinner at Casa Wags Friday eve. Mike was out watching the Badger victory so it was just the girls. I stopped at a local market and stocked up on an assortment of cheese orphans. They're the just right sized leftover pieces from the giant block. It's a great way to try an assortment of fancy varieties. We enjoyed the four strays equally and devoured the entire container of garlicky green olives. That would have been enough except that I promised her dinner. By Friday, the frig is spotty and I don't eat meat so I decided on easy Egg Yolk Ravioli with a big pot of sautéed baby spinach. Not bad for the end of the week if I do say so myself. We tucked an egg yolk between two wontons, seasoned them and sealed them tight and then boiled them for a quick couple minutes. Brown butter and Parmesan completed the dish. Fresh herbs are also nice, but Friday. There was just enough Triple Chocolate Tart to call dessert for our guest so it was sort of perfect. I still owe Jess a whole tart of her own. It reminded me of the good old days when we would get together at least once a week and often on a whim.

Saturday was a beautiful mid- March day so after to dos, Mike, Lily and I were eager to get outside. We went for a walk to get our daily dose of vitamin D. We were hoping to take the river trails, but the ground is still too wet so we stuck to the path. The wind was off the lake so at times the wind was brisk, but the sun is strong this time of year. It's all about the sun. Truth be told we had tickets for 4:30 mass, but as they day unfolded it was church or exercise. We decided on the later and only a tad guiltily. I was responsible to bring dessert to Pete & Sue's that night. I made a Stout Skillet Brownie to be served with a scoop of whiskey pecan ice cream. Let's just say that we all cleaned our bowls. Dinner was a lovely end to the same kind of day. And while Mike and I agreed to be home by midnight, we missed our curfew by an hour. We can always burn the midnight oil when we get together. The code words for the night were body guard and thrust. These two have gotten us through this pandemic. And pretty much life.

Sunday morning was lazy. Just the way we like it. Lils had lots of homework. The amounts lately are staggering. We got in workouts, a Zoom call with Ted, and a Badger loss this time. Mike prepped and grilled the fixings for fajitas for dinner and they were ahmazing. They tasted like summer. And while that is what is to come, I'm content where we are right now.