May 20, 2014
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honysuckle days
Back to short sleeves weather.
Elsa, a Salvadoran friend of Mary's from New Jersey, and daughter Marilyn, came for lunch today.
We had herbed beef, arepas, rice and nopal. Guava juice on the side.I left the gals to their talk fest. Spent a lot of time outside enjoying the fine weather, returning to the house only for popsicles.
Dozier and round bales of wheat hay: Watercolor effect.
Honeysuckle next to the old barn. Sweet to the smell.
Eventually the ladies came outside. Mary had to show off her flowers, herbs, etc.
Marilyn, Elsa and Mary.
The company left. I was just taking my supper on the garage patio, when I noticed Robert and Denise with Leah making rounds in the golf cart. They stopped to visit a moment.
Leah persuaded me to give her a little ride on my scooter.The kind of day you remember in the cold of winter.
73.3 °F, clear.
Comments (10)
Sounds like a nice day -- I love the watercolor effect on the round hay bales!
Your menu always are very dietetic .The veggies are not forgotten and at the opposite they bring a so useful equilibrium to the intake of food . I believe I will do like you : less meat;;
The photo of the harvest and the bales of wheat looks really like a painting . Compliments John
In friendship
Michel
A lovely day!
we once had honey suckle outside our bathroom window and it was such a sweet odor.
I'm glad Mary enjoyed her girlfriend and her daughter.
my hubby said that you must weight a ton and I said that isn't true.
You have a nice life and eat well. Love your photos!!!!
I wasn't sure what nopal was. I was guessing a green bean or pepper, but upon googling, I see it is prickly cactus. I love learning new things. I wonder what it tastes like. I've never eaten a cactus before.
A delightful post, John. I always love to see what Mary fixes for your meals. I often have to Google some of the food (thank you for naming them each time)... I play a little game with myself and try to guess what the food is on the plate. I was guessing the same things as Crystalinne, until I Googled "nopal." To what would you compare the flavor of it?
Your property is spacious and beautiful, & I enjoyed your watercolor effect. And how special to have the company. Leah is so cute!
Have a great "rest of the day"!
Lovely! Sounds like Leah doesn't have to try too hard - you must have a soft spot for her!!
Spring has finally come to south Tennessee! The meal looks lovely, as always.
I had a coworker, years ago, who grew up in the Imperial Valley, the daughter of immigrant farm workers. She would come back from visits home with fresh nopales that her mom had made from scratch. Sometimes she would bring carne asada from a little family-run carceneria. Ah, what great memories.