Taste Like Chicken WE May 4 and 5

Thanks for the start, Chele. Happy Star Wars day to everyone. Cherokee purple is a big favorite here, along with California Wonder (we grew 3 different ones for the sale). I think I've grown the Purple Beauty and it was both tasty and colorful. Wonder what's up with all the new carwashes? I think the rise in gas prices here is because they can, since it's starting into tourist season. Enjoy Cinco de Mayo tomorrow. There is a show we watched on HBO called The Righteous Gemstones starring John Goodman where they opened a church in an abandoned mall department store, so maybe it's more common than we know. Yes, it was strange lifting just right-armed, although I have managed to build up a good bit of right arm strength but the dexterity isn't the same as the left. I did a kettlebell workout this morning and was careful, but got a little more work out of the left. Did your rain move out? Did you go to YS?

Kathy, you won two trips in the same year? Where was the other trip to? I should have know it would be a U2 concert. That concert sounds like quite an undertaking. Any idea how many radio stations gave away those tickets? I'm guessing there were people from all over the country. That coat has some special memories, even if it was off the clearance rack at Sears. No wonder you haven't gotten rid of it. When I was at a conference at Disney in 2007, you had a cold snap and I ended up having to buy a Disney-logo coat and then it got too big when I lost weight the next year. Fortunately, I was able to gift it to a friend who was at the same conference with me and took her kids there every year, so she appreciated it. Yes, it's very unfortunate that citizens here have no way to get an initiative on the ballot. They claim it's unnecessary because they listen to citizens who come to the legislature. I guess that's why we have so many new gun control laws passed, since the Covenant School parents have been camped in legislative sessions since the shootings (hint: they don't listen then either).

I imagine Cinco de Mayo is a lot bigger there than St. Pat's, Linda. Guess you'll be staying off the roads tomorrow. How was the chicken tortilla salad? Staying away from public places might be a good idea for you, even with the latest vaxx. Getting Covid now is just about as common as the flu or a cold.

I was really tired yesterday. It was a Friday and was rainy/cloudy, so that was what I blamed it on. Then after dinner it hit me that I had 6 tubes of blood sucked out of me on Thursday morning. I have more energy today. So far I have made oats for Arya, granola and roasted potatoes for me, and have beans cooking for Dale's minestrone, which I'll put together next. I made a pot of yogurt after dinner last night and for the first time ever, it didn't thicken up. I put another pouch of starter in and set it to be finished after dinner tonight. If it still hasn't thickened, maybe I got a bad batch of starter. In that case, I guess I'll either drink it in smoothies or try to thicken it up with tapioca starch or xanthan gum.

Karen, another cute avatar! The second trip was to Ireland for the Guinness 250th anniversary celebration. That included a concert with several acts. The headliner was Tom Jones! The theater in Boston seated about 900 people, but I'm not sure how many radio stations were involved. I'm sure there were a lot of tickets given out in local promotions in Boston. There were five bus loads of concert winners, so a few hundred of us and yes, people were from all over. Believe it or not, I have seen many other acts besides U2. 😎 For a long time, the act I'd seen the most was Jimmy Buffett.

I still have the coat since I haven't needed to replace it due to our warm winters. I really should get a decent one, but just haven't had the need. No wonder you're tired with that much blood drawn! Hope you can rest up today. That's strange on the yogurt not thickening. Hope you find a way to use it. I saw that about the Covenant School parents. I think your legislature is even more extreme than ours, but at least we do have the capability for ballot initiatives.

Chele, I've only needed a light jacket in Ireland, but haven't been there in the winter. They do get a lot of light rain, so a rain jacket comes in handy. That's great that your BP has come down. I don't know why restaurant food has to be so salty. There are some places I avoid because it's just way too much salt. We were at 70° this morning. We're getting some thunder and rain right now, but nothing severe. Good thing since my yard got the annual chinch bug treatment yesterday and it works better when it's watered in. Are chinch bugs a thing where you are or is just one of the lovely things about living in Florida?

Linda, glad you were able to sleep in. That coat sounds nice. They do add a lot of vitamins to most cereal. I'm not sure what the difference is in getting them that way or with a supplement, but probably the amounts aren't as high.

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Boy, I traveled with my Nautical king rain jacket with hood and zip out liner in Europe, NY and Canada. Needed it in early spring and fall.  Years ago in Scotland in Southern part, not highlands, I bought a sweater and kilt to wear in June. Hardy souls there. No wonder the knitting industry prospers.

that is such a cute dog picture!

thanks for the spinach recipe.

today's late breakfast was a tangerine and  leftover cut up roasted asparagus, quartered hard boiled egg, two crumbled slices of well cooked bacon, a bit of Gorgonzola crumbled over it, and drizzle of Italian dressing…basically a recipe I saw on FB, but I added the cheese for DH who lost most of his taste from antibiotic for sinus infection years ago.

Did not plan on spending half a day getting DH's I pad, phone and laptop email to work, but…. Success on two, but Mac eludes me right now. Conflicting outgoing servers? Cox cable our internet, phone and tv provider decided to drop email, so it had to migrate to Yahoo. Ok, worked it out eventually …same email address even though not really Cox.net. Headache…and I think I need to put back the apple one for apple stuff. Arggg.
He can just click on a desktop link I made for him and do the online mail on his computer. Had to walk him through it.

one good thing, couple years ago Cox dropped letting us have more than one email and the extras stopped working except they received from people who thought they were contacting. It was DH's email for all his language apps and stuff. Iwas able to migrate it and make it work again!

lost interest in cleaning out a cabinet part or detrimming the Easter tree. Just paid couple bills (hoping to get all done ahead before surgery as DH has trouble writing.), mailed cards and stuff, and picked up reserved books at library. I am getting a pile to read when I can do little else. They are all authors recommended but new to me.

have a good evening.

Linda, sorry you had a bad night. I hope you have a nice relaxing day.

Iggy and I had a nice Cinco de Mayo lunch. The margarita was good and not too strong. Iggy and I shared one.The shrimp tacos were great and let’s not forget the guacamole.

Linda, sorry you had a bad night and hope tonight is better.

Chele, sounds like a great lunch. Gotta have the guacamole! I got a pack of those single serving containers of guacamole at the grocery store, so will have one of those today with a homemade burrito. Not as good as fresh, but they're not bad.

Karen, I went to Ireland in the early 90s with my parents and two of my aunts and uncles. That was a great trip and we went to England, Scotland and Wales too. In 2001, my parents won a trip to Ireland, but couldn't go so I went with DS and DBIL. They allowed us to add a 3rd person for $250 which was a really insane deal for a week at a luxury hotel, tours, meals, etc. We did have to pay for the 3rd flight, but we just split that 3 ways. Then we won the two trips in 2009. Amazing luck for sure!