The Post JR Glow Lingers

I'm sorry to see the daffodils and cherry blossoms go by, but it feels good to welcome the bleeding heart, the crabapples and the redbuds. It has been a beautiful spring. We've been in good moods this week, still a post-Jason-Ringenberg-glow no doubt. Last night I got home, sat and browsed recipes for the next house concert while Ernie watched the news by himself because I didn't feel like bringing my mood down. Then we sat in the front yard and enjoyed the weather and watched the pollen settle on everything around us. Amazingly it's like a shower of golden powder.No wonder I'm stuffy with watery eyes. I miss the days when the boys would have been outside running around. Now they pop their heads out to say hello and go back to their own agendas. Sigh.

Eventually we forced ourselves inside and cooked dinner, listening to Tim Carroll and Luella as we did. Oven-Roasted Chicken & Mixed Mushrooms with Crispy Rosemary-Orange Salad & Chipotle Pan Sauce from Blue Apron. The salad of chopped orange, fried rosemary leaves and olive oil was really delightful. I must plant some rosemary. Remember...tell me if you want a free Blue Apron shipment....I've got a couple to give away....

Watched a bit of tv and then lumbered off to bed. A quiet evening but a good one. I played Eric Brace and Peter Cooper's Johnson City before I went to sleep because I love the keyboard part by Jen Gunderman SO hard that I have to play it every single night. Listen to it, particularly starting at 1:47. God I love that. You think they could bring her along when they come in October? I know, probably not. I'll just have to keep playing this for myself.

the pollen raining down on my sister Judi's buddha....

Annie intrigued by our late dinner in front of the tv.....