Loose ends...

                                            

I am off to see Darla, my hair specialist today.  I am looking like Rod Stewart with my hair going in different directions and the sun having turned me blond.  Yesterday I slept the entire day and night.  I was having an re entry adjustment from being in the sun for a month.  The dogs, too, have finally readjusted and things are back to normal.  It is such a nice break to have a month snow and cold free, but it is always a blessing getting home.  Beth and I flew home and Mike drove the rest of the crew and I must say Southwest is my new best friend.  I think that is the way to go from now on.  They are so accommodating and it is a straight shot down there with no kerfuffle. Beth is a master planner and she makes everything easier.

After the nice Sunday roast, I have not been in the cooking mood.  Actually I do have a soup burbling on the stove, but that is because I had a nice rotisserie chicken carcass that wanted to be stewed. I must encourage you to use Mr. and Mrs. T's spicy bloody Mary mix in your stews and soups.  It takes all of the worry about seasoning out of the picture and you have a luscious result.

I have a new MAC ipad or tablet or what ever it is called.  At the beach we had a ball playing Trivia Crack with friends and random players all from afar.  Joe is hooked and I think he will be getting a tablet soon.  The things you can do with that thing is remarkable.  We played Trivia Crack in the car all the way to Florida and all during the stay.  If you haven't tried it, give it a go. I'll play you. All the games you get on your PC you can play on the tablet--everything you do on the PC you can do it any place even email.  I could not, however, do this blog because I forgot my password and it took hours to reset, so I let it go until I got home. 

We have been enjoying the public television show The Great British Bake Off on Monday nights.  This cake was one the common every day bakers produced during their trials.  This picture is from The English Kitchen and she (Marie) would be a good contestant for that show because her blog is very good (except for all the ads) and her recipes are tried, true, and doable.  I admire her work.