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Friday, March 7, 2025

Lily's Hot Tub

 Good morning,

Our two year old baby Lily believes our gold fish pond is her personal hot tub.

 The pond is heated for the gold fish, but Lily believes it is her own sushi source.

 There she goes!

Oh, my.  What a muddy face!

I'm not so sure she's able to catch any of the fish, but from the look of that tongue, something tasted good!

Kids!

:),

Lois

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Shrimp and Scallops

 Good morning,

This was a joint effort dinner that we enjoyed last night.  We used items we happened to have on hand.

Kjell prepared the shrimp and scallops and I prepared the spaghetti and sauce.   

We put it all together in a casserole dish with a little cheese on the top and it was fabulous!

Yum!  Sometimes the best meals are the ones made with whatever is available.

Lois 

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Goetta Lunch

 Good morning,

Here's our recent breakfast for lunch that really hit the spot.

Eggs over easy, applesauce, and goetta.  Goetta is a local favorite made of pork and oats, then fried until crispy.  The recipe was brought to the Cincinnati area by German immigrants in the 1800's.  

Enjoy!

Lois

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Winter Wonderland

 Good morning,

And, the snow keeps coming.  

I'm sure we'll hear from our weather people by the end of March with statistics about how much snow we have had this year compared to other years.  This year we've seen more snow than I can remember since 1978 and 1979.  I'm sure we've set some sort of record this year.

Stay warm!  

Spring is coming!

:),

Lois

 

 

 


 

Monday, March 3, 2025

A Boy and His Dogs

 Good morning,

The pups just love their Daddy.  Above is Lily on Kjell's lap...

 ...and here Elsa is napping with Daddy.

Precious.  Life is good.

:),

Lois

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Bread Day - Whole Wheat Sour Cream

 Good morning,

The house smells wonderful again today.

Today's bread is Whole Wheat with Sour Cream.  The sour cream in the recipe gives the bread a wonderful smooth texture.

Yum!

Lois

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Utopia Sailing Out

 Good morning,

What a lovely sight.  That's Utopia of the Seas sailing out of Coco Cay, Bahamas.

While it's cold here in Ohio, it's lovely to see these images of cruise ships in warm waters.

Enjoy,

Lois