A Cold And Cloudy Morning, A Sunny Spring Afternoon

The Willows At The Viking Club

 It was overcast and cold when I first walked outside to take a photograph at 6:20 and it's still cold and gray at 8:00, as I listen to NPR.  Fortunately, the afternoon will be sunny and the next few days will warm up, even into the 70's, inshallah.

7:04

Yesterday was cloudy and cool but early, the lake was smooth, the wind calm, so I was able to get in a paddle before the lake became choppy.  I was back by 9:30 and Evie was already busy in the kitchen.  We had talked about putting together a pot of chili so Evie was already browning the ground chuck, adding the beans, corn, and spices.  And because we had a half of cauliflower left, she decided to make another one of our favorite soups, an Indian spiced cauliflower/potato soup.  While she was cooking, I organized the trash, filled up the Outback, and took it (and our neighbors) to the Transfer Station and that was it for the day.

Neither one of us had the interest, the mojo to get outside, so after a lunch of toasted cheese (with jam) and the cauliflower soup, we both had another easy afternoon.  We both watched some TV on and off, me the NBA, Evie HGTV.  Around 4:00, Chris, who helps us with our boat and dock, called and wanted to know if he could put in the poles for our boat. So he came over and I supervised as he pounded the steel poles into the lake, readying them for the launch of my boat in a week or two.

Since dinner was already made, we decided on an extended wine time.  To celebrate our dock being complete,  Evie made a special appetizer,  a nice dish of guacamole with chips.  We shared a bottle of sauvignon blanc and ate chips and guacamole for a good hour and a half, listening to Apple Music.  Around 7:00, Evie heated the chili, put a couple of sourdough rolls in the oven and by 7:30, we were enjoying our dinner.  The chili was so good that I had second, contemplated thirds.  We watched Real Time with Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert.