Spring Cold
The natural world is waking up after the cold winter. Lots of birds were singing this week when I took Rosie for her morning walk. The hawk shrieks often from its perch high up in a nearby sycamore tree. I heard the first spring peepers of the year as I pulled out of Ray Ray’s Friday night.
Having run a winter gauntlet that included lots of time in airports and on airplanes, it was impossible to not notice the fact that I had not yet caught a cold this winter season. So when I started to feel that tickle in my throat Thursday evening, I said to myself “OK, I guess that I’m due for this.”
It really couldn’t have been timed any better. My Friday calendar was light. Lori and Frederick were away, laying the groundwork for his relocation to a new town. So, I counted my good fortune to have a cold hit me when it was relatively easy to slow down, and let my body’s immune system do what it needed to do.
I rarely watch much television. But I was able to finish the second season of Andor (very good, a bit on-the-nose with current events), and catch some of the latest episodes of The Pitt. Chris Fleming’s first stand-up comedy special on HBO caught me completely off-guard, it had me howling with laughter.
I tried the Mississippi Pot Roast from Harvest Pizza Saturday night, and it delivered the exact type of comfort food culinary hug that that this under-the-weather boy needed. Never in a hundred years would I have expected to see this type of item on the menu of a pizza restaurant, yet there it is and it is delicious.
Sunday Supper
Consider this an aspirational list of get-well-soon recipes. I won’t be cooking this weekend, but this Ginger Chicken w/ Rice Soup looks delicious and healing. This Loaded Breakfast Casserole w/ Hash Brown Crust is hearty. Rigatoni w/ White Bolognese. These Reuben Pinwheels would be nice for St. Patty’s Day on the 17th.
Sunday Music
De La Soul has finally landed at the NPR Tiny Desk, and it is good. Hozier & Lake Street Dive performed “With A Little Help From My Friends” on The Late Show this past week. Sting recently performed a concert at the Rijksmueum in Amsterdam. And here is Sarah Vaughan performing in Copenhagen the year I was born. Enjoy!
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Have a great week ahead! You can do anything you set your mind to. Let me know how I can help.
Peace & Love,