This morning a walk at the dam after the workout at the gym.
Home to balance the books, hug the cats, catch up on the news, then back to town to meet a friend for lunch. Today it was Angelo’s Pizza in the small town where I am moving.
Here are some other views around town…just a ten minute walk up the hill from my new house.
The town square where they have music on Friday nights when the weather is nice.
Across from the square where I think you can buy an ice cream.
Along another side of the square.
Another side behind the square on the way to Angelo’s. At the end of the covered walk is a place to have wine tasting and tapas once a month. I believe they also have story telling once a month there as well.
Near the square.
And near the post office is this Chamber of Commerce building celebrating the native Cherokee.
It is fun walking around town before anyone is about. And a great time to walk down to the house to see how it is coming along.
The den/office walls are in. I will tell visitors to turn right into my driveway across from the house painted like a Van Gogh sky.
Laundry room coming in from the garage.
This side of that wall will be the start of the kitchen. The other side is front hall closet, doors to guest bath and guest room.
Also added some drawings to the house sketchbook.
And the Bird Stories book. A killdeer and red wing blackbird…..both singing their hearts out and seen in the field between the gym and my house site.
Only three more pages and the book is finished!
This past week I had facetime calls from friends in Australia. They showed me the work they had done in their workshop and several other pieces done the last few years in Covid lockdowns. It was wonderful to see such amazing women and equally amazing art books. Special! They have included me in the monthly goals for the next year. Very thoughtful and so appreciated!
Last night I cooked this from my new cookbook, Cookish – just throw it together.
I halved the recipe and had enough for at least two meals. I liked bursting the assorted cherry tomatoes to make the sauce. With the leftovers I think I will add some cooked shrimp and lemon zest. So many possibilities with this dish. Pistachios and Parmesan, a great combination.
The week before this one my sewing machine was fixed for $100. The repair man called me “dear”, which I quite liked. Nice old man. He was afraid for awhile that the “Er” message would not go away but persevered and told me it works beautifully now. He also said to get it out once a month and stitch forward, backward and sideways ie the zig zag stitch just to keep it moving and happy.
Writing that word “zig zag” made me wonder if the Australians spell it that way. They have a “z” in their alphabet but are loathe to ever use it. Maybe like most of our “z” words, they just use an “s” instead.
That’s all for now.
Til later…..