Sunday in Davenport

I just got back from Publix on a bright sunny and cool Sunday afternoon. It's 12C today, starting out at a brisk 4C at seven this morning when we were heading to Chris and Laura's for breakfast. Chris flew to Kansas on business at noon so we won't see him till we collect him at the office on Tuesday afternoon. Breeakfast was great. Chris is a good cook and loves to experiment. He starts this breakfast off with sauteed potatoes which go in the bottom of a (leCreuset braising) pan. The same pan that I have; his is orange and mine is brown. Believe it or not, that matters a little!!! So after the potatoes are cooked, they are topped with sauteed onions and crumbled cooked sausage meat (his choice is Jimmy Dean). Then some wilted spinach and dabs of cream cheese and then several eggs beaten and poured over all. Into the oven till it's set. Yumm-O big time! Toast and good coffee and we are calling it breakfast. Little girls have some but their choice is a cooked oatmeal. Both little ones have a terrrible cold and Laura has a cough. We hope to avoid all germs but it's difficult.
when breakfast was done we all sat down and watched Brave, Jocelyn's current favorite Disney girl. Her birthday party next weekend has a Merida theme. I have to get that movie. Loved loved it. It was particularly sweet watching it with Jocelyn who hid her eyes during the scary parts and giggled at the appropriate times. So many dialogue lines are directed at adults like "never conjure where you carve" recited by a witch who was also a carver. Priceless. No child would ever pick that up or comprehend it's meaning but the adults who are watching it with them are a bit tickled by it. Disney knows how to do it.

Back here by mid day. And by the way, Happy Race Day to all of you. We are watching the race from Phoneix this afternoon. Alan H MacDonald dropped in to check us out and stayed for a little sip. Then a run to Publix as I indicated. I think we have all we need at this time. I have to make an appt for a pedicure, usually my first order of business when we get to the nest. Will call in there in the morning. The weather man says it's going to warm up this week so the fact that I have only one pair of long pants will no longer be an issue.

On it goes, into week one. Hope things are going real well for all of you. I am going to make biscuits this afternoon (Pillsbury whole wheat Grands...hard to find at home.) I brought some good chutney with me and we are going to have biscuits with cheese and chutney for a snack. I'll be back tomorrow and maybe will have something more interesting to write about. Till then...