Hello from north Florida where everything is covered with pollen! This week I've been making bread, soup and Rogan Josh.
Herbs / The local library is a great source for getting information on just about anything. Currently I’m trying to figure out this herb garden. What grows well together and what needs more shade than sun. I checked these out and one has recipes using the herbs.
Reading / I finished Perfect Prey and Perfect Remains, two Helen Fields' novels, Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty and Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews.
This is the latest photo of Loki sleeping that I tweeted out to say good night on Twitter.
I didn't think I'd get a post together for Sunday Salon two weeks in a row! I get so distracted with other things when I am online and then, down the rabbit hole. Going to start using my lists again to stay focused.
I hope your week was a good one!
Sharing with Deb at Readerbuzz for Sunday Salon.
You did well. Two Sunday posts in a row. There’s some sort of rule for how many times you do something before it becomes a habit…I think you are on your way.
ReplyDeleteI’d love to know more about herbs. We have been growing rosemary and oregano for some time. I’d like to add basil and maybe one or two more.
Deb, thank you and I hope to link next week with photos of the herbs. I have oregano and have also planted basil and chives. I'm learning as I go.
DeleteI like to use fresh herbs in cooking if I'm able so the herb garden should be something I would do.
ReplyDeleteI've read a couple of Liane Moriarty books but not that one, so I'm going to find out more. Enjoy your week.
Mia, thanks for visiting. I'd been too lazy to start the herb garden before but this is The year! I liked Moriarity's book What Alice Forgot and hope to get more of her work.
DeleteYour dog photo is lovely. I hope he's now becoming a responsible family member!
ReplyDeleteWe grow a few herbs in pots and enjoy cooking with them. I hope you have fun with that project.
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Mae, oh...Loki has his moments! He is still frightened of large groups of people so when we go to the park to walk, it can be challenging. Overall he's doing much better.
DeleteI bought a basil plant this week but it is looking rather sad. However, I bought a bunch of cilantro and it had a lot of roots so I put them in water and the cilantro is growing!! Will post a photo next week.
ReplyDeleteJackie, yes please post a photo. I haven;t tried getting anything growing in water yet. I do break off bits of plants here and there and start them in a pot outdoors.
DeleteAwww Loki looks so sweet and that soup looks delicious!!!! I've often thought about making veggie beef soup but the one I get from our local restaurant is so perfect I'm scared that no recipe I try will be as good so why bother? lol
ReplyDeleteJinjer, it's' a "recipe" my mom made and it always comes out so well. Easy! Thanks you, Loki is can of worms sometimes but we love him!
DeleteLoki looks so cute. Love that picture. The soup looks so good.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week!
Thank you, Yvonne, I appreciate it!
DeleteThat soup looks delicious. I like to add leftover steak to our soups, too.
ReplyDeleteLoki reminds me of our dear old dog, Annie. She used to love to burrow under pillows and blankets.
Enjoy your week!
Les, Loki does burrow at night. He wraps himself in a sheet and twirls until he looks like a mummy. Not sure how he breathes when sleeping this way.
DeleteYour soup looks so good! I love soup, but I never make it because nobody else in the house likes it.
ReplyDeleteAJ, there is plenty leftover. Pity we aren't neighbors!
DeleteThat soup looks really yummy and that wine! I'll have to see if I can find it in my liquor store. Awww. Loki is so sweet!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather. Loki is settling in, only took a year!
DeleteYou don't need to have a lot of content for a Sunday Post. Mostly everyone just wants an update! Soups look lovely and pollen is always an issue for us humans with allergies!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week!
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Elza, I had been linking to Sunday Salon and somehow got away from it. Oh yeah, the pollen is awful.
DeleteVicki, I hope you are feeling better soon. A back injury is tough as you can't move at all without hurting!
ReplyDeleteI used to have herbs in my NY garden, but the only thing I have here is basil. We're subtropical here, but I might be able to get a few other things to grow in containers. Will be curious to hear how things go for you. The soup looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteJoAnn, I had a garden years back &now I'd like to try again. Fresh herbs in recipes are amazing.
DeleteIt is still hot here but I could do with some soup! I enjoyed Apples Never Fall, which I read some time ago :)
ReplyDeleteTandy, this an author new to me but I see she's prolific so I'm going to try more of her work.
DeleteI'm thinking about doing a herb garden this year. I used to garden but stopped in 2019 and haven't started back up. I was thinking of just going with herbs because they're a little less finicky than vegetables. Have you ever read Carrots Love Tomatoes? My grandmother got me that book the first year I gardened and it's all about companion planning. I thought it was pretty interesting. The yellow fog hasn't descended on us yet but my allergies are telling me that something is blooming or growing that I'm not a fan of. I've been living off the benadryl and allegra lately. I was so proud of myself last week because I wasn't in the mood for cooking so I threw together a bag of frozen rice, a frozen veggie stir fry with sauce mix from Trader Joe's, and some chicken for a quick stirfry and it was so good! I'm terrible at impromptu meals so it felt like such a huge accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteKatherine, I will check out Carrots love Tomatoes. Right now I am getting back into it very slowly. I have already planted more than I thought I would though! Yellow Fog - perfect description. My eyes are loving the drops Refresh now.
DeleteGood meal you made, that stir fry!