Finally Hung and Mercy Today...

 For those who wondered about the pet portraits I had done. all are now hung. Mercy will eventually join them. Today. she has been playing and napping and has finally located a sunny spot from whih to view squirrells and anoles. The bills have been paid, cooking and washing up done. Time for a roll around the neighborhood while the sun is out.

Cheers!

Happy 2024

  My tradition for many years has been Hoppin' John, greens and tomatoes as a first meal on New Years Day. This is a southern tradition from the Carolinas. I was taught that the peas, which are actually a legume or bean, symbolize coins, the greens, dollars and the tomatoes, health.This year I added a chopped salad and some watermelon for dessert.

Paying homage to humble yet filling foods if one is lucky to be alive and well in these crazy  times is fortune in itself. 

Cheers, happy 2024 and be well.