It is said that the eyes eat first. When food as lovely as these arrive on our table, we can’t help but drink everything in with our eyes.
My daughter ordered Avocado Toasts.
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just had to try Chicken and Belgian Waffles when I got here. The food was excellent as I expected.
MARCH 2023 PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE
I am incredibly proud and pleased to have completed my first photoblogging challenge. Each day in March was assigned a theme and I confess I had a field day rifling through my photo library for the best fit for the daily challenge.
The themes were: (1) secure (2) weather (3) solitude (4) zip (5) tile (6) engineering (7) whole
(8) walk (9) together (10) ritual (11) gimcrack (12) shiny (13) connection (14) horizon
(15) patience (16) road (17) early (18) portico (19) analog (20) houseplant (21) tiny
(22) insect (23) chance (24) court (25) spice (26) instrument (27) support (28) prompt
(29) slice (30) mirror (31) practice
I learned that every person has a unique way of interpreting words and a special way of viewing life and the world. Oh, and no matter what, our pets will always find a way to fit in.
During insanely hot summer days, cold drinks offer welcome respite. Let’s stay hydrated, folks.
Is there a surfeit of these people in your life? Maybe it’s time to hang a “No Vacancy” sign.
P.S. Thanks to my friend Seth for sending laughs my way.
My quartet of happy fishies - a calico ryukin, a black oranda, a golden fan-tail, and a golden ranchu. Not seen are the trio of cory catfish that keep them company
“When you change a relationship, the relationship changes.”
(I overheard the line from a movie the husband was watching on the television)
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 31- PRACTICE
I spent countless hours (nay, years!) practicing until I finally got better at knitting. It’s so rewarding being able to wear clothes that I made with my own hands.
How can you say no to these?
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 30 - MIRROR
Auckland’s Sky Tower is mirrored in one of the city’s skyscrapers.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 29 - SLICE
The fight path from Taipei to Toronto appears to slice the planet in half.
I made Spicy Pork Floss Bread Rolls. Despite the maddening heat, I persevered because the pork floss I have in my pantry is closing in on its expiry date. The rolls ended up shaped unevenly and irregularly but who cares? What matters is every one is delightfully yummy and we have bread for the next two or three days.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 28 - PROMPT
You can bet your bottom yen the bus will arrive on time when the board says it will.
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 27 - SUPPORT
Restaurant people, especially when the food and service are good, deserve our support.
I’m sitting here waiting for my turn at the doctor’s clinic. I looked up and saw this sign. What will we talk about, I wonder.
🐱📷 Who’s got time to stop and smell the flower? Apparently, Blu does.
My Two Loves 💖 💖
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 23 - CHANCE
Would you pin your hopes on a fish? What are the chances your wish will be granted?
MARCH PHOTOBLOGGING CHALLENGE DAY 22 - INSECT
Hola, little bug. Which one are you - John, Paul, George, or Ringo? 😂
SEE WHAT DROPPED IN MY INBOX 🧳✈️🙀
I won a round-trip ticket to Hong Kong. Amazing! And you know what? My son did too! UNBELIEVABLE.
Thank you, Jesus, for this blessing. 🙏
It’s been almost two decades since we visited HK. My son was about five, if I recall correctly. This windfall is a good opportunity for us to see the cosmopolitan city and its surrounding neighborhood once again, this time with a more mature mindset.
2023 is shaping up to be a year of travel for my family. 🤗
I bought a new watch for myself, my first in many years.
PUZZLING PUZZLES
I love my number puzzles. It’s a great way to be entertained and keep the brain on its toes. Whenever I’m on the plane, whereas my companions watch movies and stuff on their monitor, I pull up the sudoku puzzles.
I am particularly challenged by a variation of the 9x9 grid. Samurai Sudoku is 4 such grids stacked with one corner square intersecting a 5th grid. I have an app on my iPad and my laptop which sees much use every day.
Yesterday, I discovered a site on the web puzzlemadness.co.uk which allows me to play (for free), not just sudoku, but a whole lot of other number puzzles. I also enjoy Minesweeper and Kakuro, so finding the site was a moment of pure joy for me. Register an account and you can save your current game to continue playing later on. I think it’s a pretty good site for puzzle lovers like myself.