Top of the morning, ten minutes up the hill from home, at what would have been 7am yesterday and is 8am today.
Using up a credit I had left on a gift certificate, I went on a trail ride with a friend, who needs to get her behind in shape for a 200 mile pilgrimage ride in Spain, come May.
Turning away from the vineyards, the vista of San Francisco Bay stretched below us.
Home for a much deserved cup of coffee. The garden is showing some color by my front door.
Cheerful nasturtiums, black-eyed Sues, freesias, primroses and geraniums wrap the corner out to the sidewalk.
Cymbidium Orchids tantalizingly close to flowering, need attaching to support canes.
Spring color palette continued right onto the lunch table.
Thank goodness for pressure cookers. Lamb Shank stew in 35 minutes, seasoned with fennel, brown mushrooms, rosemary, Worcester sauce, shallots and beer.
More green and orange stuff.
These strawberries looked too good to be true, but their sweetness surpassed the brown sugar and calvados.
I have another 500 mile road-trip planned for tomorrow, so I may take a nap. This time it's not dog-related. It's about a designer who needs some support in a meeting to explain to a client why she's a million dollars over budget and she hasn't finished closing in the walls yet. This promises to be fun!
