Quarantine supper tonite... Live from NYC...
The Big Chill... that’s the current situation here in the Big Apple... with temps in the high 30’s through the day and dipping below freezing at night... no birds chirping or squirrels chasing one another through the trees today... Mr Sam didn’t ask to go out on the deck... bright skies belying the bitter cold... few remaining leaves rising in a flurry of activity only to settle back onto the grass... ran outside to take out the trash... maybe 20 seconds... wind blew the cold right through shirt and pants... rushing back inside... grateful for the warmth of a secure virus free home.
Thought about that for a long while... how fortunate some of us are while others wait on long lines for a box of food to get them through the week... eviction hanging over their heads... all through no fault of their own... pandemic destroying their lives... stealing their jobs... their loved ones health... never forgetting that a series of unfortunate events could easily change any of our situations tomorrow.
Supper tonight was fridge clean out day... a bunch of parsnips getting wrinkly... a few turnips softening... a basket of old apples too mealy for a snack... a warm soup of onions, garlic, parsnips, turnips, swiss chard, homemade chicken stock, herbs and pork meatballs... roasted in the oven and added into the bowl... served with shaved Parmesan and a glass of wine to celebrate the hubs improvement. Dessert an apple cranberry crisp... which we ate before a photo was snapped... ooops 🙃... don’t like wasting food... so this meal made me happy.
Today was V day in the UK... shots into the arms of the Brits... and the US following suit within days... 100 million at risk Americans will be eligible for a vaccine over the next months... followed by the remaining population. So close to the finish line... and yet so many folks contracting the virus each day... stay safe... stay alive... don’t allow the virus to steal your future... wear a mask... limit social interactions... and wash those germy hands! 🥰
How was your day? What’s on your plate? Thoughts?
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