Shrimp Salad with Mixed Greens

 Quarantine supper tonite...  Live from NYC...

Hot time in the city...  almost 90°F...  bright blue skies... virtually cloudless...  folks out gardening...  mowing...  barbecuing...  kids biking...  riding scooters...  laughing and calling out to one another as they pass by on their way to the park...  two mockingbirds flirting in the trees out back...  loudly  squawking to one another...   finally flying off into the distance...  a pair of cardinals busily feeding their youngsters...  haven’t spotted the nest yet...  or the robins nest which must be close by.

Out on the deck...  iced coffee and a banana...  the hubs sipping his hot cup along with cottage cheese and blueberries...  Mr Sam stretched out in the shade away from the suns glare under our chairs.  The hubs setting up a couple of old sheets on tent poles to shade him while he scrubs away at the deck...  stripping off the grime and sealant from last summer...  a grind of a job...  every couple of hours bringing him a glass of iced green tea... some water...  a mini wrap...  an apple...  in between clients and chores. 

Sat out on the deck enjoying a glass of wine 🍷 with the hubs...  sunset approaching...  a moment to relax and unwind after a busy day.  

Supper tonite...  shrimp salad with celery and red onion atop a crisp salad of mixed greens... romaine...  endive...  radicchio... both in a dijon mustard  mayonnaise and lime juice dressing...  cooling and refreshing after a hot day.  

NYC is back in business as of today.  The city that never sleeps returns to 24 hour subway service... 100% occupancy in restaurants...  concert and theater venues opening up...  museums permitting more entrants...   life slowly seeping back towards a new normal.   Masks still required on all trains, busses and subways...  and recommended for all those who are unvaccinated.  Not vaxxed yet?  Make that appointment and #GetYourJabOn  be part of the solution...  until then...  make up...  limit interactions...   jog through the market and wash those germy hands 😷💕

How was your day?   What’s on your plate?   Thoughts?