Sautéed Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Veggies & Mango, Tomato, Cucumber Salad

 Vaccinated supper tonite… Live from NYC…

Getting hotter each day as summer progresses… temps up to 88°F… luckily humidity low so warmth tolerable…  backyard nest getting larger… the male robin sitting on it for a bit yesterday… no attention today… not sure why robins would be nesting now… a bit late in the season… curiouser and curiouser… lots of mockingbirds, sparrows, starlings about… pair of hawks circling on overhead thermals… Mr Sam eyeing them all from the comfort of the warm deck boards 😽

Breakfast for three… coffee for two ☕️🧋salami and jalapeño jack wrap for the hubs… banana for yours truly… no appetite in the heat… Mr Sam watching the birds alongside his kibble and cool water in the shade 💦 

Greenhouse duties on the daily chore list…  topping tomatoes… checking cucumbers… peeking at peppers… backfilling basil… tying up wiggly stems… admiring nasturtiums… waiting for blooms on the morning glories, gardenia, marigolds  and zinnias… lots of buds holding promises of flowers to come… lemon tree showing loads of new growth… rosemary and thyme full and healthy 🪴 

Supper tonite… a platter of room temp roasted veggies (asparagus, tomatoes, peppers and haricots vert)  bruschetta on toast, roasted red potatoes and sautéed chicken thighs with lemon pan sauce and mango cucumber tomato salad 🥭 Gatao Vinho Verde alongside 🥂

Excited to finally have a new washer and gas dryer… waited six months for the washer and dryer to arrive (supply chain issues) The last washer was 34 years old (and leaking a bit)  the gas dryer almost 55 years old (and running too hot…eeek) Having fun trying all the different cycles… enjoying the scent of freshly washed clothes once again!  Grateful to be able to wash at home instead of a laundromat ☺️  It’s the little things that make life joyful 💛

Covid still around folks… couple of friends diagnosed in the last week with Omicron… mild symptoms… still no fun to be sick in the summer ☹️

#GetYourJabOn  Mask up in public settings and wash those germy hands 😷💕

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