http://www.olioandolive.com/italian-...899&OVNDID=ND1

I recommend the parmigiano reggiano.

I had a really great day. :bellydancer:

I guess I should say more than that so....
I helped my cousin put a bunch of stuff up into her crawl space/attic.
Then we got pizza, good Italian pizza with sweet sauce and fresh cheese and pepperoni and pineapple.
Then I worked on my new studio space a bit, which I am very excited about.
Then my cousin and I rode our bikes to the beach with her decrepit but scrappy little pomeranian in the basket- what a happy dog!
Then I trimmed my hair and went to meet a friend at a lesbian and gay comedy benefit.
I was a bit late so I ended up in the performer staging area and got to meet all the comedians and chat and hear all their candid assessments of the other performers (who were Hell-ar-ious!).
Then I found my friend and met a bunch of new wimmin that I had never met before.
Then we danced, and this sweet little gay guy (that was initially disappointed when he realized I was a dyke) and I were dancing and the media guy came up and showed us our picture and said he was using it for the paper because we were such silly a-holes and looked like we were having so much fun (it actually seemed like a close-up of my double chin situation, but whatever).
A really fun day all around.
Thank you for listening!
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I woke up this morning, and my two fur kids were in a snuggle pile sleeping on their bed together. It was awfully sweet. Punks.

this is from the college I graduated from...

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The warm temps today.. Having the windows open and enjoying the sounds and smells of spring.:dance1:

Got to sleep in ....
Went to a new resturant...... Hawaiian food
Found a new specialty grocery store that had the best damn bakery i haven't seen in long time tried 4 different types of Baklava and fresh spanakopita !
took a nap.......:eating:

Packing my Mom and the poodle in the car for a seven hour adventure. Kicked some rocks and found some beautiful agate specimens. Saw a lot of country, it was awesome.

Being able to calm my fur-kids down after the thunder struck!!

:dog: :playingcat:

The thought of sinking my butt into the sand and my toes in the water in the Gulf Coast, some of the prettiest beaches around.

A caprese salad I just made/ate using heirloom tomatoes.

Delizioso!

After finally giving in and going to a doctor, I met the most amazing man. An aging hippie doctor who runs a true "free clinic". It was awkward at first, as with my history of chronic illness, he was at first ready to usher me on to another venue, but after a brief conversation decided I was "too interesting to let get away". LOL! ( I think he was excited to meet a Butch Dyke where so few exist!)

A slight, quirky fella, retired from what he deems the "for profit business of doctoring", having relocated to this remote wasteland of economics in the foothills of the blue ridge from Canada via Maryland, he spends his retirement assisting locals with the small ailments/ nuisances that would cost them a small fortune at a regular MD or "doc in a box" establishment.

Admittedly ill prepared to offer much in the line of pulmonary illness treatment, he continued to examine me, talk through my history, make notes, suggestions for where best to seek medical care, fill me in on his political views regarding healthcare reform vs universal healthcare ( for which he is an avid proponent), and give me a much needed script for antibiotics and prednisone for my current exascerbated condition.

As of late, I have felt very alone in my sense of fairness in world views, and this chance meeting gave me hope. He reminded me that we are truly a brotherhood of man.. we are our brother's keeper and it is our duty to seek fairness and elevate the just in the midst of the games of politics, even at the risk of placing ourselves in the line of fire.

I am still under the weather but I know the much needed meds will kick in in a couple days, so there is light ahead. I am still in a state of flux with my personal beliefs, but I know I am not alone. This is joy.

Thanks for the thread!

i spent the night at the home of friends so that i could help them put in a garden today. we woke this morning to half a foot of snow. so we did what all gardeners do...we drank coffee and made plans...and then we shoveled the walk and went about the gardening.

5 hours of breaking sod, picking rock, digging the manure into the new garden and putting in fence posts and now there is a beautiful 12 x 18 garden. the fencing will go up tomorrow.

the snow turned to sleet and the sleet to rain...and the rain into a beautiful evening. a hot shower, dinner, tea and some pleasantly sore muscles make for the perfect end to a very fruitful day.

and i only broke one nail.

The Love of My Life smiling at me! :married:

My cat snuggling up with me after work
:heartbeat:

My beautiful girl making margaritas and nachos hella awesome and she looks hot in an apron lol

The Day After
 

post-pink-pride

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Hah.. Don't front.. The nachos were just so we could drink more margaritas....

Well, the way I was raised.... It's not quite acceble to drink your dinner... grin.. Well, unless it was one of those replacement meal drinks that kept showing up instead of my dinner plate..

A warm croissant lathered with Nutella enjoyed with the knowledge that the weekend is upon me.

Joy.

Watching a Downy Woodpecker at the top of one of the apple trees, this afternoon.

Sharing a Sonic ice cream cone with Bleau (my 12 year old terrier) … a special treat for him while he recovers from a procedure that will, hopefully, ease the pain in his knees when he walks.

Since he’s had such a rough couple days I let him have more than half. :)

chinese food with the fam and a clean house, yay for the small things

pulling up 2 chairs in front of our new washer and watching it wash our 1st load :penguin:
It took an hour, and the song that it played at the end of the cycle made it all worth it.

Loved being out in the sun this afternoon.
I'm a sweat god.

Good music, beautiful scenery, and time to heal and think about healing and being outside with serenity.

Tomorrow is my parents 29th wedding anniversary. Things have not always been wonderful for them, and they are not perfectly matched in any manner. But, my mother loves my father. Today, while I went with her to buy the food for a picnic date she has planned for them tomorrow, I listened while she talked. She told me she knows that staying with my father has made her life more difficult, and while she knows it may not have been the best choice, she doesn't think it was the wrong choice. Its amazing to think of all the love that decision has involved. She loved him enough to find a way around all of his bad habits, all of the setbacks to their life he has caused, all of the hardship she has endured. For her, it was all worth it. That is a truly joyful thought. I hope someone can love me that much some day.

Very nice post. Hats off to your parents. Perhaps, someday, someone will love you as much.