After the rains and cold and gusts a week ago Wednesday, it sure was nice to wake up to bright sunshine and clear blue skies the next morning. It was cold (more about that in a moment), but also it was another fine day to be off work for spring break.
The weather had been reasonably cooperative, so last Thursday found me busting hump on yard work. But after planting 115 plants, flowers, and herbs over the preceding couple of days, it was a bummer to find that Forsyth County was on the western edge of a swath of counties that were under a freeze warning that morning:
We reached 32°F just for the briefest moment. It was cool all day but it was still another glorious one here in downtown Winston-Salem. I was happy to spy a bluebird near the bluebird house again, but still he gave no indication that he'd take up residence just yet. Sumner had managed to get ahold of a gorgeous butterfly that didn't seem to have taken well to the pup's playfulness:
Normally at this time of year, I'd be posting a shot of a gorgeous spread of my oldest patch of carpet phlox but I think it got damaged from last summer's house-washing. Still, a newer planting towards the front northeast corner of the yard is bringing out some delightful color:
More of the daffodils were busting out, so one could see the other two varieties I'd gotten and planted a couple of years ago:
It had been just over a month since I last made Mexican chicken and rice, but with neighbors Deborah and Alaina up for dinner, it turned out to be a well-received choice for the Thursday night meal. All of us returned for seconds on this tasty dish, and I don't think the presence of four more pieces of lemon chess pie was at all disappointing.
"Mexican Chicken & Rice," in Cuisine at Home, Issue No. 115 (January/February 2016), p. 10-11.
"The Best Mexican White Cheese Dip," from EatingonaDime.com.
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