A couple more of the tulip magnolias; I know I have more cherry blossom photos, too, just need to look further....
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Agree with @Apple fanboy; absolutely beautiful.
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Also beautiful, but do bring on the cherry blossom pictures; I adore cherry blossoms almost as much as I love daffodils.
I had thought I had more in my "spring flowers" folder but I skimmed that folder quickly, so may have inadvertently overlooked a couple of cherry blossom images. I remembered the image I shared, it's always been a favorite, so I was concentrating on finding that one in particular.
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Well, duh, I had an entire folder of them! I apparently overlooked that folder earlier....
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Well, duh, I had an entire folder of them! I apparently overlooked that folder earlier....
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Gorgeous, and thanks for sharing.
Just looking at them lifts my heart.
The third shot is my favourite - that pink of the blossom against the backdrop of the blue spring sky is quite lovely.
Thank you! Now I'm wishing that this were already March and that I could be checking The Washington Post's special "Blossom Watch" for word of when Peak Blooming is to be expected!
I love when blossoms last until April, but my heart sinks if March winds meet cherry blossoms; that is when they last less than a week.
I was going to ask a question about the Virgin Islands and the Marines being there since the early ‘40’s....but I stopped myself. 🤨
Any pudding in particular?
This is a time of year when occasional lapses in such matters are perfectly understandable, and ought to be indulged.
A nice slab of chocolate cake would be nice!
But this is a pudding free house. Can’t think of anything in the house that would remotely fit the bill.
Why not buy a small cake for this time of year?
I'm not normally a pudding person, - especially in summer, when an occasional fruit tart will do the trick - but there are biscuits (oaten ones, similar to posh digestives), French (Breton) galettes, and the remains of the porter cake in the house at the moment, and I will spy out some high class biscuits which should be reduced over the coming days, and perhaps add a cake (or apple tart) to that list.
Obviously it was different when we had mother with us; then, there were cakes and croissants almost daily.
However, this time of year, one needs little treats to get through these dark, cold, dreary days.
Tell one of the quarks the other one has been cheating on them ... ?
Obviously, you are in the Far East.
Personally, I would not describe 2019 as a year that was "nice to meet".
Paradoxically, I will look forward to 2020 instead.
But, a Happy New Year to one and all on these threads.
May it be peaceful, prosperous (in many different ways) and fulfilling and rewarding both professionally and personally.
Monkfish Curry...
As promised earlier, the ingredients include:
- shallots
- garlic cloves
- ginger
- lemongrass
- lime leaves
- green chilies
- coconut milk
- coriander
- monkfish tails (large chunks)
- water chestnuts
- Thai fish sauce
- lime juice
- Thai basil leaves
Served with jasmine rice and steamed pak choi. Accompanied with a nice Sancerre or Reisling.
As promised earlier, the ingredients include:
- shallots
- garlic cloves
- ginger
- lemongrass
- lime leaves
- green chilies
- coconut milk
- coriander
- monkfish tails (large chunks)
- water chestnuts
- Thai fish sauce
- lime juice
- Thai basil leaves
Served with jasmine rice and steamed pak choi. Accompanied with a nice Sancerre or Reisling.
Thank you very much; much appreciated.
Actually, that reads as though it ought to be delicious.
A few weeks ago, I prepared something similar, and, though it lacked the Thai basil leaves and the water chestnuts, I'm pretty certain that it included all of the other ingredients that you have so kindly listed.
Well, we couldn't locate Thai basil leaves so are ignoring that ingredient. Hopefully it is not a major link to success. In about 5 hours I will know. After an Asian warm duck salad starter.