As I go walking...

I left the house at dusk to walk to the food co-op. The dumb dogs were out on Coleman so I walked the back way and got caught up in blackberry brambles, oh well. Blood oranges are in season. I don't like regular oranges, but for some reason I lOVE blood oranges. I got several. I got lots of groceries, well, not so many they couldn't be carried home in one well stuffed bag. As I walked home it was chilly, but in that cheerful way that adds rose to your cheeks and nose. The film of clouds made a rainbow aureole around the moon which was 37% of full. The stars peeked around clouds and I was happy. I love walking around in the evening. In San Diego, the area of town I lived in was too dodgy to walk about in. It made me so grateful to be in a new place. I am going to research blood orange recipes, make dinner and then indulge in some coconut milk ice-cream. I am anticipating much pleasure from it.

p.s. On the google homepage you have the option to track the phases of the moon. I like that.

p.p.s. I found a great recipe. A version of a fennel salad I already know I love. Slivered fennel bulb, olive oil, lemon juice, salt & pepper.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/special/1999/batali/fennel.htmll

There is also a great article to listen to on NPR about blood oranges. .

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7344360

Another Valentine

So Valentine's Day is coming. Most years I have great ideas for a card (inspired by love for my Valentine), sometimes I have had no good ideas. This year I was walking down to the beach with my nephew when the epiphany came. I am sure he wondered why I was giggling to myself. Like most of my most amusing antidotes, they are only amusing to myself. I was reflecting on past cards and since I was surrounded by the conifers of the great Pacific North-west I remembered a pop-up card I had done once of a pine tree for a friend that said "I pine for you". Well, I started thinking harder on that phrase and how I could visually represent that better and came up with my card for this year. "a little botanical word play for Valentine's day." I Pine Fir Yew. hahahahahaha