The Sunset, Shrimp and Flowers

Our sunsets this winter have been spectacular.

Most nights the sky puts on quite a show of colors, pinks, blue and fiery orange.

The colors are radiant and warm.

I text my fellow sunset lovers to be sure they look outside...

and send them a picture just in case they missed it!

Here are 4 different sunsets, all of the pictures were taken from the same spot.

Soon I will venture out to the marina and photograph the sunsets there like I used to.

- every sunset is an opportunity to reset -

We ventured out for dinner last night, Shore Fresh, it was the first time in a while.

We ordered fried shrimp so any germs it "may" have would die off in the cooking process.

We used plasticware instead of silverware.

The Paperwhites are showing off their clusters of small white flowers,

with their dotted yellow centers.

These easy to grow, fragrant blooms symbolize renewal, hope, light and new beginnings.

They are about 18" tall,

filling the house with their beautiful scent.

Is there anything better than flowers, good food,

and the sunset!

Homemade Pizza

 This story is about homemade pizza but first I must give the backdrop details.

I sent the hubs to Costco, to get a chicken, and he came home with a chicken and a box of 4 "pizzas".

He said he had sampled the pizza in Costco and it was amazing.

He always falls for the ole' sample trick...

before he left I told him no samples, people are sick...

don't go and look like you are there to have samples for lunch. 

- he made false promises -

Back to the pizza, what the nice woman handing 

out the pizza samples did not tell him was that you only get the pizza dough, no toppings or sauce.

Next stop, our local food store to get the rest of the ingredients.

Chopped and diced...

I cooked the sausage first and I probably did not have to.

Time for assembly...


the hubs was all in, and very serious I might add.

When he was done, it looked like a work of art.

Topped with cheese...and ready for the oven.

You have to bake it on parchment paper, which we did.

It came out looking like this...

It was delicious!