Visiting Quail

Picture of the Day for April 6, 2021. A quail flew up to the ledge of the porch, checked things out, and flew away.

Leaky Roof Fun Continues

Picture of the Day for April 5, 2021. The leaky roof fun continues. Before I had my roof replaced in 2018, I only had one leak in my bedroom. Now I have to set out two bowls to catch the water. Argh!

Easter Service 2021

Picture of the Day for April 4, 2021. Every Easter I have a tradition of attending an Easter service from a different denomination than my own. This Easter and last year, due to COVID-19, I ended up watching services on YouTube. This morning I stumbled upon a compelling service from Hope Community Church out of North Carolina. This is after I tried watching a service from a local Methodist church which was lovely but moved sooooo slowly it was painful. I was struck by how different yesterday’s Passover and today’s Easter celebrations were. I love it.I think religion and belief are so fascinating  

Passover Seder

Picture of the Day for April 3, 2021. I attended my first Passover Seder. My niece and her husband are Jewish and now living in Utah. It was a wonderful experience and meal! It was baby girl’s first Passover Seder as well and she was equal parts unimpressed and vocal. So much so that she was whisked off to bed midway through the event. I was not much better behaved as I accidentally spilled my drink all over my sister who was also in attendance. Oops.

Dolly Parton Perfume

Picture of the Day for April 2, 2021. I love ❤️ Dolly Parton. Her new perfume? I was hoping to love it too. It’s okaaaaay. 

Why am I not in Jackson Hole, Wyoming?

Picture of the Day for April 1, 2021. It’s my oldest niece Chantal’s birthday and I was about to text her to see what the plans were for celebrating the day (since I’m fully vaccinated and ready to socialize), but saw that she was in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. So jealous! One of my favorite places which I have not visited in 13 years. Time to go back. 

Joe Pickett Novels

Picture of the Day for March 31, 2021. I’m circling back to the Joe Pickett series by CJ Box. The titular character is a game warden in modern-day rural Wyoming - a place that I love. I met CJ Box at a mystery writers conference I attended a few years ago. He was the guest of honor and his manly cowboy-ness caused all the women’s hearts to flutter. 

Leaky Roof

Picture of the Day for March 30, 2021. I love how the rainy weather we’ve had this month has been exacerbating the leaky roof over my kitchen. The roof that was replaced just three years ago. Grrr. 

Stranger Danger

Picture of the Day for March 29, 2021. This little nugget still has me firmly placed in the “stranger danger” category, but every once in awhile she would forget I was the scary enemy and give me a wide grin. Someday I will win her over. Someday.

6.6 Miles

Picture of the Day for March 28, 2021. In the home stretch of my office March 2021 step competition. My goal is to get 325,000 steps in for the month so I had to walk as far as possible over the weekend. I don’t think I’ve walked nearly 7 miles in a single stretch since my hiking days in Yellowstone!

Full Moon

Picture of the Day for March 27, 2021. Beautiful full moon over the mountains this evening. 

Extreme Haircut

Picture of the Day for March 26, 2021. It was my first visit to a hair salon in 14 months. I’ve been more than overdue for a haircut and my hair had grown out to my waist and I’m letting my hair go gray. I had my stylist cut off 12 inches! Now my gray hair blends a little bit better into the remaining red hair. It looks the ombré effect is on purpose. 

Unique Walking Location(s) #2

Picture of the Day for March 25, 2021. Here’s what I posted to my office step competition group chat today. It was quite an ordeal getting in my 10,000 steps!

American Dirt

Picture of the Day for March 24, 2021. A friend gave me the novel American Dirt for Christmas. It’s about a woman who is forced to flee her middle-class life in Acapulco, Mexico with her young son and try to make her way 1,500 miles north across the border to the US. It’s a harrowing and visceral story. I love how fiction can make things more real than 100 non-fiction books combined. 

Girl Scout Cookies

Picture of the Day for March 23, 2021. All stocked up on Girl Scout cookies. Phew! These are going into the freezer and I will dole them out (to myself) judiciously. 

Corporate America Memes

Picture of the Day for March 22, 2021. I follow some humor sites on Instagram that poke fun at corporate America. As someone embedded in corporate America, I find them hilarious. 

Unique Walking Location

Picture of the Day for March 21, 2021. Needed to get my 10,000steps in for the day, but it’s cold and snowy so I decided to go walking inside at a massive, 2-story sporting goods store. Managed to get several thousand steps in just wandering the aisles. 

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Before, there were cookbooks

Picture of the Day for March 20, 2021. I was about to ask “what did we do before cell phones to take screenshots of recipes we wanted to try out?” but then I remembered before cell phones there was no social media where recipes were posted. Oh yeah. Pre-cell phones and pre-social media there was a thing called “cookbooks.” 😀

Friendly Deer

Picture of the Day for March 19, 2021. Went on my weekly cemetery walk with my friend Suzanne. At this particular location, in the heart of urban Salt Lake City, a small herd of deer have taken up residence. They don’t seem to be bothered by humans at all. 

Vaccinated!

Picture of the Day for March 18, 2021.  Got vaccinated today at a drive-thru clinic. Woo hoo! I hope we are close to end to the pandemic. I’m not sure life will ever go back to completely normal, but normal(ish) would be nice.