Sunday Brunch

Inspired by a gift - Sarah Leah Chase-"Year Around Cookbook" I had the neighbors over.
Grilled Marinated Flank Steak
Italian Artichoke Tart
Green Salad with cucumbers,  Pomegranate Orange Vinaigrette
Asparagus Vinaigrette
Crusty Rosemary Bread

Lemon Cake

Mimosas, iced tea or sparkling wine

The Italian Artichoke Tart was delish- a star and perfect do ahead. Write me for the recipe. I picked lillies of the valley for the centerpiece with the paperweights-nice.
It is a lovely day. I am taking a nap and then hauling the kayak out of storage 'cause I ain't cooking tonight!

New York Celebrations

Well Emily has graduated. What a time we had in New York. What a great place, What a great daughter. She graduated with honors and has her act together like I never did. We are all so proud and wish her luck as she heads out into the big bad world. She is hoping to stay in the Apple and as long as she can pay her bills it's all right with me.

Mom and I got to the Metropolitan Museum and saw a great Picasso show with a lot of early work and some linoleum block prints that were inspiring. They also had an impressive show of the Limbourg brothers illuminations that I really enjoyed. THey have so much detail in their work and the stories are so amusing. Unfortunately they died of the plague while working for the court. Look them up. You'll be glad you did. And think small, very small, like the picture on the illustration here is as big as your palm if that. New York was so much fun I am including a slideshow. In the post graduation events I am  continuing to attempt to make art and beginning finally to have images and visions pop into my head uncalled for. I will post finished work that works for me.

Stormy weather

All in all it has been a pretty nice spring. We finished the snow and the peepers are out in force. The summer birds are coming in, rose breasted grosbeaks and Baltimore orioles. The blue jays arrived as a gang last week and caused some problems but we have seemed to get back to a normal amount now.

It was a stormy day, cool and blowy and rainy. Interestingly enough the spring flowers hang on tenaciously. We still have tulips along with our lilacs and rhododendrons and I've seen some daffodils I noticed blooming for the third week while waiting for the school bus to move along. A nice mix to happen all at the same time. Not like Washington, which is beautiful but then walloped by heat. Speaking of which I am including a picture of the cherry blossoms this year in DC. What a beautiful day that was! as you can see.
It's almost kayak season.