spaghetti-ish

i made spaghetti the other night for dinner. after a few bites, my daughter says, "mom, your spaghetti is spaghetti-ish."

 wondering what she meant by "spaghetti-ish", i asked her why she thought so.

"it has too much potato sauce," she replied matter of factly.

that just made a happy ending to my day. :)

speaking of spaghetti sauce, i came across a recipe that adds bacon, lots of chopped onions and bell pepper. bacon, for a smoky flavor. bell pepper, well i can't describe the flavor it adds but it sure does make the sauce taste different and good!

perspective

I wake up to this, thank the good Lord. In all the idle minutes of my life that I chose to just stare at this river flow lazily, I have never seen a floating trash bag or even a discarded soda can. It gets muddy and dotted with clumps of dry leaves after a heavy rain but it returns to its dark moss-green glory after a day. 

Along this river is a bicycle/ joggers path. I've seen men and women running along this path like it was the easiest thing in the world- to run like marathoners. On weekends, parents with their kids bike along. Ideal.

I wake up to this view, along with the traffic noise that starts at 6am. No horns, just cars flooring it, trying to beat the rush hour traffic. Forgot to mention that there's a highway also running along this river. Oh well. Must take the good with the bad (and a cup of coffee). :)

home

"what the heart cherishes, there its home will be."