Gardenia from the yard

Gardenia from the yard


The rain is good for something I guess. Yes, it has been raining for about 9 days now and except for the beautiful flowers and the abundance of herbs, I am pretty much over the rain. This is a gardenia from the yard - if it weren't raining I would be sitting on the back steps taking in the sweet, sweet smell of these flowers!

The rain has not dampened the love fest in the back yard with the birds, in addition to the cardinals, I caught some thrashers in the same pose, just missed them with the camera.

Chocolate Happiness

A little over a month ago I got a message from a recently reacquainted high school friend currently living and performing in Berlin. She asked what kind of chocolate I like. Of course I said dark chocolate. Well - a couple of days ago the package from Germany arrived and inside were gradually darker chocolate bars ranging from 50% all the way up to 99% and a special dark chocolate and chili bar I am saving.



Last night after a dinner I had red wine left and these chocolate bars so I did a tasting, starting with the 50% and working all the way up to the 99%. I have to say my favorite was the Cote d'Or 86%...it is hard to describe the different flavors, they of course get a bit more bitter, but really the only truly bitter one for my taste was the 99% which was not only bitter, but make me salivate and sort of made my gums feel like they were tingling. Also it does dye one's mouth.



I am looking forward to enjoying each of these and I will save the chili one until it can be put to good use, I always follow good advice. :)

May is a mixed bag so far

Good:
May arrived with good weather and a nice weekend with a visit from a good friend. We hung out cooked some dinner and then I made her run a 5K with me – we didn’t set any land speed records, but we finished and had a good time.




Bad:
I then caught some sort of plague from one of my many students. It is still hanging on despite cough medicine with codeine and a course of antibiotics.

Good:
I completed another year at Georgia Southern and my students sang very well at their juries. It was a tough year trying to juggle two schools and private students and I am not sure they didn’t all get shorted in some way. I will try to do better next year and not over extend myself.

Bad:
This could mean that I have to nix the private students.

Also Bad:
I have three weeks left at SCAD including finals and make-up lessons for the time I was out sick with the plague.

Better:
Felt well enough to have dinner with friends last night. It was an early evening, but I made the squash cakes I have become so fond of and they were, again, a bit hit.

Good:
It is another beautiful sunny Sunday. It is Mother’s day and I remembered to get Mom a gift. I have nothing big to accomplish today other than getting prepped for school tomorrow and another long week lay ahead.

I wonder what the rest of the month will bring?