What A Nice Weekend - Hopefully Yours Was Equally Enjoyable

I hope all of you had a good weekend, celebrating your holiday of choice if that's your thing, or just relaxing with friends and/or family if not. DH and I don't celebrate "Easter" because he's Catholic by upbringing and I'm Jewish in the same stream. But he does keep Lent - no meat on Fridays. That, of course, is a pleasure for me because I love fish. He, on the other hand, enjoys his Lent with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch and McDonald's fish fillet sandwiches for dinner. It's what he wants, so that's fine with me. I, on the other hand, had several lovely baked salmon dinners, a baked tuna dinner, and one weekend I ate shrimp. It was a delightful Lent - LOL. 

I had my favorite baked salmon recipe again on 
Friday night. It was absolutely delightful. I 
love things that are easy to prepare and turn out 
wonderful. This recipe will be used again and 
again because it's a good one. 

Now we're back to "normal", or as normal as we can get. He had two frozen baked Chicken Kiev with extra cheese along with various side dishes for dinner last night, and I treated myself to a lovely beef tenderloin broiled perfectly, along with sauteed mushrooms and a mixture of baked butternut squash and heirloom carrots. It was yummy for both of us, and it was one more triumph of being able to eat what I want without him having hissy fits. Baby steps ... LOL. 

I love heirloom carrots. They have a sweet 
taste and they roast beautifully. It's become 
one of those go-to veggies for me. Yummy. 

The voting for stories is open once again, and if you enjoyed my dragon tale, and are on Dreamwidth (because LJ Idol has moved completely over to Dreamwidth now), I'd certainly appreciate your vote. I'm not sure if he has me listed as Engarian or Erulisse over there, and I'm also not sure if you can vote if you're not a member of the group, but if you can, please do if you're so inclined. 

My tenderloin wasn't this thick, but I had broiled it 
on Friday, so I cut it into pieces and after the mushrooms 
were sauteed, I added the meat and to let it warm slowly 
while DH's meal was baking. It was an easy transfer 
to the plate and perfectly cooked when his meal was 
ready. With my veggies on the side, it was an 
excellent meal. I'd absolutely do this one again. 

It turns out that one author I've been enjoying in the LJ Idol competition is actually from a nearby Minneapolis suburb. It's been quite fun chatting back and forth - I'm always delighted to meet people with similar interests through posting boards as far-flung as the internet can host. 

I've never paid too much attention to what "they" say. I've 
met some really awesome people through the internet. 
Some I'm still in touch with, others have dropped away 
into their own lives, and that's OK too because that 
happens whether a friend is nearby or across the world. 
I've always welcomed my internet friends - they're 
pretty amazing people. 

How odd. I have a small wind chime attached to the curtain rod on my left. It's muffled by the drapery, but has a sweet sound when I allow it to ring freely. It's an owl of course - (my love for owls is deep and has been held for more than 60 years). I suddenly heard it chime when I was writing the prior paragraph, and when I looked up, one of the bottom chimes was swaying slightly. Ooooooh! Ghosts - LOL. Probably not, but it's as plausible as a sudden gust of air since I'm seated, my fingers are the only thing moving, and there's nothing around that could start it singing. So ... ghosts it is - LOL. 

My owl windchime near me is quite similar to this 
one. Not identical, but this is the closest I could 
find. But, mine hangs by the curtain rod next to 
my computer desk, and is muffled by the 
drapery material. Having it ring one clear tone 
while writing my blog today was quite unexpected. 

On that note, I'm out of here. Have a fabulous Monday, do kind things today - we need a lot of kindness to overcome the evil in the world. I have every intention of being back tomorrow for a quick post before I head to the swimming pool. Peace! Slava Ukraini.