We had a lovely evening with Em and her boyfriend last night.  She decided what the entree would be - chicken tikka - and she cut up the chicken, made the marinade, and put the two together earlier in the day.  Rice and parantha were accompaniments; I decided to oven-roast cauliflower for Ray and me, and Cameron if he was interested ( Read more... )

A monarch butterfly was puttering around the echinacea almost all day Monday.  It would inspect and eat from one or two blossoms, then fly around the yard a bit, then go back to eating.  Lovely ( Read more... )