T Stands for Busy Weekend

   It's the very first T of February and on the 1st as well, can you believe we are into February already??  In ways January for me seemed like a long month-which does have 31 days, but it also seemed to go by too quickly as well.

  You are welcome to join us for T at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog-link in my side bar-just need to share a drink  related photo.

  I am sorry I didn't get many photos, I am not one to take allot of photos but rather just enjoy the moments. Our friends from Wisconsin drove down to tour some wineries and distilleries in Hermann Missouri and then cross over and visit us at the Lake in the Ozarks. They were watching the weather forecast and this was the perfect weekend to drive down without winter roads. Uh that's changing starting late tomorrow (Tuesday) through Friday I think the weather people said rain turning to ice or snow and ending up towards 15 inches of snow in different areas in Missouri. Not sure if we are included in all that-hoping not.

  Marie and I both love to cook and bake, so each evening was filled with good eats and good company. Saturday I went with them to go back to one of the wineries we visited last summer in Stover, Mo. It was a fun time, got me out of the house, enjoy tasting wines and visiting with the family that owns this winery. We had started a warm up on Saturday but by late afternoon it was a bit cool, so the owners started up a fire in the fire pit and we visited with a few others that were doing what we were.

  I never get out anymore with people, so I really enjoyed that. Saturday evening Marie made us steak, a buttery garlic-spicy shrimp, browned potatoes in the oven and I added the broccoli. Marie always bakes Larry a cheesecake every time they visit, so we enjoyed that too all weekend. I had baked up two loaves of the pumpkin bread (I shared the recipe awhile back) added yellow raisins this time, and Rob loved it. There are only 2 slices left from the two loaves-so that recipe is a keeper for sure.

   Of course we drank wine with our meals but I forgot to take photos. You can see my cup with tea in the back.

  Sunday evening I cooked and prepared fajitas (from scratch), made a cast iron skillet of black beans with green chilis and peeled tomatoes. I also made us mango margaritas. We had the KC Chiefs game on-we were all stunned they didn't win, as I think most of the fans are and especially after the amazing game last week.  We are all Green Bay Packer fans and the Pak were a major disappointment the week before-so I have no reason to watch the super bowl now.

   Before a big storm hits I always catch up with all the laundry, and get in any supplies we may need so we will be good til the weather and roads clear. I did that early afternoon today.

   My drink share this week is a cup of tea. My allergies and asthma have been rough this season still,  So I have been taking a few herbal supplements and healing teas.

 We have had to deal with the little grey squirrels wanting to eat all of the bird seed-it was just a matter of time before they became a problem. I had to take down my two bird feeders so they wouldn't destroy them, and now we just throw out seed on the little table and on the floor of the deck a couple times a day.

  With the warmer weekend we enjoyed seeing ducks and geese again on the lake. The young female eagle has been visiting too This bird is much larger than the much smaller juvenile that visits also. In these type of birds the female is always the largest

This morning's sunrise was a bright one

 Since my house is clean (I had done a deep clean in December and another just before our friends visit), and supplies are in, I think I can put my feet up and relax for a few days with reading and working with my crafts-and watch out our "wall of windows" to see what this winter storm will bring.

   Happy T Everyone