"Graduation" in Santa Fe

A spur-of-the-moment invitation from Anna for a visit in Santa Fe for Tucker's graduation led to a wonderful visit with lots of delicious food, good deep discussions, and some fun adventures.

A warm reception at the door on Thursday

Sunset over the Jemez Thursday evening

Friday was drive-up graduation at Santa Fe Prep for parents
and the graduate, and Anders' ceramics came home

Grammy gave Clara a haircut

Friday evening, Rob made an incredible Japanese feast

The serving line

Bacon-wrapped shishito peppers, cucumber pickle, 

croquettes, rice, and yakiniku (not shown)

A delicious repast!

Tucker opening gifts

I guess luggage from Grammy and Pop Pop is now a tradition

This doggy loves her boy

The graduate

With the binkers

Saturday, Grammy got her Talavera-shopping fix

And we drove over the Sangre de Cristos

A rest stop, then home for take out from Tesuque Market

Sunday Rob and Anna (et al.) made a delicious Indian nosh; 

Anders. the origami master, folded the samosas

And Anna fried them up in the pan

Serving line

Chicken tikka masala, rice, naan, samosas, and mint chutney

Monday we drove up into the Jemez to Las Conchas

The boys and girl climbed

Up like spiders on a wall

A very beautiful spot

The clouds gathered, the thunder rolled 

And the rain and hail pelted down 

It was a delight to be with the Hastings for a few days. They were wonderful hosts! This is all for now.

OXO

D.

Most of May 2020

The month was filled with Covid-19 sheltering with a weekly trip out for groceries. Katy Kathryn kept us entertained and connected with Family Covid Zoom Trivia Nights, and Annie and Stephen continued to share dinner with us. Construction on their remodel moved forward and the restoration of our floors began. I walked on several mornings, and baked banana bread again. Apparently, the entire country in lockdown is baking banana and sourdough bread. We avoided the huge Taylor gaggle at the cemetery and just met Emily and her family for Memorial Day.

Trivia night

Sunday dinner with AW and SKT

Sous-vide steak

Tres-leches cake for Cinco de Mayo

Enclosed

Lots of streaming in quarantine

Springtime in the Rockies

Mothers' Day flores

Ready to open the basement ceiling to dry from below

Drying mats in the kitchen: incredibly noisy!


Brandon installing windows at the Woodbury/Taylor project


More Zoom gatherings


These smell like The Hill of my youth


On trend with banana bread


Beautiful Timpanogos after rain in the night


Dickie can't resist taking a photo: if there is no picture,
it didn't happen!


Floral offering for the parents/grandparents


A small gathering with a Covid mask

Memorial Day lunch with Em's family

The end of May and beginning of June we made a quick ausflug to Santa Fe for Tucker's graduation. That will follow in the next post. This is all for now.

OXO

D.

April 2020

One more month of sheltering at home. To spice things up, Jamie issued a second family-Covid challenge to create living art. It turned out to be super-fun and massively creative. Easter was a quiet affair, but we did get our lamb and mint sauce! We only get out for groceries and walks (sometimes just as far as the Taylor-Woodbury construction site). Of course we are cooking every day and that, together with streaming every evening, keeps us sane -- more or less. I received a Covid-19 haircut. I figured this was the perfect time to try a buzz cut since my hair is disappearing anyway.

 Opa and Annie's new digs

 Coming along nicely

 Covid-19 live-art challenge

 Lucy and the NC Taylors

 Katy Kathryn and kids

 Erick and Madeline

 Ensigns and Youngs

 And the winner was the Hastings

 Someone likes mint sauce

 Covid-19 grocery shopping

 Emily picked up her package at a safe distance

 Weeds, flowers, and grass on a morning walk

 The garage rebuild became a reality

 Rear view of the Taylor-Woodbury project

 Spring blossoms on a morning walk

 Super-moist chocolate chip banana bread

 Uncle works his magic on my poor balding head

 From the rear I look 30

From the front, not so much

So here goes one more month of isolation; not much will be going on. And this is all for now.

OXO

D.