Noise galore

All over the development today, men were up on cherry pickers, sawing away at foliage, chipping, grinding. It was windy so I sneezed on and off all day, what with wood dust and pollen and probably molds.

Billie the Pup was not amused by the wind and the noise 

They took down a massive overgrown evergreen close by, and my view is much improved.

This one was on a patio, not association property so maybe the owner arranged for it to go.  The house was a rental for many years and nobody really tended the patio, but a new owner is on it now, and evidently tackling it.

In other news, I more or less wove 8647 into my current band, on the left

a bit tricky, few available threads, but the spirit was there 

And here's my summer supply of cotton yarns for bandweaving. 

This will be great, now that I'm starting to develop some skills. Many more to go.

Happy day everyone, warm here today, I had to take off a layer, then the wind got up and I had to add a jacket.  Then I gave up and came in and wove.

Coda on HOA: Manager got back to me to confirm he'd got the docs and that he'd been stuck in traffic, arrived an hour late. Just as well I didn't wait.  

Pond walk with frogs, chives, Misfits box

This morning the rain had stopped, cool, in the sixties f.,  cool enough for layers for this chilly old party.

The frogs are out and leaping into the water, each with a Geronimo yell. And I heard the first redwing blackbird of the year, great excitement. 

Before Misfits arrives, I'm making Nigella's sardine pasta, the doings organized here.

 It's sounding pretty good.

It's one of those recipes where you add the drained pasta into the sauce and continue cooking for a minute. I didn't have scallions -- used them up in that roasted chicken vegetable extravaganza -- so I used diced red onions.

You use a can of sardines in olive oil, and she suggests draining the can but using other olive oil for the pan, why? I drained the can into the pan to cook the garlic and red pepper seeds. 

I used shredded mozzarella rather than the shredded Parmesan she likes, mainly because I wasn't in a mood to be grating Parmesan and the mozzarella was right there.

It's quite fun to make and about 15 minutes tops, from finding the spaghetti behind the cans to serving. At least three more meals here.  

I also have plans soon for paneer studded with chive blossoms, because they're here

And I'm comfort-reading Britannia Mews, an old favorite 

Meanwhile, right after lunch, the Misfits van arrived, Ronald driving.

This layout looks like a good composition. Nice diagonals working with verticals, but I digress.

Wall of cans mostly for the food pantry, and Gary added in a case of small applesauce jars. Big bunch of spring tonic dandelion greens, some of which might make a nice quiche, with some of the eggs there. Chard for anywhere I need greens, maybe also in the quiche, we'll see. 

Lovely Envy apples, and no Bananaz because I have a surfeit of apples, also blueberries in the freezer, maybe for a tiny batch of jam. Next week will be about berries of various kinds. 

Look at those beautiful potatoes. They're probably a little undersized for the supermarket, but just right for me. I'll parboil them today and refrigerate, then use as I go. Mostly for roasting.

Happy day, with nature and birdsong and food arriving on the step, and I'm thinking about a new artwork featuring 8647...watch this space.