My own twist on Um Ali. Toasted challah soaked in a lemon curd w/sweetened, condensed coconut milk, cardamom & 6 whipped eggs. There's a cup of copped dates in the sauce, and after baking, liberally sprinkled w/a cup of chopped unsalted pistachios. It's an experiment with ingredients I love. 💚

Cultish influencing, rather. Particular word choices defining membership, being "in", particular garb, accessories - so many aspects of defining one's allegiances. Once you know/recognize the codes, you can ID the group. Primer for understanding:

I am sitting here, waiting for the grey suits to surge from the deep.

Borrowed from one of blsky's fabulous aerial fotogs!

I have a huge print of a barn owl painting that's been a part of my main living environment since 1980. He's my inspiration & guardian.

Anyone know about the jacket and the TS Nike Clouds for the new drop?

To new followers: Buy Tina's book! "Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World". Wonderful introduction to Niall's journey & how rescuing Tina transformed his life and thousands of others into a global initiative.

One does what one can to voodoo the whodoos. Not today, Satan!

Another blue vote in VA 💙

Birthday at restaurant above KC's TikiCat, with appropriate-themed cake. Lemon bottom + champagne/strawberry top layer. Happy Days are here again.

"Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy": The Appalachian range known as The Smokies in one state & The Blue Ridge across the border underscores my awe in the works of The Creator and the sense of responsibility owed to its care & protection.

Shopped my Wagyu shelf in the freezer and decided to 'pot roast' a skirt steak with herbed vegetables liberally soaked in Kraft's Sun-dried Tomato Vinaigrette dressing (I use this a lot for meat roasting in foil packets). Smells good! TY to KC Cattle Co for the Wagyu selections, as always. Eat in!

I have my 2nd one this year. Best Christmas gift ever. It's blooming process goes on for months. I'm entranced! Here is the second set of blooms (there was a group of 3 at Christmas) and there will be another set when they push all the way up.

Words really DO matter, don't they? 🧐

My Christmas cactus is blooming w/more buds forming. 💚 AND my 1st Christmas present arrived: a Peruvian amaryllis! The senders got me a different variety last year & watching it develop was such a joy all the cold months. I'd never had one - highly recommend for plant lovers. Simple pleasures! 🥰

It's football season, the best season! But also hockey, basketball... #Chiefs #Hurricanes

We keep on squeaking through, but a dubya is a dubya. W W W W W W W W W