Tina's WW - A winter's soup

For Tina's WW, a winter soup made of fish, chouriço and tomatoes, served with a sauvignon blanc as part of a candlelight dinner on a cold night. Romantic and tasty we think...

Tina's Pic Story - A walk in the park

The great meme, Tina's Pic Story, is back. The idea is as it has been-we provide the pictures, she provides the weekly theme, which this week is a walk in the park.

I go back to Cape Cod in 2004. This is a small park in Hyannis that hosts a memorial presented by the country of Korea as a memorial for the Americans who assisted them in their war for independence. I roll up the walk on the left – daughter Allegra in red is walking alongside, as we are on our way to inspect the monument.

This is a quiet place with beautiful flowers planted amidst the green lawn. It may be a bit somber for a park, but quietly moving around nature is relaxing...See Tina's meme for more walking in more parks!

Ruby Tuesday 2 - Pets, purring and planted

Ruby Tuesday 2, is back this week with multiple hosts, and as always, a lot or a little red is all that's needed. I am happy to comply!

This ruby scene is comfortable however the home, sofa and the cats are not ours. That said, ruby in solid or plaid is perfect for the week. The content cats are an added bonus!

Whimsical Windows - Ansonia Assumptions

Toby most graciously hosts the fun architectural meme Whimsical Windows/Delirious Doors. In this, we search for the detailed building gems: windows, doors and other interesting items.

This week, we are in our Connecticut town of Ansonia. We are about nine miles west of New Haven, and about 85 miles northeast of New York City. On the Naugatuck River, many industrial companies located here. And so, many immigrants from Europe arrived for work in the 1800s. And they worshiped with their contemporaries. In Ansonia, Catholic Churches included Italian (Holy Rosary), Polish (St Joseph), and Irish, today's subject, Assumption. 

(Of course, the one true God cares not where we worship, but that we would...)

This parish started around 1864, and this structure was completed in 1907. It seems to evoke olde Europe, the stone and masonry impressive and soaring. Windows are arranged in gothic arches and a turret or two. The doors deviate from the colder gray hue to a brilliant blue, perhaps like the sky. The past can be most impressive - see more gems at Toby's meme!

Shadow Shot Sunday - Directional

North

South

Shadow Shot Sunday 2 arrives due the artistry of three, Magical Mystery Teacher, Gemma and Rose. I am happy to participate in the shadowy world…

This week’s subject is our family feline friend, Linus McDonald. His instincts include looking out the dining room window – for whatever he wants to discover, That could include other cats, rodents, dogs or people walking by. Perhaps he looks for trouble but cannot act on it, as he is held back by double paned glass…

East

West

So, that is why on Friday morning, he is intent on his look, in any direction. Which is why he seems to be scanning the globe, The first four of these views (north, south, east and west) were snapped by myself in a five-minute span over breakfast.

Spanning the globe

As my views were taken at dining room table height, it seems that the compass needle movements are a static, not so dynamic. So, Patti captured Linus at a random point on said compass. Probably southeast or south-southeast.

Whichever direction Linus points, sun and shadow fall equally on our brave hunter. A cat has no cares about shadow artistry – however, the household alpha cats always do! See more artistry at at the always fun SSS2