Sunday, March 21, 2010

It finally calmed down (a bit)


(the view from our window at work 2 weeks ago)




It's been a long time since the last post. In the past month, there's been a blizzard with piles and piles of icy snow, days of shoveling and trying to keep 'my' parking space clean, followed the next week with a Nor'Easter that knocked out power for 3 1/2 days, (lost everything in the 'fridge, froze my butt off, and was cold and miserable and damp and dark) and then, yesterday, the first day of Spring. It was in the '70's, sunny, warm, and the perfect day for a trip to the Bronx Zoo. I must have walked 10 miles, but managed to keep up with a 5 year old. WOW! What a glorious day, and the perfect way to welcome in Spring.
I had to drive to the state capital last week for meetings. I managed to stop in at the outlet center close by, and grab a new suit and some blouses.

The jacket isn't as shiny as it looks here. It's more of a subtle multi pattern. I like the sleeves being able to be easily folded back. A 3/4 length is more my liking. It's a 3 piece suit, with the shell being really fitted, with a side zipper. It's all lined, and I got the one with the pants. I'm loving the Kasper line, because so much is available in petites, which cuts down on the tailoring costs. It kills me to pay $12 to shorten pants, when I know if I wasn't so always crushed for time, I could do it myself. Oh well, I'd rather not. I wore it to a meeting the next day, and got the usual "Did you do something different to your hair?" questions. Would it KILL folks to just say Geez, you look great today? Oh well.... oh well.
I leave Tuesday morning for a 3 day conference, followed by a visit to a cousin I haven't hung out with in years. She lives right in the path I'll be driving, so we'll manage a evening out and a day together. I'm really looking forward to it.
Tried some new recipes, but nothing terrific. Some average, some not too great. I'm cooking the Pioneer Woman's whiskey steak tonight, so I'll grab a camera and let you know how it goes. I also got two sleeves of garlic at the local farmers market, so when I get back from the conference I'm going to try to roast some garlic....yummy! Oh yeah, as for the Pioneer Woman, did you know her story has been optioned, and a movie with Reese Witherspoon is being discussed. I hope all this fame won't change her too much! I count on her blog for my daily dose of either cooking or photography tips!
Enjoy your week! MC