Weekly Photos by Jillian

 A really quick week here! I'm not sure where the time goes....  Spring brings all kinds of new. At work, the catering department showcased the new seasonal change menu for our flights. They work so hard to come up with tasty meals that can be re-heated in a tiny oven 30,000 feet above the Earth. My latest kitchen activities have lead to my new favorite treat. Dehydrated snacks! Apple slices.... Grapes.... also know as RAISINS! These are from red grapes. I also did some green grapes but ate all of them before I remembered to take a picture.... oops. Banana spears.  My plan is to try peaches, pears and pretty much any other fruit I love. The weather this week has been magnificent! Sunshine and longer daylight allows me to get out and walk about town. Seattle has some pretty interesting regular city utility pieces. The flowers are starting to peak out as well. I can't wait until they are out in full bloom. These are some of the cherry blossoms just outside my condo. This is...

Another busy week in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The weather started out cold and wet.  This usually makes me want to make comfort foods! I'm still working on clearing out the freezer, pantry and cabinets so it was a great week for cozy, warm soups. Chicken and rice soup with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. A traditional beef stew and French bread. Creamy tomato bisque And finally, sweet and sour glass noodle soup with peanuts. Since I'm working days, I commute before the sun is up.  There's a lot of new construction going on in our area.  This was my view as I stepped out the back door of my condo complex. At least the building is behind me and won't block my view. This is just one of many festive staircases in the park I wank through to get to the light rail station. This artwork just outside one of the light rail stops is HUGE! There was plenty of celebrating going on at the office.... A couple of birthdays means lunch and (of course!) cake. A record sick fligh...

 A very long week is what has been happening. I switched from night shift to morning shift and it has been an adjustment to say the least. I'm still doing the meal prep using things from the fridge and pantry.  This week the star ingredient is the potato. 3 pounds of potatoes turned into.... Creamy, buttery potato soup Twice baked potatoes Greek lemon and rosemary roasted potatoes. We've had more of that crazy weather around here. Hail, rain, snow, mix, thick rain, hail again and so on. Hail in tall moss on one of the many paving stones on the property. Last year I planted these small succulents in the paver steps I installed. They seem to be doing well. The dafodils will be blooming in the next two weeks or so. And I'm not sure what this flowering shrub is, but it's got these beautiful, tiny upside down flowers. Another one of the succulents sprouting out of the block wall. At work, we celebrated Employee Day with loads and loads of these mini cheesecakes.... Hundreds ...