Here it is the first of March and it certainly came in like a lion. It was cold all weekend. I’m more than ready for spring. One thing I wanted to do this weekend is sign up for the April A to Z Challenge but it’s not open just yet. The theme reveal is a few weeks away but I’m itching to announce my plans, so I’m going to spill the beans to my faithful readers now. I’m am working on illustrating vintage pinup girls. I’m a little nervous about it because I’m not sure how folks will react. Some of my drawings depict a small amount of nudity. I guess we’ll see how things blow over but I’m interested in getting your reaction to my theme, what do you think?
We recorded to the cloud, The Hitman’s Bodyguard with Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson using our SlingTV app. The movie aired on the USA network. We finally got a chance to watch it Thursday night. The plot is centers around an incarcerated hitman (Jackson) who agree to testify against the Belarus president in exchange for the release of his wife (Salma Hayek). When things go south for Interpol to deliver Jackson to Amsterdam after an ambush, the only surviving agent enlists the help of her ex-boyfriend who’s a professional bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) who’s trying to rebuild his once AAA business status after losing a client to protect Jackson and to make sure he shows up for court alive. It’s a great action/comedy. One of the best we’ve seen in some time. I recommend you watch it if you get a chance.
Speaking of movies, a few others we’ve recently watched Independence Day: Resurgence and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. I’m glad we got to see both of these films, especially ID2. In Independence Day they used some of the original cast but Will Smith wasn’t one of the stars. It was a good watch but not extraordinary like the first movie. Three Billboards we only wanted to watch it because we actually saw one of the movie scenes being made on location in Sylvia, North Carolina while on one of our day trips to the mountains. Talk about sheer luck, we had a stroke of it at that day for sure. That was super cool! Unfortunately what we saw didn’t make it into the movie. We were surprised that we liked the movie better than we first thought and the only thing that bothered us was the way they ended it. If you like dramas then you might enjoy it.
The pizza chef is back at it again. On Thursday, I used the same recipe that I’ve been working from to make a hand-tossed version, along with I threw on a few new toppings. DH declared it was one of the best pizzas he’s had which made me giddy. My pie weights arrived last Wednesday, so I was able to fulfill my plan to make him a cherry pie. This time I skipped the egg white wash completely, even for the top just to see what would happen. It didn’t brown as evenly as the one with the wash but the taste was a lot better. On Saturday morning, I kicked things up by making this recipe for a Denver Omelet. DH and I’ve both heard of this kind of omelet but never have had one. The mix-ins sound a lot like a western style omelet except there’s no milk in the Denver version so the omelet is more firm. It was good. I think I prefer the fluffy omelets a little better but I won’t turn down either. Next time, I make a Denver omelet, I will use two pans – one for stir frying the mix-ins and another to semi- cook the eggs before mixing the fillings into the eggs excluding the cheese, that’ll be the last step. I think the results will be the same in the end.
DH is the sweetest husband. We went to the grocery store yesterday and as we passed the floral shop on our way to the produce department, he noticed I was looking at the flowers. He said, do you see something you like? Normally, I just say yes but that’s okay you don’t need to get me anything but not this time, I said, “Yes, I like the pink and white bouquets!” And, just like that he picked me out a pretty bundle to bring home. 🙂
Alright enough with the musings, lets have a few giggles.
It’s time to grab a cup of coffee and follow along with me as I head off to visit Sandee for some Happy Tuesdays giggles at Comedy-Plus, then I’ll check out Random Tuesday Thoughts with Stacy Uncorked, and finishing things up by checking out this week’s word prompt found at Eugi’s Causerie for the wannabe poet buried inside. That’s a wrap for now but come back tomorrow for Wild Wednesdays where just about anything goes! 😉
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X, Cathy