Raspberries in January

Got into the garden today - pulled out old canes and hammered in some of the fallen bits of the fence that contain all of the raspberry canes. Felt good to be out, even in the rain.

Cleared out old canes

Raspberries in January

Chicken and Green Olive Enchiladas, catching up

So, the chicken is brined and I'm about to leap up and put the recipe together. It's from a competitive site - couldn't find it's equivalent on delish.com - so I'll just say it's a mole recipe with loads of chili powder and green olives. I've substituted queso fresco for the monterey jack in the recipe as is.

We had a lovely visit last week, a friend I've known for almost 20 years came into town. It felt like the old days, or feels like old days, one. It's nice to enjoy folks over long periods of time, that's for sure.

My show is up at Dandelion, went up in Dec. I'm working on smaller pieces to send to a list of folks from the summer. They are coming along nicely. It's good to be making art again.

It's warm, less rainy than usual. I am ready for the faux-spring that tricks us all in late Feb. Pretty pretty Seattle...