Not Much going On

We spent a few days at Brooks' and Linda's. The tile in the entry got laid and Linda likes it which is all that counts. It was a little difficult to lay as the lighting was bad and the tile was black and the grout charcoal. Instant eye strain! I intended to put the baseboard back on but Linda wanted to repaint the walls down there  and the baseboard will be easier to paint if it is not nailed down. The kitchen is next but it is on their "Five Year Plan" so is not something we have to worry about right away.

Brooks made a fantastic Tuna Tataki dinner the last night we were there. He is a great chef and the tuna was perfect. He buys sushi grade tuna loin and sears the outside before slicing it thin. Norma is not big on "raw" fish but she actually tasted it this time. She thought it was good but could not bring herself to eating more than a sliver of it. No problem, more for the rest of us. She ate the rice and vegetables.

We got home to see where the deer had removed Norma's netting that she had placed over her flowers. They had a pretty good meal of them while we were gone. This morning we got up to find a mom deer and her two brand new babies on the lawn. Norma shoo'd them away before they could check out the buffet or I could grab my camera. They soon returned with dad who tried to glare Norma down while his family dined. It did not work.