Few pics of beach, food and flowers

A Saturday in February we took a ride to Colonial Beach because the weather was nice and a walk on the beach was even better.

The water was so still.  Looked like glass.

Here in the town with a right at the stop sign and we're there.

This past Friday I had lunch with my sister at Three Crosses Distilling Company near where she lives.

Delicious lunch

I love Reuban sandwiches but not in mood for a lot of bread so we both ordered Reuban in a bowl on mashed potatoes.  So good!

Here is the order off of the menu we had

So much food.  The corned beef was plentiful rolled like it was.  Melted cheese on top.  We had our thousand island dressing on the side. 

Flowers on our table

After that some shopping.  I purchased this adorable bar of soap along with some faux flowers

Yes, spending a little more on items like these make a difference.  They are more lifelike. 

I have been in the mood for more soup lately, so I made this week tuna sandwich and roasted red pepper soup.  I didn't remove the skins after roasting I pureed with them on for extra flavor.  I roasted onions and a garlic clove along with them and then again, I pureed everything together. Addition of heavy cream made it taste even better with some butter. 

Fresh cauliflower steamed with a little onion and vegetable broth.  Chicken broth is good too.  I made it thicker this time.  If I had celery, I would have steamed that too and added to blender to cream everything together. Heavy cream addition after blending made it so good. 

I added some sharp cheese and bacon

Another bowl for husband

Make it as thick or as thin as you like it. 

 A puzzle my daughter in law Miranda gave me for Christmas

I must say this one was challenging

A round wooden puzzle and each piece was different. Some were even bird shapes and animal shapes.

I finished and now to figure out how to frame it or display it. 

Love this arrangement of flowers placed in Candelabra at the gift shop where I purchased the Bunny soap

Flowers I rec'd for anniversary on February 5th

have dried so pretty in the vase. 

The buds went from this

to this

and this

Sometimes I just place the buds in a basket or bowl and sprinkle some rose oil on them to scent

Bye for now