In this new partially post Covid-19 world…we’re semi-free and getting out and about. We’re still masking up as needed but fewer and fewer places are requiring masks or encouraging social distancing. It will be a problem for vulnerable populations as less people take any precautions.
Nevertheless,
we are enjoying our new-found freedom…
OK, Waffle House may not be your cup of tea…your choice for dining. However we enjoy the informality and the ‘down-home feeling’ that we find in most Waffle House locations. You’re usually greeted upon entering these restaurants and the staff is generally friendly. FYI, there are over 2,100 Waffle House restaurants, mostly in the Southern USA. This particular location is at the interchange of US I-75 and US Hwy. 321 in Lenoir City Tennessee.
We’re not used to getting out after a year of confinement so we’re still taking photos of each other to commemorate the occasion. If you’re wondering, Laurie had just had blood drawn for one of her periodic physicals. Waffle House had plexi-glass hanging between the booths to help separate diners and maintain coronavirus safe practices…
We both went for our standard breakfasts… Coffee, two eggs over easy, bacon or sausage, crispy hash brown potatoes and toast. Laurie always gets the bacon. We shared an orange juice. One real positive for me at Waffle House is that they always have Tabasco on hand! The coffee is good too...
Now on to the flowers in our yard… What a nice splash of spring color! Our azaleas are in bloom. It just brightens our day to look off the back deck or walk out along our driveway to see these cheery flowers.
We don’t get too many blue jays at our feeder although we do see them fliting along the fringes of the woods and under bushes looking for something to eat. Laurie grabbed this photo…the first of a blue jay this year.
The
colorful blue jay is the team symbol and mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays Major
League Baseball team. It’s also the mascot
for Johns Hopkins, Elmhurst and Creighton Universities. Prince Edward Island Canada has named it as
their provincial bird. It’s surprising
to me that none of our 50 states have chosen it as their official state bird…
I’ve been meaning to share this cookie with you. It is a raspberry crumble cookie and we purchased a container of them at Costco. It is a thick cookie with a taste and consistency like shortbread…with raspberry on top. You can’t eat more than 2 of them at a time as they’re very filling. These cookies are excellent! We love them but we wish we could buy smaller packs of them…12 is over the top.
I decided to end this post with a photo that Laurie took of the most recent super moon…aka the ‘pink moon’. It’s not really pink but it’s called that due to all the pink blooms that seem to be everywhere this time of the year. It’s a pretty clear photo despite our limited 10:1 zoom lens.
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Stay Safe
and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
That's really gorgeous shot of PINK MOON from Laurie. I want that cookie :-)I simply can't resist anything with crumble or streusel..my absolute weakness. My standard breakfast is usually a fatty juicy ribeye...gosh, just writing that has me drool...Awesome that you guys there can visit the restaurants and go out...we are still in lockdown mode, not as hard as before, but still. Enjoy your spring time, Laurie and Dave!
ReplyDeleteSmothered, covered, and chunked hash browns topped with two over easy eggs is among my very favorite meals. Great shot of the moon.
ReplyDeleteNothing beats breakfast in a restaurant, can't wait until we can. I've eaten at Waffle House but none in this neck of the woods. Great blue jay pic! We just bought 2 more wren houses this morning and looking forward to hanging them as soon as stormy chilly weather moves on. The flowers are pretty, too early to set them out here. Spring rules, Happy Spring, Dave!
ReplyDeletelong time we didn't visit waffle house, and miss several its menus.
ReplyDeletebeautiful flowers, and summer will come soon.
Have a great day.
Bacon and eggs, and those flower pics, friend David and Laurie ... The first 2 are a regular in my Keto house ... the flowers, ehem, not so much, actually more like ... zero ... But we had a full day of snow/ rain mix ... so ... sooner or later Spring will spring :) and once it does, everything certainly "springs" fast and furiously ... as by September the growing frenzy is suddenly over again. Anyway, I find myself still recovering from last year's covid nursing experience, which is surprising because I always thought of myself being stronger than just about anything ... ya, but maybe not ... Thinking about writing again, but still find myself quite speechless, but not tearless, at this time. Anyway ... Sending love, c. PS: Thank you for the wonderful moon pic, Laurie :)
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