Lunchtime....

…. I drove northwards yesterday on Kingston Pike further than I’ve ever been before…… all the way through Knoxville until the shops and restaurants gave way to stately homes with manicured lawns…..so I whipped a u-turn and slid back into civilization just as yesterday’s torrential rain started… seeking shelter from the storm for a bit, I stopped at an organic “fresh market” and shopped for a while in the vain hope that the gusts would pass…..

… ended up dropping a fair wad of cash there on what is to be this afternoon’s delights… lamb chops and new Irish potatoes…. And some sort of spinachy tossed salad…..

…. It didn’t work though, about the rain, in case you were wondering…. I ran back to the car with my cutlets in tow through a chilly downpour…. I even had to turn on the defroster once my body heat started evaporating the rain from my Fat Face pull-over….. April, even!... good Lord….. I’ve jetted across the countryside all winter and never needed to touch that button on the console….. but hey, at least I now know that my defroster works….. which is a good thing to know, I guess…..

…. Still no luck on the song that I posted about previously….. you guys have really let me down… it serves me right for having worked up the courage to turn the radio on though….. I suppose it’s a sign that I should quit trying to be trendy and just stick to the trusty CD collection…. Old dogs, new tricks, et al….

… and so, I am off to town to fetch a plate of “hotcakes & sausage” from McDonalds…. I figure that a spoonful of their ultramegamaxisweet maple syrup is just what I need to get jumpstarted…. And once thusly fortified?..... I’ll start marinating those chops and roasting the potatoes…..noon will be here before you know it….