Skipping in the Sunshine*

   

   I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.
                            -Pablo Neruda

Hello to all of my readers! All two of you! Ha! :-) How is everyone enjoying their Spring season so far? Yesterday was just a splendiferous day! The skies opened up around 3ish like they usually do and at around 4pm, it was just blue skies and sunshine as far as the eyes can see! 

I grabbed my trusty scissors and my camera and headed out into the great unknown, better known as the hilly streets of my Queen Anne neighborhood....

Along the way I met an adorable pug named Loki, he just wanted to love me and lick me and I wanted to love him and lick him.....Well maybe not the lick part, but definitely the love* :-)

I skipped about cutting flowers and chatting with strangers on bike, foot and even some in car, it's amazing how much you can chat with a driver who has their window open at a red light! Ha! 

  

Don't you just love old cars? I saw this car and it made me think of driving to Myrtle Beach with my friends to meet cute girls and boys! :-) Perhaps with a polka dotted handkerchief wrapped around my head and some cool sunglasses to drive down the freeway with while the windows are open and my favorite song is playing on the radio! Oh geez, it's so fun to dream!

I decided to come home at around 7 and make some home made iced tea! Nothing says Spring like a fresh pitcher of iced tea!...... I picked some fresh berries from a bush outside my window and decided to use them as a garnish..... For a simple and easy iced tea recipe, simply brew three bags of organic earl grey tea, squeeze some organic lemon and let it cool in the fridge for two hours. Then serve with heaps of ice, a straw and some seasonal berries for a garnish* 

 

For supper (I love calling it supper, it sounds so delicious and well thought out) I made an organic; quinoa, mixed greens, salmon, avocado, almond milk cheese salad with a green salsa/fresh lemon-lime dressing and some tortilla chips for some added crunch.....   

Num num num!  As you all know or will now find out, I am trying to eat only anti estrogenic foods, which means foods that don't contain any estrogen. When a woman has too much estrogen it can lead to a myriad of problems such as headaches, cramps, body aches and horrible times of the month (ladies you know what I mean)...

 I try to stay away from anything that is not organic since there are so many pesticides being drenched into our produce and hormones being pumped into animals both for meat and for dairy.

I am just learning about this new lifestyle, so I will keep you posted on what I learn... So far quinoa has been a saving grace since it has more protein than any other grain! I also put avocado on everything because it is so creamy and delicious, kind of the like the vegan's cream cheese if you will! 

Well that is all for today! I am off to do a bunch of errands and pick up a package from the post office, how exiting! I wonder what it is! 

Enjoy your day and remember to breathe! Until next time! 

With a smile,

Reese  

P.S. My friend S told me that I should be weary of putting strange berries in my iced tea since there are a bunch of them that are poisonous....So I think that I will be putting fresh raspberries and blueberries in my refreshing beverages and staying on this earth for a little bit longer* :-)