Coyote and Hare

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for my "not food" related stories 

try the Link to get to my new posting.

Coyote and Hare

See you there!

Lemon Loaf

This morning when I checked in on FB I discovered 

Diania had shared David Larson's Lemon Loaf. 

Since my banana bread was down to it's last piece 

I gave it a try.

I needed something for a treat for after my 

Sunday afternoon walk.

This is a Top Secret recipe version of 

Starbucks Lemon loaf, David wrote.

I could know because I never go there but I 

will share the recipe with you here.

Starbucks Lemon Loaf

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup(s) FLOUR
1/2 teaspoon(s) BAKING SODA
1/2 teaspoon(s) BAKING POWDER
1/2 teaspoon(s) SALT
3 EGGS
1 cup(s) SUGAR
2 tablespoon(s) BUTTER; Softened.
1 teaspoon(s) VANILLA
1 teaspoon(s) LEMON EXTRACT
1/3 cup(s) LEMON JUICE
1/2 cup(s) OIL (recommend coconut oil)

LEMON ICING
1 cup(s) POWDERED SUGAR; Plus 1 Tablespoon.
2 tablespoon(s) WHOLE MILK; I Used 2%.
1/2 teaspoon(s) LEMON EXTRACT

Instructions:
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Use a mixer to blend together the eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon juice in a medium bowl.
Pour wet ingredient into the dry ingredients and blend until smooth.
Add oil and mix well.
Pour batter into a well greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into center of the cake comes out clean.
Make the lemon icing by combining all the icing ingredients in a small bowl with an electric mixer on low speed.
When the loaf is cool, remove it from pan and frost the top with the icing.
Let the icing set up before slicing....'

I mixed it in a little different way, 

didn't have all the ingredients either 

and use a bigger pan, hence the different shape, 

but it turned out very tasty. 

A Change is in the making.

Dear Readers and Followers. 

I have decided to continue my postings under a new blog address.

The reason: 

"Dinner for two" was misleading people 

to think that it might be a food blog only. 

It is true, as it started out as one.

"Dinner For Two" changed from food related postings 

to postings about this and that.  

Confusing.

As a result, changes are unavoidable.

Therefore: both topics will from now on 

be divided.

I will continue here 

when I have something to write about food,

and 

I will continue my postings about 

everything else 

on a different page. 

Check it out! 

The new page is called:

SIDEWALK and can be found here.

or at the top under "pages"

Feel free to follow me on SIDEWALK, 

and make sure to register your email under the new page.

See you there!

It started out like this...

I wasn't supposed to write about birds again.
It started out like this:

I was about to go through some photos that I shot the other day, 

and selecting what I could use for a fresh posting.

Towards the East, a gorgeous sunrise 

in shades of orange and yellow.

Towards the West, a gazebo in the early morning light.
Al lavender and pink.

Or, this bicycle leaning against a tree.

Abandoned, in the grip of winter. 

Waiting for spring and summer to come.

Sitting in front of my laptop, I had just started out on this posting,
when I suddenly,

 out of the corner of my eye,
something in motion!

And here we go again - BIRDS!

 Weren't these elusive chickens just
walking by, 

RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE ?!!

Up I jumped.

Arghhh - where is that camera?

Change lenses ..... Hurry up!
Be quick!

Though I was hampered with a dirty window,

This time I got a closer view at them, compared to last time. 

The birds did NOT wait for me to get ready.
They had moved on to the next group of trees.

They must be grouse. "Sharp tailed grouse", because

they show a white/grey underbelly and 

(not barred as with prairie chickens). 

But it's just me guessing.

 Amazing how perfect their grey, brown and rusty colouring 

blends in with the bark of the tree!

Well, that's the way it ended. 

As I said the other day:

Easily distracted!