Sunday, February 7, 2021

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. Sitting next to Mattie is Sally "the story lady." Mattie had a special connection to Sally. She was an artist who volunteered her time on certain days in the hospital. Mattie found her fascinating, engaging, and always looked forward to her visits. Which wasn't true regarding every volunteer. Sally got Mattie acting, singing, and playing music. Even on days where Mattie was in his room and couldn't come to the playroom, Sally came to Mattie. Sally would transform Mattie's room, and she had a special way of getting both of us out of our funks. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 26,990,269
• Number of people who died from the virus: 463,212

In typical bad weather reporting fashion in DC, we had NO accumulation of snow today. Mind you, we were expecting 3-5 inches of snow! Nonetheless, it was a slow morning for all of us. Indie helped herself to the couch and though I report usually on Sunny, Indie does have many cozy places we created for her both upstairs and downstairs. 

Earlier this week I bought two large eggplants. Given that it was supposed to snow today, I figured it would be nice to have a big eggplant parmigiana. Making it easier during the week to have leftovers for lunch. 

I learned to make this recipe from my maternal grandmother, and I taught Peter when we were in college together. We keep the tradition going! In fact, because this is so labor intensive, Peter and I shared the work on this creation. 

Peter cut the eggplant and made the red sauce (following my grandma's recipe) and I cooked the eggplant slices in flour and egg. 

The assembled dish!

Meanwhile it must be deer season! They are ALL out on Roosevelt Island. It was wonderful to have the Island to ourselves today and for the first time this season we saw bucks. 

Isn't he glorious?