Saturday, February 28, 2026

February Wrap-Up: Not Much New

Hello Mona Lisa in Paris and in my kitchen

I’ll start my February wrap-up with this Mona Lisa from Evelyn’s trip to Paris.
You probably know that I collect Mona Lisa objects.

Obviously all that’s really on my mind this morning, February 28, is the outbreak of a hot war in the Middle East. A horror show once again, probably instigated to boost the ego and deflect attention from the crimes of a monster. Now to continue with the post I had already prepared.

Mona Lisa and Other Magnets: Past and Present

Mona Lisa to my refrigerator, pretty much the same as January.
This month just hasn’t been very acquisitive, as you’ll see throughout this post.

Magnets in Janyary, 2024 — mainly from Costa Rica.

Magnets in October, 2021

Shared with murals at ColorfulWorld.

February Kitchen

Soup, stew, burgers, lamb chops.

Fruit, pancakes, and Len’s bread.

Note the valentine platter!

I guess I’ve had this white octagonal bowl a long time.
And eating the same thing over again. But we like it!
As I say, a month without much that’s new.

Dinner from Carol’s Kitchen

African chicken stew with rice and several garnishes; salad; and fruit tarte for dessert.

Not My Kitchen: Lunch at Zingerman’s Deli

A Mural at Zingerman’s

Not My Kitchen: Food at the Olympics

From a random Instagram search

During February we watched a lot of the Milan Winter Olympic Games.

Polar bears in the news: another thought for the month though not in the kitchen

The New York Times recently reported that in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean the polar bears are doing well. The rapid warming of this area, which portends disaster for the planet is at least temporarily making polar bears’ lives much better, as it allows their prey to flourish in winter.

In Svalbard in 2015, we saw this polar bear from the deck of the National Geographic Explorer.

The bear was eating a gull that it had captured. Polar bears eat any prey they can catch.

Kitchen Trouble

Trouble? Our dishwasher is misbehaving, but we are trying to discipline it.

Sherry’s In My Kitchen blog event offers a chance to share your kitchen and see what other people have in their kitchens at the end of each month (or the beginning of the next month). Most of the participants share new kitchen gear, new food choices, and new recipes. This month, I didn’t get any new stuff, but I’ve done my best to share what’s going on in my life. I’m also sharing this with Deb’s Sunday Salon.