Let's get visual, visual, I wanna get visual..

..you know, like the song by Olivia Newton-John?

Let's get physical..?

Yeeeah..but what was all that about "I wanna hear your body talk, body talk.."

(what can I say? It was the 80's...)

About the only thing Mr. B's body says is.."pull my finger.."

..and I really don't want to have THAT conversation..

OK, my point. I am a very visual person. I think most of us women are.

Or is it "most of we woman"..

"we women"..sounds like an Irish tribe of tiny-warriors.." the WeeWomen of Strokestown"

{focus, Colleen, focus}

I mean, like I have some great cookbooks..at least I think they're great cookbooks..I really haven't used them much because they don't have.... pictures...

I want to visualize what the food looks like when prepared. Which is silly because I know what most food looks like, right?

So, why do the ones that have the pictures do me in? Drooling on the pages..?? The old saying about the "eye eats first" and all..

Which when you visualize that it can be pretty disturbing..

Anyway, I guess I hadn't realized just how much of a visual person I am until this morning.

Driving to work.

I always turn at the cute vintage Used Car lot sign (that I always said I needed to take pictures of) ...however, didn't know it was taken down and replaced with a new, not-vintage-so-so sign..and completely missed my turn.

Only I didn't even realize it until I was half way down State Street, past my turn, when something inside me said....

"Where are you going??"

"Well, there was no sign.."

"You completely missed the turn.."

"Yeah, but where's the sign?"

Do you do that? Tell someone "make a left at the quilt shop then go past the park.." instead of "turn East and proceed approximately 300 yards..."??

Yeah, thought so.

When I read books, I don't have to have pictures..well, like novels. Craft books, yes, they need pictures. But you don't find many works of great literature with photos on each page..

..although I sometimes do judge a book by it's pretty cover..

Their you go..

And blogs? Yep, I do love a good photo - a peek into your world as you tell me your stories. I'm certain their are a ton of great, funny, intellectual blogs without pictures, but I get hooked when I see the pictures..

So tonight's dinner was another good one - out of the Weight Watcher's cookbook - this was steak and crispy polenta with a corn-relish..pretty..and pretty good.

This is their version..

and mine..

{OK, I forgot the cilantro garnish..}

..pretty close I'd say.

OK, so I'm not a food stylist..or a photographer for that matter..

So if any of you out there are publishing the next great cookbook, put some pretty pictures of the food and I'll buy it for sure.

Oh, one more thing to visualize - a sweet neighbor {Hi Jenny!} bringing over some beautiful fresh offerings from her plot of the Community Gardens..

Look at the Robin's egg color on that one? Beautiful..

I can almost smell these grilling ..now don't get me started on the power of smells...

Hmmm..garlic..San Francisco..Chinese food..garlic pizza...salt-water air..

Now I am visualizing myself falling asleep...and falling out of the computer chair..

...better to go bed - cya2morrow!

-me♥