Spent the afternoon digging a four foot hole. I had forgotten what pleasure it is to just dig a huge hole like I used to when I was a kid with my brother on the beach for hours. This digging today wasn’t on the beach, but in the backyard of my in-laws. Some previous resident of the home cemented a fence post (now rotting) Way Way Further Than Necessary into the yard. And since KP and I offered to build a new fence, the Old had to come out. It was one of those If-I-Can-Just-Do-This-I-Can-Die-Happy tasks. But, now I can die happy. Next the giant cement chunk I pulled out of a hole.
And then we made the best NW Fish Dinner.
Fresh Fish Saute
Adapted from Bon-Vivant Wild Salmon Seafood Market
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup asparagus tips (cut in 1” sections)
12 oz fresh Northwest fish
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp shallots
½ cup cream
1/8 tsp old bay seasoning
1 tbsp chopped basil
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
¼ tsp Dijon mustard
Melt butter over medium-high heat
Sauté mushrooms for 1 minute
Add fish and sauté for 1 minute
Add remaining ingredients, except cheese, and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes
Serve over rice.
Top with cheese.
My in-laws! 
Frankly, you had me at Old Bay Seasoning.
I love your re-interpretation of the iconic Shawshank Redemption scene in the hole 🙂 So lovely to have those moments with family too, from hole digging (you make me want to go dig in the sand now 🙂 ) to fish feasting!