Soaked

This was my least favorite day so far.  Too muggy.  Gary and I both started off the morning picking at least 2 quarts of strawberries.  He took the bowl down to a friend's house for coffee and I made some refrigerator jam.  Also gave some to a friend and froze a bag.

At 1 I was at the library for bridge.  Rosalie and I came in dead last.  When I got there, it was 91 degrees.  By the time I left the weather started to change and it was pouring within 2 minutes.  As in a torrential downpour.

I had to stop at Wegmans and when leaving, got totally drenched.  Wet enough to have to throw my clothes in the dryer and had to dry my hair.  Eventually started on dinner.

Sautéed onions and peppers...finished with fresh tomatoes.

Tossed it with some angel hair and garnished with some fresh parsley.

So good.

Afterward, Little Wonder and I needed some chair time.

Normally I post right after dinner, but did not have it in me and took a short nap.

Hopefully it will cool down a bit tomorrow.  Should stay in the 70s.

Night all.

 

The House And Garden Tour

Hot. Steamy.

We rolled out of bed....

and eventually went down the lane for a little trike/walk.

Checked out the veggie gardens when we got home.  Everything has grown like crazy.

At 10:30 I left the farm and drove to West Herr to get a little more education about all the things our car can do (that I don't have figured out).

From there I went to my friend Nancy's house and got the full tour.  It was my first time there and we started in the gardens.

She has agility dogs and there is a full course in her back yard.

The inside of the house was charming!

So many beautiful pieces and very comfortable.

This pup is a champ at agility and knows so many tricks!

Afterward, we went to the Dakota for a very "bad" lunch.

Needless today I was not making a regular dinner.  Cottage cheese and fruit on greens.

Last night we had strawberry shortcake....  It's all about the strawberries.  Can't handle it tonight.

Night all.

 

In the Studio Again

A high of 87 and muggy today.

Once I got going, the first thing I did was to pick some leaf lettuce and strawberries.

So far we have picked almost 4 quarts.

Turned on the air conditioner in the Studio so it would be cooled off by 1pm.

Today Darryl and John joined me.  Instead of using my bass, Darryl brought his own and a new portable amp that was fantastic.  We messed around with many songs that were easy to play.  Like "16 Tons," "Abilene," "The Lucky One" and many more. After an hour I noticed that Darryl's bass matched his clothing.  He did not plan it that way. Hopefully Gary will be at our next session.  We have missed him and Nancy.

Little Wonder spent most of his time on the cool cement floor.

I had not played my uke in awhile....felt good.

Before dinner I delivered some lettuce and strawberries to Jenny.

Little Wonder went with me.

Dinner?  Open faced meatball sandwiches (on Naan bread).

The lettuce from our garden was delicious.

LW enjoyed some of my crust.

Night all.