Yup….just this morning. $2.209 for a gallon of gas. Is there hope that we might flirt with $1.999??
\nIt’s a splendid day! Dear Husband and I left the house about 7:45. He was dropping me off to pick up the car, which had needed to have some work done. They repaired the back ball joints, flushed the radiator and winterized it, change the oil, and put in a new battery. The heck of it is, I couldn’t tell it needed all that. I just knew it was time for a check up. We’ll be going to Indiana next week, and I never start a trip without giving the car the once over.
\nThe next stop was the optometrist’s office. My glasses were ready. I was in and out the door in less than ten minutes, and on my way to the Farmer’s Market.
\nI bought a white pumpkin. I’m still on the lookout for a green Cinderella pumpkin. A woman bought THREE of them right under my nose, and cleaned out the entire supply. As I strolled back to get some leeks for potato leek soup, I discovered that she must have beaten me to all the leeks, too!
\nI got an armload of fresh eucalyptus, and a dozen deep red glads for the house, and some wonderful sweet peppers: long narrow deep red peppers, and yellow and green bell shaped peppers to use in meals this week.
\nI stopped at the bank and the post office and the grocery store before heading home. Tomorrow, one of my nieces is coming to visit around noon. We have some work to do to prepare for Elegante Mother’s 90th birthday celebration, and I suspect there might be a few hands of Spite and Malice. None of us give any quarter, and my niece hopes that it’s her turn to win for a while.
\nI’ve decided to do a tray of things to nibble on because we are going out to dinner tomorrow night. I’m going to roast some garlic, and toast diagonal slices of French bread. Then, I’ll put out chevre, feta, a smoked Gouda and a spreadable cheddar cheese. I think I’ll make a bruchetta topping (the one that Cop Car likes) with tomato, onion, basil, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar and a little olive oil. And, I’ll add a few crackers, some ham folded in fan shapes, and green grapes. And I have some chocolate-caramel coated popcorn for a sweet. I know….it’s too much, but everyone will find something to eat from that platter! Our house has the best left overs of the neighborhood.
\nElegante Mother and I are on our own today. My stepson is off to camp with some friends for the weekend, and Dear Husband is enjoying his last sail of the season. I think I’ll do some gardening, and then work on a quilt for a bit. I may make an elegant little supper of shrimp scampi and rice, with a tomato-cucumber-dill vinaigrette salad. It’s easy to do….looks spectacular, and won’t take me any time at all. What can you say other than YUM!!!!
\nSo, I hope you’re all having a great weekend, too. Happy Fall, everybody!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yup….just this morning. $2.209 for a gallon of gas. Is there hope that we might flirt with $1.999?? It’s a splendid day! Dear Husband and I left the house about 7:45. He was dropping me off to pick up the … Continue reading