The chili sauce is in the pot, bubbling away. I got up at 5:30 to get things started, and had all the ingredients laid out, tomatoes weighed, and pots washed, when my mother walked into the kitchen. She has my cold, the one I’m not quite over, that’s lasted 15 days.<\/p>\n
\nMaking the chili sauce on my own was no problem. What I’m more concerned about is that Mother has this dreadful cold. I’ll have to keep a close eye on her for the next two weeks to be sure that it doesn’t roll over into something more serious. I gave her my bottle of Vitamin C, and recommended lots of warm liquids and anti-inflamatories. I may check in with my-sister-the-nurse, just to be safe. I wonder if there are books on how to care for your aging parents?
\nYesterday, Dear Husband and I went to breakfast together, and then he left for a weekend on the boat. The Chicago Air and Water Show is on this weekend, and he wanted to get to the parking garage before the spaces closest to the marina were taken. He should have a front row seat for at least the Air portion of the show. Boaters will be steered away from the portion of the lakefront where the Water Show will take place.
\nI went to the Farmer’s Market and shopped for the chili sauce ingredients, did some errands, had a hair cut, and then came home to a quiet house. Since Mother and I were dining alone, we had a simple supper last night, and then I played on-line for a while.
\nWe were in a severe thunderstorm watch from 3:30 to 9:00 last night, but nothing came of it. It’s about 8 degrees cooler today, but still in the low 80’s, so I needed to water the container garden at the front door. I was going to weed, but I’ll save it for the early morning hours this coming week.
\nMy life is incredibly quiet right now, but it’s going to warm up a little. We are hosting a bridal shower for one of my nieces. I want the gardens to be at their best, and the house to speak well of us. It helps that we did so much this Spring, getting ready for my step-daughter’s wedding, but I still have things to do.
\nThat’s the news, or lack of it, from the Midwestern front. I hope you all have a great week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The chili sauce is in the pot, bubbling away. I got up at 5:30 to get things started, and had all the ingredients laid out, tomatoes weighed, and pots washed, when my mother walked into the kitchen. She has my … Continue reading