broccoli

 Yesterday morning, I did a little weeding, still waiting for the rain to come. Spent time at the Land Trust, working on the bike ride and the volunteer mowing program. Attended my first staff meeting and have some things to work on now.

Went to writing class, where I read the poem posted yesterday about Anger. People were very receptive and urged me to publish it widely and mail it to representatives. "The power of the pen." Another participant read a short story about working in Africa to prevent malaria that should also be published widely, saving children with mosquito netting.

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 After that, I went home and spent another hour or so working outside and some time on the computer. Then picked up Ray and went downtown to eat at NONA, the restaurant that replaced Harry Bissett's. Same chef, same manager, new owners. Great food, we had so much fun. Becky and Kent, Deb and John, Ray and I. We even were singing about dessert time, as we were the only ones in the upstairs dining room. I had exquisite scallops, a mojito. We had two bottles of white Cotes du Rhone and three desserts. The warm pecan pie with Chantilly cream was awesomely good. And we were still home by 9:30. I read for a bit to stop the room from swirling...I'm glad I had Ray to drive me home.