Even the cactus are blooming!

I remember how much we enjoy this time of year, especially when my Mom first came to stay with us. It is light early, before 6, and the birds are singng their little hearts out. The windows are open overnight, because it is cool enough and not too humid. I even needed a blanket on my toes toward morning. It gets hot in the afternoons, but if we close up, not hot enough to need the air conditioning, not up to 78. It stays light long after supper--a little more than one month to go until the longest day.

I picked another lettuce and we ate salad again--with marinated garbanzo beans, cheese and carrots. The garden promises lots more goodies soon. I will pick peas again today, but they are near the end of their production. Not much asparagus either. I wanted to dig up some baby potatoes, but Ray said we should wait until they are as big as they can get. We haven't been to the grocery store in a while. We had eggs and "bacon" for breakfast--at least my father and I did. Ray says it tastes like pork chops. But I think it's fine. we will have to buy yogurt, some fruit, flour and a few other things. I don't know if we want to eat pork chops 7 nights a week or not. Alternating with sausage and pork roast...

Why are there cacti at Kenney Ridge?

Yesterday I went to Janna's and picked up some things from her firdge--a butternut squash, a red pepper, 5 apples...she is in Europe and will throw them out if they are still her when she gets back. I went to UUFA and met with a representative from UUSC (the UU Service Committee) and several other members of UUFA: Rosemary, Heather, Herb and Myrna, Tammy Webb, and Morgan (the RE Director). Tammy talked about her trip to Haiti and I want to go. Rosemary went to Uganda...not so sure about that, although it's probably safer than Haiti. Maxine was there mainly to try to raise money. We are perhaps the wrong audience. What I'd really like is to work for UUSC! They have a staff of 41, but almost all are in Boston. One in DC, one in California. We had lunch; I cut up some of the apples from Janna's house and shared banana bread and chocolates (Easter candy). I brought my own sandwich: salamii, lettuce, mayo on homemade whole wheat bread. Heather got Subway sandwiches for the rest of the group, but I said no thanks.

I wonder how hard it would be to make salami? I will have to buy some sandwich meat soon.

Not sure what I did in the afternoon--caught up on emails? marinated garbanzo beans. When it got down to 78, I went out and let the chickens out and checked on the garden, pulled a few weeds.

After supper, lots of TV, reading, and bed.