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spending time with friends (Church Dinner on Friday) playing the piano (After dinner on Friday, 2 hours) going for a long run (Sunday, 9 miles) reflecting on past successes (Sunday, email to our church consultant) baking (a pie, Monday) trying to catch up on work (Tuesday) asking for advice on tough decisions (Tuesday) cleaning (Brian’s […]

I’ve been pretty grumpy this week. My vocabulary had sunk to two words: “ok.” and “grrrrr” by 7pm last evening, so Brian suggested that I come home for a tasty dinner and try to press the “reset” button on my day. I managed to get even crankier on the way home, so I tried to […]

I woke up this morning with a very swollen left eyelid. It’s not a very pleasant thing to discover after leaping from bed when one’s alarm hasn’t gone off and one is now late to a meeting. Fortunately, it was easy to beg off the early meeting and work from home, so my puffy eye […]

I had one small serving of green beans today. Sorry, I didn’t take a picture before I ate them, so you’ll have to imagine them being small and tender and tasty. I caught the 3 traditional beans before they got too big, and the new variety is turning out very well – long and only […]

I never really understood the joy of pie crusts until I met Susan. Growing up I rarely ate the crust of a pie, although maybe my tastes were just different than now. In any case, I love Su’s pie crusts. This year has been a bumper crop for New England blueberries so last Saturday I […]

I finally finished weeding the garden today. The herbs are holding their own, and two pepper plants survived. Of the four tomato plants, two have small green fruits on them and there are lots of yellow flowers. The tomatoes are staying in their cages pretty well, and the one without a cage is staying upright […]

1. It’s surprisingly hard to just get enough sleep, exercise, and healthy food in a day, let alone in a week. A lot of our energy these days is spent on balancing these three things. You’d think after thousands of years, humans would figure this out. I don’t think we have, or at least we […]

What’s with starting a pickle post with chocolate chip cookies? Just keeping you on your toes as we review a chronological account of the eating highlights from this weekend. It turns out that chocolate chip cookies are a great start to a weekend. Brian made perfect cookies as a treat on Friday night. It was […]

We had a terrific weekend! Very productive and still very relaxing. Friday: Susan enjoyed “beer time” with co-workers after work. Traffic wasn’t bad on the way home. Brian stocked up at the grocery store and even picked up a few extra items from around town. We made spicy fish stew (think Portuguese influence) with salmon […]

I really enjoy gardening. Getting my hands in the soil, being outside, and seeing plants grow is good for my soul. As usual, between the weather and my schedule, I didn’t have time to do much out in the yard/garden until June. The good part is that it’s safe to plant everything by now. First […]