Those pesky squirrels who took my “big” tomato have come back. They very neatly picked all four of the small nickel size tomatoes off the other plant. They absolutely refuse to share with me. It has been suggested the reason they do this is that they want the moisture which is in the tomatoes. With as [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Squirrels refuse to share tomatoes
Posted in food, gardening on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer eating
Posted in food, tagged Add new tag on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The temperature was in the mid 90s today and that prompted me to wonder about what to eat in this hot weather. It seems too hot to cook, even with air conditioning. Yet, the body needs food. What do you eat in hot weather? I usually think of Mom’s tuna/pea/macaroni salad. This with sliced tomatoes [...]
Finally said, “I do”
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No, I didn’t get married. But I did say “I do” yesterday. One of my part-time jobs is serving as an election judge. Yesterday we had three hours of training in preparation for the upcoming primary election. At the conclusion of the training, we were sworn in as judges. The oath of office was read [...]
More good reads
Posted in books on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I wrote about some of my favorite authors. I left quite a few out.
I can’t imagine a summer without reading Lillian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who books. She has written a number of them and I believe I’ve read them all. Jim Qwilleran seems like someone I really know. How could you [...]
A “Garden” Thief
Posted in food, gardening on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t really have a garden. The ground in my yard is a mixture of clay and rocks. It would probably take a jackhammer to break it up enough to plant anything in it. So my “garden” is limited to five big flower pots on my deck. This year I planted three bean plants and [...]
Summer’s Pleasure
Posted in books, tagged books on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What is your summer pleasure? One of mine is curling up with a good book. I love to read, mostly light entertaining things which I check out from the library. My local library limits you to 15 items on your card at any one time. I usually check out the limit each time I go. We [...]
Good thing I’m not a gambler
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a good thing I’m not a “real” gambler. I’d lose everything, I’m sure.
About 10 days or so ago I took a chance and ordered an item from the Something Store. The premise is they charge your credit card for $10 and send you a random “something” from their store. You have no say over what it [...]
For the want of four buttons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Knitting on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The baby sweater and cap for the Knitters’ Guild’s challenge is incomplete because the buttons I purchased are too big. Consequently, I was unable to turn it in at the Guild meeting today. Since I now have a month in which to buy the correct size buttons and I have about half a ball of [...]
Stretching your gasoline dollars
Posted in money on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With gasoline prices as high as they are, I’ve been working on how to stretch my gasoline dollars. My first tactic is similar to how I save money when I shop. The best way to save money I’ve found is to stay out of the stores. So to save gasoline money, I stay away from [...]
Two concerts in two days
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged music on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve attended two concerts in the last two days … or I should say evenings. Sunday I attended the Gateway Orchestra concert held at Washington University. This program took place in the Quad. Folks brought their lawn chairs and set up in front of the permanent stage. These concerts used to be held on Friday [...]
