After another day of 100 plus degree weather, I laid on my bare bed with no covers trying to will my overheated body to sleep – I had it! With more enthusiasm than I had managed to muster all day in this extreme heat, I marched downstairs to turn up the AC. Before I made [...]
Archive for August, 2009
When you can’t stand the heat …
Posted in Lifestyle, People, tagged Summer, sustainability on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Squash is Very Prolific
Posted in Lifestyle, On the Table, tagged cooking, gardening, recipes, squash on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Extremely prolific. In fact, I do not know that prolific is a strong enough adjective to truly express the bounty produced by one squash plant, let alone the seven in my backyard. Last year there I planted five squash plants, and since that was definitely over kill I naturally planted five again this year.
A weekend without a car
Posted in Lifestyle, People, tagged Amtrak, Driving on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Hey mom can I get a ride?” – text message sent Friday at 5:15 p.m. Just when I thought I was on track to becoming a self-sufficient adult (I have a “real” job, I buy my own groceries, I pay my rent and car payments) I suddenly felt thirteen years old again.
Normally it wouldn’t make [...]
10am, Cass Tasting Room:
Posted in Lifestyle on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I arrive at Cass Vineyard and Winery at 10 am Friday morning, it occurs to me that it is a bit early to be visiting a tasting room. I approach the bar and meet a petite, energetic woman with bright eyes and spiky red-brown hair; she is not opening wines, but rather gathering rolled up [...]
