Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Father's day!

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To all you dads out there and to mine whom I miss every day.



I got up at 8 and started to go to the Farmers Market till I realized it didn't open till 9. Then I went and bought 2 2 ft. Roma tomato plants , one heirloom brandy wine tomato for 1 dollar, some tiny ones, apricots, nectarines, cherries, cauliflower, some salsa of heirloom tomatoes, humus w roasted red peppers, bread, a cinnamon roll, long beans scallops and tillapia and sole and halibut fillet. I wish I could grow orchids but I know I kill them and passed the flower stand instead of buying myself some sunflowers or iris.

The I went back to the market for cucumber, cherry tomatoes, basil, romaine, and more corn on the cob. I had two last night for dinner and they were so great that I decided that even at 2 for 1 i got 6 to cut off the cob and mix with basil and cherry tomatoes. 6 ears only equals 1c cut off and it's starch barely a veggie so go easy. (Yes, Michael this means you, but since it's perhaps the only vegetable you eat, go ahead. Try a pea too under your mashed potatoes.(mom used to hide them)

I got home cooked the corn,and long beans cutting them into 1 in pieces and then plunging them drained into an ice bath to stop the cooking while still crisp. I'll put them in soy and sesame oil and rice wine vinegar and chill.

I went walking last night too, Some people do it in the morning I prefer it when it's cool. It was cool till 10 a.m. Now, at 11 the sun is getting stronger and burning off the fog.

I was treating myself to rice chex with 1/2 and 1/2 and strawberries yum. Today i noticed that rice chex are whole grain which I don't mind but it ruins TRIX.

I guess it was time to stop eating those anyway.

Rice chex with one percent even with fresh raspberries wasn't the same. :-(

I'm starting Sue Grafton's new book. Nevada Barr's mystery was really good.

My mammogram came back clear.

My system is reacting to my switch to veggies and fruit after my fall off the wagon last week for BBQ potato chips.

M.H. told me that my maternal grandmother had a sister Anna who died as a baby. I never knew that. Too bad she dies so young of breast cancer. 38

Stephen, Kelly and Kerry? Wonder how they are doing?

I took a nap and then drafted my first handout for ss.

Let the fun begin...at least I talked myself into a 5 dollar an hour pay raise from last year.

This gig entails countless unpaid hours grading papers and prep. in addition to the paid class time.

Now at the onset I like it and I'm a little excited looking forward to teaching again.

I got this catalog of "orthopedic" shoes. I'm tempted to nut some flip flops and heel cushion orthotics to help with my obesity caused plantar fascists from them and am looking at some Etonic walking shoes and Savoney.

The laundry's done and I think my presoak, stain treatment and bleach powder stuff got out the stains on a new short set that I thought I ruined after 1 wearing.

I'm off to walk.

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