MORE OF THE SAME

Rain, rain, rain...did I mention rain?  Oh ya, more rain.  Over an inch according to our gauge this morning.  I will never complain about the soil being too dry again.  Locked inside for the entire day.  Snuck outside around 3:30 to cut some flowers for the dinner table and again at 5:00 to gather greens for our salads and show Karen around the gardens.  Both times a soft, gentle mist rolled all over us. 

Michael brought his mom over and we celebrated her birthday with a wonderful meal of grilled chicken rubbed with tandoori and sweet potatoes grilled with olive oil, lemon thyme, garlic, and bunching onions.  Our salad was filled with spinach, Swiss chard, beet tops, red and white table onions, fresh dill, basil, and cilantro, and then topped with a sliced avocado and goat cheese.  Rabbit's Bakery in Lake City supplied the french bread warmed and served with organic butter all the way from Ireland!  Michael was at his culinary best last night.  Karen supplied a wonderful bottle of red wine, surrounded by one of her new creations.  H2O in copper --- I know you're thinking "I thought it was a bottle of wine".  Well it was when we started but when you're done it becomes a bottle for water.  Check out Karen's website for more of her awesome art work - http://sebestapottery.com/.

The house was resurrected from the neglect of the last month, at least part of it, and today we will be planting in the mud.  The positive side - the weeds pull easy!  Done with two rows of sweet peppers already this morning and now headed outside for the remainder of the day to play in the mud and get pummeled by the wind.  For after the rain comes the wind.  Have a grand day and remember - make someone smile today.