Random Notes from a Sandwich Weekend

1.    I HATE MY COMCAST connection.  Sigh.  Sometimes it’s fine but sometimes it SUCKS.  Do any of you local readers have alternate internet service you would recommend?  This is making me nuts.

2.    I love the farmer’s market with all my heart but man it can be expensive.  I guess I’m feeling really broke right now as grocery store prices are freaking me out too.  Mind you I don’t begrudge the vendors the money----they deserve it and more but I did cringe when I paid $7 for the bag of green beans.  All that being said I was pleased with my somewhat restrained haul of beautiful green beans, sweet little baby zucchini, tomatoes, peppered goat cheese and some pork steaks.  Oh…and of course chocolate chip cookies for Leo (no nuts mind you) and an ice cream sandwich for Owen.

3.    Owen pretty much enjoyed the farmer’s market, particularly when we bought him that ice cream sandwich.  Leo, on the other hand, said we walked so much that his legs hurt.  Yup, the same guys that races around the neighborhood just couldn’t take walking up and down a couple of aisles.  We suggested that as soon as we got home we have him put his feet up and rest, perhaps use a heating pad and drink some liquids to replenish fluids.  He just growled at us.  It’s really fun to pick on Leo.

4.    Farmer’s market highlight:  I got to meet LBOTP and elusive peanut(let me just say the peanut is adorable)!

5.    I’m thinking of painting my dining room orange.  I’ve had a green in there that I’ve never been happy with and I’m thinking orange would work with what is in there as well as the deep gold of my living room.  We’ll see….Ernie’s not totally on board yet….

6.    I feel SO much better now that my friend Kathleen told me the reason she had snakes in her car was because when she put her lawnmower in there IT had snakes in it.  Then she told me that she could smell when they were there and she’d see one down by her feet and then it would slither up behind the dash.  EEEEEEEK. It never occurred to me that she continued to DRIVE HER CAR WITH SNAKES IN IT.  This is someone I consider a very close friend.  I may have to consider.

7.    An unnamed cat (I’m thinking it’s Bob) has begun dragging dirty clothes from the pile next to the washer in the basement and up the stairs and into the kitchen.  This is the same cat that grabs Lego wheels and takes them downstairs.  Huh.

Comments

[lbotp]

It was great to meet you too! I hope I didn't freak you out. My dog likes to steal socks and underwear from laundry bins, we've had some embarrassing moments with wayward underwear around the house.

[Lisa B-K]

Why didn't I get to meet LBOTP?

I wish I could have come over and talked with you, but my boss was demonstrating his method for counting patrons. Alas.

[cynthia]

That's why I didn't accost you Lisa---cause it looked like it was a work conversation....

LBOTP---you didn't freak me out at all----it made my day!

[Misc]

SNAKES IN THE CAR ?!?! Great. Now I'm going to have a baseball bat in my car at all times - yes, I'm that susceptible to the power of suggestion. The thought just gives me the shivers.

[Dawn]

In regards to colors and how they affect people emotionally, orange generally increases the appetite (that's why it's used a lot in fast food restaurants), which may or may not be a good choice for your dining room.

[kathleen J]

Perhaps you should find out what color inhibits the appetite and buy Owen a pair of glasses tinted that shade.

[Lisa]

I agree that food prices are frightening, although I must say that I haven't noticed an increase at the farmers' market. That said, the market isn't cheap (not that it should be and not that I begrudge them, either). Now I'm curious. Let's see: for $39, I got turnips, collards, salad mix, arugula, a cabbage, cilantro, a cauliflower, a large cuke, coupla onions, cherries, peaches, apricots, and a container of goat cheese. And probably something else I've forgotten. I won't even mention the additional $120 I spent at Triple S Farm's stand (that was a monthly order, not a for-the-week one!).

That's too funny about the cat. I wish my cat would do something like that instead of bringing live mice into the house.

I have not -- as yet, anyway -- had trouble with Comcast. I sure hope I don't, and I hope yours clears up, because I don't think there is any real alternative...

[Mel]

Is ComCast randomizing your blog's stylesheets or are you just tinkering?

[Cynthia]

no, it's just me tinkering. I can't find one I like....I need to come up with a banner of my own but that means not only time but thought....two things that are scarce around here....