1. Tonight is the big night. If anybody wants to cheer Owen on at the talent show it's at 6:00 pm at Dr. Howard. I hope it all goes well.....
2. Ernie picked up our vegetables from Greg yesterday. I opened the bag and it smelled heavenly....a big bunch of rosemary scenting all the greens....
3. My beloved David Olney and Sergio Webb....complete with Kubla Khan and a Townes Van Zandt song. I mean REALLY....how great is that?
4. Sometimes when I leave work I'm startled at how bright it is outside....it seems as though it was just yesterday that I was leaving in the dark. Last night the low sun was particularly beautiful on the plants....
5. Leo and Ernie still feel rotton today but Owen and I are holding on.
6. Last night I made an ersatz macaroni and cheese....cavatappi....light on cheese as we didn't have much, with a little Italian sausage, a bit of garlic and bunch of sauteed kale...sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked as I didn't have breadcrumbs and didn't feel like making any. Quite delightful if I do say so myself.....
7. Before Judi died she was making her dear friend Gina a quilt. She had pieced the squares but not gotten further than that so she asked her friend Nancy to finish it for her. I heard from Nancy recently that she had just finished it and yesterday I got a picture and a delighted message from Gina about the finished piece. It's more fitting than I can explain....because these two women were two of the people that truly loved Judi and took care of her those last few months...as they had long before that. To have that quilt completing the circle like that....well....it's just very, very right. As Gina said, "it arrived today and I have just cried and laughed and smiled and, most importantly, remembered!!! A perfectly beautiful reflection of Judi......"
8. Don't forget people....a week from tomorrow Eric Brace and Peter Cooper at OUR HOUSE! Don't forget---all our welcome---just email me if you need more info. And please pay ahead of time ($20 ahead, $25 day of show)....the PayPal link is to the right, at the top of the column.... Bring anything and everything to the potluck....I'm making some red cooked pork and rice and some sesame noodles with vegetables (vegan).
