Yay for negative results!

Ice cream: one of my favorite places offers ice cream in non-traditional flavors. I especially love the grapefruit-basil, the saffron, and the black sesame flavors. They're really good.

How I miss Graeter's and Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.

The local Ice Cream war is between Belt's Soft Serve (home of the ridiculously big cone) and King Cone (of the huge, chunky stuff).

I just miss amazingly smooth, high butter fat content, hard scoop ice cream.

I still can't find the holy grail of my childhood place (the Flagpole), which was smooth, rich lemon ice cream. Not custard, not gelato, not filled with lemon zest, but ice cream.

I also own a Graeter's neoprene pint sleeve to keep my hands from getting cold.

I got some rhubarb in my produce box this week, and I was just about to make a cake out of it, but then I realized I don't have enough butter OR milk. So I guess I'm going to the grocery store today.

I have to figure out what to do with the rhubarb I got at the market yesterday!

Augh! The water went off at 9 last night and is not in service this morning. No flushing, hand washing, dish washing, showering ... this is not convenient at all. I wonder if I should ask for rent relief for the day since I'm not getting the basic amenities I pay for.

I wouldn't try that unless at least one business day has passed without the building's maintenance responding to the problem.

I have been very happy with my strawberry- rhubarb pies and I also made preserves. This is the pie recipe: [link]

Mmmm, rhubarb. My mom made the best strawberry rhubarb pie.

DH and I are low carb these days so he has been purchasing Enlightened ice cream bars that are like 1G carb. It is not hard packed ice cream from the ice cream shop, but they are quite creamy and tasty. No doubt 99% chemicals. I justify it with convincing myself the majority of my diet is super healthy. I mean it was a dessert after a dinner of broiled swordfish and sauteed zucchini spirals.

I'm battling with #1 son again. I think part of his issue is his jealousy over his younger brother. Yes, he is married, has fancy new cars, and just bought a house. And he works his ass off and has since he was a teenager. Of course he hasn't even mentioned his brother, but I know it is part of it.

Cashmere, I'm so glad you tested negative.

It's been remarked around here that there's a HYUGE number of fireworks going off at night. My theory, seriously, is that drug dealers who are having trouble with their normal supply have branched out into the illegal boom-boom trade.

I think some of it may have to do with high school graduation season. Ceremonies have been split up, downsized, and even postponed due to COVID-19. Kids are getting their ya-yas out.

Managed to decide Father's Day was today, so have made all the calls and shipped the gifts a week early. Oh, well.