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Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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JenP - Jul 06, 2025 6:24:21 am PDT #8147 of 8153

Well, I just made a pretty good corn, tomato, and basil salad with my farmers market haul from Thurs. -- and a lovely lemon vinaigrette, if I do say. But there's a lot, and my DH is eating, basically, mush food until he gets a crown for his cracked tooth Thursday. I feel like it'll be too watery to freeze... oh! I will take some to my aunt. Boom. Problem solved. Thanks for playing along.

I had a completely draggy, sleepy day yesterday post vaccine and not sleeping much the night before. I'd like to accomplish some things today. Laundry and some fun reading. I did just do stage one of kitchen cleaning, so there's that.

What are you all up to today?

It's pretty nice here. Maybe puppo will get a long walk.


Laura - Jul 06, 2025 7:40:43 am PDT #8148 of 8153
Our wings are not tired.

It is supposed to be in the 80s here today, but bonfire is on my list as I have a lot of debris that needs to go. So pyromaciac day for me. Then my next door neighbors invited us over for drinks later, and they will be deserved at that point.


JenP - Jul 06, 2025 8:07:46 am PDT #8149 of 8153

My aunt invited us to dinner, so that'll be nice. My cousin and her husband may join, too.

OK, spent.some time on finances, so now I will start laundry, then put away dishes and load the dishwasher.


Calli - Jul 06, 2025 9:01:15 am PDT #8150 of 8153
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I spent 7/3–7/4 with my sister at their boat. There were fireworks one marina over, so we just turned our lawn chairs in their direction and watched. There was one yahoo who tried to play God Bless the USA, but his wife or whatever must have been lagging. So it sounded like, “I’m proud to say I’m an . . . American, where . . . [breakup noises] . . . I know . . . I’m . . . free . . . “ Symbolism?


lisah - Jul 06, 2025 9:24:06 am PDT #8151 of 8153
Punishingly Intricate

We went foraging with friends for wineberries and then Bob made us pancakes and we had brunch out back.


JenP - Jul 06, 2025 9:39:39 am PDT #8152 of 8153

That sounds pleasant, Calli, minus the stupid song.

Yum, lisah!

Laundry load one ready to turn, second and final dishwasher load running, hand wash dishes done!

I also made a tomato, basil topping for my sourdough bread using up the vinaigrette from earlier. Also yum.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 06, 2025 10:16:07 am PDT #8153 of 8153
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

My cousin threw a party for the 4th, so I took Mom over to enjoy. One of my in-laws manned the grill for some truly delicious sliders, and we were blessed by the heat being dry/a bit shy of oppressive and the mosquitos being almost entirely absent.


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