Hi ho, Hi ho. And other disappointments. And transitioning from summer to fall, which I usually quite like but somehow keep getting fooled by this year. Like I’ll choose a piece of clothing from a drawer, and then put it back, thinking that it’s not fall enough to wear whatever it is, fleece, sweater, leggings … [Read more…]
Last Friday, one of my older son John’s best friends from high school in Madison got married to John’s girlfriend’s best friend from high school in Iowa. It was a lovely wedding, all in one place, the old Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee. My son had this gang of guys who all ate lunch at my … [Read more…]
But it didn’t quite work out. Yesterday – Thursday – was supposed to be a long day. My schedule was go to campus, volunteer at the book sale, meet a studnet (who didn’t show), followed by back-to-back online class meetings, one at 6:00 PM, and one at 8:00. And somewhere in there, between 4:00 and … [Read more…]
On Thursday I picked up my almost-annual 25# box of tomatoes from my CSA. And now, Sunday night, in the freezer, there are about 4 cartons of diced tomatoes, 2 pints of pizza sauce, and a carton of roasted tomato sauce. Last night I roasted two 13 x 9 x 2 pans each with tomatoes, … [Read more…]