Day Six

Last night was a refreshing break from the hotter temperatures we've been experiencing. At about 11pm I had to turn the fan off and pull up the cotton weave blanket over us. I love it when the nights begin to take on that early morning coolness. I still have trouble sleeping through the night, although it's not disruptive enough to facilitate the need to actually get up. My mind gets involved in keeping me awake and I have trouble falling back to sleep but I eventually dip into slumber again. After repeating this process several times through the night and then, as it gets closer to early morning, I fall into the best sleep of the night and end up rising at about 8am.

This morning Bob and I walked to the Farmer's Market on 3rd St., after I finished up watering the garden. I could smell the moisture still lingering in the air and enjoyed doing a cursory inventory of the vegetables yet to come. I did buy some large vine ripened tomatoes this morning and can't wait to dig into them with some fresh mozarella, fresh basil leaves, a little parmegiano regiano grated over the top and drizzled with some of the flavored olive oil I bought in Murphy's last weekend and then finished with a bit of balsamic. Gosh, it's only 11am and I'm already salivating. I have a large beet boiling on the stove and will probably cut it up and roast it along with the summer squash and eggplant I also brought home with the tomatoes. I'm thinking a pasta dish would be good for dinner but I do have some little potatoes I dug out of the ground yesterday so I might think of something to do with them instead of pasta. I have some turkey sausages that I will roast as well. A bottle of Cantiga's oakless chardonnay is going to go in the refrigerator in a minute. My son called yesterday and informed me of a solar hot water heater workshop today and wants to meet his father and I there for the presentation. Afterwords, we'll all have dinner on the patio. This is what I look forward to most. There is nothing more peaceful and enjoyable than going through the activities of in preparation for an evening in the garden, eating with my family and sharing our thoughts and experiences. There's truly nothing I enjoy more.