I got some sun today.

[elfs]

Spent the morning mowing the lawn at Kouryou-chan's elementary school. The field desperately needed a mowing, too. Used the weed whacker until, as I put it to Omaha, "I ran out of whack." It was a bright, hot day that topped 22C (72F), and I enjoyed every minute of it. I also checked my own garden, and Omaha and I spent some time trying to figure out how to fix our garage door, which took a hit recently and has buckled. It's safe, but stuck half-open and can't be moved either way.

We stopped at a garage sale where I got a leaf blower for ten bucks. Score. Omaha called it "the most ridiculous example of man buying" she's ever seen. Still, the thing worked well and now I can clean off my damn driveway.

The weather was so beautiful I got to grill pork chops outdoors, made cauliflower and rice pilaf (with a very healthy handful of oregano from the garden). Omaha is making old-fashioned pudding, not the stuff from a box, and I had to show her how to scrape vanilla out of a bean. Mmmm, that stuff smells good.

I got some sun, got a lot of exercise, and even had time to read about 125 pages of Joe Abercrombie's second First Law book, Before They Are Hanged. Damn, that's a good book.

Comments

[urox.livejournal.com]

hot day? Our thermostat is set at 72.

[halloranelder.livejournal.com]

Around here, 22 degrees is a cool day.

[sirfox.livejournal.com]

Note: leafblower also works on powdery snow.

f*ck shoveling.

Also, yay vanilla. My sister came back from a trip to Madagascar a few years ago with several pounds of vanilla beans. I still have some in my freezer. <3