So much happening... No I wasn't arrested in the protests of the DNC; I have just been doing other things. The DNC did create quite a ruckus in town - an historic week for Denver. I did turn my TV on for the first time to hear Obama's speech, but I busied myself with all sorts of other things all week: a visit to Castle Rock, dinner with Jake Nistler, a garden tour and other work, and hosting family dinner. It was great to hear stories and see pictures of friends, but I stayed on the fringe. Labor Day weekend I went to New Mexico to hang out with Tom's family, wander around the galleries of Santa Fe and Taos, and soak in a hot spring. We had a lot of fun, and I enjoyed getting out of Denver for the first time in a very long while. We took my car, which got 48 MILES TO A GALLON!!! That's my big brag. It was fun to go through Taos and up 285 reliving the infamous trip with Mary and Jennifer one Thanksgiving eons ago. I like the clouds in Tom's glasses and the view behind us at the Rio Grande Canyon. So yes, I have a car now. It means I am getting around a bit better, which is great since I pushed it a little too much on the bike and have had to ease off. I have gone back to rolfing with Cathy at Golden Touch, which has my body feeling less out of whack. But I also just started with a new physical therapist, who tripled my exercises. This is good for muscle building, but I make a lot of faces trying to get the last half of each done. Such a wuss! I am thrilled to have finally harvested three red tomatoes from my plants. There are a lot of green ones, but I want red ones! I also ate two delicious red strawberries from my vines. I thought of little miss Mia and her love of berries. If the sun comes back (today is grey), I hope to get another dozen berries. They haven't reddened yet. And there is one cucumber on the vine! My plans for domesticity were thwarted this weekend - no little cukes and dill at the farmers markets I went to. And the basil a gardener gave me are two non-pesto varieties (cinnamon and lemon), so after hunting down pine nuts, I didn't get to freeze pesto either. Oh brother! Maybe this next weekend will fare better. I did freeze the basil, so if anyone needs lemon or cinnamon basil, let me know. I have lots to do around the house, so I better not dally...peace... |
