Over Eating

   After Tuesday's big lunch I had a light supper of soup and a juicy tomato sandwich. However, Wednesday brought more over indulging!

    It was the Volunteer's Appreciation lunch at the Senior's Centre where I help out in the kitchen. The lunch was substantial (Parmesan chicken, roasted vegetables and salad, followed by yummy cake) but I had been invited to Judy's for dinner so it would have been rude to refuse. She served a very delicious piece of salmon, green beans and rice and I managed to do it justice. No dessert, fortunately, as we were headed to the theatre for her local company's production of a Norm Foster play. However, dinner had been early so by the time I got home around 11:00 p.m. I was peckish again and had a cup of tea and a cheese sandwich. Not a good idea eating so late at night!

   Today I have been a bit better. A game of tennis first thing followed by this month's Probus meeting (coffee and cookies at the break) then lunch at Red Lobster with some of the ladies - I had a Caesar salad, part of which I brought home to have for dinner. It was humungous! I will roast some chicken thighs and potatoes and just eat a bit of that with the salad. The rest for tomorrow's dinner. Must go and get that started or I will be eating late again. It's already 6:15.

A Hectic Time

    RWTO monthly lunch today and I was in charge of receiving the cheques and ordering the lunches. What a schmozzle! People arriving without having paid ahead of time, cheques gone missing in the mail, people forgetting to come - seemingly the September lunch is always like that but I was in a regular tizzy!

   Fortunately there were enough meals for everyone who showed up - 121. It was quite delicious, Greek salad, roast beef, horseradish and a variety of vegetables, and apple crumble for dessert. I will just have soup and a sandwich for dinner tonight!

   We had an Executive meeting first which made for a very long day - it started at 9:30 (nothing much of import discussed), straight to lunch after it adjourned, and home by 3:00 for a nap. Then a little bit of light gardening as it was a beautifully sunny and warm afternoon. That is one way to fill a day!

Lots of Tomatoes

    I have been picking a few tomatoes at a time from the Green Zebra plant and today I had accumulated enough to make a batch of chutney. The tomatoes are quite green inside but are ripe and worked out well in the chutney.

The Green Zebra is the one on the right.

   The chutney was very easy - just onions, tomatoes, raisins, brown sugar and malt vinegar. The pound of tomatoes made just one jar but I will keep making a jar at a time as long as the tomatoes keep ripening. I am still getting lots of tomatoes off the other plants for eating.

Trip to Port Colborne

   Managed to crawl out of my sick bed yesterday and make it to the pick up point in time for the trip to Port Colborne. I slept for part of the journey so was somewhat rejuvinated by the time we arrived. We had a chance to stretch our legs and wander along the Port Promenade before lunch.

   Port Colborne is on the shores of Lake Erie at the southern end of the Welland Canal. It was once an important city but time has passed it by as Lake travel has declined in importance. We browsed some of the stores along the Port Promenade then had lunch at the Canalside Restaurant. 

    The purpose of our trip was to see a Norm Foster play at the local theatre. He is quite a prolific playwright, originally from Toronto but a Nova Scotian by choice, hence the name of this production - `Lunenburg`. The theatre was quite a small intimate venue so we were ùp close and personal`with the cast. A very amusing, often rollicking, script with lots of laughs and a few serious moments. Thoroughly enjoyed by all. 

    Slept again on the way home (thank you bus driver) and am continuing to improve. I tried a game of tennis this morning but didn`t last long so I will need a restful weekend to fully mend.