Last Dip in the Pool

    I was very hot and sweaty when I got home from tennis today so tested the water in the pool and decided it was good for a refreshing dip. Unfortunately only the surface inch had heated up; beneath that was frigid! I went in anyway, had a fast couple of lengths and felt all the better for it. 

   Dug up two potato plants and some Swiss Chard this afternoon. The harvest continues! 

I like the small potatoes boiled in their jackets with lots of butter but the big one I will peel and have mashed.

The Swiss Chard is for tonight's dinner, just boiled, chopped and seasoned with butter, pepper and a grating of parmesan cheese.

      We have had wonderful weather this whole week, up in the mid- to high 20's, but I won't be swimming again this year as the pool guys are coming to close the pool tomorrow. I hardly used it at all in September as the nights cooled off dramatically but it was lovely to get in today!

Still looking nice and blue. I will post a photo tomorrow of it covered.

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.