The tree in the center of our deck bears apples. A little sour as "eaters," they evidently are very good "bakers." Guess we'll be testing Elizabeth's apple pie skillz this fall...
The tree is full of fruit and every so often one will fall during the night, accounting for that alarming, popping noise we were puzzled by until we discovered it's origin.
As the great meals continue I kind of wish that I'd been documenting some of the finished products, as they've been as good to look at as they've been to eat. For example this entry from a few nights ago – Salmon on a bed of French Green Lentils:
In the "Hey, this wasn't in the brochure!" department, its official: I am now living with a cat that has diabetes and requires constant care. Fortunately it really isn't as bad as it sounds. It does mean two shots a day, of course, but ironically the shots aren't as difficult to administer as the oral antibiotics we gave her when we thought her troubles were caused by a pancreatic infection. And if giving her two injections a day improves her health and well being, then it's well worth it. I have to wonder, though, that if anywhere in the Match.com profile it had read "... also includes old, diabetic cat..." – would I have responded? To be fair I have to admit that I did purposefully omit "... is a chess playing nerd with many smelly pairs of running shoes..." from my profile. (oh, and Elizabeth just added "or a picture of your kitchen and bathroom in your old place!") Uh-oh...
And finally I wanted to recognize some of the other cute creatures in our Mill Valley area. Seems the deer and birds get all of the attention. However there are more spiders here than just about anywhere I've ever been. Almost entirely harmless and mostly out at night, some are quite interesting to observe. (Elizabeth is sure to dispute me on this point.) We don't mind them, so long as they are outside or, if inside, they're nesting quietly in a corner and not prowling quickly about the ceiling. Here's an outdoor guy.
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Errr, spiders?!!? And, they are allowed to nest in corners? In the house? Perhaps I'd better re-think visiting. Did you intentionally include that to make certain that you don't have to worry about a visit from Mom? - - - The Salmon/Lentil dish looks absolutely delish! - - - Have you considered drying the apples? Those look like they would dry well & be wonderful for pies during the winter. Is Elizabeth familiar with 'Fried Pies'? - - - I am enjoying your blog immensely. //csb
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