It was a year ago on this date

...that I brought home a little girl dog someone had left tied to the front door of my vet's office. Like most pups, she's been sometimes naughty, sometimes a trial, and most always a joy. Happy Anniversary, Gaby. The King and I hope for many, many more.

Signs of summer's end

My late summer allergies are kicking up...fall clothing catalogs...the lawn has lost its emerald green *oomph*...acorn remains raining down from the oak trees, courtesy of the squirrels...that certain sensation on coolish mornings...the occasional overfly of ducks in a V-formation...back-to-school ads.

It went by so fast.

Hah

Drove to the nice chain grocery store a few towns over in the hope that the bakery would have some of my favorite whole grain rolls in stock. They didn't, but I settled for some crusty French bread rolls that smelled great and proved tasty.

I also checked out the produce section, which is pretty nice. They feature a lot of local and organic produce, including, ahem, heirloom tomatoes, a few of which were pretty gnarled and cracked and colored a rather familiar shade of wine red. If they weren't Black Crim, I would be surprised. $1.79/lb.

There were only a few, though. Not enough to make a batch of sauce.

Hah

Drove to the nice chain grocery store a few towns over in the hope that the bakery would have some of my favorite whole grain rolls in stock. They didn't, but I settled for some crusty French bread rolls that smelled great and proved tasty.

I also checked out the produce section, which is pretty nice. They feature a lot of local and organic produce, including, ahem, heirloom tomatoes, a few of which were pretty gnarled and cracked and colored a rather familiar shade of wine red. If they weren't Black Crim, I would be surprised. $1.79/lb.

There were only a few, though. Not enough to make a batch of sauce.