Busier week than usual

So much has happened, it's a wonder I've had time to watch the Daily Show and Colbert Nation. :)

Our farm share deliveries started this week. I have no pictures, but we received a whole bunch of veggies that were promptly put to good use. First, there was bok choy sauteed with garlic in olive oil, served with broiled chicken. That was me. Nothing fancy but tasty nonetheless. Then there was the casserole medley cooked up (ha ha) by the Good Mr. Dr. including kale, arugula (I think) turnips, and chicken (we have a lot of chicken in the house). For Sunday Morning Breakfast, it was huevos torteados with spinach and green onions. Hmm hmm good.

We also went and bought a composter. As soon as it stops raining I'll take a picture of it. The Good Mr. Dr. has read so much about composting that his head is about to explode. All I know is that I am supposed to shred paper. I'm happy those credit card applications are going to go to something useful. We also learned that we do have good soil, as evidenced by the existence of worms. It's been raining pretty much all week, which has been very good for the garden.
The black barrel in the bottom left is the composter. It will be located behind the pussy willow, once the space is cleared out. Everything is getting a bit wild, so we went to Sears to complete the ensemble of tools necessary to maintian the garden. So now we have two kinds of shovels, a variety of cutting devices (loppers, shears, saws, etc), and a pitch fork. The pitch fork is really for when we decide to join a mob and kill the monster.

We also got the official news from Simba's vet that she is likely an immortal, as long as she continues to get her thyroid medication. Here is her reaction to the news:

She then took a 2 hour nap, after which she sought out her toy koala and proceeded to systematically knock him down the stairs, one floor at a time.

My neighbor had rescued a litter of kittens on Monday. She tried her best to pawn one of them off on us, arguing that Simba needed a companion. After watching what Simba does to anything smaller than her, we had to decline for the safety of the new kittens. For those of you wondering, we managed to find all of them a good home.

The H's from Whittier sent the CD of pictures taken while they were visiting for the graduation. Here's the happy couple enjoying a bit of TVland kitsch in Salem, MA.


There are two on the CD that I particularly liked. Actually, there are three but I think I might suffer the consequences of putting up the one of the Good Mr. Dr. cooking breakfast without his knowledge.

This one is me in the processional during the ceremony. Yes, I was caught by surprise and almost swallowed my gum.

"Hi Mom!"

And this is my sister's plate that she ordered during the graduation dinner. We ate the leftovers from this for at least a week.

(Click on the image to see how big that plate really is.)

That's all on this end. Cross your fingers that we get some sunshine this week.