UMTravels

Puttering around the house all day. Groceries from Safeway. Where did the day go — oh yeah, that’s right I was doing SOB work this morning. Afternoon of reading, writing Steve in the can, mailing out articles to Chris and Curt — and visiting Chris to pick up packages — and yet more books for my unread stack. Maye I should spent my Breitenbush time catching up on reading by the water hole with a glass of white wine in my hand…. sounds delightful.

Made some fresh bread for dinner — tried cutting my usual recipe in half — the answer might be a three quarter batch — though I’m not sure how you get 1.75 eggs into a recipe… guess it would be 2 eggs, and less water. Yummy, even richer bread. Caesar salad, and a side of marinated organic heirloom tomatoes, and some lovely ribs off the grill. It’s nice to have Jameson here to spoil (and thereby spoiling myself as well).

Breaking Stove News!

Maybe it was karma that we put in the range hood one day — and getting a call from Seattle Appliance the next day that they have the last of my parts in. Tuesday from 10-2. They wanted Wednesday, but that’s when I’m leaving for Breitenbush — with what I’ve paid them already, I’m glad they are working with me on this. Below is today’s picture — the new range hood.

Breaking Helene News!

Well, no trip to Lopez on Monday/Tuesday before Breitenbush. I’m taking Tokyo Dave to the airport on Monday morning, and then swinging north to pick up Helene so that she can “land” in Canada before her September 11 deadline. Ironic isn’t it that that’s the day she was assigned. I was lobbying for her landing on July 4th — or the anniversary of her first visit to the Northwest. Anyway, the plan is “land” — i.e. stop, get the visa stamped, turn in the excel spreadsheet of goods that she will be importing and continue on to Vancouver for lunch, then head back. We won’t even be there long enough to qualify to have duty free!

Breaking Jameson News!

He’s not coming home for dinner — got invited to the Blue Moon by his teammates, and is feeling he should be social at some point this summer — he still has a month to go.

Better get the BBQ going then.