Makin' Hay While the Sun Shines

It was another hot, steamy day here in Michigan. It's supposed to stay like that until Sunday; the dog days of summer, I suppose.

When I got home after work, I treated the cats and changed into shorts and a tee-shirt. I relaxed on the couch for a bit and then went out to cut the front grass. Now, most of the front grass doesn't need it (it's the color of hay - remember, I'm not watering it this year) except where there is deep shade. So, I told myself I was "making hay."

When I had that done (with frequent water breaks), I took the push mower out back and went around the perimeter of the backyard (saves me from trimming). When I was cutting around the raised bed garden, I noticed a few of the tomatoes had ripened.

I put the mower away when I finished and moved onto watering the container gardens, filling the birdbath and the bird feeder. I ripped up the other package of sub buns (I'll never use them before they go bad) and scattered them under the feeder for the squirrels.

Then I went back to the garden and picked seven nice-sized ripe tomatoes. But, back inside (and into the blessed air conditioning) I notice three still had a bit of pink on them. Those I set on the kitchen window sill.

The others I cut into thick slices and put them on a big plate. I drizzled them with olive oil, seasoned them with salt and pepper and let them sit while I picked some fresh basil leaves. I rolled the basil leaves and cut them "chiffonade." I sprinkled them on top and went in to eat a nice light snack.

I talked to my friend B___ for a while about my weekend and then started to watch TV. About 9:00 PM, I began to get hungry, so I ate some leftovers. I never thought I would say this, but I am getting sick of shrimp salad sandwiches!

I went to sleep around 10:30 PM (which turned out to be a mistake).