Rainy Days and Mondays (and Tuesday, too)

It rained fairly hard on Tuesday afternoon, but when I checked the rain gauge after work, there was only about 1/4 inch of water in it.

I immediately started making both a pasta salad and a potato salad to take to the Lake. The pasta salad I made in the usual way, except this time, I did a smaller dice on the cucumbers and green peppers and substituted fresh chives from my herb garden for the green onions.

I peeled and diced up two pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes and cooked them until fork tender. After I drained them, I spread them on a half sheet pan and dressed them with two tablespoons of dill pickle brine mixed with one tablespoon of yellow mustard. I put the tray into the fridge to cool the potatoes down for about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, I diced up dill pickles until I had about 1/4 cup and put them (along with another tablespoon of pickle juice in a bowl. To that I added 1/2 of a Vidalia onion (diced fine), one rib of celery (fine-diced) some salt and black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of celery seed, 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and 1/4 cup of sour cream. I mixed all that together and then folded in the potatoes. I covered it and stuck it in the fridge.

I made a double batch of the pasta salad and ate what wouldn’t fit in my big bowl for my dinner.

I watched some taped shows and went to bed around midnight. I woke up wide awake around 1:30 AM and could not fall back asleep!

I finally did fall asleep around 7:30 AM. My brother Jim woke me up just after noon to tell me that the realtor was coming to the cottage with three separate people starting at 4:00 PM. I tried both Dave and Melissa’s cell phone number, but just left messages.

I decided it was now too late to go out there and still get back before rush hour. Melissa did call and I apologized for missing her.

Now I’ve got to eat pasta salad and potato salad for the next three or four days! And, oh yes, I didn’t get my garbage out to the road in time, so I’ll have to hang on to it for another week, too.

I did manage to get out and cut the front lawn, so the day wasn’t a complete waste...