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I've just started getting my first summer tomatoes and my third sowing of arugula is almost ready to harvest. Also for some odd reason there are still a few fava beans coming to fruition. I thought they were a cool season crop only.

I never knew how much I enjoyed Swiss Chard until I started growing my own this season. I have been simply sauteing it with garlic, onions, and olive oil. Yummy.

Tonight for dinner I did a wild salmon in a lemon, shallot, caper and dill sauce. Side dish was farro with leeks, garlic, shallots and tomato sauce. Lastly a spinach salad with bleu cheese. Now I am watching a documentary called King Corn.

Looking forward to my upcoming trip to NYC. Lots of food, art and old friends on the itinerary. And of course a walk through the Cherry trees at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

I know I should have posted this the day after the election, but here it is now. Election night I was down at Grant Park at the Obama rally and I was filled with pride, joy, passion and hope. My faith has been restored. The night was a moment of sweet beauty, a coming together of so many peoples. I never thought I would bear...
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Celebrated by 42nd birthday with a night out at a fine Italian style pizzeria. You know the real deal, Neapolitan style thin crust pizza with the lightest of sauces and freshest of ingredients. And the gelato. Mama mia! Couldn't get much better than that.

I am steaming mad. Someone stole the catalytic converter from my little pick up truck. To get it the thieves took a sawzall and sawed clean through the pipe connecting my muffler to the exhaust system. What pricks!

I am so tired. I must go to bed. Yet I can't peel myself away from the lovely ladies of the PSW.

Although autumn has been here for a month and a half, it is only within the last two weeks that the weather has actually cooled and the trees have finally started to turn colors. I love fall. The locust trees which normally I find boring and scraggly look surprisingly beautiful in their soft golden yellow. The serviceberry which is one of my favorite native trees...
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I just saw the Beastie Boys live last night for the first time ever. Let me say that without hyperbole, it was the best live show I've seen in ages perhaps ever. Word.