Today I was able to walk to A’s and garden much of the day, it being in the high 40s.  Besides, the kids began their vacation this afternoon, so naturally E took over the kitchen and I was “banned”!  It was worth it, though, because they/he made a fabulous tiramisu from scratch, including the lady fingers.  Avdi made a wonderful Tuscan bean soup.

In the garden I continued to remove the old cardboard and cultivate the rest of the empty spaces.  Pretty soon it will start to look like an actual winter veg garden.  Then I trimmed and cleaned up the herb bed and labeled it, so it looks like an herb garden again and not a jungle.

In the house, I always manage to find jobs to do, but I’m running low on ideas!  Then I just hang out with S, while everyone else is coming and going, and serve dinner.  Joyce came by tonight with an Italian bread to go with the soup, so we had a chance to catch up a little.  Then Jess, Avdi, and Y showed up, and S got all excited and hyper with all the people to rope in and show off to.  It would have been party-like, if everyone wasn’t so worn out.  I admitted to Jess on the drive home how I sometimes look forward to my quiet apartment.