Treading time

I am just sitting around waiting. Since I have retired I have learned to hate week ends and holidays. It seems that if something breaks it is on a weekend and or holiday and you can't get it fixed. Although this week end I got it done. My phone decided it didn't want to work today. The track ball would go up, right and left but not down. If I wanted to find a number I had to type in the whole name. Mary and her friend Millie were doing a rapid trip from Portland to Golden Colorado. Over a very windy mountain road and I couldn't be sure my phone would work. I did finely get it fixed after spending two hours with Sprint tech. service and then waiting another hour for the local technician to return from a trip to Redmond.

Mary got back to Golden safe and sound. Thanks Millie.

The photo above is my herb garden. I have always had a herb garden. I just didn't have to use them. Now that I am chief cook and bottle washer I am learning how to use them. I have Chives, Sweet Basil and Parley. I have used them all. I am a little concerned about the Chives they don't seem to be growing very well. Basil is a weed. I bought it in Colorado and the way it is growing I may have to use a machete to prune it.


For dinner tonight I fixed a salad of Tomato, Sweet Basil and Trader Joe's Mozzarella cheese. With olive Oil and Balsam vinegar dressing. Two Chicken and Artichoke Heart sausages, covered with sautéed Zucchini, tomato's and Mushrooms. Unfortunately I didn't have any shredded Parmesan to put on it. The wine was a rare bottle of Charles Shaw Pinot Grigio. The meal was very good and healthy. In the morning I am going to have blood test early as I forgot them last week. Then take the coach in for it's five hundred dollar service. Then on to Wilsonville to have an automatic HDTV satellite installed. Will spend time in the valley with friends and family. Before heading to Denver and New Mexico. My refrigerator is full of licorice for Mary and Delaney, Ruby Red for Kris and nuts for Steve. I hope to pick black berries to take South with me while in the valley.