Summer Food

Is there anything better?  This is a  large bag of tomatoes my work friend, B, brought me.  I will blog about B later.  He is quite a character.  He was born in Midwest, east of here and grew up in California.  Got so he did not feel he belonged there any longer...different ideology, sick of the taxes/expense, outgrew his friends, burnout career (sounds familiar) and wanted a change.   Picked out Midwest states to consider, sold his walnut orchard and moved east to the Midwest.  He bought a large piece of land out in the boonies an hour away from the city he and I work in.  Then, bought some more land...he now has 200 acres.  He lives alone with his 5 dogs.  He grows trees, chickens, ducks, apples and this year quite the garden.  More on B, I am sure - he is very entertaining.  My husband is so fond of him, that when I suggest dinners or visits out to his land, DH is all for it!

Last on Friday he brought me zucchini, yellow squash, heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn and cucumbers.  Today more today more tomatoes.  DH and I have really tried to focus on vegetables in the last week, we were getting a little sluggish and yucky feeling from the stress of the sale, move, closing and hotel adjustments.  His numbers at the doctor even showed our backslide into fast food.  So, for about a week we have eaten much veggies and  can already feel a difference. 

So, we are reveling in these yummies treats and enjoying our seasonal eating.  Tonight I am going to hot yoga and cannot wait.  Was so sick last week I did not go and I really miss it. 
Have a wonderful Tuesday. 

2 Corinthians 9:10  ESV
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

So Much for Down Day Feeling!

So usually golfing qualifies as a down day, at least it was recreation for a change!  We have been consumed with moving and caring for 2 houses last couple years (first world whine).  But darn was it hot yesterday!  We were just melting.  Sweat in our eyes, just humid.  Made me really fatigued and my game was bad.  But, I did enjoy being out.  Then humidity eased a bit and I did about half my normal walk.  I was listening to a good FBI crime mystery audio book by Med Gardiner "Into the Black Nowhere".  So, I forced myself.  I wanted to enjoy the book, encourage some grit and assist in the puffiness my bad eating has caused.  Then we ate cool summer food - egg salad, fruit and avocado.  I do enjoy summer eating!
Back to work today and then yoga tonight.  But I am really glad the last 2 weekends of moving are behind us!  DH has hand surgery tomorrow, so I will try to schedule my truck oil change late afternoon.  Have a great Tuesday!  Can't believe May is almost over.  The golf course showed some weird signs of heat, burned grass, moss on the ponds and we could even hear the locusts starting up.  It really seemed like late July/August out there - I hope this is not a portend for the rest of the summer.