the humidity has mostly gone away (for now) and the temperature has been perfect.. rain, but that's okay..
saturday was a really great, lazy day... for me.. casey spent part of the morning raking away some of the gravel in the side yard, to make space for more grass... then he, ray and i went to the home center to buy sod and sand and fertilizer... ray and i went to the pet section while casey gathered some of those things.. (he didn't like the look of the sod so we went to another home center for that).. there were several kittens and puppies.. there were bunnies and ferrets and chipmunks.. and fish and crabs and turtles.. quite a selection.. casey said they had monkeys when they first opened...
after the home center we went to the grocery store.. i wanted to buy fruit for a fruit salad, guests were coming for brunch on sunday.. the quality of fruit is excellent, but the quantity/packaging is small and the price is high.. i love the grocery stores here.. even the marked down produce is fresh.. nicer than some of the fresh fruit and vegetables i often find at home.. you wouldn't find a squished or moldy berry hiding in the container, maybe that's why it's small containers of quality goods...
when the grass was laid down and the day was done, casey made a lovely fire in the pit/grill and we had wine and toasted marshmallows... the boys lit off some fireworks (sparklers and such).. they sell them everywhere here
some friends/coworkers of casey and chieko came over for brunch on sunday.. it was a feast.. there were 5 adults, 2 kids and 1 baby... more than enough food was prepared and consumed.. french toast (with real maple syrup), scrambled eggs, bacon (from america), homefries (potatoes from the garden) fruit salad, yogurt and of course.. mimosas
i wish i could still post pictures on this blog
the rest of the day was spent just hanging around.. lovely
my darlings are up now, gotta go
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