Bounty from my hair cutter. She and I have traded garden info and produce for so many years now. I have dropped off shopping bags full of tomatoes and red bell peppers (in late September). Seeds. All manner of exchanges over the years. Today she gifted me with my favorite tomatoes- I introduced her to them years ago. And some very tender young zucchini. Which I will slice thinly and cook quickly over high heat. And eat about 2 seconds after I remove them from the pan. The only recipe left over from the strange food allergy diet adventure of years ago. The banana muffins that had the mouth feel of beach sand was the second favorite. The sludge that was fruit and vegetable smoothies - murky like pond scrum- not so much- though by the second and third week- they seemed okay.. Raw beets and blueberries. I learned I wasn't allergic to any food-- just soy.
And I learned to buy things with five or less ingredients. And all of the five or less should be food not chemicals. Enlightening. I still spend MOST of my time in the grocery reading content labels and putting food back on the shelves.
She offered me the grocery bag full of zucchini for pickles. I told her my pickle days were behind me. The heat from the HUGE canning pot of boiling water and all the MASSIVE dish washing before, after and during......it was painfully difficult work. There was little to zero joy left in the process.
I think this is going to be the most difficult part of growing old. Letting go of work that used to bring JOY.
There was another ball of pizza dough in the freezer but the football game isn't until the weekend. Both the Patriots and the Giants had to run laps in the heat because of bad behavior and fighting on the field yesterday. Should be an excellent game. Boston and New York.........yep.
Well. My hair is actually SILVER not WHITE. Another customer actually has white--we compared. Silver like my paternal grandfather. Well, I am covered in tiny bits of hair and need a shower. so, until tomorrow have a great day.
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