Author: thecapeblog

Joe Pye Weed, through the window.

Summer colors.

We spotted a male oriole and a hummer feeding this morning.

Wish I had some pix.

The hibiscus have started!

Tried out a great recipe for peaches, tomatoes, red onion, basil and burrata in a balsamic dressing. Poached eggs over sauteed zuccini and red onion.

We spent about an hour yesterday at the anti-illegal/pro-legal immigration demonstration at the Bourne rotary.

It took us an hour to get to Hyannis for the POPS setup, only to discover that a) they didn’t need us and b) we wouldn’t have been allowed to bring real chairs to the event, making it impossible for Ron to attend.

We had great sandwiches at Lambert’s and a pretty ride home through Centerville with a stop at 4C’s and Osterville.

I did some bush and tree pruning in the back.

Gave up on the wireless mice and picked up a wired one at Staples. Life is good.

Did the lawn today, front and back. Raised the mower up to 4 inches in the back.

Ron has been busy resupplying the bird feeders.

Got some plant stakes from Mahoney’s. Need a few more.

Watered front gardens yesterday and and back gardens today.

We made our weekly visit to the Osterville Farmer’s Market to see James. Picked up cheese, Finnish bread and produce.

I miss Carolyn. So many good memories of the summer we worked together at DelRay.

I miss Nonna, especially when I’m in the garden. Her advice would have been priceless.

Summer is a downer on Cape Cod if you’re living on a budget and not a tourist.

This year, we’ve been making an effort, both of us, to get ourselves financially stable. It’s easy in some ways – any activity that involves expense pretty much gets passed by. We’ve found free music, though, and even a beautiful free beach. We have tans from working outside. Even having our little vegetable garden helps: organic produce is expensive at the farmer’s markets. We’ve been eating heirloom tomatoes, squash and cukes. Want to enlarge the garden next year.

This week, Ron and I made each other a commitment to exercise every day, starting at 15 minutes and building up to an hour by adding five minutes a week.

We started with a walk around the neighborhood last evening and caught up with Tony and his little pal Charlie, who went nuts over Ron.

I had two check-ups this week, both went well. Told both docs how much I appreciated their good work this summer.

We brought a truckload of wood that Ron hacked from a downed tree to the transfer station on Monday, and I cleaned up some more this morning. Thank goodness for Mike and Tim!

Went to the gym at Sea Mist. 20 minutes on the treadmill for me. Ron did the stationary bike. We went for a dip afterward but were cut short by rain and thunder.

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Good day today. Did some work for Jim, had a good check-in with the cardiologist, paid bills, weeded a garden at Highfield (half a trash bag full of biomass), picked up some used veggies at Jack in the Beanstalk.

Ron made a great lunch – tuna with celery and some of Laura’s relish – and buffalo burgers for supper, which we consumed with steamed asparagus, beet greens and roasted beets from Jack in the Beanstalk.

Even though cooking is sometimes a drag, I really love it when we eat at home.

This is the group that played a mean “Bella Ciao” at Connecting for Change 2012.

Between changing sheets and transfer station run (Ron loaded all of ours), I was able finally to cook the rhubarb and strawberries for sauce and crisp and boil the corn from last Tuesday’s organic farmers market.

We got a little more rain yesterday. Picked a few tomatoes.

It’s Saturday, but it sure felt like Sunday.

Rain started this morning and has continued off and on.

Ron and I went to the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford for Wepecket Record’s annual barbecue and blues concert featuring Sherman Lee Dillon and some terrific sidemen. As someone perched on “our” sofa said, it was as comfortable as sitting in your living room on a rainy day.