WET, RED, HEALING

Finally got some much-needed rain this week --- so heavy you could hardly see the manure pile at the corner! But then the glorious sunrises light up the dawn this time of year. A tree frog has been squatting on Pat's comfy deck chair; guess who's been bumped to an old plastic one? My bike is still in the shop but there's no hurry these days. Pat goes dumpster diving for yesterday's newspaper when we're in town. Nothing too dramatic/traumatic in that paragraph...

The sun/sun/rain combo of the summer has yielded the best veggie crop in our garden's history. A tomato tsunami, bucket of beans, pail of potatoes. There's even a red trifecta of fresh tomato, strawberry, and late blooming rose!

OK, OK. My recovery is coming along well, day 24 post-op. I had a follow-up with the local doc who thought all was normal. I still have that prickly sensation in my chestbone but the incisions are calming down. My birthday this week was a lot of fun with combo cards of Get Well + Happy Bday, and a plaid-clad portrait. The only mystery in the week is ---- what's the main ingredient in LEAK soup??