Sat 22 Sept

Home again, home again, good to be here. I love to travel but it's always nice to get back in the groove at home. Got some putting away and laundry to do today, and a longer visit to Grandma at PCH. Need to reimburse Leone for the check she wrote to get Grandma into PCH. Want badly to get in a good exercise session. Hung first load of wash out on the line, then Dad and I walked downtown to the Farmer's Market for some greengrocery. Stocked up on fresh winter squash, beets, ground cherries, lettuce, cabbage, and a loaf of Amish cranberry oatmeal bread which I certify makes delicious toast. We treated ourselves to a fresh hot veggie eggroll for me and a veggie spring roll for Dad while there. Stopped at the post office to pick up our accumulated mail because the substitute postal carrier missed delivering it today. The walk home with the large bin of mail for me and two heavy bags of produce for Dad was envigorating, to say the least. My arms are a little shaky in the aftermath. Planning to try making Vitamix whole apple sauce with some of the Galas today. Verdict: applesauce yummy! I just quartered and cored the unpeeled apples and threw them in. Used the tamper to mush them all down, added a little cinnamon and nutmeg, no water needed. My Alibris order of Bill Bryson books arrived while I was gone. I had no idea he would be so very entertaining. On opening the first book, it is difficult to put down. He is humorous and delightful. I am reading A Walk in the Woods, his version of thru-hiking the Appalachian trail. In a way, his humor reminds me of Aaron Alston. Roasted my farmer's market beets and a butternut squash for later use. Fresh corn on the grill with a couple small Aldi's filets as I had not thawed any other protein. Washed down with a Capitol Oktoberfest. Life is good. Food: 7:30 am 1/2 Guten Morgan coffee cake muffin, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 101 g raspberries, 2 c coffee 12:00 pm Veggie egg roll 1:00 pm 2 small slices cranberry oatmeal toast, 2 tsp soft margarine, 2 slices Jarlsberg Lite 1:45 pm 1 Gala apple 6:30 pm 12 oz Capitol Oktoberfest, 5 oz bacon-wrapped filet, 2/3 c roasted beets, small ear corn, 1/2 tsp olive oil, 12 oz skim milk Exercise: 11:50-1:00 pm Walk to and around Farmer's Market, to post office, and home