Sat 25 Aug

Hard to get up to leave at 7:30 for the Farmer's Market, but we've managed. Had a very nice visit with Laura yesterday evening, picking her up at the airport and dinner at Ale Asylum. She is staying at Caitlyn and Brandon's while they are away, cat-sitting for her keep. Cloudy, damp day to walk to the Farmer's Market. If it doesn't clear more, I won't be hanging the laundry outside today. The duck egg man had made a delicious strawberry salad and was giving out portions with his homemade dressing. It was a lovely way to start the day. My, what a difference when the eggs are really fresh to make hard boiled eggs! Interesting. Just had another door-to-door solicitor, a young man in shirt and tie with a card advertising "free" cleaning services and several names and other information scribbled hodgepodge on the back in different scripts. He was excessively enthusiastic to the point of appearing stoned, much like another well-dressed young man who came by trying to sell vacuums a couple of weeks age. I went for a walk after he left, locking the house up this time, and as I was on the return lap, I encountered the young man in a conversation with a police officer who had obviously stopped him and appeared to be questioning him about where he has recently been. Wonder if there were complaints? Food: 8:00 am Small strawberry pecan onion salad w/homemade strawberry vinaigrette 8:30 am Apple tart, 102 g blackberries, coffee 12:50 pm 2 hard boiled eggs, med pear 2:30 pm 4 thin almond crisp cookies 4:30 pm Few mini Bretons w/cheddar cheese spread Exercise: 7:30-8:20 am Walk to Farmer's Market and back