The Week That Was

apples which have fallen from my in-laws' apple trees

We have been away for about a week. Then when we came back, we had some friends over, plus I had some personal stuff to attend to. Result: this blog hasn’t been updated for quite some time (once more… *apologetic grin*). But it’s good to get away from the usual routine from time to time --- and just wake up late, eat, take short walks or naps, or just lie down and read *giggles*. But of course, once you get back home, there are a number of household chores and personal errands you have to do. Oh well… the important thing is we were able to get a change of environment and routine, even for a short period.

And thanks to my in-laws whom we visited last week, we now have our third batch of lettuce to plant. The seedlings are ready to be re-planted, meaning, we were able to save a few weeks of waiting (seeds take time to grow, especially with the lukewarm-rainy summer we are having). We also have a few parsley and celery to go with them. We also got the chance to eat vegetables freshly-picked from their garden --- aside from lettuce, we had wax beans, green peas, potatoes, carrots… even onions are from their garden. And for dessert, I had raspberries (too bad there weren’t many strawberries left).

Now that we’re back, I guess I will be able to update this site regularly… well, that is, if my tasks here wouldn’t keep me too occupied. I hope so, because for about two months now, I have been slack in posting. But hey, “summer” only comes once in a year (even if it isn’t always sunny, at least the temperature is not freezing) so we try to spend some time outdoors, even just in our garden. And speaking of gardens, with autumn just around the corner, there will be a lot of things to do --- clean used pots and utensils, rake dried leaves, protect non-hardy plants from the coming winter cold, etc. Oh well, I’ll just do my best in writing a new entry every chance I get *cross fingers*.