Bounty

From the farmers' market. Chatted with a few folks, and the guy who sold me the tomatoes gave me the little one for free with the others. They've been at the new location for three years now, and this was the first time I'd ever gone, mainly because I didn't want to deal work Hamburg traffic, but it's off Pink Pigeon on the east side, so it's not like the main drag of Sir Barton Way, which is far busier and congested, at all. All the products are made or grown in Kentucky, which is a plus. In retrospect, I wish I'd gotten a bunch of the pink peonies that were $5. They were lovely, both in appearance and in scent.

Weekend plans

I just got home a little while ago after a good day at work, running some errands (including paying my rent and talking to the leasing agent about getting in to a more accessible apartment). I should have the day to myself tomorrow. We did the grocery shopping tonight and my friends are meeting their family for lunch, so I'm on my own then. My plans are:

1. Stop by the Bluegrass Farmers' Market for fresh veggies and/or fruit
2. Go to the Eagle Creek branch of the Lexington Public Library (across the street from the market) to pick up a book on hold and one other that's available
3. Go to the Tates Creek branch of the Lexington Public Library to pick up another book
4. Head over to Howard Curry Shoes to see if they can do anything with my swelling, super-wide feet in terms of sandals
5. Have lunch somewhere I don't normally go [decided not to and be fiscally responsible at home]
6. Read!
7. Pay a bill (must remember that it's due)
8. Finish the game notes, even though we're not playing Sunday (I'm over half-way finished!)
9. Watch something fun
10. Listen to music
11. Take out the trash and recyclables
12. Wash dishes
13. Play with the Atari
14. Water the plants, inside and out
15. Put water in the fish tanks
16. Generally do what I can to get the place ready for my upcoming surgery, although at least things are where they're supposed to be

Then, on Sunday:

1. Go over to my friends' house and help them clean
2. Do laundry
3. Take A over to my place and watch a Bette Davis movie called 'The Old Maid'
4. Generally visit with friends and have some fun
5. Watch the last episode of season 1 of 'Salem', as well as the second episode of season 2 of 'The Witches of East End'

I went to the Bluegrass Farmer's Market earlier

and for $14 I got a small watermelon, an ear of corn, an onion, three regular tomatoes, a pint of cherry tomatoes, a yellow zucchini, two regular ones, and a cucumber. I took some of the bounty over to my friends' house, and made them a dish of tomatoes, zucchini, and onions with cheese, and then under YKWIA's direction made some kale with onions and smoked paprika and some snap peas in butter and herbs. We had a lovely meal of various vegetables, and then A cleaned up afterwards and we had a nice visit.

Now I'm home and I need to do game notes before tomorrow but I'm not quite at the point where I feel like doing them this moment, even though it's nearly ten at night. I should have worked on them earlier today before going over to their house, I know. Oh, well. The good news is I have gotten snacks for the game already and so tomorrow I should be able to go over there and get right to work on the house, although with my knee A's going to have to help a great deal. But for now, I'm putting my leg up for about a half hour. The plan is NOT to go to sleep, and then work on the notes. But my knee and my feet are throbbing, so elevating them should help.

Things to do, things to do

I slept in a bit, and I have eaten breakfast and listened to some of the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 show, but now I have to buckle down. This weekend I should:

1. Take some items back to the library
2. Work on my résumé and check on some things for a couple of job applications
3. Work on the game notes
4. Garden if there's time--get the windowboxes out and ready to plant
5. Pick up some medicine for a friend's pet
6. Re-arrange some books and electronics for a friend
7. Watch "Midnight Offerings" with a friend

Tomorrow we're on for the game, so there will be house cleaning and game stuff to do. So a pretty full weekend is in the works. So I should go ahead and go shower and get ready. I'm going to try that green apple and ginger shampoo and conditioner. It smells lovely. And the weather is sunny for both today and tomorrow, and the temps should be in the 70s. Yay. Have a good day.