July 5th

What a wonderful day! Went to church, farmer's market and bought a little box of rainier cherries to hold us through until we get a chance to go picking, hit the little used book store and made some nice finds (we will make this a usual stop after the market on Sundays from now on!) and came home to bake bread and finish straining the kefir for a cheese spread to take to the block party. What lovely neighbors we have! I am so pleased to have finally met them all, and we look forward to lots more neighborly activities in the future. Then, kids to bed, and mommy to apricot jam making! Daddy picked almost 3 kilos off our little tree in the backyard, which I halved, pitted, soaked, and am now stirring and skimming as they cook down. It smells quite delicious, I added a little cinnamon and chopped candied ginger, along with an obscene amount of sugar. Oh well. Also, I am listening to a bunch of old time radio mysteries from the 1940's and am completely enjoying my nostalgic evening in the kitchen. Will post pics later.