Well Wednesday was a bit overcast but eventually the sun broke through and it became hot in the sun light, yeow. Thankfully the humidity wasn't bad or we would have had the a/c on after having the heat on all last week. It reached the low 80's by late afternoon. We were having some old friends whose family lived across from us for years over for supper, so the afternoon was cleaning house and getting ready for them around 5'ish.
I started the day much the usual with a before 6 'ish roll out to a cup of hot green tea laced with turmeric while I posted this ramble and then spent a few quiet moments with my Creator in thanksgiving and lifting up several by name. All is well with those I usually mention except all are in advanced stages of old age and they are in the cold belt, however it did get above the freezing mark for a change as the cold has moved back to the north but another front is supposed to move into their area.
I headed out for the Rec a little before 8 on my bike for some two hours of pickle ball play and left with a wet shirt around 10'ish. We had a couple back from Canada who had been snowed in since before Christmas with snow piles so high it was over their roof tops and brutally cold with minus temps in the double digits. They finally got out two days ago and are basking in this warm weather. We had a large crowd minus a couple regulars but the play was continuous for me as winners split after each match. I headed home to work in the garden and hand water it until lunch time.
After lunch I ran some errands to Sam's Club and Home Depot for some new lettuce seeds. They didn't have any seedlings yet so I will sow new seeds as my Bibb and Romaine are through. I still have lots of Black Seeded Simpson and red leaf lettuces and will compliment them with kale and Swiss chard in salads. Speaking of Swiss chard I harvested an arm load for our supper with Toni and Mark as it cooks down like fresh spinach and I must say it was absolutely delicious. We simmer it with nothing but a little water and everyone raved about the flavor; but it takes a lot to make a side dish of which we all loved. I grilled bone in pork chops and Nancy had oven taters and corn with brownies as dessert. I actually had a brownie for a change which was quite tasty.
After the cleanup we settled into a couple games of Smart Ass and then into a card game called Golf. It was going on 10'ish when they finally left and it was getting close to my bedtime. It wasn't long after a hot shower that I was ready for some horizontal lab, LATER
