scifiknitter

Yesterday, on the thirtieth day of July, was the third event in a year of zeros for us. Earlier in the year, Robert had one of those big zero birthdays. Then, we passed the milestone of thirty years of living in this particular place in May. Yesterday our daughter turned twenty. Ana and I began the celebration with a whirlwind trip to Rochester to visit my mother. This was our birthday gift to my mom, and included a luxury lunch at Shiki, a wonderful Japanese restaurant in my mother's neighborhood. Ana had her favorite, sushi. All this for less than $11! Mom and I had bento boxes. Mine was grilled mackerel, Mom's was tempura shrimp and veggies. We also made the round of good will shops, where we found some bargains, and the One World shop, a fair trade import store where I found a cookbook that I am very excited about - Simply in Season , commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee. This book is divided by the seasons, and features recipes with relatively short ingredient l...