Today was spent running my own errands plus doing some shopping for a couple of friends. I found fruit on sale I couldn't resist - a box of 18 Ataulfo mangos for $4; even splitting the box with my ex that's a lot of mangoes to eat this week. I'm having friends over for lunch on Sunday so there will probably be fruit on the menu!

The garden is progressing, there are nice sized potatoes in that part of the garden (they pop out of the soil as they grow and you have to push soil or mulch over them to keep the sun off or they turn green, and that green part supposedly can make you ill.) The front yard is looking nice after all of the work, and tomorrow the back yard will get the same attention. I spent some time yesterday pulling out a type of grass called Foxtail Weed that has seed heads that can cause the dogs problems - several years ago Zeke needed surgery because he had a couple embedded in his foot. At the time I didn't know which type of grass was the culprit (there are lots of things growing wild in the back). Now I do and I noticed them so pulled them all out by hand and they're in the trash. No putting these in the compost where some might escape. I'll have to keep pulling these now that I know - there's a lot of it behind the back fence and will probably encroach from there.

I stopped at two Goodwill stores in search of sturdy arm chairs, the old library or courthouse type that are wooden and well-built. A friend's husband needs a chair that will let him stand by pushing himself up with the chair arms; he has a degenerative neurological disorder that is like Alzheimers but not, and he can't just stand up like one would do normally. I found no chairs, but there were a few other things that caught my eye, such as the perfect griddle for lefse and tortillas, a newer version of one I bought at Goodwill a few years ago, with a better non-stick finish. The old pan is in the donation bin.

Memorial Day weekend. Friends over on Sunday, but other than that, a quiet time spent at home (with a few trips to a neighborhood north of me, where I am feeding a friend's cats now through Sunday.)