Last night I emptied the fridge of several containers of ripe non-perfect tomatoes to blanch, trim, peel, and puree. I'll make more marinara today to freeze.

For my birthday weekend I opened a bottle of red wine, but half of it has gone into jars in the freezer to use for cooking. A couple of glasses were nice, but an isolated event and I'm going to continue with a dry autumn on general principles. Some of that freezer wine will be spooned into today's sauce; coming from the freezer it has a sorbet consistency, easy to scoop without thawing.

The vaccinations were gentle this time, I have only a slight tenderness at the injection sites, no general body aches, etc.

I'm continuing to make headway as I clear surfaces through the kitchen dining area and the den. We had rain this week so I have to mop up a few muddy footprints.

This week coming up will see Charmion with the keys to the new house, right? Attacking the floors and then moving in. I hope it all goes smoothly! Dorothy, where are you these days? In town or at Beaver? Patty, what is growing in your yard, and did the water line/pump/septic/whatever systems all get sorted out? (Head's up - in the fall the tarantulas go walkabout, so give them a wide berth and they'll continue to be beneficial critters on your property.) Sandra, how are your hand/wrist/fingers?