Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Third Anniversary

Three years ago I married this person at the Church of St. Mary in Lake Forest:

And I was really jazzed about it:

And today, I still am. 

Straightforward, unambiguous, full throttle love. We're all in.

Geoff, I thought about posting a poem about love for you. Then I thought about you raising your eyebrows and saying, "Hmm. A poem."

So here's a joke instead. 

Happy Anniversary!


A newly married couple decides to honeymoon at the Watergate Hotel in Washington. The bride is concerned and asks, "What if the place is still bugged?"

The groom says, "I'll look for a bug." He looks behind the drapes, behind the pictures, under the rug. Finally, he says, "a-ha!" Under the rug was a disc with four screws. He gets his Swiss army knife, unscrews the screws, throws them and the disc out the window.

The next morning, the hotel manager nervously asks the newlyweds, "How was your room? How was the service? How was your stay at the Watergate Hotel? Was everything alright?"

The groom says, "It was fine. Why are you asking me all of these questions?"

The hotel manager says, "Well, the couple in the room under you complained -- the chandelier fell on them."

Sunday, September 7, 2014

2014 Garden Report

Garden Report
2014

Sunflower seeds planted: 250
Sunflowers: 3
Sunflower seeds enjoyed by neighborhood animals: 247

Strawberries: Purchased from Lake Bluff Garden Club Garden Market
Planted in partial shade (dumb)
Strawberries: 4

Lavender: Purchased from Home Depot
Going strong, has plenty of room to grow (see: Sunflowers)

Basil: Dead

Watermelon: Dead

Bachelors Buttons: Dead

Black Beauty Zucchini, grown lovingly from seed in my basement starting in April
Zucchini blossoms: 100
Actual Zucchini: 4
(What am I doing wrong?)

Tomatoes, grown even more lovingly from seed by my Master Gardener mother
--Better Boy, Big Beef--
Tomatoes galore. Caprese salad every day. Tomato sandwiches.  Salted tomato slices for snack. We're starting to take on a slightly pinkish hue from eating all of these tomatoes.



I find myself rearranging the tomato bowl every day, bringing the ripe ones to the top.

Monday, September 1, 2014