We had a lovely day on Wednesday – there was some sunshine. Saturday, also, we had a bit of sunshine along with a brisk, fresh westerly breeze. The rest of the week it’s been cloudy and dull for the most part. What makes this spell of less than wonderful weather doubly depressing is that Friday, as I’m sure you know, was the Summer Solstice and the days are now getting shorter. It’s all downhill from here! I sure hope this Daylight Savings thing that’s going on will pay us back with interest in the autumn because we haven’t seen our share of sunshine this summer so far and we’ve been woefully lacking any decent temperatures. Continue reading “23 June 2013”
23 June 2013 – Amusements
Becky had prepared a pasta dish for a dinner party she was giving. In her haste, however, she forgot to refrigerate the spaghetti sauce, and it sat on the counter all day. She was worried about spoilage, but it was too late to cook up another batch so she called the local Poison Control Center and voiced her concern. They advised to just boil the sauce again and it should be fine.
That night the phone rang during dinner, and one of the guests volunteered to answer it. Becky’s face dropped as the guest called out through the silenced crowd, “It’s the Poison Control Center. They want to know how the spaghetti sauce turned out.” Continue reading “23 June 2013 – Amusements”