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There must be a farmer's market near here - I should definitely seek it out.

Isn't it amazing how dogs can bounce back after losing a tooth (or even multiple teeth)? The lure of food!

Yum! Love sugar snap peas. I'm going to get fresh veggies at the Farmer's Market on Saturday!

I do the same! If I hold my hand in front of his mouth after Justice takes it in, he rushes to swallow it so I won't change my mind LOL.

No weight today. I was up and at em before 5:00 this morning and didn't even think about the scale until I hopped in the shower (after breakfast).

Lead Bible Study this morning and have been doing Facebook Market place since I got home, meeting with people that purchased something, answering messages regarding sales and posting more crap to sell! I'm actually amazed at how quickly the stuff sells (I have it priced to sell). It is probably worth the time and effort it takes instead of donating or tossing which is what I usually do!

We had our crab legs last night. Quite good. I think I'll make some sort of Mexican bowl tonight. I should be speaking fluent Spanish with as much Mexican as I consume. If only it worked that way! Besides seafood, it is what tastes the best to me!

DSD and hubby will be here for the weekend. I think I might have mentioned that already though!

So glad you got the fence up for Justice. I bet he loves being a free range dog now. Your new go to restaurant sounds wonderful and she seems like she has a good business model! You and DH really do have a revolving door with guests. We only get immediate family here and not very often at that. Do eat more! Today is a hungry day for me and I feel like I'm eating everything in sight including the not so healthy stuff.

DD, you are a VERY generous host. Allowing a friend to stay 4 weeks is way more than I would offer. My own kids would be lucky to be able to stay that long! I hope your BFF can figure out more permanent housing while she helps take care of her son and grandkids. You have a very big heart!

Sounds like Caroline's is now your go to restaurant. It's nice to have a few in your back pocket like that.

I'm back from my work out, and pleasantly tired. It truly feels good. I've pushed my work out time back a bit, because it was actually kind of crowded at 10am. If I wait until 11am, it's better. And it's not a problem, because I can just do other morning tasks like empty the dishwasher, or start some laundry, or water the flowers before I go instead of after. Although watering the flowers hasn't been a task to worry about lately.

Today is NOT raining! Hooray! It's partly cloudy and the sun shows it's face off and on. It's in the mid 80s, but so humid. I think the dewpoint is 70, so very much like Florida. I believe we'll get a break from the humidity this weekend.

It's quiet in the house right now, blissfully quiet. BFF's grandchildren are back with their mother, and BFF and her son are at work. BFF is planning on staying in Minnesota indefinitely to help her son take care of his children. She bought a 2 bedroom condo for him to live in, and he will pay her back with monthly payments. She put it in her name, so she retains it as a retirement investment. DH asked him, where will your Mom sleep? He looked surprised. So I fear we will need to have another talk pretty soon about staying with us. When BFF first left her husband she would come with little warning, and camp out at our house for 2 months at a time. It wasn't such a problem, because we were coming and going constantly with the our kid's activities, and I was cooking dinner every night regardless etc. But once we became empty nesters, I told her the visits had to be limited to 4 weeks (which I think is very generous). Right now, it's crisis time, but BFF cannot live here once things settle down so she can drive over to the condo she owns to take care of her grandkids. Something to address in the coming weeks.

Yesterday, in between downpours, DH and I went to the farmer's market. I bought the most beautiful bouquet for $15. it's so pretty, and I feel good knowing the cash went directly to a grower. Also bought some green beans and cucumbers, which will be delicious, but not as pretty as flowers. : )

If it has really stopped raining for a few days, we are going to go to St. Paul to listen to some music. The concert series is called Lowertown Sounds (Lowertown is the neighborhood where they are held, where we go for coffee is West 7th. I love all these names that make littel cities within a city) and they book some well known local groups that I would gladly pay to hear in the clubs around town. When the weather is good, there's not a better way to spend a Thursday evening.