today's post

oak leaf hydrangea

Pat killed a black widow spider that was hanging out under the hinge of our mailbox. We had noticed the tell tale crisscross messy looking web, but had seen no spider. A long spray of spider killer outed the culprit and she is no more.

Our trees are still not planted. The gal in charge of the project called yesterday and sounded terrible. We hope she gets well soon. In the meantime we water and put the trees back upright when the winds blow them over. (Often)

I made some cherry cobbler yesterday. Oh, yum. Our neighbor invited us to pick (sour) cherries from their tree. We picked about a quart. My goodness, that cobbler is good. And almost gone. We did share with Mom and Dad.

I had also made a gallon of cole slaw last week after the farmer's market. That, too, is gone. And good. Yep, shared with Mom and Dad.

And I keep forgetting to post the recipe for rhubarb bars. They were delicious, though their appearance was not too appetizing. They looked kind of like celery bars. I'll post the recipe tomorrow, because the farmer's market opens in ten minutes and I don't want to be late!

edited to add: Our tree lady just called. She has food poisoning! Poor thing. No tree planting today. Maybe tomorrow.