Another gorgeous morning in Stockton - our rain has fled for the rest of the month and May starts the dry season.  Supposed to be in the 90&#39;s by the weekend.  <br />
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When I was out yesterday a.m., noticed that one of the tomato plants has a golfball size tomato on it and the peas have starte dto blossom.  Had to stake both up as the rain knocked them over.  Our garden may be over and done with before we leave for England this summer...<br />
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Went over the John&#39;s yesterday to demo the bases for his team and they worked beautifully.  We decided upon that a heaping teaspoon of dry ice made as much fog as would necessary for the delievery of the plate.  Now it&#39;s on to risers for the other four dishes...  They have two more weekend to practice before the event.  It would be great if they would get the posters out prior to the event, but maybe that&#39;s just crazy talk.<br />
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Have to take the bottles over to recycling today - always a favorite task and go to the shed to pick up a sheet of styrofoam.  Hope to cut it down for the risers.  I&#39;m hoping to meet with john today to decide upon shapes, heights and colors.  <br />
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Yesterday Chris wistfully noted that I hadn&#39;t done any quilting in awhile - have to teach the boy how to quilt on of these days.  He&#39;s causaully mentioning that napkins would be nice to go with the runner I made last year...what is it about guy that makes them always want to see you busy?  <br />
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Made a provencal veggiesoup for dinner last night and gave half of it to John and Irene for dinner.  Also tried a new recipe for mango-raspberry crumble, which turned out really good.  I ued a combination of tropical fruits (mango, papaya, and passionfruit) and replaced the raspberries with blueberries since we have cartons of them.   The Brittos gve the soup and dessert thumbs up - which is always a relief when feeding a chef&#33;<br />
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Have anyone seen &quot;Flushed Away&quot;?    Way too funny for words from the singing slugs to the multitude of nods to various movies.  The humor is wicked&#33;  Much better than the &quot;Dinotopia&quot; series that we got roped into later in the day.<br />
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Dinner tonight is curried lamb chops with minted cous cous. Something fast and easy as we both have meetings tonight. <br />
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Shari - we were raised with a New England work ethic.  If you aren&#39;t working, you&#39;re sleeping.  For me, staying busy isn&#39;t an option, it&#39;s an obligation I have to life.<br />
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Mary Lou - is Jim enjoying his job?  Have you gotten used to the new hours yet?  <br />
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Maria - let us know how the MRIs went.<br />
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To everyone else. have a grand (and safe) day.<br />
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Charlie