working and playing

batman and i worked on a project on sunday afternoon.

i finished it up yesterday afternoon and installed it.

a netting frame to keep things away from the berries.

ellen has given me some mylar ribbon to add, 

to frighten the birdies and keep them from getting snared in the netting.

the pruning worked! look at these apples!

and here is one of the pears, lovingly planted and staked.

local food.

our friends from CT, mala and keshore, came up for the weekend.

and gretta was here.

we had a dinner party saturday night

with our friends ellen and don, too.

such flavors!

mala showed me how to roast an eggplant

 over the burner on the stove.

add red onion, spices and yogurt.

yum.

plantains, sweet potatoes and bok choy roasted under the broiler

and chicken on the grille.

fresh local mozzarella, sliced apple and 

chutney with cilantro layered on top of toasts, 

bubbled under the broiler for starters.

conversation, laughter, wine, old friends.

stargazing with the telescope.

the important things in life are not things.