Setbacks

I couldn’t sleep on Wednesday night so I read José Andrés’ new book Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs. It was a quick read and I was up all night doing it. Of interest was he discussed his interactions with President Biden over the Hamas-Israel War. He described World Central Kitchen in Ukraine and, of course, many of the now famous past operations during which they fed people. I like Andrés for his approach of standing on the ground and talking to people when he’s doing something, as opposed to waiting for committees to decide. It wasn’t a deep book, but I knew little about his origin story before reading it. I’m tired but better for the book.

There have been setbacks in the garden. The riding lawn mower developed electrical problems and will be at the shop for as many as three weeks. It sees heavy use clearing weed growth in the garden so I’ll have to do it by hand until the new electric mower I ordered arrives on Sunday. I need a push-style mower anyway because the ditch in front of the house is very steep and I’m getting too old to survive if the riding mower flips over while I’m mowing.

We are experiencing high humidity that began late Wednesday. Today it was 87 degrees Fahrenheit and very humid. Late afternoon it became windy. I know when to stay out of the garden, so I don’t pass out. Hopefully tomorrow I can get back to work. I can also finish planting the first plots.

One day at a time.

Editor’s Note: Another short post while I focus on the garden. Thanks for sticking with me.