TEA/THEA (D) (R)

Gainesville

Thanks for the great TravelBlog, Mom. I was wondering how the move to Alameda went, and it sounds good. And even a trip to the coast for lunch! I'm so envious.

Glad to hear Thea is doing well. She's always been one sharp cookie. Growing old is not for sissies, and she is living proof of that. Do give her my best, and remind her that Bill and I will be there in July.

A good day here too, though another cold one. I slept through the first half of it-- ah, the pause that refreshes. Getting enough sleep for a change must have energized me, because I got the house blessed, practiced my presentation, read some on my book, fixed us a fine dinner, and left the kitchen in pristine shape.

Bill had to go into work this afternoon, so once again we ate later than usual. Said dinner was a beef stir fry with a lot of bok choy plus onion, mushrooms and snow peas, served over cauli-rice. On the side we had steamed asparagus with a lovely simple dill sauce I happened to stumble on in a Southern Living feature on cooking with kids. (Included below.)

I swore I was freezing the PowerPoint Friday, but when I saw this morning's For Better or For Worse, I had to break the vow-- I just had to insert the panel in the doughnut shop that featured the sign "CHAI TEA / HIGH TEA / WHY TEA" in the background.Adding something so current is just too cool and perfect to resist.

So: the dreaded week is here: reading aloud for 15 minutes from Coraline outside on Wednesday, making an hour-long presentation to who-knows-whom on Friday in a gawd-awful conference room filled with a giant table. I think I can, I think I can...

Dill Sauce
(For Steamed Asparagus)

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/8 teaspoon salt

Stir together in a small bowl. cover and chill at least 1 hour. (This is enough for 2 pounds of asparagus)

Okay. There are only four Diry entries left, so I will do them one at a time.

Sunday, November 30, 1952
335th Day--31 Days to Follow

Dear Diary
This morning our clocks were still off from yesterday so we missed Sundy School. We had a short club meeting. We are having some trouble with Patty Mersman because her mo. thinks she shouldn't meet so often. We saw "My Man & I" with Ric. Montoblan & Shelly Winters, Wendle Cory. also "The Theif" Ray Milland. Not a word spoken in the Whole thing! ! ! ! Rita Gam struts around, nothing more. Suzy