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Today we are at the laundromat in the morning, then I will be working on getting some plants repotted; groceries; reading. I think that‘s all.

This is my read for the weekend. Want to get it finished by Sunday. I had put it on hold for my break for some reason. Also, made my own iced coffee this morning. I‘m definitely not a natural at it. Part of me is saying to stick with tea. :D

#morningcoffee
#morningreading

Last few days of summer break. Back to work on Monday.

#summer
#poolsidereading

Book off my shelf.
Comfort read.
Library book.

Current non-fiction read with my funky weather blanket in the background. The orange color is for 60s. And I will probably mostly use that all year. #beachlife #weekends

I gifted this to my foodie husband months ago. He enjoyed it and read several passages to me which he was particularly entertained by. It was this month‘s pick for my local bookstore‘s book club so I read it myself and really liked it too. Great discussion and the facilitator brought two types of tomatoes for us to sample. She also played Homegrown Tomatoes by John Denver which was new to me.

3.5 ⭐This is a wonderful book. It‘s meant more for about second grade than for reading nightly at bed. It is a little long, but it needs to be long for the purpose of the story. I really like how in the very end, not only does the author give her recipes for sauce and for chutney there‘s also information about tomatoes, information about farmworkers and a note from the author themselves. I can picture Padma in my head while I‘m waiting this.

This was a fun gardening journey. I enjoyed it even if my garden only consists of a couple of raised beds and some pots.

Ahhhhh Saturday 😎

A fun and informative microhistory of the tomato, told in ten chapters. The author‘s tone is sometimes too jocular for my taste — “I‘m no historian. I‘m barely a writer.”— but audiobook narrator Paul Bellantoni provided enough gravitas to keep me listening.