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August, 2008
July seemed to zoom by rapidly.
I had all sorts of thoughts of taking some time off, but I was never able
to put enough days together to take any journeys.
I did manage to pull a few weeds from my yard.
It is easy to spot the weeds, as they are the only spots of green. The
geese enjoyed watching me labor as I sweated under the broiling sun while they
started warming up for their southerly migrations.
This summer has featured more unpleasant weather than any summer in my
memory. The sporadic thunderstorms have
made it difficult to plan activities, although my absence from the links has
certainly been a blessing to the noble sport of golf.
One day last week, we had a fairly large reservation that had to cancel
with short notice. I wanted to cut a
few servers from the roster and started making phone calls.
It soon struck me that the more numbers and emails listed for an
individual, the less chance that the individual could be contacted.
I don’t know if anyone has mathematically codified this phenomenon, but
it would make an interesting project.
I don’t know if my name could be somehow attached to the ensuing law,
theorem, or principal.
The sun has managed to shine enough for the stony New England soil to
produce a bounty. We are featuring a
tomato salad, with the fruits coming from Sunderland; we often get a few yellow
tomatoes that add a bit of nice color.
Local corn is always delicious. As my teeth get gnashed down more and
more, I am starting to appreciate Corn O’Brien cut from the cob and mixed with
bacon, onions, and peppers. I
remember working in the kitchen when I was in school, and on Fridays we would
make the Corn O’Brien set-up sans bacon to assist Catholic’s in their abstinence
from meat on Fridays.
This month has some great seafood. Swordfish caught off the Atlantic
Coast is a delicious meal.
Chilled salmon is a wonderful light summer eve dish. Right now the salmon is
still from Canadian waters. Soft
shell crabs are in season until the end of August. As I recall, last year Bonnie
had soft shell crabs on the day before school started for the twins.
The twins will be going to Minnechaug as they start high school this
year. I hope that the teachers have
had a chance to prepare themselves.
Speaking of food and Wilbraham reminds me that we have just started
making peach shortcake. Local
peaches are peeled and sliced then we serve them over one of David’s warm baking
powder biscuits and top them with some of our homemade whipped cream. Delicious!
David is also working on a torte with the peaches.
Stop by and see us whilst the family basks in the salubrious ocean
breezes. I am trying to think up a
slogan about eating on Fort Street and getting gas, or saving gas. If you can
think up a slogan I’ll be glad to buy you a peach shortcake or a stein of Spaten.
See you on Fort Street,
Rudi
if you have any
comments, or requests
please contact
RudiRuppert@aol.com