Well the wait is over. We now know what color roses we have: beautiful yellow and scarlet. The yellow roses are especially plentiful. I cut about half a dozen for a little display on our coffee table. I also just finished planting our (Jeff’s) own little vegetable garden of lettuce, tomatoes and peppers. And the hanging baskets of petunias are loving the 8 hours of sunlight (When Portland has an actual day of sunlight.) It’s 50 degrees and raining today. Could be worse, we could be back on the east coast 95 and 100% humidity!

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I’ve rediscovered a childhood snack: CornNuts. On an mild mannered grocery trip, I walked by the bulk food section and noticed a display of regular, bbq and cajun CornNuts. Hmm, I wondered, why not try them. I remember liking them as a kid. So I got some of each. My taste test proved regular are my favorite, followed closely by bbq. Emily liked bbq the best. And now we’re hooked. Curse you corn nuts!

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