Pesto

I cut down most of the basil, which was turning brown, and made a couple of batches of pesto.

Froze the pesto in a plastic ice cube tray and put the cubes in  a plastic bag.

I’d post a photo except that they look like goose turds.

Made a terrible mahi dish earlier this week – the fish and squash were good, but I made the mistake of using lemon slices (bitter) instead of lemon juice – and a really good zucchini dish today from Laura’s recipe.

Ellen prepared a gorgeous salad for us on Thursday with mushrooms, sliced almonds, cranberries and chicken.  Wish I’d taken a photo of the view from her deck.  It looks something like this.summersea

Lean-To Shed

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“I don’t know what I’m doing but I must be doing something right.” Ron and Joe placed the lean-to shed so that it almost exactly meets setback requirements. A bigger shed would have put us over.

They figured out this morning that the shingles I thought would work are non-standard. Miraculously, Joe had some in his shed that did the job.

I’ve made so many mistakes along the way, something I’m not used to. Thank goodness for Joe!

Shed: Plan B

Ron and Joe have been working on the lean-to shed for the past two days.

We discovered that the shed is too tall for the Plan A location on the cement slab, so the guys are constructing it near the driveway.

They got the walls built yesterday and the foundation and floor today.

I picked up a few things that didn’t come with the kit, like L-brackets and pea gravel, as well as roof felt, drip edge and hardware cloth to keep the critters out.

I made stir fry tonight with spiralized squash, beans, tomatoes, garlic and shrimp.  Cut up a bunch of fruit yesterday:  pineapple, watermelon, grapes, blueberries.  Also made pesto.

Drove Robert and Alpha today, Robert and James yesterday.