At 4pm on Monday, I realized my dress was inside out . . . and had been all day while I went to lunch with friends and ran about fifty errands. The white tag was clearly visible on the side of my black dress. I hope I gave someone a laugh. I felt ridiculous. #needsomeonetodressme #alwaysblonde
Everyone here in Tempe is talking about how hot it is. While it truly is warm with our temps near 120 each day, it’s still a dry heat. Once monsoon arrives in mid-July, then it will be REALLY hot. So while everyone else is bitching and moaning, I’m getting my garage and yard in order for when the REAL heat arrives next month. #arizonagirl #lovesummer
The mockingbirds are back. I’ve posted at least 20 times in this blog about how much these evil varmints torment my soul and deprive me of sleep each summer. I was happy to hear one fly kamikaze-style into one our windows early this morning. Those danged birds perch in the silver dollar eucalyptus that William parks under in the driveway. His car is completely poop splattered. It’s disgusting. In an effort to deter said birds, I placed a fake hawk on one of the higher branches . . . but they pooped on that, too. A few minutes ago, I tied two music cds to a string and threw them into some branches. I’m hoping the reflections will scare them, but if they aren’t afraid of that, maybe they’ll be frightened by the two scary cds I chose: Slayer’s South of Heaven and Rob Zombie’s Hellbilly Deluxe. This music used to belong to my brother; I would never listen to such shite. #tokillamockingbird #heartmybrother
Yesterday Eve came over to hang out. We went to Costco to put in a prescription, and when we found out they were out of the med we were seeking, I said to my daughter, “This is good news because there’s a really cute pharmacist at Fry’s.” He’s very young, but he has these big brown eyes and thick curly hair and any way, I just find him really atractive. Minutes later we were standing in Miguel’s line and, being careful that nobody was looking, I mouthed these words to Eve, “cute pharmacist” with a eye roll toward the window where he stood. We got our prescription, began to walk away and were only THREE STEPS from the pharmacy window when Eve asks me in a really loud voice, “Now Mom, WHICH one of those guys is it that you think is so cute?” I gasped in horror and heard the pharmacists laughing. OMG. Looks like I will be finding a new pharmacy. #mymeandaughter #farewellmiguel #oldbutnotdead
I made a delicious concoction last night called cilantro chimichurri. Traditionally, chimichurri is made with parsley, but I used cilantro instead and it was flavorful and fresh and a spicy accompaniment for our grilled chicken. I put these ingredients into my one cup food processor and before you could say, “garlic breath!” it was ready. Blend these things together until your concoction is smooth: one bunch cilantro with stems trimmed, 1/2 cup olive oil, 4 Tablespoons red wine vinegar, two green onions, 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, salt to taste. #yummyspicygoodness
Cheers,
Mary
Cheers, Darling 