ME II: cooking, rain & visitors

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It was raining when we got up and it has been a steady light rain all day, and it is predicted to be all night and tomorrow until 4pm or so. We got up early and went for a walk and then came home and made a plum galette with the oblong French Prune Plums that are so delicious when cooked. I love all plums, but they have a unique appeal because their season is so short. Then we got a visit from Dorothy, Alec, and Mira. We had a nice lunch of Judith's Moroccan Rice Salad, hummus and carrots, and a slice of tart. Mira loves boats, puddles, and swinging so we walked to Harbor View Park and then back to a small local park with swings. Boy does that girl like to swing. Then we caught some of the larger puddles to stomp in on the way home. Later on, Rosemary came by to pick up her rolling pin and wand blender and I foisted some plum galette and rice salad off on her. (We swap food pretty regularly). Then our landlady gave us zucchini muffins and we gave her the rest of the plum galette. Then we made dinner and had a nice long walk on a dark rainy night. Perfect day.

rainy street with cars parked along one side
Rainy Dow Street, this is one of the streets in the direction of the Farmers Market and leads to Congress Street which is the main drag.
plum galette on a pan with parchment paper
Plum galette, I promise it looked better in real life.
Woman holding a cute child smiling
We had such a good time with Dorothy and Alec and met Mira. Such a treat to meet such an angelic force for good who has so much l'amour de la vie in such a small package.
Two men a woman and a child walking
Here is the troop we were hanging with.
beautiful front of a catholic church made of brick
St. Dominic's Church on Gray Street, it used to be the largest Italian-American Roman Catholic Church north of Boston. The parish closed in 1997 and now it is the Maine Irish Heritage Center (Wikipedia)
side view of the same brick catholic church
Here is a different view of the lovely building.

Have a quiet, relaxing day!

Sending love, Tawnia

Short bird list for a rainy day:

  1. American Crow
  2. House Sparrow - rather wet ones
  3. Mourning Gull
  4. Black-capped Chickadee
  5. Northern Cardinal
  6. Blue Jay
  7. Gray Catbird