Saturday, May 2

Wow...what a dismal, dark, rainy day it has been. It has rained so much lately that I feel like I'm beginning to mildew. Fortunately, though, there have been no serious thunderstorms in our area.

We got up early this morning, at 6:30, because I was awake and couldn't go back to sleep. Around 7:30, Mother and I went downtown to an indoor yard sale, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, and held in the fellowship hall of a church.

The room was wall-to-wall people looking for bargains. And there were plenty of bargains to be had, since the items were very reasonably priced. Mother and I found paperback books, music CDs, wood frames, picture mats, a grape vine wreath, a deviled egg tote, a couple of decorative tin planters, a very pretty table runner, and a beautiful, small, hand-carved wooden camel ornament (this item was only ten cents).

Just as we were leaving the parking lot after the sale, it started raining, but stopped shortly after we got home. Since there was a break in the rain, we decided to go to a local herb farm that was having a sale. Mother has been looking for some healthy plants to raise, and this farm had exactly what she wanted.

Again, it started raining just as we were leaving the farm. Back home, we relaxed with cups of hot coffee/tea to help us warm up after getting a bit damp and chilled on this mid-50's degree day.

After that, Mother and I started a jigsaw puzzle. We played until about 11:30, and then I heated the white chili leftover from last night for Hubbie's and my lunch (Mother had ramen noodle, of course). After lunch, I put an angel food cake in the oven, and then went back to work with Mother on the jigsaw puzzle, while Hubbie read his novel.

It was a pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon, and for supper we had turkey bacon-lettuce- tomato-Vidalia onion sandwiches, with macaroni and cheese, using wheat macaroni cooked with chopped bell pepper, and a sauce of fat free milk, a little cheese, and spices. Afterward, we had slices of angel food cake.

Mother went home after supper, and Hubbie and I settled in to watch TV. This evening, we began the PBS Masterpiece series, "Little Dorrit," based on the Charles Dickens serial novel.