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Mon through Thur are supposed to be 100F and only cooling to 70F at night. My central air is not working and the repairman is coming .
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Building practices are 20/20. Mabye we will learn, probably not.
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My neighbor is away and I'll have to water his plants 2X day (he has some incredible bonsai and I don't want them to suffer).
My lettuce is bolting, my peas are turning yellow.
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Get them out of the direct sun. Make a frame and cover with plastic, and/or add drip irrigation.
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We have some friends staying over tonight and I've been working all last night and this AM preparing dinner. Ceviche, gazpacho, vichysoisse (sp?), brined and grilled chicken breasts stuffed with basil pesto, tomato pesto on pasta, grilled veggies drizzled with olive oil.
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What, no invite? Tonight was marinated flank steak, greek salad, and vegetable kebobs(peppers, onions, pineapple, seasonings, o.o.) followed by the better-half's cake with infused jello topped by strawberry-koolwhip topping. Light as a feather and just easy to eat the whole pan as one piece.
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The menu is complicated by the fact that the wife is a vegan, the husband is a carnivore, and everything has to be cooked on the grill and the one side burner. Arrgh.
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Boiled organic tofu for all, or the phone book.