Der B and I have had a very nice day.
We drove into town (yep, me driving), and took one bag each with us to the Farmer's Market. There were threats of rain, but it didn't. While there, we met plenty of nice dogs and their owners (one of these days we'll have to take one or two of our own), and did some enjoyable shopping. A couple of gals who run a nut house sold me some candied ginger, pine nuts, and unsalted roasted peanuts. I purchased some fingerling potatoes which are really more the size of a short arm, and a chinese noodle salad from a new vegetarian-friendly joint called Hobos - along with some chicken breasts I've thawed and will be poaching, I think dinner is planned. Der B meanwhile found a couple of tomato plants that are already nine inches tall each and should be good in the garden.
After dropping off our trove at the car, we wandered around downtown for a while, covering a lot of the places we didn't hit last week. I was busy collecting menus from the various restaurants, der B was just enjoying the day. Along the way, we met more dogs and their people, and chatted with a very nice lady from New Jersey who was trying to find a place to treat her hubby for a birthday dinner (George is not alone! Truly!). She was frustrated by the number of fine dining places that are still on winter hours - meaning they aren't open on Tuesdays - and was glad for us to give a few recommendations, such as Porcini House, where der B took me for my birthday dinner last August.
All and all, a good time was had.
I'll be paying for it this week at work - we've got an audit coming up a week from Thursday, and upper management loves to make the stores paranoid whenever the auditor rolls in.
