Not much of an update ...

Not much to report except I tried a butternut squash recipe last week and it came out okay. the recipe was actually on a label attached to a butternut squash from last year and I wrote down the recipe.

Halve the squash and scoop out strings and seeds.

Stuff with combination of pineapple, cinnamon, brown sugar, some melted butter and bacon and/or cheese.

Put on baking sheet with 1/2 inch of water. Cook for at least 45 minutes.

Pretty tasty and smaller squashes make good side dishes for a meal.

Everything I planted is still growing.

I went through the digital recipes I have from doing cut and paste versions of them from cooking sites and blogs recipes. I have them all consolidated under types of food and I want to print them out at some point.

Someon I used to work with had a massive stroke at work two weeks ago and has never regained consciousness. His family took him off life support last
Friday. I didn't knpw him well but who I did know was kind and good and he lieaves animals and people he took care of behind.

another old friend from high school, has to have neuro surgery in a couple of weeks to correct misalignment of spine somehwere in the cervical vertebrae near the skull.
Eek! But they are all very confident that it will come out all right.

And Saturday night I went to M. 90th (!) birthday party that she threw at a local Greek restaurant. M. is still very sound of mind and spirit and is pretty good in body. She had invited about 60 odd people and I think they all came! there was lots of Greek food, some wine, lots of music, conversation about how we all knew M. and her family, and dancing with the Greek dancers and belly dancers!
A very good time was had by all.

peace, shamba