good things.

Today was noteworthy in a very small way: Finally, after God knows how many rounds, I broke 90 on the golf course. Seven pars over 18 holes. (We won't discuss the other ones.)

Rob is stirring at the stove, cooking up a batch of risotto. We'll brave the not-quite-too-hot temps and have dinner at the Side Porch Cafe one more time this weekend.

Things I feel good about:

Preseason football
Mixed cherry tomato salad
Eating locally
Cutting flowers from the yard to put in a tiny vase on the table outdoors
Sun on my face
A good wooden spoon with a hefty handle (ask Wrigley about that one)
Zucchini risotto
Pickelson slammer cocktails (rum, triple sec, creme de cassis, lime juice)
The sound of wine pouring into a glass
A healthy dog
Late afternoon naps ;-)
Laundry drying on the line
Frou-frou
A green lawn in the midst of a brutal drought
A sh'load of basil growing outside
89
Tomatoes lined up on the kitchen windowsill
Summer corn
Two- or three-shower days