Rain!

Opening night went very well! The cast and orchestra melded together for a very good show! Over all it was solid despite a glitch or two here and there. Nothing major and nothing the audience would point out though as they don't get scripts to follow before a show:)

The cast party at Jamal's went very well. A rowdy time was had by a few while a good time was had by all. Jamal always lays out a great feast of cast party food as he loves cooking for others as much as I do. We said our goodbyes a little after one AM and headed home for the evening.

This morning I arose a bit after eight and put on a crock pot meal of roast, potatoes, an onion, and a sliced carrot. Along with spices and some beef broth it'll be finishing up late this afternoon. Just in time for a great comfort food meal before heading up for the second show this evening.

All in all it's been a fine week albeit busy week. I knocked off early yesterday afternoon to try and rest up before opening night. It helped, I had the shop in pretty decent shape.

This morning we also had an unexpected surprise. Rain! A full fledged rainstorm complete with thunder and lightning! I was going to mow this morning as some parts of the yard are needing it a bit but that's not happening now. The garden is going to grow very well now though! The squash looks amazing, the weather has been too hot for much tomato growth but the plants are doing well and growing great. The purple tomatillos plant is growing like mad! Next season we'll get things going much earlier as they are supposed to and add more staple crops like onions, potatoes, and such.

I plan on adding two or three more gardens next season as well to really get a lot of crops in the ground. It's about a month away from planting garlic which I cook with a lot. I've been investigating what kind to get, I'm sure there will be more than two or three varieties when we decide to buy.