rhubarb and a cold front

it stormed last night and got so cold that i wore winter pajamas to bed. this morning i wore my down jacket to the green market and turned the heat on when i got home. greg took the car to have its air conditioning checked (which felt very strange considering how cold it is) as we plan to travel to florida to see his mom june 19th. i made a rhubarb and strawberry compote, and also pickled a few stalks that are now in the fridge. it's not supposed to warm up until tuesday, and then only to 70 (which seems low compared to the 85 and 90 degree days we had).

 

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morgan is visiting beautiful cornwall  . . 

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we had another meal supplied wholly by the green market this evening: cod fish, arugala salad, potatoes and sautéed broccoli rabe.

and . . . . it's august

 morgan has been in cornwall . .

surfing . .

 and camping . .

it looks so beautiful . . . and i think the wet suit is definitely needed. tomorrow it's only supposed to go up to 65, 18 in celsius. i'm used to super hot summers where one can't wait to jump into the cold north atlantic to cool off.

 greg and i drove out to queens at 7:45 this morning, to help korrina move a couch into the apartment (acquired from a friend who was moving), and then dropped her off at work.

dinner was a caprese salad with fresh basil from the green market, cherry tomatoes and sunflower sprouts.

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today was the most pleasant day we've had in weeks. the temperature went up to 84 (about 29 celsius) as opposed to it being consistently between 91 and 94 with warm, humid nights. it's a nice 76 degrees right now, with a cool breeze coming from the north.

beautiful cornwall

 morgana has been in cornwall with my cousin and her family.

 my cousin handling some last minute work emergencies.

 morgana on the train with them to cornwall.

 posing behind a huge rosemary plant in a friend's garden.

 her delicious fish dinner . . 

 they took a friend's boat sailing one day . . 

and another day they visited mount saint michael, which has been owned by the st. aubyn family since 1650.

a selfie after climbing around and around to arrive at the entrance of the castle on mount saint michael. morgana stayed with her cousin/aunt every step of the way and they had a fun time talking together and experiencing the beautiful sea and the mount.

 cobblestones on mount saint michael . . 

 inside the mount . . 

 fencing equipment . . 

 a view from the mount . . as they were leaving the castle, a couple was coming in from the pathway. my cousin said she recognized this couple as the aubyn family owners from the portraits she had just seen in the hall! i think that was exciting.

 and another view of beautiful cornwall . . 

relaxing in a friend's garden . .

 a picnic in the garden . .

sardines?

 an english bulldog she saw on the train . . 

 back in london . . rowing on the narrowboat . . 

and the best picture yet of the interior of the narrowboat (taken by my cousin).