Ryan J. Allen

I just got in from a resupply mission and was hungry. I opted for a cup of yogurt. The expiration date says Sept. 15th but it looks quite questionable. I am eating it. We’ll see.

Some general updates:

• I sealed my driveway on Sunday and Monday. Two coats. It was hot and sweaty but it’s done now, and I am experienced in the ways of sealing a driveway.
• Today I identified a plant in my front garden as a weed. I pulled it. It was quite a large one and it had a defence mechanism that caused some discomfort in my hand. I finished the operation with gloves. I then proceeded to weed the lawn.
• I received an order of exciting wires and things from Parts Express today. Now all I need is the time to do something with them.
• Michael J. arrives tomorrow by airplane. This is exciting.
• I may have lunch with Serdic next week. This is also exciting.
• Sausage Day is in full swing. The invitation is out, the website is up, and the sausage machine is almost in Ottawa.
• I am now tired, and my laundry is done. Good bye.

On Friday my new dining room table was finally delivered. I had it fully setup on Saturday and was ready to try it out. So tonight I hosted a Sunday Dinner.

In total eight people sat at my dinner table tonight and it was comfortable. I was so excited about this meal that I folded each of the serviettes in a different way. I did this in the morning while I was making the spaghetti sauce.

And speaking of spaghetti sauce, there is a ton of it left over. Here’s what we had:

• guacamole
• bruschetta
• spaghetti with meat sauce
• garlic bread
• lemon coffee cake with ice cream and fresh berries

We even had a salad that we all completely forgot about, which was unfortunate. I have lots left over and should have plenty to eat before the weekend.

The new table worked out really well. As I mentioned, we all fit at the table fine. It was large enough that, at points, there were two separate conversions happening at each end of the table. I pointed it out to people because I was pretty happy about that.

Oh, and perhaps the best part is that somebody complained that the spaghetti sauce (a home-made meat sauce) was too spicy. That made me feel pretty good.

I sent Brunke and Rebecca home with some leftovers.

Update: The wine I served was ZENATO RIPASSA VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE.

This labour day weekend I will join local chefs from Kingston’s best restaurants as a volunteer for Downtown Kingston!’s presentation of Fare on the Square. I have never volunteered for such an event, but I assume I will be excellent at it. And it involves food–a big bonus. Unfortunately, that’s all I know about it.

Here are some of the brands I have purchased in the past couple of weeks:

• Banana Republic
• Hanes
• Esprit
• Gap
• Nautica
• Ralph Lauren
• Saucony
• New Era