Rain is a good idea

Rain in Austin makes everyone so happy. I love what it did to our garden and backyard and it made the weekend so lovely.

It was one of those nice long weekends. I passed up the the "biggest and most awesome" estate sale ever to go to the gym, visit a friend and run a few errands. Around 11ish the storm came through and we got a wonderful shower followed by nice, cool weather. The garden grew about a foot it seems. The tomatoes are plumping up and the cucumber vines are reaching.

A small evening soiree made me tres happy. My friend has this awesome dining room that overlooks her beautiful backyard. When she throws a get together you know you'll get farmer's market fresh tomatoes in some yummy dish, great music and great conversation. Sitting at her round table under the sparkly lights in her magical dining room was a lovely way to spend a Saturday evening after a good rain.

I discovered electrical tillers. I never looked into tillers assuming they were always huge, complicated, gas guzzling things that had no place in an urban backyard. This weekend I was introduced to this tiny, electrical machine that I could use a million times over. Maybe a tiller.

Brunch at Opal Divine's Penn Field is a good idea, so is watching West Side Story late on a Friday night, Sinatra when it's raining and always having the ingredients for caprese salad on hand. The weekend was filled with good ideas.