WHY I LOVE LIVING IN SACRAMENTO

First and foremost I like living in Sacramento because I have lots of friends and family here.

I love to go other places.  As my friend Kim said when we had just returned from Oregon and mentioned we were going to New York at the end of the month,  "What is it with you two?   Do you have wings on your butts?"

So here's what I think about Sacramento in general, it's a nice place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit here.  

Right now, I'm thinking about food. From our house I can easily walk to a farmers market on Saturday, Sunday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.   Some of them don't go year around, but the big one on Sunday under the freeway is all year and it is huge.

My friend Elizabeth and I have been busking at the Tuesday farmers market (for very little money) but last week we were on TV for about 15 seconds on the weather section.  We have a good time doing that, and it's good experience playing in public.  

Here's a picture of what I've bought at the farmers market this week.  Some on Tuesday, most today.  

The heirloom tomatoes this year have been fabulous.  I'm in love with this big yellow and red striped one called pineapple.  We have a BLT at least once a week, and one slice (very thick) is exactly the right size for a sandwich.   When I got some smaller tomatoes, I made this delicious tomato tart.  

I also got some figs this week, so there will be some chicken ras al hanout with figs some night this week.  Tonight we had a farmers market salad, which has chicken, corn, dates, berries, nuts, greens, avocado (mine had gone bad so I put a pear in it instead), goat cheese, and cornbread croutons.  That was just so we'd have something nutritious before we went to the birthday party for Tim and Dennis at the old firehouse.  The usual suspects, plus Daniel and his daughter Devorah.  We had a giant chocolate cake from Costco.  Any excuse that will get enough people together to buy that cake is good enough for me.  We added Lynda as a birthday girl at the last minute since her birthday was only a week ago.