Tuesday’s local produce box brought my roommate and me a beautiful, plump, purple eggplant.

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This month’s Erickson Health Consumer Health Education Newsletter features everything you wanted/needed to know, on medications. While geared primarily to the over 65 crowd though, I believe, everyone can benefit from this one. I am summarizing the articles from which everyone can benefit. You can get these free by going to www.ericksonhealth.com and clicking on more information banner. Or, if you subscribe to the Erickson Tribune, a newspaper geared to the 65 (some 55+ get it) crowd at www.ericksontribune.com, click on subscribe. The Erickson Tribune features coupons to get the Consumer Health education newsletter. It’s free. So here is some information, from the last edition, on saving money on medications.

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I’m still on my scone mission, and I must say I’m getting closer to creating the perfect recipe. Before I begin, though, I have to clarify that I’m not creating a traditional crumbly scone. I’m looking for a scone, shortcake, biscuit hybrid–a sciscuit? If you have name ideas, pass them on. I think I’m going to go with shortcake scone.

Back to today’s baking. I whipped up some plump strawberry scones

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A couple weeks ago I had blogged about the Buy Local Challenge Kim O’Donnel is promoting on her Washington Post food blog, A Mighty Appetite. Well, I had the fortunate opportunity, thanks to my friend K, to attend the kickoff at the Governor’s House, in Annapolis, Md.

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So, I’ve spoken very generally about the summer doldrums, the irrepressible, depressing news stories, the pervaisive doom and gloom news, now add the heat and humidity, and throw in a touch of caring for an elder Mom (age 94) while balancing work, and 5 grandchildren. All this mixed together leads to enormous fatigue and ravaging what little brain cells that remain awake and moving to ask: what shall I write about on my blog?

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