dinner, a day trip

Today is hot--the high is 88. I've written four letters to penpals / friends and made rice and lentils for dinner, a particular recipe we haven't had in ages, but I just got some red lentils at the co-op this week, the same day Erik bought pure chili power for his own recipe of super-authentic Mezo-American hot chocolate.

Tomorrow I'm going to a Vedanta retreat at the Shanti Ashrama, a place I have never been. I'm needed as a voice in the choir. It's a day trip, and I hope to remember everything: sunscreen, sandwich, apple, music.