It's cool and rainy in Portland.

My almost three year old is once again going through the package I received from my father yesterday (but waited to open till the whole family was around). My father sends odd packages.

Contents of package from father:

1. 2 cans almonds

2. 1 can pecans.

3. 1 7ft extension cord, brown.

4. 1 wall map of the conquest of Genghis Khan.

5. 1 Lagre peanut butter container of assorted coins for his granddaughter.

6. 1 gold coin for grandaughters savings.

7. 3 letters, the letters are odd and I wouldn't care to transcribe them.

8. 1 novel that I'm probably not going to read, his book picks are about 50/50.

We have an apple cut up on the table for snacking which wouldn't be worth remarking on but for the fact that the flesh of the apple is a deep vital looking pinkish red. I saw them in my local store and had to try them. I expected that they would be mediocre at best, some kind of genetic monstrosity bread for it's red heart, but it has a nice tart flavor with just enough sweet, very crisp and it doesn't brown very fast on the plate due to it's red hue. Some post on Hubski said that most Americans only see something like 6-7 varieties of apples a year, I bet I see more than 30. Lots of strange apples, pears and stone fruits out here if you know where to shop. Even the Safeway has a dozen different apples for most the year.

Going to go to the Asian food mart to buy some pork and then to the produce store for vegetables, hominy and maybe garbanzos, use it all to make a stew for dinner.

Just got "Caps for Sale" in the mail yesterday, worked all day yesterday, haven't had a chance to read it to the kid yet. It was a favorite of mine as a child and I hope that she enjoys it. Going to read it now as she is fighting for my attention.