You know, I was thinking about that pasta recipe you mentioned last week. The one with the lemon zest and the fresh basil from your garden. Did you end up trying it with the pappardelle or did you stick with the spaghetti? I remember you said the sauce broke the first time because the heat was too high, so I was curious if you adjusted the burner setting.

The other thing I wanted to ask about was the potluck next month. I know we talked about bringing a dessert, but now I am wondering if a savory dish might be better since most people seem to go for sweets. Have you heard from anyone else about what they are planning to make?

Also, did you ever figure out the timing for the community garden plot? I thought you mentioned the coordinator would send out a schedule sometime soon, and I have not seen anything come through yet. Maybe it is still being sorted out on their end.

Let me know what you think about the pasta situation and the potluck options. I can bring my big roasting pan if it helps with your dish. I started reorganizing the back room over the weekend and found a box of old board games. There is a Monopoly set from the early nineties that still has all the pieces, which surprised me because I thought the little dog token had been lost years ago.

Anyway, I was going to ask if you wanted to borrow any of them for the family gathering. The Trivial Pursuit is a bit dated, but the questions about geography and literature still hold up pretty well. The chess set is also in surprisingly good condition.

One thing I noticed is that the Scrabble board is missing the letter Q. I looked through the box twice and could not find it anywhere. I figured you might know where it ended up since you were the last one to use it for that game night back in the spring.

Let me know if any of these would be useful for the weekend thing. I can drop them off on Thursday after work if that works for your schedule.

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The meeting about the block party dragged on longer than expected, mostly because we spent twenty minutes debating whether to put the folding tables on the east side or the west side of the cul-de-sac. I think the east side makes more sense because the shade from the oak trees hits that area around four in the afternoon, and nobody wants to eat potato salad in direct sun.

On a related note, I finally picked up the extra string lights from the hardware store, so we should have enough to run two strands across the driveway. They are the warm white bulbs, not the bright ones, which I think will look better with the paper lanterns someone mentioned.

If you are still planning to bring that broccoli slaw thing, let me know if you need a spare cooler. I have the big maroon one that holds about twenty pounds of ice, and it is just sitting in the garage taking up space.

Speaking of which, the garage cleanup is still on my list. I found three hammers, two tape measures, and a level we borrowed from the neighbor last fall. I should probably return that before he asks about it.