It’s been a nice weekend so far — made all the nicer by the fact that I have tomorrow off, too.

Yesterday we went to Pat and Heidi’s house for a barbecue/Tour de France/Live 8 party. It was nice to spend time with friends.

Today, we went to the farmers’ market. We came home with blueberry scones, milk, blueberries, carrots, tomatoes, apricots, haricots verts, cherry jam, and flowers. Most of the blueberries are already gone — I think they’re the crack of the fruit world.

The rest of the day we spent cleaning up the apartment. That spring cleaning Rudi and I have been mulling for months finally got done (at least mostly).

Tonight, my folks arrived. They’ve come down to see the Mets game with us tomorrow at RFK and the fireworks on the Mall tomorrow night. We’re going to try to catch the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, too, tomorrow morning, but that may not happen.

It’s been a nice weekend so far. I’m hoping tomorrow is just as good.