Lunch, July 3

You might call this Nora's Perfect Lunch.

Today I had to swing home to pick up some documents to verify my eligibility for a coveted parking pass in Mount Vernon, so I planned to eat lunch there. I chopped up a cucumber and tomato picked up at the Farmer's Market on Sunday - and, therefore, tastier and without the waxy sheen - and tossed the veggies with cracked pepper, olive oil, and some snips of fresh chives and basil.

Not sure a summer lunch gets much better than that.