I’ve been really enjoying having structure to the weeks of late. Cigars on Tuesday. Beers on Wednesday. And sometimes? Brunch on Sundays. It’s a great way to close out the week and catch up with my brother and mom.

I’m cooking more. It’s not a resolution, and hopefully not a phase. Just something to do that results in something usually not horrible.

After wielding the big camera for a good piece, I was happy to be home and just use the phone camera while getting caught up with everyone. Had dinner with my mom this night. Her kitty Shadow is now a full grown cat I suppose. He’s still cute. (Previously: Shadow as kitten)

I left the dishes in the sink and hit the road while news reports suggested the rest of America should be shopping. Arrived in St. Louis early enough to see preparations for the first “Sloppy Seconds” party. (Where everyone brings their leftovers to form a smorgasbord of  tasty calories.) Kevin’s preparing extra goodies in the [...]

But it was what caught my eye before guests from California arrived. After a cancelled flight and a re-route, they landed mid-evening. By that point it didn’t seem right to bandy about a camera.

Friends keep saying granite is over and I’m fine with that. Debating acrylic or butcher block. I tend to lean to the latter option.