Can't get food off the brain lately. Summer does that to me. I have a loop in my head that runs like this: "Lemon meringue pie, BLT's, corn on the cob dripping with butter, ice cold mint tea, pan-fried lemon sole filets…

Ah the blues. Feeling just a little sad tonight. Maybe its end of summer wistfulness, or end of camping trip letdown or oh-hang-it-all-camping-trips-don't-seem-to-be-"our thing"-feelings, or maybe its just how I feel…

This weekend we're going camping. That is, if I can find a campground to go to in the mountains (A's request) and if there are any spaces left and if we actually can get it together to get everything packed and get out …

Beautiful day today...cicadas buzzing in the yard, blackbirds croaking as they fly over and somewhere, in the swamp beyond us I think I hear a thrush calling. The grass on the lawn is rippled with sun and shade and there…

Its morning again. How does that happen? Had a good day yesterday productivity-wise. I made myself a dentist appointment, had the handyman in to do the odd jobs around the place, called the DMV and straightened out o…