Erin and I went to dinner with Malia last night, her last in Chapel Hill before she embarks on college life in D.C. She went out with friends, Erin and I mixed gin & tonics and walked with dog (followed by cats) to our build site to measure the future rooms. #changes
A couple of years ago, I chopped down a few princess trees (Paulownia tomentosa) out in the woods. This is an invasive tree in North Carolina. When we cleared the spot for our new house, the seeds clearly got moved around because I’ve been pulling seedlings throughout the woods.
Out for another walk and came across this, another type of millipede here in North Carolina.
Out for a walk.
Coffee and laptop on the screened porch on a still, cool Sunday morning. Hummingbird just visited the flowering ginger lily outside. I can hear the family gathering in the kitchen for breakfast.
Family movie night was Thirteen Lives, a dramatization of the dramatic cave-diving rescue mission in Thailand in 2018. We were on the edge of our seats. Holy shit what a story, movie, coming together of humanity.
The pepper plants in the garden are starting to drip with red, and the Carrboro Farmers Market provides other varities, so I’m making a batch of hot sauce this weekend.
Our big gardenia bush finished with its flowers a couple of months ago, but we’ve had 2 late blooms this week. Nice surprise. I suppose it’s all the rain we’ve had, and the heat.
Tonight Anna, my oldest daughter, and I went to Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro to hear Blue Cactus.
“Well, I wouldn’t be made at a chocolate bar if they had one,” says Wade the cowboy in the show 1883. We’re rewatching it, and I must have missed that line the first time around. As a chocolate addict, I’m going to use that line next chance I get.
Erin and I have been rewatching Treme. Tonight we’re on the episode that pays tribute to Steve Earle’s character Harley. Such good music in this show, reminding us to get out more to listen to live music. Ep. 20: The Circle, Unbroken : A Blog Supreme : NPR
A long post (on my Zuiker Chronicles blog) about the cruise to Alaska and why I’m lucky to be married to Erin, who rings the bell and makes life and travel memorable.
What a great match between England and Germany. #euro2022
A pot of onions cooking slowly (for French onion soup later), and I’ve settled in to watch Euro 2022 England vs Germany.
Erin and I looked under the tarp at the pile of lumber that’s been drying for the last 3 years. We’ll use this slab of blackjack oak as temporary bar for Malia’s graduation party. The rest will become tables and counters in the new house.
Short post with latest version of MarsEdit to say thanks to @danielpunkass. I’ve been using MarsEdit for years, and all this week to draft a long blog post about the cruise to Alaska.
Good morning, Micro.blog community. Your advice, please: I need new voices & perspectives in my River of News. Please recommend bloggers, podcasters, others who regularly write about history, race, travel, food, science, books, ideas.
I’m feeling well today, glad to be past that COVID illness (though I presume I’m still positive, so still in quarantine and masking). Am eager to re-engage with the yard, the town, the world.
Tiny mushroom out in the woods. There is a pleasant breeze cooling the forest. Feels good to be outside.
COVID Chronicles: Still sequestered, still sucking honey-cherry lozenges. Checked my email to catch up on my friend Michael Ruhlman and his newsletter, saw his mention of a cooking drama called The Bear, so I’ve just binged all 8 episodes. Enjoyed it! #chicago