Old Orchard Birthday Escape
Four great days back in the mountains, but this time out in Ashe Co. at Old Orchard Creek. Also, the first sincere road trip for 57 in many years. spratte.net/blog/old-…
Four great days back in the mountains, but this time out in Ashe Co. at Old Orchard Creek. Also, the first sincere road trip for 57 in many years. spratte.net/blog/old-…
It’d been on my mind for a while: our go-to kitchen knives are due to be sharpened. I should do it before Thanksgiving. Even the reduced version we’re doing this year will still have a bunch of prep.
I got through the two pies and the pecans—that wasn’t bad. But before I got to the parade of vegetables, I took a moment. For the knives, and it turns out for myself as well.
It was, maybe, twenty minutes to get the stones out and sharpen the two knives. I’m not particularly good at this. The knives aren’t extraordinary—but we’ve had them for nearly twenty years now. They’re ours.
They’re familiar. That effort made the rest of the prep so much nicer. If you take care of your tools, they’ll take care of you.
“That’s mate in three.” The Queen’s Gambit lives up to the hype with the first episode.
Is it just me or is Dark Mode on macOS a train wreck? Little third-party app things like text selection not being resolved? Bigger Apple things like window layering still not evident?
This shirt is going to get a lot of mileage.
So. Relieved.
“Forget Maui.”
First pumpkin I’ve carved in a while.
Happy to have checked this off the list today.
I must admit, it was nice to get out with a camera and not a phone last week.
Saturday was chilly a mile or so up.
This is a garbage headline, right? I can’t tell any more. Seems like there are better examples of “COVID-19 Cluster Fuel” in that photo alone.
Fantastic resource from the ACLU to make sure you’re prepared to vote this year. 2020 is both the most challenging and important year to take part in Democracy. www.aclu.org/voter/
A bit of company during a tire change.
On the way
Forgot that I snapped this walking back from grid Sunday.
Today’s word was “grid.” It’s late so, we’re digging deep here, but grid is where you go before hitting the course.
Day 17 of #mbaug is “cuddly.” Guess that makes Rango two for two.
It’s rare for him to be stationary, aside from being on the couch or on a lap. Usually that lap would belong to @younglg
#mbaug
Rainy silhouette for today’s #mbaig
Finally ordered and picked up some Old Fashioned mix from Foundation—among my favorite bars in Raleigh. #mbaug
On a ruck this morning, realized this house I’ve walked past hundreds of times is likely a teardown for new development.
It’s an afternoon cup kind of day. It also covers “filter” for #mbaug.
Sound. For me and #mbaug to unpack the day.
