The suggestion was grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, which sounds very fine for a chilly fall day. He seemed enthusiastic about the idea. We bought the food, and headed back to the house. Before long, the soup was cooking and the sandwiches toasting and I nervously waited. The tomato basil soup at the Patisserie [...]

The journal collector.
Of blank journals, I have many. Notoriously so, they are arranged tightly in a bookshelf in my bedroom. Of filled journals, I have many, but there is always a large collection of blank journals and books, waiting. “Why are you buying that?” I’ve been asked when purchasing yet another blank journal. “You already have lots [...]
Value voter.
I read a post by Matthew Johnson, and I realized I’d forgotten what to value. In his post, Johnson notes fellow blogger Steve McCoy’s tweet: Our van has been keyed again, that’s twice in 7-8 days or so. Someone is obviously mistaken as to what we value. I wouldn’t react that way, I don’t think. [...]




