Prosciutto bread wasn’t a win, but Cameroon-inspired garlic bread was.
And my step-stepping is moving me along St Francis Way…
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Flotsam generator. Amateur photographer. Avid traveler. Christ follower.
Green things
Out front, the new grass is still too young to be cut, but it’s long and light and fluffy-looking…
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While I was away
I didn’t get any distances pedaled for the Route 66 challenge or for the Virtual African Loop. I did hit my 15000 step goal every day, which required a lot of step-step-stepping most evenings.
Continue reading “While I was away”Scenic southbound
Also accurate and alliterative: Saturday, soggy, sodden
We get on the road at 7:30 am. The GPS thinks we could make it in 6 hours but I can only think it’s imagining it will somehow stay 7:30am on a rainy Saturday morning the whole way.
Continue reading “Scenic southbound”To remember together
The breakfast buffet is no longer self-service. It’s allowed to be unmasked to eat there. My family congregates and it’s so easy to forget – to genuinely forget – that COVID was and is.
Continue reading “To remember together”Nostalgic northbound (2)
The trek restarts in the morning mostly with just trying to navigate the mess of traffic around NYC. Considering that not everyone has returned to work, this seems unfathomable.
Continue reading “Nostalgic northbound (2)”Nostalgic northbound (1)
We head north for the funeral. I can say we, because the three of us are fully vaccinated, a safe(ish) bubble encapsulated.
The first part of the trip is my (old, soon to be again) commute to the office. The standard loops, the familiar stopping points. Good practice for the office reopening.
Continue reading “Nostalgic northbound (1)”Cameroon meets Italy in my kitchen
If perhaps you happen to make a Cameroon-inspired hot pepper sauce that is so hot and you definitely want to eat it but also oh my goodness it’s so hot…
Continue reading “Cameroon meets Italy in my kitchen”Florence, virtual and actual
Working my way through the virtual St Francis Way challenge, we start in Florence. Such a delightful city!
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