So here I am. It’s odd, being back. It really has started to feel like home. A home, if not the home. I’ve been wandering around, snapping photos for the last few days, with my little Sony point-n-shoot, just because I don’t want to forget what it’s like around here. I seem to have gotten in the habit of posting my photos, about one per day. Today, however, I’ve decided to post two, because they’re related. You see, there was a white-type window, and a yellow-type window. See?

These glass block windows in some industrial building were lit up all pretty-like, the other night.

In other news, A and I (heh heh…. AI) went to dinner last night after a somewhat grueling shopping session (we’re not conditioned for this kind of shopping… out of shape). We went to Indian Garden. so yummy!!! This is how I know my wife loves me. She feeds me Indian food.

Today I made a pie. It’s apple. I followed a recipe on the internet (instead of my old standby, Cookie (Shadle) Hutto’s recipe. The main advantage of the internet recipe was that it included units, such as “cups” and “teaspoons.” This made it a much easier recipe to follow. Cookie always got good results from her pies, but I didn’t. I suppose it might have been a translation issue.

Anyway, here’s the pie.

Also, sweetie pie took a couple of pictures of my cat, with whom I’m as fascinated as a new dad. Here are pics that you may or may not care to see. She took a really great one of his freakish paw.

Sadly, Alex’s flight left on time this morning (stupid flight). So, I went back to sleep for a couple of hours (we got up at 4:15 a.m.), then got up and lounged about, whining to Dexter about Alex being gone. About lunchtime, I went shopping for a bunch of stuff I need. Here are the highlights: Continue reading →