Acamar, or, The End of the River

At the moment, I feel whole.  Why?  I was able to leave work shortly after the 4 o'clock hour.  Spotify is giving me the perfect Top Hits for Joni Mitchell, Pavement, and Wilco.  I am drinking [a majority of a bottle of] red wine that friends gifted us last weekend for our Autumn Celebration.  J. is making beef stew that smells amazing.  

Because I feel like a Cup of Jo copycat and Fridays are already the cat's meow without any extras, I think that I'll move my favorite things to Mondays.  To help get through the week, like shining stars, here they are:

My ol' pal Jacob A[3] Ware makes an HBO appearance.

A local of distinction.

Who doesn't want a little free library?

Fantasies of a shiny, new wallet.

Thank you Netflix for Season 8 and Season 3.

Crave

make dinner*

*As previously noted, like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

Meantime

accept.  don't expect*

The Sunday (and following days) I had in mind did not involve any kind of lost and found scenario.  Oh well... I suppose it is just another opportunity to practice going with the flow.

*As previously noted, like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

Apt. 2

(start to) SketchUp plans for a revised henhouse*

*As previously noted, like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

Preservation

can 8 quarts of tomatoes (from our very own garden)*

*As previously noted, like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

"Clean Up, Clean Up"

muck out the refrigerator*

*As previously noted, like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

Time's Up

harvest black beans*

It's less than two weeks until the next wedding celebration.  The summer edition was pretty, damn fantastic, and I'm so looking forward to what (and who) the autumn ado will bring.

*Like the days leading up to the last event, I'm going to make more time for getting [party and non-party related] stuff done by keeping my posts minimal, and I'm hoping to maintain momentum by focusing on what's already done.

Untitled (Friday)

Happy Friday!  I hope your week was splendid and that your weekend will be even better.  My plan for the next two days is to do a lot of relaxing and a bit of home and garden work to get things prepped for our upcoming Autumnal Equinox ado.  If you're interested, here's a bit of what I fancy this week.

What summer equals (in photos).

My brother writes about the Lions here and here.

3D drawing tools.

Bread and Butter

For maybe the first time ever, I gathered all of the required ingredients (in their requisite states) prior to beginning a baking recipe.  What I didn't do was read the recipe all the way through first, but there's always a next time.  As it turns out, the Browned Butter Buttermilk Banana Bread with Strawberry Butter is pretty straightforward and delicious.

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Accommodations

Because an upright freezer and a whole lot of beef are headed our way, some serious cleanup was in order.  A large chunk of this past three-day weekend was devoted to laundry room disaster relief and reconstruction.  Thankfully, it's done (until I decide to change it again) and I really like it (for now).

Holiday Drive

Yesterday, J. and I took a drive into the country to pay a farmer for our quarter of a cow.  I'm pretty much always up for making a visit to a new farmstead.  It's fun to get "the tour."  This one was incredible to say the least.  Not only was it the made-from-scratch off-the-grid variety, but you can also tell that it was crafted with both practicality and aesthetics in mind.

The views (all of them) were breathtaking.

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