Quick banana bread from a box. I eat a fresh banana instead.

I try to make the long stories short. But it’s been so long, there are so many things to explain. We make loose plans for the future knowing that there is still so much up in the air.

Fog laying low on the horizon. Everything bright and alive.

Snickers.

Can I make a gluten-free crust?

Maybe too many experiments in one day for something that is to be shared.

Maybe that can be my Christmas gift.

Turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing and salad and bread and green bean casserole and sweet potatoes and apple pie with fresh whipped cream and ice cream.

Champagne first. Chenin from Anjou. Burgundy from Mercurey. L’envolee. Perlieu.

“Such kind people.” “I know.”