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I cannot believe in a paradise Glorious, undefiled, For gates all scrolled and streets of gold Are tales for a dreaming child. - REH

After her float, I said, I can't go home...yet. She said okay, so we zipped over to Ten20. She said I read an article about how to take beer pics.

Pffft wut?

Hers, on the left is kinda cool. I need a new phone!

I dropped D off to float in the dark on saltwater, as I went down to the river to pray find a piece of driftwood. Now I'm drinking a fruited, wild fermented, hoppy beer, sitting on the shady patio, watching the Reds play Atlanta, listening to modern bluesy rock, and yes I'll have another on these!

When my son was visiting he decided we needed to smoke a brisket, something called armadillo eggs, and a macaroni. As my SIL's pellet smoker was here in temporary residence, why not?

All these things came out fantastically well but to my surprise the macaroni was the thing I was most impressed by. He created an incredible cheese sauce from...well too many cheeses and other things to mention but we ended up with a full pound of this Cabot "Seriously Sharp" cheese left over.

We've been trying eat up these leftovers for two weeks but tbh this cheddar is so bold, it doesn't play well with other flavors. Then I was reminded of the cheese cubes served at De Garre in Bruges. This cheese is a bit creamier than I remember that one but it still beautifully stands up to the rich, fruity, 10%'er that I so adore. I've so few bottles left!

About a week after my son returned to Europe, we received a package from Amazon. As this is a near daily occurrence, I didn't event wonder what it might be. When D said Wtf is this and it's addressed only to Shane, I took notice.

It was a 3 pack of curry sauce mix. I'd no clue! To be clear, I'd learned to like curry by eating it in English pubs back in the 90s which, I've since learned, isn't representative of curry as it's more widely know. So.

I was confounded but had more pressing issues so I put the package in a snack cart by the counter and forgot about it. A few days ago we found out it was sent to us by our friend Gary, a man from Yorkshire. We know him because he lives with one of our daughter's childhood friends. He and I had touched on the subject of food in England while we were out pub crawling in Louisville with my son. He sent it to me.

So, for lunch yesterday I decided to try out this magic powder with some fries and frankfurters. So good!

Today D and I were coming back from an early appointment and breakfast in Louisville when she expressed her surprise we were so compatible. We've been married 40 years without either resorting to shackles, blackmail, or witchcraft....as far as I know.

She went on to say if she could survive by eating a pill a day, she'd be fine with that. She didn't really care much about eating. As a self avowed foodie I can only say, I'm crazy lucky she likes me.

The creek was full of shiners! If you don't know what that is, bless your heart.