A little maintenance on what ain’t happening’.

#36: A look back on the last decade. — I don’t have the time, but the 2010’s were great.

#44: Attend a music festival — I miss these.

#67: Aurora Borealis — One of these years.

#79: Garage Sale — We cleaned the garage, but gave it all way.

#80: Landscape the curbside — Maybe next year.

#86: Go to a Bear’s game — Glad we couldn’t.

#2: Don’t Permanently Shutter LA Fashion Insider

As odd it sounds, we had our best year in the last six. Chalk it up to the pandemic and getting into PPE like masks and covid testing kits.

Thankfully, LA waited until today to close down all restaurants so that we could celebrate Devin’s 30th.

Happy 30th, Devin!

Got a head start on one of next year’s goals which is to upgrade our cookware. My first piece is this chef’s knife. Instead of buying one from one of the big brands, I found a 15 year old aspiring knife maker from the UK on instagram and commissioned him to make this. Pretty cool, because he had not yet tackled kitchen knives, but he got a lot of support from the knife making community and the end product turned out great. Got it today and already prepared dinner with it.

Fantastic.

Friendsgiving. H

#96: See Mom this year

Mom brought us together for a wonderful few days in the darkest spot in the USA. Anza Borrego was a hit.

#39: Watch a Sunrise

From the comfort of the RV. Sunrise in Anza Borrego.

#10: See 10 New Movies

I usually enjoy Sophia Coppola’s movies, but this was a bit of a bore.

A small patio makeover. Happy to have added a ceramic tile saw blade to my collection.

Enjoyed.

Updated to the new, more accurate 23 and Me chip. All looks about right compared to my research. Paternal Grandmother was Lithuanian. Paternal Grandfather was Welch/Scottish/English. Maternal Grandmother was German/English. Maternal Grandfather was Irish/Scottish/English. Nice to see a smidgeon of Portuguese as I might live there one day. Probably where I got my sea legs. Still not a Jew, but Jew-ish.

Used our anniversary as an excuse to get together so that Hemingway could return to the field. Hasn’t lost a step.