The sun was beating down on me all the way north. There wasn’t enough traffic to slow down at all, but just enough so I had to be fully on and focused on the road and other cars. I was fried by the time we pulled up to the cabin. Too hot, too weary to eat dinner. So I forked at a multi-grain salad my mom had picked up at Lund’s. Not bad. Not at all. Then Ernie and I took a pre-bed swim and all was set to rights.

*My mom ordered a shower gift online from a registry. It didn’t arrive as expected. Sleuthing determined the gift had been sent directly to the bride-to-be. My mom would no more show up at a shower giftless (even with a cute and funny explanation) than she would show up naked. I volunteered to get something to wrap while she and Ernie went swimming. In the process I discovered these fabulous measuring beakers.