Neighbor Shawn graciously agreed to drive to the airport to pick up daughter Lise. We have a routine of having a meal and a frozen custard treat at Culver’s. The place is not far from the airport, and it’s lovely to be able to see each other and talk before the drive home. The trip probably takes 45 minutes, although we always allow more time when picking someone up.
Kacey barked at Lise until she was close enough to see her and remember her from the last visit. In no time, the dog was on her bed, which was already protected by a sheet. Since Lise was up earlier, Kacey snuggled with her until she heard my alarm. Then it was my turn. After doing stretches and some exercises, we humans walked to the stop sign.
I have begun to make only a half recipe of biscuits, and it’s surprising how much quicker it seems when I use a little bowl and roll the dough on a cutting board. We poured sausage gravy over the biscuits. Lise tasted the meat I had fixed for myself and agreed to have a slice herself. It was livermush, a prepared mixture that is fully cooked and only needs to be heated. I topped mine with pepper jack cheese and hers with an American cheese slice. I know livermush is popular here in the mountains, but I don’t know if it has spread to other regions. I learned of it from reading the novels of Jan Karon. The Mitford series takes place in this area, and one character mentioned eating livermush a number of times.
Lise knows I like to shop at Aldi’s and hadn’t been there for weeks. We streaked into Asheville, went to a thrift store and then on to Aldi’s. I picked up things from almost every aisle and spent more than I ever had before. Much of it will last for weeks. When we came home, Logan was just leaving the front porch. Good timing! He helped Lise lug all the groceries inside and also knew where to put many of the items. We decided to open some cheese puffs to snack on and also dipped baby carrots in humus while sitting on the back porch. Logan wasn’t still for long. He went into the garden, putting a glass globe back on its stand and looking at a broken wind spinner. I went inside for an S hook for hanging it, and he took a pile of trimmed branches to the burn pile. He saw it needed doing and just did it!
Lise knew Logan sometimes works the Wordle daily puzzle, and she asked if he had done Connections. I took a photo of the two as they discussed it. He worked it! Amazing!
Mehrling Muse 