for salt is the most important of seasonings. it makes our food taste like anything at all. without it, our meals boring and bland. it enriches all it touches, giving a dish life. when it rains, it pours. a pinch here, a teaspoon there. i’ve no measurable amount of gratitude for the salt you’ve enriched my life with.

The little house sparrows keep oscillating from the bush out front to the ledge of the roof. Occasionally their wings all flutter at the same moment resulting in a sound that almost resembles sudden rainfall. The coffee was pretty good this morning, I quite like the one I got from the local co-op.

It’s a cool late-summer morning, a sunday, and I’m sipping on my coffee that tastes like Columbus, Georgia. Having the windows open first thing in the morning is quite a treat, and I sadly anticipate the time of year this won’t be available.

We’ve been in Connecticut for just over a week now. Settling in has definitely had its stressful moments, but overall the move has been smooth. Our friends Ainsley and Gena arrived last Saturday to help us get the bulk of unpacking done. All four of us have moved within the last three months.

y’all said it!

THERE ARE ORANGE TREES EVERYWHERE IN THE SAN JUAQUIN VALLEY
'EVERYBODY THERE IS SO NICE'
'I REALLY ADMIRE THAT YOU LIKE PHYSICS'
'WE HAVE STICK AT HOME!'