*I had a wedding to play for at work, so I used time before the rehearsal and wedding to build this shelf for our office to hold our tea supplies.
*Over the summer, I'm working on one song for work that we might do in the fall that looks a little tricky. I don't have any other music for the fall yet (including the musical), so my other music is Final Fantasy IX, Widor's Toccata, music for Masses, and any other fun project I want to do while I have time.
*The Husband caught Covid on the way home. The Son and I tested negative twice; we did have varying symptoms but apparently not enough of a viral load to cause problems. We did wear masks for two weeks and stayed home as much as possible.
*That gave us time to finish our puzzle of the astronomical clock in Prague; we are now taking a puzzle break to play Ticket to Ride before we get another puzzle ready to go.
*While sick I pulled on all the menus I know to make almost automatically, using up lots of supplies at home so we could go to the store as minimally as possible. One meal that I forget that I know how to make is fettuccine Alfredo; we make this recipe every Christmas Eve, and I am the official sauce maker. It's very simple: one cup half and half, one stick butter, and almost 8 ounces of Parmesan. The trick is getting everything to emulsify together; sometimes it's great and sometimes it breaks, but it still tastes wonderful. I like some fresh black pepper on mine.
*We spent our last full day at Indiana Dunes on as many beaches as we could. Although there are plenty of other trails farther inland, we decided to stay in sight of the Lake. Mt. Baldy was our morning hike, and while it was definitely steep it was not exhausting. We decided to do brunch in Michigan City at Dune Billies, and the weather was perfect for that. We did spend some time walking around the Outlet Mall and found some London Fog Milano cookies that were very tasty. We also went to the two beaches closest to the Century of Progress homes (https://www.nps.gov/indu/learn/historyculture/centuryofprogress.htm) that were funky and fun. The Son and Husband met a friend in New Buffalo after supper, and the rest of us (minus Dad) went back to Central Avenue Beach for our last beach sunset. The clouds and rain stopped just in time to give us a beautiful show.
