Sunday: I try a new bread recipe for the second time. It comes out of the oven with the perfect color. It crackles as it cools and makes the best toast I have ever tasted. Monday: Mom's dog, Chip, has X-Rays at the vet to see how enlarged his heart is and if it's the cause of a cough he's developed. Turns out, it's not that enlarged after all! He's given anti-inflammatories for the cough. Chip is 13 now. Tuesday: WM has been coaching one of his students for an interview with Dartmouth. ...
Birthday wrap-up
Sweet merciful crap! I turned 41 last week! This is what 41 looks like - no makeup: That was taken on the train platform. WM got me a lovely Fossil charm bracelet. I wanted a charm bracelet, but not a Pandora one because those are so expensive and only start looking good once you get 4 or 5 beads on it. This is stainless steel, so I don't have to worry about dinging it. It'll also be a source of no-brainer gifts for me as the years go by. (Just get me a charm.) The love charm is ...