I have been to the Plum Market three times since we returned to the Planet Ann Arbor. This is the first time I have seen my mouse there and the first time I have seen her in a month.

I have not been masking in stores since last spring. I debated about whether or not to mask only because I sorta expected my mouse to still be masking and I wanted to be in sympatico. I was relieved to see that she was not masked. We are not finished with covid but I am realizing more and more that with my strategic shopping habits, I am not in close contact with anyone for more than a couple seconds. Except for my daughter.

I organized a family dinner for our daughters and their partners this evening. Filet mignon, pasta salad, corn on the cob, and garlic bread. I got everything either from the Landfill Pantry or the Plum except the corn and a cucumber. These last two items were not worth a trip to the farmers market so I picked them up this afternoon at the Sweet Corn wagon down on the “corner” (in the mini-plaza with the party store and Mexican food joint behind and up the hill from the Plum Market). It was COLD today and I was talking to the lovely young woman running the wagon about the weather. I mentioned that I had just returned from a couple months on Lake Superior and had hoped for a bit more warmth this weekend. Lo and behold, her sister has a place near Brimley, which is just a few miles down the road from the moomincabin. We briefly discussed the rusticity of the seasonal cabins on the beach my grandparents bought 100 years ago, then I wished her well and told her to stay warm.

Chilly as it was, we preceded our dinner with a faaaaar in the back yard. Plenty of good discussion although the character in the pic did not contribute much except for an occasional loon call and some other random noise. At least he was not wearing a MAGA hat this time.

P.S. My daughters did the dishes tonight and one of them gave the Landfill Chitchen sink and stovetop a super cleaning. I so appreciated that. “Chitchen” is what she called the kitchen when she was an emerging talker🧡

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