Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream

Today’s beer: Shade from Brewery Bhavana in Raleigh and Perfect Day from Asheville Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Garner

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger (Juicy Haze) from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Fortuitous

Today’s highlights:

• I went to the bank for my mother.
• I picked up my father’s tablet from Best Buy.
• Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Ninja Porter from Asheville Brewing Company in Asheville and Le Fin du Monde from Unibroue in Chambly, QC

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Genius

Today’s highlights:

• Andy started working for his new firm today.
• I took my father for an appointment at the Heart Institute.
• I dropped my father’s tablet off at Best Buy to be checked out.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• Patricia and Matt performed a Living Room Request for us.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Dunkel Lager from Brevard Brewing Company in Brevard and IPA from Green Man Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: My father received a good report on his heart function.

Word of the Day: Delegate

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I were off work today.
• We went for an afternoon run.
• We carried a load to the transfer station on County Home Road.
• We made a B-Double E-Double R-U-N to Tapped.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Premium American Lager from Brevard Brewing Company in Brevard and Freak of Nature from Wicked Weed Brewing in Candler

Today’s pet peeve: My father fell for a tech support scam again.

Today’s moment of gratitude: The scammers did not get any money.

Word of the Day: Precocious

Today’s highlights:

• I organized my mother’s medications for the week.
• I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.
• I organized my father’s medications for the week.
• Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Fat Tire from New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville and Hoppy Camper “In Tents” IPA from Innovation Brewing Company in Dillsboro

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Annus mirabilis

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run on the French Broad River Greenway from Carrier Park to Hominy Creek Park and back.
• Andy picked up bagels from Bruegger’s.
• We made a B-Double E-Double R-U-N to Ingles.
• We drove back to Winterville in the rain.

Today’s ice cream:  Dairy Queen Blizzards (A) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and (J) Choco Brownie Extreme

Today’s beer: Hounds of Helles from Boojum Brewing Company in Waynesville and Shiva from Asheville Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Retrospective

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I hiked from the Bent Creek Experimental Forest to Sleepy Gap.
• We had ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery.
• We hiked on the Mountain-to-Sea Trail from Ox Creek Rd to Craven Gap.
• We had takeout from Asheville Pizza & Brewing.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Cold Stone Creamery (A) Cake Batter Batter & (J) Birthday Cake Remix

Today’s beer: Pale Ale from Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain and Perfect Day from Asheville Pizza and Brewing in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: It was a perfect day.

Word of the Day: Boondoggle

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run on the South Mills River Trail from Turkey Pen Gap.
• We had takeout brunch from Ingles.
• We went for a hike at the Carl Sandberg Home.
• We had takeout pizza from White Labs.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Turtleback from Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain and IPA from Green Man Brewing Company in Asheville

Today’s pet peeve: There was lots of oncoming traffic on the one-lane Turkey Pen Rd.

Today’s moment of gratitude: I found my missing gloves in the car.

Word of the Day: Espouse

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went on a hike from Montreat to the top of Greybeard Mountain.
• We made a B-Double E-Double R-U-N to Ingles.
• We had takeout from Barley’s Taproom.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: American Lager and Greybeard from Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain

Today’s pet peeve: I backed my car into a rock at the Greybeard Trailhead in Montreat.

Today’s moment of gratitude: There was no sign of damage.

Word of the Day: Lodestar