Tuesday, April 26

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Luchador from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Torpedo from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Minion

Great Paintings: Day 2
Beer hour

Monday, April 25

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Gumballhead from Three Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, IN and Powder Day from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Hoary

Great Paintings: Day 1
Beer hour

Sunday, April 24

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • Andy and I went for walk at Alice Keene District Park.
  • My sister took my father to a funeral in Pamlico County.
  • Andy and I picked up trash on Firetower.
  • We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Waking Dream from Casita Brewing Company in Wilson

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Deem

Under construction: Week 27
Trash
Palace in Paris: Day 4
Zoom beer hour

Saturday, April 23

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a long run.
  • I went to the pharmacy for my mother.
  • Andy had a Zoom ukulele lesson.
  • I went to Food Lion for my father.
  • I organized my father’s medications for the week.
  • I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
  • I organized my mother’s medications for the week.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Moravian Rhapsody from Raleigh Brewing Company in Raleigh and 60 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, DE

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Askance

Long run
Well stocked
Palace in Paris: Day 3
Beer hour

Friday, April 22

Today’s highlights:

  • My sister brought a cookie cake for my mother’s birthday.
  • Andy and I went for walk before dinner.
  • I made homemade pizza for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
  • Jay performed our request for Isolation Friday.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer: Happy Place from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Hazyum from Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: Andy thought the pizza was good.

Word of the Day: Simulacrum

Deer
Pizza
Isolation Friday
Palace in Paris: Day 2
Beer hour

Thursday, April 21

Today’s highlights:

  • I hosted a Jumble Team Break at work.
  • Andy and I went for a run before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Juxtapose

Palace in Paris: Day 1
Beer hour

Wednesday, April 20

Today’s highlights:

  • I took my father for a visit to his primary care physician.
  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Luchador from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Tank 7 from Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, MO

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: My father’s red blood count has improved.

Word of the Day: Imprimatur

Green car. Red car.
Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles: Day 5
Beer hour

Tuesday, April 19

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I took today off from work.
  • We went for a run along the Tar River in Rocky Mount.
  • We had a Bojangles picnic at Englewood Park.
  • We took a driving tour of Rocky Mount.
  • We walked around Lake Wilson.
  • We enjoyed the outdoor beer garden at Casita Brewing Company in Wilson.
  • We visited Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park.

Today’s ice cream:  Dairy Queen Blizzards: Oreo Dirt Pie

Today’s beer: East Carolina Classic from Casita Brewing Company in Wilson, Player B from Casita Brewing Company in Wilson, Hummingbird from Red Oak Brewery in Whitsett and Torpedo from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Mills River

Today’s pet peeve: Our blizzards had yucky gummy worms in them.

Today’s moment of gratitude: We were able to go for a daytrip on our day off.

Word of the Day: Polyglot

Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles: Day 4
Beer hour

Monday, April 18

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy and I went for a walk before dinner.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pull Tab Pilsner from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and IPA from Stone Brewing Company in Richmond, VA

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: Today was the last day of tax season.

Word of the Day: Elicit

The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles: Day 3
Beer hour

Sunday, April 17

Today’s highlights:

  • Andy picked up bagels from The Bagelman.
  • We went for a long run.
  • We went for a short walk before dinner.
  • We had a zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Happy Place from Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay-Varina and Moravian Rhapsody from Raleigh Brewing Company in Raleigh

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Resurrection

Route
Under construction: Week 26
Firetower
Clematis
The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles: Day 2
Zoom beer hour