The kids have been enjoying fruit and cheese for dessert lately. (Most recently: dried apricots and Comté.)

Tonight’s kitchen victory: roast chicken with orange, pear, and fig.

Weeded the front gutter; got more than four gallons of plant matter and sod.

Brunch with Mom and the family, then walked to Gas Works.

The dude’s weekend schedule: Magic at J’s, fencing, birthday sleepover with Magic at S’s, family brunch, Magic at L’s, pass out from exhaustion.

The whole family has gotten flu shots.

Rocktober 2019 is the complete catalog of Led Zeppelin. #rocktober

Idea: iPhone 11 case where the back is nothing but fake camera lenses, festooned with them.

Take-out Ezell’s with the family, Billie, and out-of-towners at Katie and Matt’s. Their little dude was tired.

Ballard Locks with the family, Billie, and out-of-town family.

Pretty quickly decided I wanted a case for the new phone; usually I resent-avoid them for several months before giving in. Also, replacing an iPhone 7 battery costs $50 and takes 40 minutes‽

Went to a Magic event with the dude and Greg. Did well; the dude beat his uncle in their final match.

Mom came over for tonight’s kitchen victory (linguine with fried chickpeas, and roast cauliflower with capers, raisins, and sunflower seeds).

New phone, so it’s time for the flip side of the experiment: can I tolerate a phone UI in garish color?

Once fall weather arrives, every hour of sun feels like we’re getting away with something.