Birthday Sparkler

Another birthday today, W.'s 51st. Last night Marti and I bought mini sparkler candles for his birthday key lime pie, but we must've left them in the cart - they didn't make it home with us! sadness. So she found this in a 4th of July stash. As well as the delicious pie she fixed beans and rice using a recipe from a Cuban friend. Mouthwatering to think back on a couple hours later, even though I'm still full.

Spent much of today (after an enjoyable Starbucks run for W.'s free drink) over at Harry and Ellie's. He slept a great deal, but also ate well and sang a snatch of Happy Birthday to his son. And smiled beautifully when I talked about a favorite memory of mine, when he and I drove cross country together 14 summers ago with the kids, who were respectively 3 and 1 & 11/12. We drove Washington to Washington, with stops at old friends in Ohio and Iowa, and the Badlands, and Glacier.