Alan is heading home, as am I

[redbird]

alanro spent the weekend with us; we all took it easy, just hanging out and catching up and playing Scrabble. (OK, yesterday afternoon we combined a few useful errands--apparently there's a niche market for Q-tips with wooden sticks, served by Village Apothecary (my source for cinnamint toothpaste) and including Alan's father--with dinner at Mingala. But mostly we took it very easy.)

The weather being as it has been, Alan wasn't sure he'd make it out of LaGuardia to Seattle today, so I insisted he hang on to our spare keys. He just called from Dulles to tell me he'd barely made his connection but is on his way home; I surmise the crew instructed everyone to turn off cell phones a couple of minutes after we talked.

I am going to go home, trying to stay dry en route, and snuggle under my blankets. Good company, even if just hanging out, can translate into staying up too late and talking my throat raw. Rye bread can wait.