A little over a week ago Banjo Man and I flew out of Austin and eventually landed in Spokane, where Banjo Man’s sister and brother-in-law were waiting to take us to the lake.

We were so grateful. They had also done some Costco shopping for us, another reason to be grateful. And sister-in-law Nancy planned a weekend of meals.

This was very welcome news, as right now I’m about as capable of meal-planning, grocery shopping and cooking as I am at solving a Rubik’s Cube. Which is impossible, in case you are wondering.

We shopped in Clark Fork and bought fudge from a new store.

We talked about makeup.

Did some window shopping.

Moved a large log safely out of the way.

Watched the osprey.

I think a good time was had by all.

Did it feel like summer? No.

Did it feel like spring? No.

Chilly, cloudy, damp…but we didn’t care. It was good to be at the lake. It was good to be together. It was good to look out the windows and see mountains.