It was sunny today, though a bit nippy. I had on a sweater and light coat for church this morning. It rained over the weekend, but there were still tufts of snow in the corners of the yard. The slight nip in the air and the tufts of snow did not deter Steve.

He was determined to grill the first charred burgers on the block. The Weber Kettle grill was rolled out the garage. He pulled out a couple of lawn chairs, popped open a beer and read the Atlantic Monthly. He blasted music on his old boom box from college, which was banished to the garage long ago. Steve, the former Eagle Scout, carefully constructed a pyramid of coal and tended the flame for an hour. I want to switch to a gas grill, but Steve insists on charcoal. I think he really likes his hour alone hanging outside garage with the beer and listening to his alt-rock radio station.

Continue reading “Sunday Spring-ish Journal” →