My friend Lucie obviously does not huff (or so she would have us believe), but the resemblance is startling. (Left: proud new mother & connoisseur of food from Sellers Market. Right: former inhalant addict.)

It seems like only seven months ago that Alexa and AJ went on their vision quest.

Check out this sweet alpaca that they brought me back.

In my list of "things to blog about" is this drawing by someone I don’t know but seems to know my friend Nicole quite well Nicole herself!

Nicole: baker of wedding cakes, angelic of voice, gifted photographer…and hero. I should call her this weekend because I miss her.