by Ira | Feb 17, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Got to hang with our friends Derrick and Gary tonight. Loooooove them. Been a while since I got to hang with them. A WHILE. They’re good. Food was amazing. We drank some wine. We talked. We petted pups and kitties. It was perfect. Edited the podcasts today. Got caught...
by Ira | Feb 16, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
It’s late! But not crazy late. Josh and I did pretty good tonight getting through the podcasting tasks. And the movie was good, too! The Lady Vanishes. Fun premise! Not perfectly executed, for sure, but the pieces were mostly there, and the premise was a legit...
by Ira | Feb 15, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I just had to move Joy so my elbow had somewhere to rest as I type this entry out. She make the sweetest little grunt, a cozy sound, to let me know I’d awakened her. It’s the little things like that I love so much about sharing our bed with the dogs. They’re so cozy....
by Ira | Feb 14, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! It’s super late, so I’ll keep this one brief…but it was a wonderful day. We made ourselves dinner! Steak, potates, salad, and shishito peppers with a super fancy bottle of Napa cab. It was insanely good. Legitimately, insanely good. And...
by Ira | Feb 13, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
So…I want to make a fruit tart for valentine’s day. Liz and I are making it together, but it’s my idea, my initiative. Two elements can be made in advance, the pastry cream and the tart pastry dough. So, we decided to make those tonight. I’m positive we botched both...
by Ira | Feb 12, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
God, there’s so much I haven’t read. Sigh. I want to read so much more. And watch everything. And write everything. And get all of the housework done. And make all the money. Not as easy as it sounds. Impossible, even. But, here we are, trying anyway. I’m wiped. It’s...
