Back and back

We're back from a week-long trip to D.C. Most of it was spent visiting family, but some sightseeing happened, including me finally visiting the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, something I've never managed before in previous trips. It's too early for most of the cherries, but we did find a couple of early bloomers.

We also managed to visit the Baltimore Aquarium this trip, something we tried before but didn't manage. That trip included a silly side-trip to Charm City Cakes (I thought it was pointless to visit a place where all you can do is take a picture of the sign, but others in the car were enthusiastic) and to the quite fabulous Museum of Visionary Art. Dinner was an overindulgence in gelato concoctions at Vaccaro's, another Baltimore institution (both my brother and M's sister have an insatiable sweet tooth and are fans of the place).

I was up early this morning (still on east coast time, of course) and had lots of plans to get stuff done. And I have, within reason, except that for no good reason, I'm having severe back pains.

( Probably TMI behind this cut )

I must make borsht soon -- a couple of the beets have started to bolt!