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Day 124: Recent Highlights

Hello, all!  I hope this post finds you hanging in as best as you're able.  It feels like we're in a marathon, with no idea about the mile marker we're at, doesn't it?  I kind of can't believe that we're at day 124.  Life has reorganized to make sticking close to home seem more normal, and I am grateful for that. The other day, I took a quick trip to Lowes and it felt like I was driving in an unfamiliar city!  Even close to home, I am still discovering new things, despite the stripped back version of summer life we're living.  Greater appreciation of small pleasures is a decidedly positive side-effect of the pandemic.  We are doing a little  more take out than before-- usually one dinner a week.  That has taken a little pressure off of our kitchen, which is nice!  Over the past month, we had Ethiopian (from the inimitable Zenebech ); Afghan (from my favorite Kabob Palace ); Balkan (from Jeff's neighborhood favorite, Ambar ); and Szechuan (From DC icon Pa