Aras and I finished up my latest household project, namely window cornices for the sliding glass door in the dining room and the window in the living room. The project took about twice as long as I thought. I think we have over 40 hours into it total if you include shopping for lumber. I still haven’t stained and sanded it yet. Hope it’s worth the trouble. So far it looks nicer than expected.

Last night went great. Every other Friday night we have had two to four guests over for after dinner conversation. It works out realy nice as there is time to play games and the kids are in bed early enough to allow the kids to make a cute appearance but still allow for adults to chat quietly after they are in bed.

One of my all time favorite authors, Joseph Conrad, has a birthday today, according to the writers almanac. My favorite book is “Heart of Darkness” of course.

I had a lettuce wrap for the first time last night. It was curry chicken, with a peanut sauce, lime juice and cilantro. It was very tasty. I guess I have had spring rolls before where it wa similiar, but not quite the same. I am going to have to experiment with this.

Of course I have had lots of things wrapped in cabbage, but this seems like a different sub-genre.