I'm Nice

Jay and I are having our coffee this morning and paired it with store-bought blueberry muffins from Giant Eagle.

While eating my last bite-size of the pastry, he said, 

"Ay! Gihurot na nako akong kape nga naa pa man diay koy muffins." (Oh! I just finished all of my coffee when I still have muffins.)

"Ganahan ka mohigop sa akoa?" (Would you like to sip from my cup?)

I still have about 4 big sips of my café latte. 

"Nice man ko, Jay." (I'm nice, Jay.)

He looked up and fixed his gaze on me. You know, that playful look that suggests I didn't mean what I said.

It's not popular knowledge, but I am nice.

He merely grinned in response.

Art Exhibit

We got invited to an art exhibit in West Virginia today, and I don't know exactly what to wear appropriately to this event. 

What I am very sure about, though, is not wearing my all-time warm-weather favorite, a pair of faded jorts. 

Happy Hour

I was supposed to finish planting seeds, but it can wait.

It was a beautiful Thursday. Jay said he'd take me for happy hour after his work instead of our usual Fridays. Our friends who are now based in Vermont are in town, and he got invited to an overnight biking-camping trip this Friday. 

So after work yesterday, we went to Attaboy. 

Honestly, ordering pizza wasn't in the plan. Jay suggested that we should get pizza too. 

We ordered our favorite from the menu of The Blues BBQ Company—Prosciutto Pear pizza ($17, Gorgonzola, Mozzarella, Prosciutto, Pears, Arugula, Balsamic Glaze).

The orange soda hard seltzer was my favorite from Attaboy, perfectly paired with another all-time favorite pizza in our town; it was such a beautiful marriage to cap the work week. 

Attaboy Beer

400 Sagner Ave.

Ste 400

Frederick, MD

The Blues BBQ and Co

4/17/2026 at 8:40 p.m.

I was asked why I haven't been posting videos on Facebook.

"For now, that does not give me pleasure and thrill anymore, and I have returned to writing on my blog," I responded.

She seemed surprised. "No one reads blogs."

Exactly.

I adore the silence here.