sonoranrn | Good times

Yesterday was full of wonderfulness. It started with a nice, leisurely, beautiful drive out to pick up my hand-blown glass, then a little bit of lounging by the creek. From there, to a local deli/bakery for a creekside sandwich on their fresh bread. Then, into the Shenandoah woods for a hike along the river, with lots of little waterfalls, amidst the falling autumn leaves. On the way back into town, there was a pair of horses handing out, heads over the fences watching the cars go by. We parked so I could say hi, and I got repeated loving headbutts from a lovely mare. Back in town, we were looking for Pen Druid, the local microbrewery, but couldn't find it so I swung into a parking lot to try and investigate. In the lot, we saw a place labeled "Ale Works" and a guy unloading boxes of bottles from his VW bug into the shop. We checked it out, turns out they're only technically open two days a week and "by appointment", but the guy unloading the box was the owner and so he opened up for us. Said, "Looks like you have an appointment at [checks clock] 6:20. I appreciate you being so prompt." So we hung out with him, tasted (and bought) some fine beers, then, at his suggestion, grabbed a pizza from across the street and took it to Pen Druid (he gave us directions). There, we had some (meh) beers, ate our pizza, chatted with the locals, and met the cutest damn puppy I've seen in years. Finally, we rolled toward home on a clear, beautiful night. At home, we filled at lit my new oil lamp and relaxed before heading off to a good days' sleep.

More days like this, please.