I’m soaking up the calm of this week because starting next week, things are about to get nuts. Plans on weekdays, plans on weekends, plans plans plans. There is just too much fun stuff going on and I have decided to LIVE. (And by *I* I mean my sweet husband encouraged me when I started to say it’s too much. He knew I wouldn’t regret saying yes to all these fun activities, and I know he’s right.)

I finally got my hands on these smoked mussels from Fishwife that have been sold out for a full year. These plus the bourbon chicken liver pâté I just picked up from the farmers market and we’ve got a pretty epic snackie plate in our future.

The World Cup is over and I just love how alive the city. One thing about my neighborhood: we know how to gather and celebrate.

This Bloody Mary was a full meal and I’m not mad about it.