California poppies in downtown Santa Cruz.

We spent the afternoon with some friends who are facing an interesting challenge, she never really cooked, he did all the cooking once they married (later in life). Then he had a massive stroke last summer. And now she’s learning to cook what he likes. So I gave her some guided practice at broiling steaks and baking chicken breasts, and an instant read meat thermometer. Chico went to the kitchen store with me, and supervised our cooking efforts. Or maybe he was waiting to see if there would be any benefits of that for him.

So far the good weather is holding and we’re doing fine in the tent. A minor water problem has been corrected and all the humans are looking forward to showers tomorrow.