On the road again

David came in last night from visiting his kids in New Jersey. We had a fabulous dinner with the Renzis. They can take cannellini beans, kale, and pasta and make something out of this world (they use special olive oil--the secret sauce).

After a leisurely breakfast, Chief Elves Catherine and Al set about filling 16 cheese orders received online, delivering cheese to some of Philly's best restaurants, and filling out gift certificates. David and I hit the road and drove to my mom's in West Virginia. One of the things that jumps out at you about the U.S. is how development is so happenstance, whereas land is conserved in the U.K. Houses and shops are close together in the U.K. and the land is well tended. In the U.S. everyone and everything is spread apart and there's a lot more debris on the land. In the U.K., land that is not lived on is generally being farmed. Here, land that is not lived on is mowed and used for lawn, sheds, trampolines, ATVs, multi-car garages and other things that you just don't see in Ulster.
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