Where do you find inspiration? We all get stuck once in a while, and when there's a lot going on it's hard to come up with something new - we fall back on the familiar and the well-known (or at least I do!) and there's been a lot going on lately. Work is busy and the kids are doing their school, friends, activities thing and I've been feeling stretched pretty thin. It's shown here, without enough time to put the photos up and write about what we've been doing.
Honestly, we've been lucky to actually be doing anything some nights - and some nights we just haven't. So, a long weekend was a welcome opportunity to put away the computer, pack way too many books and hit the beach for two days.
It was nothing fancy (or warm, for that matter!) but it was a break. A break from the ordinary, an excuse to heat some frozen spaghetti sauce, eat cereal and sandwiches, and a chance to enjoy someone else's cooking a couple of times.
Just before hitting the road home, we stopped in front of a little cinder-block hut, El's diner, pulled into whatever random space was open in the lot and turned off the engine. The waitress came out immediately, took our order and about 5 minutes later, she brought back the oyster sandwiches.
I have never had a better oyster sandwich. Never. Crispy, hot outside, creamy sea-salt insides, a little tangy cole and a soft, white bun. Perfect.
The sweet-tea wasn't too sweet and sitting in the car watching the windshield get covered with raindrops I couldn't have been happier with a gourmet dinner at that moment.
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