Good morning or good evening, wherever you my be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "This City." Today, the sun will rise at 6:46 a.m. and set at 5:05 p.m. The weather is going to be a bit dicey today, as the high temperature will push near 70°, but the expectation is for T-storms to begin in earnest around 9:00 a.m. and continue until the early afternoon. There are some small gaps in the precipitation forecast, but it will not be until 2:00 p.m. before it becomes dry again.

The museum is located in the building that once housed the city hall of Pensacola.

Yesterday, we made the journey across the causeway to the big city of Pensacola. Our goal was to view the exhibit, Apron Strings: Ties to the Past. The exhibit at the T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum was worth the trip. In addition, the museum is part of a larger museum campus in Pensacola that we will be traveling back to see next week. I took a lot of pictures, and I'll add a few just to give a taste of the experience. The internet speed here is so slow, that the downloading of pictures takes many minutes.

This is the museum entrance.

Part of the exhibits.

Mary in her element.

An homage to my favorite kitchen activity.

After we viewed the exhibits in the main museum, we journeyed to the local health food store and then made a stop at the vegan restaurant that had been recommended by the bartender at Shaggy's, Shelley. This restaurant named Sluggos is very near the museum campus. The menu is not huge, but the offerings were among the best I've tasted in any restaurant. Mary had the black bean burrito, and I had the seitan Philly cheese-steak plate. My plate came with a huge sandwich, that like Mary's burrito, required a take home package. I also chose two sides to go with my sandwich. The curry lentil soup was wonderful, and the collard greens, were the best I've tasted this year. No meat, just flavor.

I am connoisseur of greens, as Steph can attest, and these were terrific. I guess that here in the south, the people are good at southern cooking. This isn't southern style, this is southern!

The day itself was a great one. We had a nice walk with STWD in the morning, and in fact, since I was up, she came to visit and asked to go out a while ago. Probably a good thing with the threat of T-storms for later this morning.

Today we'll be staying in after another walk with the intrepid one, if she'll go. I'll do some chores that go with any household, and then settle in for some reading and TV. Mary has kitchen plans and Sugar will probably be in whatever space she claims as her hide-e-hole in this location.