A smile and a ribbon and a smirnoff ice and a red stripe beer.

Marie sent along photos this morning of Ben and Pam's kitschy 50's Western-themed summer party. Lookit the dopey girl!

parsnips

Not the easiest to slice into strips for roasting, but oh.

I never knew.

From a short distance, the fresh smell coming off of them is almost like ginger. It's almost sweet, and slightly pungent, and so perfect for today.

I put a piece up to my nose and breathed in, and it was different, more vegetable than spicy root, more green than pale pale pale heat.