score!

[magid]

I went to potluck at andy's tonight, mostly for the company, partly to see his newly renovated kitchen. It's amazing how much he managed to do; it's really nice (and it was rather a pit before). There are maple cabinets, and the appliances are steel exterior. It all goes well together, really. I asked about the naked-of-magnets fridge, and he told me that that's the one drawback he hadn't realized about the fridge: it's not magnetic. So I asked about his magnet toys (a whole system of magnets that can be played with to make paths for marbles; far too much fun), and he gifted me with them! Not at all expected (now I'll have to make some room on the fridge, with all the other magnets, magnet poetry, cartoons, photos, etc.), and totally wonderful :-). And once I get a double-A battery, I have gear magnets to put up, too. A whole play station without leaving the kitchen!

(The obligatory food note: I made zaatar flatbreads for potluck. I thought of a bunch of other things I might make in addition, but wasn't up for more than that, so maybe next week....)

(The non-obligatory apparel note: lots of comments on the ceramic necklace of a woman's face and earring I was wearing, the one I bought when i was about 14. Nice to have it noticed.)