My son, the Marine, came up for a visit this weekend, so I've been spending time with him, rather than four of you who read my blog. But I'll be back with you soon.

Oh, and my son's best friend, his wife and daughter came to visit today, so I prepared a boneless leg of lamb, absolutely crammed with garlic cloves, on my smoky charcoal grill, and also charcoal-grilled some vegetables, also with plenty of smoke. Our guests brought a lovely black-bean salad, and some baked potatoes and focaccia bread made the meal complete.