This past week I spent quite a bit of time just being there, as my brother recovers from a surgery. We had a good time wandering around the metro area, stopping at places he likes or that he thinks I like and a restaurant that he goes to from time to time. I ordered out (some excellent pizza, some very good hand pies) a bit and used what we bought grocery shopping to make breakfast lunch and dinner.

Beef Stew

Using what he had, and what I bought, I made a nice beef stew. I may have been a little intoxicated to taste well enough, so I had to salt it enough, after he tasted it, and added a bit to much apple cider vinegar (my bad, but not too too much just a bit much). I used some leftover (!!) American Wagyu beef that he had, potatoes, onions, carrots to make for a nice dinner and Lunch the next day.

Goulash

I adapted this a bit, because i used pork, instead of beef, as he eats / cooks a lot of beef. And I used more paprika then anything I saw called for (half smoked, half hot). I bought some cultured sour cream for this purpose and then forgot to add it, until I was eating it, so I gave him and myself a bit of a dollop, then added the rest of the sour cream and left him with quite a bit of leftovers.

I think he’s got a pretty good start on recovery, and I hope it goes very well. Shortly after I left my parents had flew in to took over, at a bit more of a distance (I stayed in his apartment, they will not be). I had quite the layover in Denver, so I caught up on work for that day, and after eating, worked in a coffee shop, in the airport, for a few hours. Got to a good stopping point a good hour 15 minutes before my flight. I was able to charge up my laptop from the morning’s use and also get my new backup battery charged up for the most part. I got home a bit after 10:PM and once I got off the flight I called Shannon to come get me.

I’ll miss just hanging out, shooting the breeze, making jokes and just being there with my brother, but I also slept well in my bed last night, with Máni between us, and this morning I woke up to Loki sitting on top of my side while I finished sleeping.