Twisp of Fate

We had a dusting of snow the night before last, perhaps an inch or two, but it was enough to make the Alfalfa Loop track skiable (it had gotten pretty icy over the last couple of weeks, with no new snow).  We went out for 3 laps yesterday morning and it was good.

I finished a pair of simple grey socks for Rick that were started sometime last fall.  Knit in Koigu Premium Merino (KPM) that I had in stash:

Grey merino socks for Rick

Our favorite restaurant in Twisp, Tappi, has re-opened after months of being on hiatus.   They don’t have a website or I would provide a link.  The food is Sicilian Italian and focused around an authentic wood-fired pizza oven that the owner, John Bonica, had sent over from Italy and assembled in place in the restaurant.  They are only open Friday-Sunday nights with a more limited menu than before, but still, they are open!  Yay!  John says they will start having music soon… we used to love to go there and hear great jazz on the weekends.  We went up for dinner last night and each of us had 2 fabulous lambchops cooked in the woodfired oven in small cast iron frypans, served with a green salad with chevre and balsamic vinaigrette.  John also has a nice selection of Italian wines.

Our older cat, Pushkin, has not been doing well and we had blood work done last week, thinking his kidneys might be getting worse.  It turns out he has bacterial hepatitis, which must have come from something he ate, although that part remains a mystery.  We are giving him antibiotics and subcutaneous fluids, but he still seems pretty “down” although not as distressed as he was last week.  He’s also not eating much at all.  Definitely a worry for us right now.