I spent the day helping Rachel start landscaping in our front yard today. I chopped some things down, she planted some things, and the dog managed to dig, just not in the right places. This was the first nicely warm day of the year.

After visiting the local mexican restaurant this evening, Rachel decided she would sew some curtains. Me, I sat on the front porch with the first cigar of the year. I smoked a Punch Petit Coronation, made in Havana, Cuba! It’s been sitting around since last August’s trip to Scotland. It was a bit crispy, but since it came it its own tube, it wasn’t unsmokable… just a few flecks of wrapper in my mouth.

A nice, quiet night in the city. A good start to the week.