Weekend wistfulness

Today it got up to almost 30! (-1.1 C) We took advantage of the better weather to go to Madison for the annual model railroad show. We ran into several friends from the little railroad, saw some fun layouts and pushed our way through crowded aisles to glance at more stuff than you can imagine for the model train fanatic. 

A little of that goes a long way, and we headed to the west side of town for Indian food. Swagat has won the best Indian cuisine award from Madison magazine yet again this year. I give them kudos for continuing to improve their choices. There are a couple of other places we like just as well, though, one right downtown and the other on the east side. We usually eat at whichever one is closest when we get  hungry for Indian food.

I wish there were an Indian restaurant closer to the Dells. When we lived in Hyde Park, we would tool up to Devon Avenue in Chicago when we wanted Indian food. That seems closer, but in reality it could easily take 45 minutes to drive there from where we lived by the University of Chicago and another ten minutes to find a place to park. From our house to Swagat is about an hour, and it is much easier than driving through the Windy City. But since it is in Madison and you drive miles through the country to get there, it seems much further. So we don't make the trip just for samosas and chicken pakora.

Anyway, after a nice lunch,we came back to the Dells to feed the cats, let Tom catch up on what's happening at Daytona and let me to do some walking outside in the relative warmth and ponder the plot for the book.

Tonight we will probably eat leftovers from this past week: a nameless though vaguely Mexican goulash, pizza, country captain (a chicken stew with curry and raisins -- hey, don't knock it until you try it!), barbecue chicken and pork roast. There are a few slices of pizza, but otherwise it is one serving of each thing. At least we can clean out the refrigerator a bit.

That's the news so far. Updates as events warrant.