My Clever Brother

Charles is president of the Intermountain Archivists organization this year.
Because the fall caucus was held in Salt Lake,
we got to see him between meetings.
So my parents & I had lunch with him
(in the relatively-new Nauvoo Cafe
in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building).
They had excellent hot sandwiches
and wonderful pie.

10 years ago we had a family portrait
in the JSMB...
we're due for another one.

Parents on Temple Square

Today was a gorgeous warm September day
and my parents and I spent a happy hour on Temple Square.
Dad and I are both shutterbugs.
Plus, I was trying out viewpoints for my nephew's upcoming wedding.

Dad looks a bit solemn in the above photo
(he wasn't feeling the best)
but I love the candid I caught of him and Mom, below:

BYU Campus on a Winter Evening

Mom and Dad and I went to the BYU Museum of Art last week.
When we came out of the museum, the light on the mountains was just perfect.

After some bookstore shopping, we headed over to the JFSB.

Dad even got a little nap in my office before our department party.

Italian Food!

Gelato is the best, and gelato at Giolitti's is even better!

We got takeout pizza in Trastevere and brought it back to our apartment.
Heavenly!

Most of our meals, though, were home-cooked. We made bread pudding (in the picture) with the great Roman bread we got in the bakery, and lots of pasta dishes: marinara, puttanesca, and alfredo... all with fresh local ingredients. YUM!

Dad really enjoyed shopping at the open-air market. We got some amazing grapes there, and delectable basil, and scrumptious apples!