At the local Irish pub, the outdoor heat gave way to powerful AC and the Tom Petty cover singer told us he was learning to fly. I’m still figuring out how to keep myself above water, but we’re all at different stages in life and must learn to get along anyway. We had the potato croquettes and then the sea scallop croquettes, both of which I ate with my fingers. There was a roasted leg of lamb that had the infant-pink color of roast beef.

(Photo: Parking lot, Poolesville, Maryland.)

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