Another grey morning on the beach, but at least it makes hot tea taste better. As the day went on we experienced a lot of erratic weather, a little bit of sun then misty rainfall, but it was another day mostly made for being indoors. We spent some time outside in the early afternoon helping Grace realize her vision for a sand-sculpted turtle bigger and better than last year, but aside from that we were indoors for a lot of the day - so it's no surprise that the theme of the day became food from lunchtime on. Katie came down to the beach trip for the first time this year. And I love her. And we already have nicknames for each other. With a little bit of butter and a box of noodles, she turned out a delicious meal for me: sauteed mushrooms, red sauce and angel hair pasta. Way better than the box of mac-n-cheese waiting for me in the cupboard. We sat in the tall-backed rockers and waited for the sweet corn to cook, talking about siblings and high school and phone numbers with G...