The weather was pretty wild today: thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rains & occasional hail with strong wind gusts. Spring-y! We braved the downpour anyway to get to our favorite sushi place for lunch, and lucked out not getting caught in the worst of it ![]()
Dinner was a shared GIGANTIC ortolana pizza with spicy salami from a place just a hop, skip, and a jump from our pad. The dinner is fairly randomly Italian, not specifically regional, although the wine selection (Grillo, Nero d’Avola) pointed to Sicilian.
Pizza was good — nice crust, flavorful sauce, just the right amount of cheese, a sprinkle of oregano, and a pleasantly spicy salami. My PIC would’ve loved to have tried the Vitello Tonnato, but look at the size of that pie!
We still ended up taking half of it home ![]()
We’re spending a quick overnight in Hamburg tomorrow, where we’re meeting up with my sis and BIL for dinner at our favorite HH restaurant — but mostly to take our 96-yr old cousin to lunch on Friday. That woman will outlive us all!
It’ll be great to see her again after a whole year ![]()

