Breaking up is hard to do (unless you have a granite floor)

I broke a mug today. It slipped from my hand and broke on the floor.

The actual mug was pretty cheesy - it said things like "Let this be the day that you make things happen!" But it was a mug I was given back in my undergrad days, as a thank you for helping out at fencing tournaments. One of the two things I ever "won" as a fencer.

Oh well. At least I still have my tin candy tray.

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There are occasional benefits to being out of work. Today, I made a Tomato-Gruyere Tart for lunch. San Marzanos from the farmers' market, 6 oz extremely good Gruyere from Cowgirl Creamery, basil from the yard, a bit of truffle oil over the top.

Understatement: it went well with a glass of white wine.

Going back in the recipes, I was struck by how similar this recipe is. The T-G Tart is better, though.
( what'd it look like before we devoured it? )