I knew it was going to be a long weekend when my chest started tightening up on Saturday afternoon. Yep, I’ve got a bug — throat and voice went South yesterday. Hopefully, the antibiotics will kick in soon. Anyone who calls here today is getting the gravelly Barry White voice . . .

But I had plenty of NCAA basketball to keep me occupied. Mowed the grass Saturday afternoon while I was still feeling decent, and made a batch of sour cream drop cookies yesterday afternoon (you watch — I’m going to start getting recipe requests).

I did get some good pictures from Saturday’s Make It & Take It in our store, and will try to get them up today or tomorrow. The best one was of eight-year-old Alexie Cutter, her finished project, and my dog Zoe . . .