So, a couple things. First of all, split pea soup just isn’t photogenic. Never was, never will be. I was going to try to photoshop the situation but then I thought you guys would understand. Split pea soup is probably the best tasting ugly food there is. And if someone out there knows how to make thick green soup pretty, come find me. I’ll gladly give you a bowl. Secondly, we took a mini-cation (very short vacation) this weekend to the Mendocino Coast. It was cold, foggy and wonderful…and I…