1. All around, water is sounding as it runs, drips, seeps, trickles and falls.
2. Nick calls up the stairs to draw our attention to the smell of rosemary from the focaccia he is warming in the oven.
3. The latest iteration of the new phone I've had my eye on is on offer -- for less than I was expecting to pay for last year's model. The men in my life weigh in with their opinions for twenty minutes; and then it's on order.