disco ball @ Mezze restaurant, GR, Michigan - we had coffee here this am

I'm taking a little break, spending a few busy days in Western Michigan to help put up an art show...and also visit friends and family. Its cold here: the kind of cold that makes your breath catch a little when you breathe in deeply. And there was some snow tonight. Not a lot, just enough to make things sparkle-y. Awesome. Having been away from it for a good period of time, I do enjoy this weather.

For the moment being at least, you are still allowed to smoke in bars here (and I think some restaurants have smoking sections). Cigarettes and bars seem like a natural pairing to me, but I certainly don't miss the souvenir of my clothes and hair reeking of smoke. When I first encountered a woman lighting up in a restaurant lounge last night, it took me a second to realize that was something I hadn't seen in a long time.