You'll find out tonight!

    Tamara and I went on an impromptu adventure yesterday. She was curious about nearby town Camden. Unfortunately no restaurant there appeared to be open Sundays. So we wound up going to a Camden-listed seafood restaurant that was actually nearer Ridgeway. It was a nutty idea, since neither of us eat gluten and most fish camp type places mainly serve fried seafood. But it turned out awesome! The broiled flounder was excellent. There wasn't really anything that I eat that I could put on my baked potato, but I like potatoes per se. We didn't try the catfish stew, but it appeared to be safe. We just didn't get around to it before our main dishes arrived. When they did, we found we had some wonderful looking hush puppies. I asked if they were by any chance all corn meal, noting that we were lusting after them but that we don't eat gluten. Waitress checked with cook and said that they were corn meal, onions and sugar; no gluten. We were best pleased, and she said, "You'll find out tonight!" I assume she knows somebody celiac or is herself. Anyway, we found out; there was no gluten. Yay!
    We then went to Sumter so Tamara could see Swan Lake/ Iris Gardens. It was a little too early to see the best irises, but we saw some and got some lovely pictures. And the swans were fun and impressive. And we liked the chocolate garden and were delighted by some small boys chattering. Tamara loved it and we dug spending time together outdoors something astonishing. Bu-ut... there's a butterfly garden. And there were no butterflies at all except the sculpted steel ones. So it isn't my imagination that they are few in numbers this year. But we'll be back! And they will, too.