I went with Dan and some friends to an herb sale recently, at the Fred Heutte Center in Norfolk. There were lots of booths of garden-related stuff to buy (as if I need more stuff), and I came across these women selling this gorgeous jewelry: Moonrise Jewelry.

They have necklaces made with real orchids encased in resin and buy their supplies the Fair Trade way. Very cool. I haven’t bought anything yet, but my birthday is coming up (hint, hint) …

On Tuesday, Barbara and I went to dinner at A.W. Shucks, a local seafood restaurant we had not been to before. We think it’s a great value - good food at good prices with good service. It seemed to be very popular, too. They don’t have a Web site, though. But here’s what we had:

• Barbara: fish ‘n chips. The fish was tilapia; looked good and the fries were great You get two sides - the other one she ordered (as did I) was the tomato-feta salad. What a great idea! It was a hit with both of us.
• Kim: fried shrimp, with mashed potatoes and tomato-feta salad. The shrimp were a bit overdone, and I would have preferred a traditional cocktail sauce. It came with a slightly spicy, thin sauce that was okay, but I guess I’m a bit of a traditionalist about some things