Undaunted by the weakened sun, the fog lingered in the valleys for well into the day before returning to the land of mists and shadow, giving way to the brilliant blue sky, crisp and cold and iced-edged, before it too fell to darkness. This was a rare perfect, happy, connective day that contained a brunch with a good friend, crystal shopping for two hours, cooperative game playing in a local coffee shop, and after he had gone home, movie watching while bundled up on the sofa.