1. Open Barn Day is this weekend at the alpaca ranch in Kamas. Be sure to go–I missed it last year because it was snowing, so be glad the weather has been so nice.

2. Also in the mountains: J. Crew has opened an outlet store at the Kimball Junction outlet mall. I’ve decided J. Crew is like the boyfriend I know I’m better off without, and that I kind of hate, yet I still must know what he’s doing at all times. So I’ll be visiting J. Crew tomorrow, too.

3. The American Legion posters from Wednesday reminded me of one my dad has had hanging in his shop for years. I need to keep this one in mind more: