Tonight was spaghetti & garlic bread.
I am glad you had a nice time with your daughter, Bott. That restaurant reminds me of a place my folks and I and husband went to that they really enjoyed - especially my parents. It had the chocolate malted shakes and the owners seemed to try to want to have the feeling in their diner that you wrote about.
we have a fog advisory here
re: topic, tonight my mom made some stew, maybe she will share...