"It's not on the ..." Tim began to explain the idea of a cupola but then stopped himself. Maybe he could show Doc later.

Instead he grinned without teeth, a boyish expression and chuckled. "I always show up for food," he clarified. "No need to leave anything sitting anywhere. I'll make sure there is a bottle of 'shine to accompany dinner. For a pasta bake would you want a seventy-two or thirty-six hour vintage?"