I miss my university horn so bad. A Conn 8D with nickels soldered on the keys to accommodate some small-fingered player. No high range. Massive huge low tone.

But there's more body in the lower registers, which is good - some of my parts were feeling a bit weak and imprecise there, previously. Thinking I might want to try some higher-end mouthpieces before the group starts up again in the fall. A new-to-me horn upgrade would be very expensive (I love Conn 8Ds, and I'd be looking at $4-5k, minimum, used), but a new high-end mouthpiece is only between $90-150.

I've been switching from my Yamaha 30C4 mouthpiece (which I would've bought sometime in the mid to late 90s) to the Jupiter 3 that came with my horn, but which I've never really used. It's bigger, maybe a little more comfortable. Sacrifices a bit of precision in the upper register, but I barely have to touch that on my parts (highest I've got is an F at the top of the staff).

I made iced tea a lot when I lived in Ottawa, then fell out of the habit. I had it regularly growing up (especially at Scout camps), but always the powdered/sweet Good Host stuff (which I still love, but is kinda its own thing).