Another subtle day

Today was another slow day.

At 6:30 this morning I watched a two hour movie with the dog and cats.  Following the movie it was time to feed the animals their breakfast.

The four cats:
Myah eats on the kitchen table
Sir Obie One Kenobie in the bathroom
Princess Yoda at the center post between the dining room and living room
Pepe Longstocking in the bay window

The two dogs:
Rocky eats on the front Porch
Rose also eats on the front porch but later after she wakes up

Then I loaded the truck for the weekly trip to the transfer station.  I found out that I am starting to appear as old as I feel.  The young workers there that always help the old folk empty trash from the cars and trucks now rush over to help me too!

Following that I stopped on the way home to pickup the mail and visited the folk at the local country store for a few minutes.  Then it was a quick ride home.

I did take out the ash from the stove to add to the compost heap, brought in the days firewood and started the morning fire.  As I was starting the fire "She who must be obeyed" got up from bed and came out and fixed our espresso and toast.  We usually sit and watch the morning news before the fire with our breakfast.

Our quick trip to Rutland involved stopping at the farmers market for our weekly supply of cheese, some home made soap, and some fresh vegetables (Leek, Gilfred Turnip, and a couple of small aubergines.  There was also a couple of stops for batteries, Christmas presents, and a cup of coffee for the trip home.

Already exhausted, we made a hamburger soup with some root vegetables (carrot, parsnips, and fresh garlic) from the garden, frozen olive oil and basil, canned tomatoes, celery, onion, and Mediterranean couscous.  Nap time and reading while the soup was simmering and then eaten with some crackers followed by the evening animal feed.  That was not the soup that I envisioned but was still very good.

Maybe I can complete my list tomorrow after church services.