Early Riser

I had gone to bed early last night so I was awake at 5:00 am and I couldn't fall back asleep. So I cooked a big breakfast: a fat boneless pork chop, 2 eggs scrambled, 2 slices of multigrain toast, fresh broccoli, apple juice and coffee. It was quite good (as always). I ate it in front of an episode of "Take a Hike!"

 Then I went to the lake from 9:30 - 11:00 am. I walked my usual mile with SomaFM in my earbuds (Groove Salad 2). Then I read for a bit (Patrick Stewart's autobiography - he's a great writer too). It was a bit grey and a bit humid, but nice overall.

Lake Family

I went to the lake today at 11:30 am for my usual walk, and several Shampines were already there (on a weekday!), which was a shock, but a nice surprise. Helena was enjoying the summer air before a work meeting, and Jon & Hayden were 'working from home', while Milo, Pepper and Henley ran around, swam or snoozed in the sun.

I walked my usual mile first, and then Jon took me and Hayden to the Wachusett Brewery for lunch (see today's other post). On the ride there, Jon and I were able to clear up the incident from last August, which turned out tot not be such a big deal after all, just a series of misunderstandings and a selfish younger sister (his, not mine). That was a relief. After that I hung around to read for awhile, and headed home around 3:00 pm.

Wachusett Brewery

I went down to the lake today around 11:30 am, and Helena, Hayden and Jon were all there! Helena was killing time before a work meeting, and the other two were 'working from home' with three of their dogs in attendance.

After my usual walk Jon took Hayden and me to lunch at the Wachusett Brewery. No one else was in the outdoor brew yard, so we basically had a town fair-sized area to ourselves. I got the buttermilk chicken sandwich, which came with amazing french fries, and was very good. The beer I had was a Great Fruit IPA, which was decent, but nothing to write home about. It was nice to hang out with them (I was at the lake until 3:00 pm or so), and also nice to get out of the house to somewhere else besides a relative's home (haha).

Omaha Steaks

I cooked two of the Omaha Steaks burger patties in the oven tonight. I ate them with American cheese, mustard, pickles, and tomatoes on 12-grain bread. They were fantastic.

 

 

 

Lingo Deer Progress

Since my DuoLingo expired Monday, I am going to focus on Lingo Deer until I can afford a language app again. Its free version is far more flexible and useful than DL's. Today I hit another milestone.

Add a Little Bacon

I had some spicy kimchi ramen for dinner tonight. And I added in four thick-cut slices of leftover bacon. Ridiculously good! I also had fresh pea pods and iced tea with it.

Another Lake Day

Another typical day at the lake, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. A walk, some photos and a book ("A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"). There were boats, so the lake was delightfully choppy.