I went to the lake today to walk and hang out. It was in the 40's and windy, but the sun was out, the clouds were high, and it was a nice day overall. I listened to SomaFM as usual during my walk, and then to a few random Hearts2Hearts songs ("Blue Moon", "Apple Pie", etc...) as I sat in front of the water. I brought coffee from home so I stated longer than usual, a little over an hour compared to a typical 'walk day' span of 45 minutes or so.
The refrigerator that came with my apartment died on Wednesday after 18 years of service, to both me and the previous owner (whoever they were). A new one arrived on Friday, delivered by a super-friendly and efficient duo. It's a tiny bit wider, and several inches deeper than the old one. Also, the top shelf in the main fridge section is several inches lower than the old one, so more bending over will be required. Ah, unintentional exercise...
The best thing is the interior being pristine, so it will be a lot easier to keep clean (not that I am a slob by any stretch of the imagination when it comes to food hygiene). Also, it has a few more customization options, so I won't have any 'dead' space.
I went to Dad & Ma's for supper and the Red Sox game.
Ma made baked chicken with barbecue sauce, and I had my half chicken with bread & butter, and tomato & cucumber. It was VERY good. I went food shopping on the way home after the game.
EDIT: And Ma sent me coffee the next day!
I went to the lake today from 3:00 - 4:00 pm to walk and hang out. I listened to Groove Salad on SOMAFM, which is always a good fit. And the sunny weather was nice, if a bit windy. It was good to get out of the house, and listening to my newest music* in both directions was great too.
It seems that over the last year or two the ratio of rice/noodle meals to those that featured sandwiches has shifted (shocker). Here are a couple of the more advanced dinners I have made lately.
First, rice with boneless pork, sauteed mushrooms, rehydrated seaweed, steamed broccoli and a fried egg on top. Plus fresh pea pods and iced tea.
And just yesterday, the very spicy seafood noodles, with rehydrated seaweed (I'll just say seaweed going forward, since I eat so much of it) and canned mackerel - very good, and not 'fishy' at all.
It always amuses me that after having been such a picky eater as a child (when it came to condiments and spices) I currently enjoy so many Asian-style spices.
My youngest brother (who is 7 years younger than me) came home this weekend before spending part of the week in Boston for work.
He and his old high school friend, plus our other brother (one year younger than me) spent from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm or so hanging out with our parents, watching golf and eating pizza from the local pizza place. I got a small pizza with anchovies and extra cheese, and it was glorious. There's just something about mom & pop pizza places that have been around for ages. The cheese is truly the star.
It was good to hang out with him for a few hours out of the blue like that, as he and his family live on the west coast. Fortunately he has a work reason (as well as the means) to travel out this way more than just once a year, so it's much easier to accept that he doesn't live 'just up the road' from me like our parents and other two siblings do (less than 30 minutes to all 3 other homes).
Today spring has officially sprung around these parts. Yesterday was sunny and in the 60's, and today it hit 78 degrees. Needless to say I had all the windows open to air out the house (both days), and it was glorious. However, this was a blip, and temperatures will be in the 40's and 50's for the next week at least. So I enjoyed it while I could.
Breakfast was sausage, a bagel and fresh broccoli. Lunch was a banana. And supper was a mission with kick. I used some ramen noodles and a spicy kimchi broth packet for the base, and added the last of the dried squid - the spicy stuff. I added fresh mushrooms and rehydrated seaweed at the end, and had snow peas and soy sauced boneless pork alongside. Such a great meal.
Last Wednesday I had something for lunch almost as labor-intensive, and just as delicious: rice with pork, seaweed and two fried eggs. SO worth it.
