Musings

Sure felt like a Sunday around here….

Posted at 10:19 PM | Comments Off on Yawn

So, I made veggie Thai curry tonight, and trimmed it with basil…of course, from the plant that needed (shall we say) shaping. It’s the first garden output of 2026!

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Overall, I think highly of the data my AppleWatch reports. Truth: it does a poor job of counting flights of stairs, always low. However, that count is not a meaningful statistic for me, so I remain happy with ole WanderWatch.

Posted at 11:24 PM | Comments Off on Counting

The Book Club gals decided to shake things up a bit and meet at a neighborhood pub this afternoon. You can see the tavern manager prepared to be super-ready for us. [Sad fact: none of the BC buds had a beer. Or even a glass o’wine.]

Posted at 7:30 PM | Comments Off on Chattin’ not day-drinkin’

I cleaned up a forgotten corner of the yard and found this abandoned Nerf-toy entrapped in new spring greenery. I couldn’t tell what neighbor-property it came from to toss it back, so I guess I’ll donate it to the city next Garbage Day.

Posted at 9:02 PM | Comments Off on Trash talk

I’m going to skip today’s distressing news and any other topic. Instead, I’ll remember about thirteen months ago when we temporarily resided overlooking the Mediterranean, where the Pyrenees plunge into the sea.

Posted at 10:45 PM | Comments Off on Remember when…

Today was rainy and murky, so this is a yesterday-photo, because sometimes time-shifting is a happy strategem.

Posted at 7:50 PM | Comments Off on White lying

Last week, we saw some highs over 70°F (aka too hot for Feb—for me). This week we’re seeing lows below freezing, which means frost on The Vehicle this morning (and rather cold for me). Next up: rain (we’re in deficit, so rain is good good).

Posted at 8:55 PM | Comments Off on Variable weather

Lately, I’ve been working on balancing my hamstrings and my quads. Both my knees and back feel better.

Connection to visual: who wants to hit a wall?

Posted at 11:01 PM | Comments Off on Win win

I’ve been trying to cook/eat lower on the food chain, as in more plant protein. My go-to these days includes a veggie bean stew, which has endless variants. When I heat leftovers, lately I’ve been microwaving some fresh spinach in the bowl first, then adding the stew and heating it all again. This bowl has bonus cheddar.

Plus, I recently found out that since the beans (and this is true of cooked grains, too) have been chilled, their grams of resistant starch have somehow increased—and that’s also good for the gut. Apparently, in some chemical magic, the chilling reorders the starch molecules in a process technically called retrogradation (and that’s enough science for today).

Posted at 9:30 PM | Comments Off on Eating better in 2026