Settling into the Routine
Friday December 3, 2004
In the morning Faol was on the computer arranging a trip to visit Raven and Ron, and talking with them on the phone. I started the laundry then tried to change sheets and make the bed by climbing over it, back and forth, back and forth, so that I wouldn’t have to climb over Faol while he was concentrating. We are using like 5 blankets because it has been so cold here. I didn’t know when he would be ready to go out so didn't want to begin anything that I would be in the middle of when he was ready to go. Finally we went out to get a heating pad, pick up money owed to him, and pick up a few items at Trader Joe’s.
I was tired after Faol left but did my exercises anyway. I tried calling
Tom but his appointment in town had turned into working all day. I washed
the stovetop so that I could use the oven. (There is a leak over the stove
so when it rains the depressions around the burners fill with brown water
and I didn't like the idea of them getting hot from the oven and outgassing
some unknown toxin from the roof or something.) Having found a recipe for
pumpkin pie that didn’t have sugar or milk and was seemingly pretty
easy I prepared to make it. It uses tofu and honey. All ingredients go into
a blender. Unfortunately Faol’s blender wasn’t powerful enough
to do this with any ease so I ended up stopping it, stirring it, blending,
stopping and stirring, etc. over and over. Finally I just poured everything
into a container and mixed it by hand. The recipe specified that it would
be a bit sloppy after it cooked but that it would firm up the rest of the
way after it chilled but it really wasn't all that goopy to begin with but
that could be because I added an egg to the recipe. Faol was pleased with
it anyway. I had hoped to spend some time cuddling as he had said we would
but after having pie he called a friend and I went to bed.
Copyright © 2004 Kyril Oakwind