Ups and downs
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wiseheartMeaning the temperatures, of course. When I got up at 7 in the morning, temperatures had dropped a full 15 degrees since yesterday. That was very welcome, as I had to leave the house for the grocery shopping and other such things, so I was glad. It was still just 24 degrees when I came home - now they're up to 29 again, and the rest of the week is going to be even worse, apparently. Gah.
In any case, I fetched the lavender and the cherry pits from school, and I was trying to process them for the rest of the day. The cherry pits got boiled several times and are now drying on the extremely warm balcony - no need to put them into the oven, 31 degrees (tomorrow and several days afterwards) ought to do the trick. The lavender is to 40 percent processed; thankfully, it's dry enough already, but processing lavender is a bit like cooking spinach. You start with a huge heap of it, but by the time you've reduced it to the actually usable elements, you end up with the amount that would fit into a thimble. Ah, well.
There was half an hour when the kitchen smelled of lavender and of cherry compote at the same time. It was interesting. *g*
When I decided that I can't do more for the day and wanted to take a nap, my friend Evie called. On the one hand, I was relieved, as I hadn't heard of her for days, which is highly unusual. On the other hand, I feel the lack of that missing nap keenly. The night had been even shorter than usual.
Tomorrow, there will be more lavender labour; plus, I'll have to cook. I've put the rest of the pilaw into the freezer. We are a family of simple tastes, but not even we can eat the same dish for four days in a row. Therefore tomorrow there will be Topgenknödel again.
In any case, I fetched the lavender and the cherry pits from school, and I was trying to process them for the rest of the day. The cherry pits got boiled several times and are now drying on the extremely warm balcony - no need to put them into the oven, 31 degrees (tomorrow and several days afterwards) ought to do the trick. The lavender is to 40 percent processed; thankfully, it's dry enough already, but processing lavender is a bit like cooking spinach. You start with a huge heap of it, but by the time you've reduced it to the actually usable elements, you end up with the amount that would fit into a thimble. Ah, well.
There was half an hour when the kitchen smelled of lavender and of cherry compote at the same time. It was interesting. *g*
When I decided that I can't do more for the day and wanted to take a nap, my friend Evie called. On the one hand, I was relieved, as I hadn't heard of her for days, which is highly unusual. On the other hand, I feel the lack of that missing nap keenly. The night had been even shorter than usual.
Tomorrow, there will be more lavender labour; plus, I'll have to cook. I've put the rest of the pilaw into the freezer. We are a family of simple tastes, but not even we can eat the same dish for four days in a row. Therefore tomorrow there will be Topgenknödel again.
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