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Experiences and thoughts based on my everyday life |
| This book will contain my daily thoughts. |
| I lose track of time here at the Canyon House. I get lost in daydreams. It is so quiet here compared to our apartment, which faces a very busy street and freeway on ramp. The road noise there is constant, along with sirens from fire and ambulance vehicles. But here? Only occasional street noise and the ever present sounds of birds. Parrots, crows, and other wildlife are very active here. It is easy to dissociate and lose hours of time while doing absolutely nothing. Rick was sitting on the couch last night and said, "We're getting paid to not live at our apartment." One might think that my friends and family house/pet sitting rate is miniscule, just thirty dollars a day. But I flipped the script on what Rick said. I replied to him. "We are getting paid to hang out with a little black Muppet, in a serene place, where we can readily do our laundry, I have a shower here that enables me to sit comfortably and bathe myself. We have a comfortable bed. I can bring work here. Beyond not being able to be in my own space, it's not a bad gig." I mean... he is right. I do miss being at home where I can access my own things, including my extensive collection of spices. I will be home on Saturday afternoon, and on my own. Rick will be in New York until Tuesday night. The he will be back with his mother at our place until early afternoon the next day, when we take her to the airport. Another subject... I partake in edibles of a certain variety, that are all legal here in California. Daily. My habit lately is to have an edible, and then begin cooking dinner, nightly. The more complicated, the better. The edible somehow magically makes my hands steady, and my concentration sharp. Last night, I sat at the kitchen table and prepared a romaine salad with paper thin cucumber and radish. Then I made my own ranch dressing with plain Greek yogurt. I chopped a two pound bag of small yellow and red skinned potatoes into small cubes, along with an onion and garlic. I cooked a pound and a half of ground beef, then added the potatoes, onion, and garlic, a can of mild green chilis, along with a spoonful of tomato bouillon and cooked it down a little before adding water to the pot and letting it simmer on medium heat for about 45 minutes. It was my own version of picadillo, and we served it alongside the salad, with warm flour tortillas. Have enough for another two meals, if I am careful. It was DELICIOUS. |
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