Things that aren't reading or cat-wrangling

[cimorene]

Wax had last Monday off but she has to work this Saturday, which is always a bummer.

We had the first overnight freeze this week, and today the chimney sweep came and gave the chimney a pass, so we also had the first wood fire of the year in our cast iron stove. The weather has been beautiful, sunny and crisp otherwise, but near freezing and a little windy, which turned my fingers numb on my walk to and from work (wearing half-finger gloves in a densely-knitted merino cashmere blend), so we didn't go for any more walks after Tuesday.

We were having a lot of fun trying new recipes together for a bit, but Wax's acid reflux started acting up and she ate oatmeal and fruit all this week, even eschewing a planned roasted cauliflower soup, which would obviously be mild. She made this a couple of weeks ago and it was delicious, but now she doesn't remember what she did anymore. Hopefully she'll be able to figure it out: she says it should be easy but she also swears she didn't roast it but I'm quite sure she told me she did on the day she first made it.

I've been doing an officially sanctioned art project at work this week, which is more fun than any of what I usually do and also a more than welcome way to use up all the extra time I usually have. The deadline is in ten days, so I'm looking forward to the intervening ones with placid delight.

Oh, and I've started slowly tapering off venlafaxine, at least to a lower dose. Not enough to notice anything so far.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

Thanks for the update! The day one lights the stove/furnace is always a milestone. We used the furnace last week for the first time this fall and then it got warm again!

[cimorene]

Last year we accidentally left a rock salt candle holder on top of the stove so this year we're celebrating autumn by trying to sand all the rust off with steel wool. 😂 But it does make us spend more time with the stove so that's nice.

[cimorene]

I imagine we will still get another warm spell too, since they get later every year. It does feel like properly autumn now, though, even though it hasn't got cool inside at my unairconditioned cement block building yet - it's still conserving energy with the best of them.

[which_chick]

I had a fire today -- a small one, but still. (I have a fireplace insert woodstove with a blower, it's the primary source of heat for most of my house.) The spitting rain, 52F (11C), and blustery winds were just more than I wanted to deal with. Little fire took the chill away.

I try to take notes about recipes I try but sometimes I also have the "wow, that (thing I made) was awesome, wish I could remember what I did that made it so nice" moments. *sigh* Good luck on that front, maybe you folks will have more success than I have historically had.

[cimorene]

I swear she told me it was roasted but she maintains through multiple conversations that she "wouldn't have done that". It was so good though, we'll just have to keep trying!