Are you a lark or an owl? Up at dawn and early to bed or a late riser but still lively at night?
I am most definitely a lark. Full of energy in the morning but flagging by mid afternoon and ready for bed at 10.00 p.m or earlier. This morning I got up just after 6.00 and had cereal and a cup of tea, then out for Rick's morning walk around the village. It was blissfully quiet apart from the dawn chorus (lots of blackbirds around here) and I didn't meet any other dog walkers today.
Back home I stripped the bed and put a load of washing on. No rain forecast so I might get the sheets dry outside. Then I boiled up a litre of milk and made a batch of yoghurt, I let the jars sit in the incubator for about 7 hours or so. I love natural unsweetened yoghurt and this is so easy to make. Then I chopped a whole load of bacon, onions, mushrooms and beef to go in the slow cooker for a Boeuf Bourguignon. In France this would be typically served with a green salad and French fries but my English tribe prefer it with mashed potato and veg. Whichever way it's a favourite in this household and the slow cooker ensures that the meat is always succulent with a rich and tasty sauce.
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dinner bubbling away in the slow cooker |
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yoghurt doing its thing |
By the time I had finished cooking the washing was ready to hang and it was coffee time. Now what am I going to do for the rest of the day apart from write this blog? Ah, just remembered. I have a Dyson upright cleaner to re-assemble. I took it apart yesterday to wash the filters and de-tangle the brush head. I always have to get the handbook out to figure out where the filters are hiding, hate this task.
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laundry day |
By lunch time I shall be running out of steam. Early afternoon I will do some core exercises for half an hour and then it will be time to sit down and relax with a book or watch some television and Rick will see that as a signal to jump on my lap for cuddles. It also gives him a clear view of the driveway and he can look out for the postman. What is it about a red post van that turns this mild mannered dog into a barking lunatic? Never a dull moment! (Rick is also a lark and likes to go to bed early).
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Rick waiting for the postman |