I stayed up way too late last night. As a result, I didn’t have energy befor work to accomplish more than finding some of the baseboards we have waiting to be used and bring them down. They will need to be painted dark blue before they go up. We will also put one along the top edge of the new wall, so, of course, the ceiling needs painting first.
I managed 2.5 hours work before needing a nap, and then a bit more than an hour before needing lunch.
I was having problems getting my eyes to focus, which makes working with a spreadsheet challenging. So in addition to lunch I took a pause to experiment with my first attempt at making pear cloud puffed rice treats 2026-06-17 Keldor’s birthday week, day 3 2026-06-17.
That was enough time not looking at a screen that I could then return to the computer and work for a few more hours.
Then it was time to head to the kitchen and make a couple Pound Cakes for tomorrow’s birthdays. As they baked I made a quick pot of soup so we have lunch to take with us tomorrow.
While I was busy in the kitchen Keldor added a handle to the adze he is trading for one of Phill’s synthesisers. He was testing it when I went downstairs. It seems to work well, I hope Phil is happy with it.
Then I started a bread sponge for tomorrow, and peeled a handful of garlic, cut it into large chunks, and covered it with melted butter. Tomorrow I will make Keldor some birthday garlic bread from them.
By the time I finally got the kitchen cleaned again, it was time for my yoga, and now I should go get some sleep.
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