Sunday, November 30, 2003
It's raining this morning. While Patrick slept, I organized closets, washed dishes, and did laundry. Showered while Patrick dried dishes and copied his Mandarin homework to index cards. I balanced credit card statements. Brunch with Patrick at Zazie: We shared the pumpkin pancakes special (topped with real cooked pumpkin chunks), and 2 poached eggs on English muffin with bacon and tomato and a side of home potatoes, and a small orange juice. Read at Cafe Flore: Patrick from The Crazed by Ha Jin, me from The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Stopped at The Gap, didn't buy anything. Golden Produce for groceries. Patrick worked on his mask. I repaired Patrick's umbrella using a finishing nail and needle and thread. Patrick made guacamole, which we ate with tortilla chips. I read Google News, almost caught up on e-mail, read Wired Magazine online. Late dinner at home with Patrick: green leaf lettuce and basil salad with mushrooms, three colors of bell pepper, tomato. Dessert was cherry Jell-O made in holiday molds given to us by Tina and Daniel several Christmases ago. I'm embarrassed to admit this was our first time using them, but neither Patrick nor I were very practiced in the art of using cooking molds beyond the bundt cake pan. Our ceiling started leaking again in one spot with today's rainstorm.