Saturday, November 5, 2022
Staycation day 8 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, diced half banana; water. Adjusted the bobbin case thread tension, which I had long suspected was not correct but long feared adjusting it since many guides say you should never adjust it yourself. I turned the flathead screw with the green paint clockwise a quarter of a full revolution and it turned out to be just right. Sewing projects: I created two jackets for handwarmers from the legs of blue corduroy pants. I repaired and reinforced the carrying case for Patrick's tai chi practice swords. Cleaned. Vacuumed multiple rooms. Lunch at home with Patrick: Patrick had a banana, bacon, and peanut butter sandwich (which he somehow knew was Elvis Presley's favorite sandwich), I had leftover fettucine with wensleydale, sage, corn, and bacon. Water to drink. I washed dishes. Updated my medic alert info (but did not print new ones since the latest print is only about two weeks old). Changed air purifier pre-filters. Filed clothes that Patrick had washed and folded earlier while continuing to listen to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick via Hoopla, reaching the end of chapter 56 (Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True Pictures of Whaling Scenes). Cleaned the bathroom. Cut my hair, cleaned the bathroom, showered. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie burgers on brioche buns with Wensleydale and red onion and a side of platanos maduros, water. Dessert for me only: a little bit of Polly Ann's lychee ice cream. Afterwards we watched Star Trek The Next Generation s2:e15 Pen Pals. I washed dishes. We watched Star Trek Enterprise s1:e13 Dear Doctor. Patrick went to bed.