Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Cleaned the south bathroom bathtub. Breakfast at home: plain yogurt with diced peach, flax meal, and toasted coconut; hot water. Walked to Cliff's Variety for removable labels and an ultra-fine point black Sharpie. Walked home. Unloaded the dishwasher. Patrick and I used a new leaf blower for the first time—a Husqvarna 350iB—to clear tree debris from our outer stairwell. The device is heavier than I'd like and probably more power than we need, but I'm okay with keeping it. It seems to do what we need well, though there is probably an art to understanding air dynamics. For example, we want the debris to go down the stairs, but occasionally some debris flies over our heads behind us. Finding ideal angles and directions for our stairwell will probably be learned with more time and experience. Afterwards I managed trash and recycling, breaking down the large box it came in, then swept the debris at the bottom of the stairwell and also leaves and rocks in front of the home. I shopped online for tools needed to continue the undercabinet light fixture project. Late lunch with Patrick. Patrick made an egg on english muffin sandwich with colby jack. I ate the remains of a beef croissant that he brought home from breakfast at Morning Due with his mom this morning, then I ate a nectarine. Hot water to drink for both. Physical therapy exercises to treat a minor back issue. Patrick and I walked to the farmer's market and bought some groceries. Then we walked to Bar 49 for two rounds of drinks and dinner. We shared caesar salad and shepherd's pie. Yummy! Walked home, stopping at a nearby liquor store for snacks. We watched Pluribus s1:e9 (season finale) on Apple TV then YouTube with snacks. Patrick went to bed. I cleaned the kitchen then joined Patrick not long after.