Saturday, October 10, 2026
Breakfast: blueberries with Patrick's homemade granola and milk, hot water. Dusted exterior doors. Vacuumed the upper level, the stairs, and the lower level hardwood floors. ZoomBroomed for the first time on the balcony. It does well at pushing the small debris which is the majority of our cleaning needs. It does not do well at removing cobwebs even on its high setting; a traditional broom is still needed for those. Lunch: I prepared for myself macaroni elbows with leftover ragu. I also threw in tiny portions of Memphis Minnie's leftovers: potlikker greensa and Minnie's mac'n cheese. Cold water to drink. This afternoon Patrick prepared gumbo, and I helped mostly with dishwashing. Later: midafternoon snack: celery sticks and peanut butter. Emptied the paper shredder. Dinner at home with Patrick: I prepared dumplings and buns from frozen, soy-ginger dipping sauce, hot water. Patrick processed dirty dishes and cleaned. We watched YouTube then movie trailers on Apple TV then Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s4:e8 on Paramount+ with Tip Top margaritas on ice. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes and started the dishwasher.