—and not much time left today. It’s late afternoon and I’m still not dressed because I haven’t had my swim yet. Or walk.

I do have a chicken bone broth in the pot, simmering all day. I cleared out the bones and vegetable parings in the freezer to make it. I have a pasta sauce augmented and also simmering. I have sent in my grocery order. Took a while, had to choose a later date for delivery. I think I forgot to eat lunch. No, I had an egg, cooked too long because I was doing HB eggs for a crabmeat wrap tomorrow or Sunday, and forgot it. Or was that breakfast?

I’m not finished yet.

I did finally swim. Swimming doesn’ t hurt as much as walking. I took a short walk, took out the compost and picked up the mail, ate dinner. I added some meatballs to the pasta sauce (made the other day with fresh tomatoes from a neighbour’s friend’s garden), with s glass of red wine. And pasta, of course. Too much.

I finally finished the Merlin series, wishing to be free of it, but now it’s over I miss it.

I’m having a nightcap now—a glass of milk—and hoping to sleep soon.

I can’t stand this. Can you?