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What a long day
Sep. 7th, 2011 10:00 pmYeah, it's Wednesday again. Now made even longer by the split shift. I thought I could get something done in the time I have to be home, but it turns out not to really be much time. I get home a little after 1 pm and must be back to work by 5 at the latest. Now that seems like four hours, but take of 30 minutes travel time. And 30 minutes to have some kind of lunch (longer if Gary is at home, which he has been so far, leaving for school after we have lunch.) So we're down to 3 hours or less. If Tess goes out, allow 15 minutes to get her out to the pasture and for me to come back, and another 15 to bring her back in before I leave for work again. And 40-45 minutes to do the evening chores early, and in a different order than I normally do things so as to give the horses and sheep the longest possible outdoor time before being put back into their pens and stalls for the night. In the end, I have little more than an hour of free time in there, which is barely enough to get well started on something and then it's time to interrupt it.
Work was busy too. Door count was 868, pretty high for a Wednesday. There were mountains of books to be checked in, lots of needy users, and too many unexpected events.
One thing I got right. I actually used my free hour this afternoon to put together a slow cooker version of traditional French ratatouille. It was an experiment, but it turned out well. We had it with rice and red wine and it was a complete meal, ready except for cooking the rice as soon as I stepped in the door. And it smelled good too.
This is the season for ratatouille. Eggplant, zucchini, onions, and sweet peppers are readily available from local farmstands and markets. I used canned tomatoes to make it easier but fresh ones are appearing now. A little olive oil, some garlic and cayenne, and voilà! A dish fit for a peasant. XD
Oh, and if you live much above 45° latitude, check for aurora at your local midnight to 1 am time period. Major eruptions on the sun yesterday should trigger auroral displays over the next two or three days.
Work was busy too. Door count was 868, pretty high for a Wednesday. There were mountains of books to be checked in, lots of needy users, and too many unexpected events.
One thing I got right. I actually used my free hour this afternoon to put together a slow cooker version of traditional French ratatouille. It was an experiment, but it turned out well. We had it with rice and red wine and it was a complete meal, ready except for cooking the rice as soon as I stepped in the door. And it smelled good too.
This is the season for ratatouille. Eggplant, zucchini, onions, and sweet peppers are readily available from local farmstands and markets. I used canned tomatoes to make it easier but fresh ones are appearing now. A little olive oil, some garlic and cayenne, and voilà! A dish fit for a peasant. XD
Oh, and if you live much above 45° latitude, check for aurora at your local midnight to 1 am time period. Major eruptions on the sun yesterday should trigger auroral displays over the next two or three days.
