Lazy Saturday

I woke up a little later on Saturday. I ground up more coffee beans and made a fresh pot.

The second day of a three-day weekend is always a bit strange. Why? Because on a normal weekend, you have (or at least I have) a rather set number of chores to do on both days, plus the occasional extra project to accomplish. But on a three-day weekend, there is one day where you really don't "have" to do anything! So, for me, that day was Saturday.

Well, think about it: I have bagels for breakfast and macaroni salad for lunch and dinner, so I don't have to make any food. The house is relatively clean, the grass is cut. I do have wood chips to move, but that can wait until Sunday. You see?

So, I was reflecting on my good fortune, sitting on the couch with my second cup of coffee when the phone rang. It was my friend B___, who was driving out to work on his boat. So, we chatted as he drove (hands-free phone, of course) and caught each other up on what's going on.

After we hung up, I grabbed the rather large stack of unread magazines that has built up and started going through them. Whenever I was hungry, I would toast a bagel and snack on it. I read on the couch, and then moved to the porch rocker.

By then, it was already after noon, and I had all but one read. So, I quit and went in to watch some of my Saturday taped cooking shows. I took a late afternoon nap and when I got up again, has some more macaroni salad for dinner.

When it started to get dark, my neighbors started setting off their fireworks. So, I went out on the porch to watch. When all the fuss started to die out, I went back inside and was surprised to see it was 11:20 PM! So, I locked everything up and went to bed.