Slower Saturday

I woke up at 6:00 AM on Saturday, but watched the news in bed until 7:00. Then I finished the Blog entry and posted it.

Yesterday, I was filled with ambition, but today, I am not. I did make a pot of coffee and drink the two cups (why is it those four cups in my coffee maker only equal two cups in my coffee mugs?)

It did seem to rain overnight (at least it was damp on the patio), so I'm not sure how successful my waterproofing project for the trailer was. But, it's still dull and cloudy out and I am really not motivated today.

I did load up the dishwasher and run a load through. But I didn't even shave or take my shower until after noon. Then I went out back and attached the spray nozzle to the hose. With a wire brush, I tried to clean all the gunk off the grille. Then I rinsed it...

Oh, oh... I got only about half of the grille down to bare metal (I KNEW I should have bought two cans of oven cleaner!) I kept scrubbing and rinsing until I finally admitted defeat. I let the damn thing sit there and drain while I went back inside. I'll pick up more oven cleaner tomorrow or Monday, I suppose.

I started dinner about 6:00 PM. I was making shrimp scampi with linguine, an old favorite. So old, in fact, that we must have made it when Jake and Carla still lived here. Why do I say that? Because, there are changes to the recipe (more garlic, less white wine, adding lemon zest, etc.) all written out in Carla's handwriting on the page! So, I made it her way.

I topped it with fresh-grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and wandered in to see what might be on tonight (nada). I watched an old movie and went to bed early.