Tuesday

I was very glad Tuesday morning I had taken the garbage can out Monday night (I forgot to report that) as it had rained overnight. It was still warm when I went to work, but with a misty rain that kept my intermittent wipers busy.

The car, BTW, worked fine on the way into work. Don’t ask me why, cuz I dunno.

The temperature kept dropping and the wind kept rising. So, I took my morning walk inside. By the time it was noon (when I had errands to run and then planned on eating lunch at the house) it was snowing so hard that, with the wind, it could have easily been considered a whiteout!

So, I skipped my errands and just drove (slipping and sliding, literally) up to the Time Out restaurant to get some lunch. My favorite waitress wasn’t there, but the beer battered fish and chips were still excellent.

At one point during the afternoon, the sun came out and some of the snow melted. But that didn’t last long. So, on the way home, it was still windy with just a little snow. The car never hesitated or stalled.

When I got home again, I walked out and retrieved my garbage can and the lid. The lid had blown into the middle of the street and I was just lucky no one had run over it.

Inside, I treated the impatient cats (they’re always ticked on Tuesdays as the garage door goes up, but I don’t come in for a while because I am fetching the garbage can).

I changed clothes and then started watching the evening news, drinking my evening cup of coffee.

When the news ended at 7:00, I started dinner. I had three or four green onions left from the Knocks and Beans dish. So, I sliced them up (both green and white parts) and sautéed them in a big chunk of butter. Then I added some flour (maybe two or three tablespoons) and cooked that for a while, stirring continually. Finally, I added the au jus form the slow cooker roast. I whisked that until it thickened and tasted tested it. All I needed was a little more black pepper and I had the best gravy I ever made (mine is usually too runny).

I sliced up some of the roast beef (much easier when its cold) and put the slices along with a generous helping of potatoes and carrots on a dinner plate. I warmed that up in the microwave and topped it with some of the gravy. Instant winner, winner, pot roast dinner!

I watched three episodes of that BBC cop show, “Luther,” back-to-back. That show is addictive! I wanted to watch another but it was 11:15 PM and thought I should go to sleep instead. So, I did.