Soul

Wednesday. The usual. 

I was at the farm shop at 09:00.

Things were different there. Tree surgeons had taken over most of the car parks and access road. I suppose this is a good time to get it done - midweek and mid-lockdown. I was the cafe’s only (takeaway) customer and there was only one other customer in the shop. 

After I had done my shopping I almost went straight home. It was 0.5ºc and wet, so a takeaway coffee in the open air was not a huge attraction. Then I remembered how much time I spend in the house now, and went for the coffee. The tree surgeons provided something to watch. The excitement of it all…

Once back home I made soup. Proper lockdown activity. It is cabbage and garlic from a new recipe I found. Delicious and very seasonal. I will call it Brexit soup from now on because no imported veggies are needed. Olive oil mind you…

The afternoon actually involved a bit of work. Tax return stuff plus something for the day job. One downside of not working for 3 days midweek  is that occasionally people return calls when you don’t want them to. 

In the evening I tried another new recipe. Alubias de Cantabria - bean stew. It is much more exotic than my lunch, so in future maybe I should only make it on Sundays and feast days. It was fantastic too - ideal January “restore the soul” food. 

The Blip is the cold, dreich view from my coffee spot outside the farm shop. To counterbalance, the Extra is my cosy Spanish dinner.