Monday Quiet and Wet

Monday is much like Saturday to me. I usually have nothing on Mondays and can sleep in. There are no Saturday Cartoons, but it does feel like my memories of Saturdays when I was a child. It feels good to just enjoy the blankets.

I rose, and the coffee maker was still heating the coffee. I had assembled it the night before, but I need to remember to get more coffee (I spaced it) since I used the last of the locally roasted beans and need more. It was wonderful to pour a cup, find a bagel-like bread product, and spread cream cheese to complete my breakfast.

I wrote the blog and heard from Deborah while she drove. We later watched a show together, Matlock, the new version with Kathy Bates. I managed to find focus and was surprised to push out 1,300 words. I then showered and dressed. I considered growing a Santa beard, but I decided it was nothing I had any experience with, meaning I passed this year.

I received some African American Heritage Hymnals from Cokeberry and put a few in the EV. We saw these at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and thought them quite good. I bought a few for the church and friends, and they arrived yesterday. I got two prints I wanted to frame, I put them in a weatherproof folder, and put that in the EV. It was damp, but the storm had not yet reached its full intensity.

Lunch was cold chicken with potato salad and coleslaw. Later, Corwin stopped by, reheated the pasta and sausage I had made yesterday, ate it for lunch, and did the dishes for me. Our schedules haven’t been connecting lately. Mariah asked to meet for lunch, but I was enjoying Delta Dental and discovering how my new insurance will work. I connected to their call center; they were helpful and competent, and soon my account was working. I learned to click ‘change group’ and found my new insurance. I updated the security questions and other important settings. I missed lunch with Mariah.

Air VW the Gray took me to First United Methodist Church, and I was there just to check the refresh work and to drop off a hymnal for the office. Jack was there, and he liked the hymnal; he took it for inspiration. The Food Pantry was giving away food, and I chatted with those folks for a while. Ken showed up as I was headed out, and I turned around. We talked in his office, and he got the other hymnal I had (I kept one back for Dondrea).

I headed to the framing store and laughed when I arrived to find it, like many Art institutions, closed on Monday.

I returned home without issue. The winds were not too bad, and the rain was coming down faster but not at soaking speed. I was tired and rested for a bit, and as I said, watched a show with Deborah. I then returned to Mary Beard’s Rome with No Limits video on YouTube while I made a thick pork chop, green beans (I had only frozen and regretted it), and a potato I cooked in the microwave, then wrapped in tinfoil and added to the hot oven with the pork chop. I was going to put a jam on the chop, like I used to get at BJ’s Brewhouse, but I simply forgot.

There was too much food, and I did not finish the potatoes and the beans. I watched another Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode and then sat down at my mostly cleaned-up table and started painting 28mm figures. The house seemed controlled enough to just use the brushes and paints I already had to start to finish some figures based on the TV show M.A.S.H. I finished the base painting for Radar and cleaned up a few items on others. I have some gaming figures (under 28mm) for the board game Pandemic and hope to paint them soon.

I also covered a tent with Speed Paint, and that will be finished with ease. I washed off the paint from my hands, then finished the dishes and headed to bed.

I was tired but relaxed. Painting the figures and having the house tidier helped.

Thanks for reading.