10/1: bringing to class
...my 19th century copy of Phantasmion by Sara Coleridge. I wanted to show the students what uncut/unopened pages looked like since we were talking about folding sheets into pages for bookbinding.
9/29: tuning
...the car radio to the classical music station. I think that's better for my wellbeing during my drive to and from work. Listening to the news was not helping my frame of mind--and I read enough news throughout the day already.
9/28: receiving
...a rare copy of Sounds of Summer Night written by May Garelick and illustrated by Beni Montresor. It's an ex-library copy from the 1960s with (unfortunately) some permanent ink cross-outs, but I'm still so glad I have such a minimalist wonder. Its images are both calming and exciting.
9/27: preparing food
...for the week. I made a batch of blueberry baked oatmeal that will last all week, a coffee walnut cake for some upcoming desserts, and fried rice for Monday and Tuesday lunch.
9/26: morning and evening
Morning: It was finally temperate enough to walk outside! I saw the blinking of geese's wings as they flapped overhead. I watched butterflies. I visited the lake and photographed reflections.
Evening: I finished writing the sabbatical proposal that I began in the afternoon. Hurray for getting it done in a day!
9/25: 50 cents off
...per gallon when I bought gas today. I almost didn't take the time to fill up after grocering this afternoon, but I'm glad I did: when I paid at the pump, I saw that the perk on my shopper's card would otherwise have expired before I would have used it.
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