Working and Playing

Saturday, in my efforts to REDUCE, I cleaned out closets. The donation pile is growing. 

 I finally bit the bullet and got rid of the last of my professional clothes and my dress up clothes. They were all of a size I hope not to be ever again. I have one good pants suit I bought after I lost weight, and some sort of dressy casual clothes. That will have to do. I spend most of my time in jeans and tee shirts anyway, short sleeved for summer, and long sleeved for winter, with fleece layers over the top. 

We got in a walk on Saturday in a gap in the rain, and then I made a big pot of beef stew. This is a photo after we had our first meal of it. We'll eat on it for several days, along with a green salad. 

 On Sunday, after a week of working in the house, I decided we needed to play. Since it was spitting rain all day, we decided to take the light rail into the city to SODO (south of downtown) to a large antique mall. We spent several hours looking at lots of other people's treasures. I did buy one thing, a McCoy pot like one I had before that got broken. 

By then my legs and feet were very tired from all of the "slow walking". We were right across the street from the Starbucks headquarters, but their coffee shop was closed on Sunday, so we walked several blocks up 1st Ave to the Macrina Bakery for a late lunch/brunch. We had eaten there once before and I remembered the brioche french toast, and that's what I ordered: three thick cut eggy slices, flavored with cinnamon and vanilla, then drenched in caramel syrup, topped with maple whipped cream and chopped dates and cashews, served with chicken sausages. Oh my! It was 2:00 by then, I was hungry, and I ate every bite. So much for reducing me. 

Tom had a breakfast "sandwich" of omelette, lox, and sour cream on a brioche bun. He did leave a few potatoes on the plate.

Because my legs were still hurting, I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening in my recliner, where I watched the Golden Globe Awards. I must say it was an interesting presentation, even though I didn't know most of the TV shows or movies. I loved all of the black gowns. Oprah was magnificent!  

Today we got in our 3.35 mile walk, but besides that I haven't done much except the laundry. This evening we will help celebrate Isaac's 15th birthday. 

Tomorrow I'll get back to more reducing projects. I think the pantry is next. And me, of course.