random thoughts – Day 2,052 (Wednesday) – sleep and shop

It was lovely sleeping weather and after hitting “stop” on the cell phone alarm at 6:30, I slept solidly until 8:15. I considered staying in bed longer but guilted myself out of bed instead. For the past few years, the only times I've stayed in bed all morning were because I was sick. Maybe someday I'll lounge in bed until noon simply because I can. 

It was a quiet morning but in the afternoon I called Mom to ask if she was interested in a trip to Ocean State Job Lot. I wanted diced tomatoes and nail polish remover. Mom wanted cushions for her wood dining chairs.

The polish remover was located and a bottle of polish in an aqua color I don’t have in the many bottles in the bathroom closet. My regular stops in the store usually include bath linens and dishes. There were no big bath towels in colors that work for my house and no soup bowls in the style I like. There were also no long sleeve sleep tee shirts which are a lighter weight fabric than regular tee shirts. For the first time in ages, the grocery section was a disappointment with shelves less full than usual and no canned vegetables to be found.

Crow in the yard.

The afternoon included standing at the window and photo stalking a crow in the front yard. Since the turkey meetup of several days ago, the yard has been quiet except for the squirrel trade route. Seeing a couple crows on the lawn again was almost exciting.

After a lackluster supper of microwaved previously frozen rice, beans, and salsa, a trip to Aldi was considered. It would have required putting on shoes and a coat and spending more money and the idea was quickly dismissed. The mission would have been one or two items, but it almost never works out that way at Aldi and the cover charge usually works out to be about $50.