On this chilly day, steam from a district heating plant periodically obscures the 1929 Foshay Tower. A crane lifts materials for a new apartment tower that will permanently block our view of the Foshay. I’ll miss the company of the old-fashioned Foshay name signs when I wake in the night.
Category: Home Living
A Little of What You Fancy…
Stocked up at Seward Co-op for our weekly Sausage Saturday. “A little of what you fancy does you good.” (From a 1915 English music hall song.)
Balancing Act
We were a little deficient in the cruciferous department while traveling this past week. Today we started to redress the balance with roasted broccoli.
Clean Oven
Cleaned the oven. OK, it’s self-cleaning, but it still required technical knowledge: I had to turn two knobs.
Seeing in the New Year with Seafood
On today’s walk I was on a mission: buy ingredients for our traditional New Year’s Eve paella. Coastal Seafoods, hidden in an industrial area, sells the best seafood in town. It was hopping, so I took a numbered ticket and browsed while fifteen customers ahead of me got served.
Jigsaw Puzzle
Dwight’s mom is staying with us for New Year’s. Set up a jigsaw puzzle that’s guaranteed to become an obsession.
Sated
We ate well, not too many leftovers. They’ll be making surprise appearances from the fridge and freezer over the next couple weeks.
A Trip to the “Basement”
Retrieved Christmas decorations from the “basement”—a storage cage two floors down.
How I Spent Saturday Afternoon
The Dyson has been stopping after 3 or 4 minutes. Today I took it apart and gave it a good clean. It didn’t fix the problem, but it did need the cleaning. Next I’ll replace the battery with an overpriced OEM rather than an aftermarket battery to minimize the risk of fire.
Froyo
It’s Sausage Saturday, which means a movie with a frozen treat in the intermission. Tonight: vanilla yogurt riched up with heavy cream and honey.