Friday, November 01, 2019

five things friday :: november 1



#fivethingsfriday
🔸
thing 1: it’s a new month, so i took a new route today, exploring roads that were new to me. husband says it makes our brains grow. and i’d like to think he’s right. at the very least, i saw some fall colors and this church, which looked pretty despite the drab, grey day.
🔸
thing 2: new episodes of queer eye! in japan! it makes husband being stuck late at work on a friday night more bearable. #imnotcryingyourecrying #teamyokosakuma
🔸
thing 3: when husband said he would be late and foiled my plans of a dinner out, i decided to make myself some soup. husband isn’t a fan of soup (one of his few faults), but i figured i could just please me, since he wasn’t home. and please me i did -i roasted two eggplants, a whole cauliflower and a head of garlic in the oven. they were drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds and herb salt. meanwhile, i sautéed three leeks in butter and bit of my homemade herb salt and thawed out a container of herbed chicken broth I had in the freezer (thank you past me). once the veggies were roasted, i popped them into the broth, along with the buttery leeks and blitzed it all up with my immersion blender. i had planned to add a bit of cream, but it was so rich, smoky (thank you, eggplant) and delicious that it didn’t even need it.
🔸
thing 4: learning new things these days. it’s stretching my brain in the best ways. it is as much a physical process as a mental one.
🔸
thing 5: i’ve been thinking this week about The Muse - who it is, where it is, how to make it appear. i suspect it’s really just about hard work and regular practice -whether it’s an artistic muse or a writing muse. the muse might actually just be discipline and practice. #revolutionary #impracticing

2 comments:

Mildred Ratched said...

1. New routes are always a good thing! Explore whenever and wherever you can.
2. I don't have a husband so I don't have to make Friday night more bearable.
3. Eat more soup...it's good for you!
4. Stretching your brain is good for you!
5. We all need a Muse. If you find one, will you share?

julochka said...

@Mildred Ratched - I love soup and yes, I will indeed share the Muse if s/he comes to me!