Healing

Tuesday began dark and very wet. It wasn’t raining at all, but there had been a good soaking during the night. I was glad for my garden beds and the forest. We were up at 4:30, and I busied myself with chores. I hadn’t done dishes in days, and cattery needed cleaning, and the recycling had to be sorted and stored for pick up. I was happy that I didn’t need to water the beds. I could read and relax all day.

We walked and it went okay. Every time I go for a walk, I must figure out how to walk so that my right hip doesn’t hurt. The morning walk went pretty well, but I had to stop and rest often. I don’t have to rest for long. A short break and I am good to go again.

When we got home, we had lunch, then I read more of the book I’m loving, and then for over an hour, I prepped for cooking the pork tenderloin I bought. I’m making it in a Thai sauce. I loved the video I saw of cooking the dish. Once the prep was done, Her Highness and I went shopping and then for a walk, and my afternoon walk went very well. 

I was happy, the pain was very, very mild, and my pace was more human and less elderly. I felt very good about the walk, even though it was not a long one, and then we came home and I got busy cooking the tenderloin. It’s a complex recipe and a lot of fragrant ingredients. I enjoyed cooking it very much, and I anticipated a great evening of a movie and the dinner.

By mid-afternoon, the sky had cleared and it became bright and sunny, but it remained rather cool for June. The temperature only rose to 16°, which is wonderfully comfortable. While the pork cooked, I returned to reading until it was dinnertime for the brood.

The tenderloin was delicious, but what a lot of work it was to cook. I have enough for three more dinners, however, so that’s a bonus. I watched a heartbreaking movie called Indignation. It’s a film adaptation of a Phillip Roth story, and I don’t remember being so affected by a film in a long time. I was a mess at its end. Such a powerful story of regret and loss. It broke my heart, but that happens when great stories are very well told.

Today will be mixed weather as was yesterday, but tomorrow the eternal sunshine returns and temperatures by the weekend are predicted to be closer to 30°. Yuck! Too hot by far.