It’s a little annoying to set days when I want nothing scheduled, then to have things scheduled on those very days. The first days I marked on the calendar as “No No No.” Christine is well-meaning. But she must not understand my desire for a couple of fully open calendar days (since I don’t have them on weekends, as others do). This overcast Monday morning I’ve added some more little shelves to the back-garden office. I’m going to see about starting one of the larger shelf units. I’ll get this space shipshape shortly!

Beef tri-tip is cooked, cooled and cut. A good start on supper, which will be an easy preparation now. I’ve had too much to eat this morning, so just bone broth for lunch. It’s a satisfying sip, so I won’t be hard-done-by. If I can finish reading The Woman in the Library today, I can be ready with TheThereThere for this weekend. And make a start on the next installment. I enjoy getting ahead. There’s a sense of security knowing I’m not facing a desperate deadline. But what book for this next week? I’m thinking about Rooted, since I’ve already started it and it’s at hand inside.