I was raised with the idea that if you weren’t up and had
accomplished something before 8:00 am, then you’d wasted the entire day. I find
it amazing that I can still hear my mother and grandmother reciting those words
to me whenever I get up late. I know that’s not necessarily true and that the
belief has a lot to do with getting farm-like chores done early…I mean, how
long can a cow wait to be milked???
Anyway, Saturday morning, my love for my bed and its
accoutrements just could not make me rise up and face the day. I know I woke up
a number of times, stretched and snuggled back down in my nice warm bedding. It
was actually 10:10 am when I finally pushed the covers back and got myself out
of that bed. I tried very hard to ignore my mother’s and grandmother’s voices scolding
me for being such a lazybones.
The new dark shade I purchased and had AJ install really
keeps my bedroom dark when the sun comes up. That allows me to ignore the fact
the sun is up and I’m not. And, even though my predecessors continued to remind
me about how I’d never accomplish the chores I’d decided to do today, I persevered
and managed to pretty much complete every thing I’d planned…even taking breaks
to read chapters in my latest book on my I-pad.
Now that it’s just me, myself and I, laundry only gets done
every two weeks. I have enough undies, washcloths and other stuff to last me
for that entire time. I have to admit I really like not doing laundry every
single Saturday. While I miss my doggies, I cannot believe how clean the house
is staying without the fur and detritus brought in on the four (or eight when Kaizer
was here too) paws each and every time a trip was made to the back yard.
I did vacuum Saturday, but there wasn’t a lot of stuff to
vacuum up. Still, I felt like I’d met one of the day’s goals…I really only
clean house every other Saturday as well.
There will be Key Lime Pie for Easter Dinner on Sunday. I
made it late in the afternoon and would have actually had more than a few
finger tastes if I hadn’t planned to make something special for Saturday’s
dinner. I wanted to be sure to be hungry when it was ready.
There’s a story behind what I wanted to make for dinner.
Decades ago when I worked at the Primate Center at the University of Washington,
I almost always brought my lunch, but the hospital cafeteria had two things I
absolutely loved. The first was cinnamon rolls, but I didn’t often go there for
coffee in the morning unless I went with a friend. The second thing on the menu
which always had me putting my lunch in the fridge was fried chicken livers
and mushrooms on a piece of toast. I absolutely loved that lunch. And,
hopefully, if one of the folks I used to have coffee/lunch with reads this,
they’ll let me know they remember too.
Anyway, I, quite by chance, came across a fairly small
container of fresh chicken livers…at $2.10, how could I pass it up. I purchased,
brought home and put in the freezer. I took them out Friday night. Late
Saturday, I rinsed them in a colander. I washed and cut fresh mushrooms in
slices. Then I cut up some onion and garlic before putting flour, salt, and
pepper into a bag. Butter was placed in a heated pan, followed by the garlic
and onion. While that cooked, I put the mushrooms and chicken livers in the bag
with the flour and seasonings. Finally, I added the floured mushrooms and chicken
livers to the pan with some more butter.
That might not sound all that good to you, but I have to
admit it certainly tasted like what I remembered that cafeteria cook making all
those years ago. It was a very yummy dinner although I wasn’t able to eat the
entire pan. I’ve a feeling I’ll have
some leftovers for lunch on either Sunday or Monday, and hope they are just as
tasty after being microwaved.
Tomorrow will be Easter and ham dinner…even though I’m
full, the thought of a ham slice between a split roll or biscuit sounds
heavenly…not to mention the soup I’ll make with the ham bone.
You know, I think I like cooking.