SoilCrust of Leave

Definitely a better day, resulting from a better night. I woke up at 12:30, 3:30, 4:30, and 6:30, but given that I went back to sleep each time, I'll call it good. I got a late start to the morning and didn't do anything notable before our re-scheduled Zoom with Deb and the Prussian. I did some laundry. I sat out in the back yard, enjoying another mild day of Bonus Summer, gazing up at a lovely blue sky whose intensity was veiled by fine skeins of high-altitude cloud. I texted a friend to commemorate a sad anniversary coming up. We finally finished off the takeout. I thawed a box from the freezer that I'd had my eye on, labeled "ham and broth," and made soup. I added a little chopped bacon, potatoes, an onion, the tender heart and leaves of a bunch of celery, a can of red beans and a can of kidney beans. I didn't season it much, because I thought the ham was probably seasoned and certainly salty enough. It was a pleasant and somewhat staid sort of soup, which the Sparrowhawk ate in conjunction with a corned beef sandwich, and I with some toast and cheese.