Outnumbered, but Holding On ...

FOUR dogs is a lot for ONE me.  I'm surviving, sort of LOL.  Hubby comes home early today (he drove halfway last night).  Then balance is restored hah.  

I met a girlfriend for coffee yesterday.  It's a big nursery, farm animal, decor shop with outdoor seating.  We had to go way out in the woods with chairs, but we found an isolated spot.  Only us, a few chickens and pot belly pigs.  It was fun to hear the pigs make snorts.   Masks required inside, but it was populated and masks were a little hit-or-miss.  I got an iced tea and was out of the shop in just a few minutes.  I think it's fall break here and that's why it was so crowded -- tons of school aged kids walking around.  We stayed clear.

Hubby is home for 2 weeks now.  I'll need to adjust some of my routine.  Have to figure out that balance, but I'm glad to have him home.  Two weeks in VA is a long time.

I'm down to one book ... Ghosted (Rosie Walsh).  It's getting good now and reviews from the big book club continue to be fabulous -- Part 3 and the ending.  I'm on Part 2.   BTW - Caste (Isabel Wilkerson) is one of the most important books I've read in a long time.  I urge anyone and everyone to read it.  

Yesterday was a good day despite being outnumbered.  I walked dogs in shifts, did a little housecleaning, cooked some plant-based meals, read a lot (finished Caste), had a couple of good phone calls, coffee in-person with a good friend.  Not a bad day at all.

It's suppose to rain all weekend and my plans are curry lentil soup (!!)  I have a HUGE bag of lentils so I hope I like them.  I've had them before, but not often and I've never made them myself.  I'll also try some lentil salads this month.  I think November is going to be tofu month.  

That's all from here.  It's only 4:45 in the morning.  We got up at 3:50 -- good lord.  One up, they're all up.  Dogs fed, potty x2 and now sleeping in bed.  I'm wide awake.  Funny how that works.  It's good to be a dog in my house.

Have a happy day.  I'll need to do some searching today.  Happy to have hubby home, but it's a big change in my routine and "aloneness" -- that takes some creative thinking to find my space.  Stay well.  Later gators.