Friday, October 23, 2009

Inside Jobs

We went on the Bayo Canyon Bench Trail hike this morning with the WRSC group. They also went a tiny distance on the Gonzales Road which intersects the bench trail. No one could understand why we could hear gunfire that sounded so close on the Gonzales Road since the Sportsmen's Club was a mesa and canyon north of us.

Afterwards, picked up Vornado space heater at daughter's to exchange in SF tomorrow and stopped at senior center (to exchange magazines) and library (to browse non-return shelves) and then was inside the rest of the day.

Ate lunch, did two loads laundry, fixed massive vegetable soup (froze some), toasted and ground seeds - fennel, coriander, mustard. I've always read that toasting spices brings out their fragrance and flavor. They taste good. Made amaranth to go with the vegetable soup. Tonight's supper was the soup with amaranth and pinto beans. It was delicious!

Haven't heard from car dealer about loose bumper. I'll call next week to check on what's happening.

Tomorrow is SF trip and eating out at La Plazuela. Sunday, I drop spouse off early in SF, then eat breakfast at Whole Foods and come back home.

I enjoyed yesterday seeing the inner workings of Los Alamos Canyon where it splits off into Quemazon Canyon. I would like to know that country better - both the vertical as well as horizontal topographic aspects. We live in an amazing place!