Today is one of those days. It's all my doing (which is true of most people's "one of those days")...it's about how we perceive our surroundings. Though I'm not sure how else I could perceive the washing machine making me get up twice to rearrange the lopsided load other than just a nuisance. You have to understand, when I say "get up," I mean, take the laptop off my lap and balance it on the back couch cushions, throw the pillow that was under the laptop to the foot of the couch, uncover myself from the throw, and THEN get up. And when I return, I reverse the procedure so when it happens twice in a few minutes, it gets annoying. Anyway, then my printer kept jamming (that really was my fault because I was pushing the paper in further than it should have been). At least my experiment with using the toaster to cook a veggie burger went pretty well (I don't have a toaster oven and I don't like it soggy from the microwave). By pretty well, I mean I remembered to unplug the toaster when I had to gingerly lift the patty out with a knife and fork. And I suppose it really is my fault that I feel all sugared out right now because I bought some donuts from the grocery store bakery that said, "Best if eaten before 12/11" - no one can accuse me of not giving a donut the best chance it has to be eaten while still fresh and tasty.
Although it was very cold last night (9 degrees was the forecast), I stayed plenty warm. The cottage isn't drafty at all, and I was under a big heavy quilt. The temperature today feels tropical compared to the cold wind yesterday. We were supposed to hit 50, but I'd say it was more like 40. I thought about taking the bus down to South Beach, but it was about 12:30 and I couldn't get to the beach and back before it was dark, so decided to defer that to a later date. I did walk the Vineyard Haven Harbor and docks, but even the ferry whistle (which echoed off the hillside) seemed forlorn. Just one of those days.
Random photo: Ivy on Stone Wall
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