Tuesday, July 14, 2026

running errands - again; on a hot summer day - again

the myka yogurt place has not had a line these past two mornings when i pass by . . so i've stopped in for a small yogurt with two toppings each day. yesterday i had chocolate chips and walnuts. today i had olive oil and ground pistachios . . so delicious! this photo is a true new york social media moment: i was talking to my cousin while eating the yogurt and taking a picture! i was going to post it on my ig . . well, maybe i'll do so later. (i was on my way to print out the letter to our cat sitter and was finally successful!) i also stopped at the sustainable shop for a refill of dish detergent.

i've probably passed this dog sculpture more than a dozen times, but today was the first day i noticed it (on 9th or 10th street).

zuzu likes to join me when i sit at the table to write out cards or a letter. thankfully, she let me write this afternoon, and didn't try to head butt me or knock the pen from my hand . . or sit on the card itself. twice last week i stopped working on this task because of her. yes, i'd much rather procrastinate further with my correspondence than put her away in the bedroom. 

we had a nice dinner tonight of left over tuna (for greg) and chicken thighs for chanda and i. chanda did a work shift today and brought home beautiful looking cauliflower and patty pan squash, so we had fresh vegetables too. (it's quite hot today - 93 degrees - but we all must be used to it finally as no one has suggested putting the air conditioner on. of course, 93 is not as bad as 100! we do have the fans going, and there was a nice breeze . . which has sadly disappeared.)

it's almost 11 pm . . i still need to do duolingo and babbel . . language learning has been neglected these past two weeks as i've concentrated on packing and getting the cats and apartment ready for being away for a little bit. 
greg has already fallen asleep.

and here is korrina's beautiful photo from her evening beach visit.

3 comments:

  1. Olive oil on the yogurt? Isn't that odd? Leo likes to sit on Flora's schoolwork and prevent her from writing. He also likes to knock off pens of the table. Maybe he would get along with Zuzu! Korrina had a nice beach visit. That is a funny statue.

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    1. I agree about the statue! I do like the olive oil on the yogurt. I thought it was odd at first, but now I have quite often :) Zuzu and Leo! They would be partners in crime! Korrina loves going to the beach.

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    2. Hmm, I am not quite sure if I would like to try that. I mean, you can do dips with olive oil, yogurt, and salt, but yogurt and olive oil? Leo is quite shy, though. Oh good that Korrina loves the beach.

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