Song: White Bird
Group: It's A Beautiful Day
A couple of days ago...
before I got started putting together the bar stools for our eating area...
my wife made some delicious food to start the day with.
While my wife had made this pork slice and mushroom stew...
it would be for the following day
(she often cooks two dishes at a time...
just in case I want to eat two different things at once...
and to eat on the following day...
or even if I feel like a late night meal).
My wife had made Mediterranean Salmon with crisped veggies for my main meal on that day.
This "air fryer"...
is really a mini hyper convection oven...
it doesn't really "fry"...
but cooks very quickly due to its use of high speed fans to constantly stir the air...
which ends up cooking the food extremely quickly...
and very healthfully.
I love the way the air fryer cooks food...
especially the veggies...
as they look and taste as if they had been open flame grilled.
My wife had previously marinated the chunks of salmon overnight
in a variety of seasonings...
and the salmon had come out super moist and tender...
and so flavorful.
After resting a bit...
I then got to putting together the bar stools.
While I could use the power drill on some of the hex screws...
on most...
I could not :(
Most of the hardware is still in the plastic packaging.
This resulted in my becoming frustrated...
as I had to rely on the small included hex wrench.
When I realized it would be a much longer job than I had previously hoped...
I got a cup of coffee to sip as I played some music to accompany me as I worked.
Although I had completed one chair on that day...
I decided I would do the rest in the morning...
as with one part...
I had used the wrong screws...
and then had to unscrew them...
and then reinstall the correct ones...
and I had even placed one part upside down
(I was working with the chair upside down)...
and that involved removing many screws by hand...
and then reinstalling them...
and yes...
before I had acted like a toddler out of frustration...
I simply put the rest of the project on hold...
went to my computer...
and...
played the same video over and over from the other day
(I have now accumulated over 24 hours of watching that same video...
and I still love it).
I then fell asleep watching it on my Ipad. :)
Bandi looked so cute with her paws crossed.
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The next morning...
as I was grabbing a cup of coffee to start out my day...
I saw Bandi looking intently out one of the windows...
and wagging her tail wildly.
There were some deer just in front and to the left side of our home.
Bandi just kept staring at them as if she had wanted to go play with them in the forest.
She was a little sad as they just kept walking away into the surrounding forest.
I had eaten some of the pork and mushroom stew my wife had made the day prior
before starting the delayed project from the previous night.
The rest of the chairs became easier to put together...
as I had tuned my operation to become more efficient
(yes...I followed the instructions this time :)
These chairs are very sturdy...
and just what we needed.
After charging up the battery on the drill...
I then put my tools away.
We are going to move the Christmas tree to the corner in this photo...
move some other items in the great room...
including moving the recliner up to the loft so my wife can enjoy the views
from up there in more comfort...
and to make room for the sofa set we plan to order once we get back from Japan.
It is rather large...
and comes with stools I plan to put in front of the fireplace in the recliner's place...
as the sofa set has three recliners...
as well as a bench type seating arrangement...
and all in a semi circle which will allow complete viewing
out the great room's windows...
as well as allowing conversation with others while seated
(I am going to order them with white glove service.
They will deliver them exactly where we wish...
unbox them...
arrange them...
and haul away all of the packing material and boxes).
We will most likely eventually put a nice coffee table to the middle front of the sofa set as well.
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This early afternoon...
my wife made Pork Okonomiyaki and Pork Yakisoba for me to enjoy.
I used to eat Okonomiyaki and Yakisoba in Osaka, Japan when I lived there.
I love it.
Okonomiyaki is sometimes called the Japanese Pizza...
although the ingredients are completely different.
It has a layer of a pancake like base with mixed in cabbage...
and upon which my wife placed cooked and thinly sliced pork...
Yakisoba noodles cooked with a fruit and vegetable sauce (bulldog sauce)...
and with pork, dried and powdered seaweed and shaved bonito (a dried fish)...
and then with some mayo on top.
My wife had also made the rest of the Yakisoba into a Pork Yakisoba.
Yes...
it was a lot...
but...
as I was hungry...
I ate it all with a smile on my face.
Although Okonomiyaki in Osaka doesn't normally have noodles included...
(my wife said it is more of a Hiroshima style)...
I liked it this way.
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On another note...
the other night...
I was looking up sandwich places...
as I had a mad craving for a good BLT...
I had come across a small cafe in Manitou Springs
which is a 24 hour cafe (open everyday except on Saturdays)...
which I had found to be strange...
because Saturdays is a major business day.
It was when I realized after they had no BLTs...
wasn't open on Saturdays...
and then on one of their signs it was in Hebrew...
that they were a Jewish establishment
(they don't work on their Sabbath day).
I am going to have to try them one of these nights
when I just feel like taking a midnight country drive to satisfy
a mad craving for a sandwich...
other than for a BLT :(
