I like to post pictures when I write, but my indoor activities weren’t interesting enough to photograph. I wasn’t going to take my camera out in the rain, so no pictures today.
While grocery shopping yesterday I bought some cornmeal. It has been years since I’d had cornmeal mush for breakfast. Well, that’s what I did today. I probably added a bit too much sugar, but it was good.
I also rode the Big Dummy out to Lyndon to pick up the rear wheel for the recumbent. Tom had fixed a broken spoke for me. I also needed to return the tires that I had borrowed from Patrick. He lives even further out in the Goose Creek area.
If I would have gotten up early, I could have done all of this before it rained. I slept in and had a relaxing late morning with my cornmeal mush, so it began raining as I headed out.
I had no issues, even on the busy roads, getting to Tom’s place. We chatted briefly, and I left with my wheel. The ride to Patrick’s place was a bit worse. The bike lane on Westport Rd ends after a while, so I took the right lane. That seemed to anger three different fellow road-users.
I ended up spending a bit longer at Patrick’s place. It was nice to warm up and talk bikes for a while.
It was getting dark when I left and headed for home. Strangely, I had no issues with drivers on the return trip. Maybe they felt sorry for the cold, wet, crazy guy on the bike.
Once I arrived home I began cooking dinner: Split-pea soup! I hadn’t made it in years, and I always stuck with a really basic recipe. With some guidance online, I added ham, onions, carrots, potatoes, fresh marjoram, and even spinach.
Soup is an excellent food to warm up with after 27 cold, wet miles on the bike. The two bottles of beer I had with dinner were nice too.
I have enough leftover soup for several more meals. Tomorrow’s lunch is ready!
Since I have my recumbent’s rear wheel fixed, I reinstalled the tire and have the bike ready to go. I’m planning on commuting on it for most of the coming week. I’m riding it again because it’s a neat bike and I haven’t ridden it in a while, and my neck is flaring up again.