Saturday, November 30
Tomorrow is my birthday! I’m going to make biscuits and gravy for breakfast, no mushrooms though.
Speaking of breakfast, I finished a whole bag of muesli! Fastest I’ve ever done that. It’s all about the shelf-stable yogurt. Even if it’s basically pudding because the beneficial enzymes are deconstructed in the UHT process, it was a good vehicle for some whole grains.
Which reminds me, I mentioned being constipated and I gotta admit, this is a weird situation. In the last 20 days, I’ve had 4 bowel movements. Ordinarily, they’d be painful and bloody with gaps like that, but they haven’t. Just ordinary in size and composition…you know, just poop. Shrug. I’d rather go a while between BMs and have them be easy than strain over them and hurt myself.
And in other news, it’s nearing sunset and the sky is a gift that keeps on giving. How many photos can I take of one sunset? A lot. I’ll just share my favorites here.
And…
Sunday, December 1
New moon birthday. Really nice to think in terms of newness rather than returning. I guess it’s both/and, as usual.
The sunrise wasn’t too shabby either!
Birthday breakfast was excellent! I’m getting the hang of making gravy. No measuring, just deciding how much butter to start with, enough flour to get the right texture, and enough milk or cream to make it was thick as I want it. If I’d been a little less nerved up by some bad weather heading our way, I might have remembered to add a little Worcestershire sauce and paprika like I do with packaged gravy.
I baked the biscuits on a cold cast iron skillet and that worked perfectly. The top and bottom were browned at the same time, unlike the bottom-first browning I get from the cheap roasting pan I’ve been using.
A little hot sauce and I was very happy with my birthday breakfast.
Noon position: N 14° 44.058’ W 056° 54.605’
Distance noon to noon: 101.5 NM
Average speed: 4.23 kn
Trip distance covered: 1941.5 NM
Distance to destination: 238.5 NM
