Last night was another late one ─ my younger brother arrived home relatively early that evening from wherever he had been drinking. It turned out that his deer-hunting trip was going to begin earlier today than he had thought ─ he was to show up at his hunting companion's home around 10:00 a.m. this morning.
And so it was that my brother had to put in some hustle last evening to ensure he located everything he wanted to take along. He has not gone hunting in over two decades, I would say. As a result, he didn't have anything to hand that he felt he needed.
We still sat up last night into the midnight hour as I operated our T9 Android 8.1 TV Box to fetch episodes of a few of the T.V. series we follow.
My wife got home and came to bed well after I had. And although I do recall her coming to bed, I am now unsure if I had fallen asleep beforehand. Whatever the case, she was very careful not to be disturbing.
I suppose that I could have managed to remain in bed this morning until 9:00 a.m. if I tried, but I opted to get up around 7:30 a.m. ─ I felt well enough slept. And as it happened, my brother was already stirring in his bedroom, getting an early start on his day.
My wife also got up relatively early ─ it was at least as early as 9:00 a.m. Normally, she does not rise on her workdays until around 10:00 a.m. to begin readying herself. She has a fair drive to get to work and her 11:00 a.m. start.
Usually when she rises ahead of time as she did this morning, she will do some cooking for us. However, that was not the case today. She did launder, however. And since both of her sons were home, she got to commune with them.
My brother left while she was fussing about; and when she realized he was leaving, she shouted to him to have a good time, but he had already shut the front door and gone outside to his vehicle. He would drive over to the other chap's house and leave the vehicle there, for the other chap was driving them in his own vehicle ─ perhaps he has a pickup or something even sturdier.
Alas, I neglected to find out just when my brother was expecting to return. For all I know, this might only be a weekend venture, since the two are heading on up to the Merritt area where the other fellow knows some people. That's supposed to be their base of operations.
When I got up this morning, it was downpouring, and my brother admitted that it was not at all encouraging. However, he was privy to weather reports that claimed the weekend was actually supposed to be quite nice.
And sure enough, as the morning wore on, it did become a mix of Sun and cloud, but it was unpleasantly gusty. I had to close the window in this small room upstairs where I keep my computer ─ it was becoming too darned uncomfortable for me to be putting up with the chill wind forcing its way in.
After my wife left for work, I spent a lot of time today finalizing the post that I have apparently had on the go since October 5 at my website Lawless Spirit, but the post is now published: Distance Learning Holistic Nutrition Ⅱ.
I also had a very good nap this afternoon, finding myself abed from around 1:00 p.m. until after 3:00 p.m. I never napped continuously, of course, but it was still very pleasant with much dreaming. It was even difficult galvanizing myself to get out of bed ─ I lay there for several minutes resisting the effort.
I hope early tomorrow to get away on a pretty decent hike to do some shopping at a Real Canadian Superstore outlet (Google map) that is approximately three miles from where I live here in Surrey. It has a 7:00 a.m. opening, so I would like to be on my way from here by 6:00 a.m.
For personal (religious) reasons, since my late teens in the late 1960s I have always been uncomfortable about shopping on a Saturday. This still holds sway.
For personal (religious) reasons, since my late teens in the late 1960s I have always been uncomfortable about shopping on a Saturday. This still holds sway.
I have not shopped at one of these stores in many, many years. I want to bring a tote bag, but when I used to shop at the store, I always had to check any such accoutrement in a special area where a security person stood in charge. It was off-putting, but at least my pack was not ever snatched away by some thief whilst I shopped.
I wonder if this sort of thing ─ i.e., having to check one's pack or tote bag ─ is still the rule in this era of supplying one's own shopping bags?
It is nearing 8:00 p.m. right now. I would like to watch some T.V. while I enjoy some supper, and then get to bed relatively early. And so I am going to bring this post to a close right here.
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