It is just a few degrees above freezing here and still dark at 6:30 AM. I am about to make some split pea soup, now called "Koi pond soup" after another blogger made that remark about what it looked like in a photo I took. I used carrots which combined with the swampy green in the pot, evidently brought a Koi pond to mind for this person. I'm not sure I'd have said the same had our positions been reversed, but the comment has stuck.

Aside from that the day is dedicated to my To Do  List which includes a variety of cleaning, clearing and sorting as well as a couple of calls and some correspondence. I've not been able to access the local library online to verify my card due to technical problems on their end, so reading and movies are out and I've taken up a puzzle and some crosswords.

The bananas do not appear to be ripening enough to be eaten anytime before the next century despite being in a closed brown paper bag atop the refrigerator. So much for that trick.

Lukas has kept me busy cleaning up after him, his ever-obedient cat servant. 

The things we do for love.