Finlandia

Needless to say, yesterday was a sleepy day. It was nice to just lay on the couch and snooze on and off. They don't have Food Channel, but I did find some cooking shows on BBC, and I watched a bit of the news in German. Barbara wanted to have chili for supper, so I pulled that together in the afternoon ... at times having to taste spices on the shelf to make sure what I was getting, since the Finnish names were unrecognizable to me. Drew got home from school around 3:30 (it was already getting dark) then he introduced me to his new wii games. After supper and homework, we made cookies (a Finnish gingerbread type) and had Glögi (a spiced fruit drink served warm with raisins and slivered almonds).

I have the day to myself again ... Drew is at school,. Barb is at work, and Steve is off to meet with a student. This afternoon, we'll pick Drew up from school then go to his drum lesson before going out for supper. Drew gets to pick the restaurant.

Yesterday I started reviewing a bit of German grammar ... I haven't much opportunity to keep up with what I started to learn on my sabbatical, so I planned to use these days on my own to brush up on a few things before getting to Einsiedeln. I brought a concise grammar/dictionary and the Liturgy of the Hours in German with me, and I figured watching the German news might help tune my ear a bit ... maybe ... I hope.

The neighborhood is extremely quiet with very little traffic... no sirens or busses, which is quite the change from my recent living situation in downtown Indy. There were a few flurries this morning, and it's supposed to get really cold again tonight, so maybe I'll get to try out my new gloves soon.

But now I feel a nap coming on ....