Day Off: Do As Much As Possible

The backyard at the start of Spring

Brand-newly seeded

A cocktail, with infused gin, elderflower cordial, and my makeshift shaker

Perch

Bird feed

Handmade birdfeeder

The finished bird feeder

Chili blossom

Chili plant is enjoying the sun

Infusion

I’ve had a good day off. Normally my Wednesdays are completely taken up with phonology problem sets and assignments, but today I arose early and got to work right away.

I got up early, showered, and even shaved (a rarity these days)! Then Elance, emails, and NPR. Then cleaning the kitchen. Then I randomly decided to bake a cake, which turned out to be vegan because I had already made the batter once I realised out fridge is devoid of eggs. That done, I went to the shops to buy the beginnings of garden supplies. I sowed lettuce and zucchini. I spraypainted a tin can and taped a pen to it, and made a birdfeeder. I tried some home-infused gin in an elderflower cocktail. Then, I tried to do phonology. I failed, generally. As I do. But I made a bunch of things with my own hands. Me 1: Phonology 0.

I’m currently building a phonological features chart of doom while listening to TED talks before jewellery class. Oh, and writing a blog post.

Most productive Wednesday in weeks