Tired was I, ere I saw Derit

[desperance]

...And I think I'm done. Lazy man's dinner tonight: chilli with pinto beans and leftover porks, where the hardest work was chopping up a few veg and tossing in some spices. Didn't even need to remember to soak the beans overnight. I suspect pintos will cook happily unsoaked; in fact I tossed 'em in a pan this morning with the pork bones and a lot of water, boiled 'em up and left 'em to soak in the hot water for a bit before simmering. Rice to go with, tonight, and kale from the garden, seethed down with ginger and garlic. Sometimes even I need comfort foods.

And while everything assembles itself, I'm going to sit on the couch with a glass of wine and the last of the olives and a book. Maybe a cat, if they're done playing contending mightily with their new mousies.