The Joys of an Unplanned Day

Today was very purposely unplanned. I adore those occasional days when I wake up with a blank slate. With that simple luxury, I took time for extra quiet meditation outside on the deck with the butterflies, the hummingbirds, and the cats. The sound of the cicadas was louder this morning and complimented the scene along with the rustling of the field corn stalks.
During this time of unplanned pleasure, I brewed a very proper cup of tea. After watching a few videos and reading some background awhile back, I purchased some Irish Breakfast tea. I heated the water in the electric kettle, poured the hot water into a cup (not a soup bowl-sized mug that seems to be all the rage anymore, but a true cup), let the cup heat, poured it out, and then poured in fresh hot water and put the bag into steep for three minutes. Once the time was up, I added just a touch of cream and a bit of sugar (no sweetener). Glorious!! Who would've thought that something this simple would be this good...no wonder the Brits are so passionate about the properly done cup of tea.

While enjoying that most proper cup of tea in the company of all that is the backyard, I felt very compelled to write a new blog. One of the items on my list of 50 adventures is to write a sermon. I'm fortunate that my pastor is also a good friend that understands my odd whims, and so, with the help of Gretchen, I'm going to get to have that experience. In the meantime, there will be periodic postings on the site http://tina-bestillandknowthatiam.blogspot.com. I find it humorous that the only blog addresses I can fine that wasn't already in use ended up personalizing it with my name. So, appropriately, I ended up with tina--be still and know that I am. Guess that tells me plenty  :).

By this time, of course, I was hungry, so off to the kitchen I went to concoct a sandwich that will make an appearance in a later food blog--always playing with my food. I think I'm just about ready to move the portable studio up to the kitchen for the needed photo shoots...I believe I know just the place.

Next I treated myself to an old movie on Netflix entitled Holiday with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn, circa 1938...as Katherine would say, "It was great fun!"

Food--of course--was on the "blank slate" agenda, so after a little research, a sage rub on a pork loin was put together and has set in the fridge for a few hours before visiting the grill along with some sweet potatoes (food blog to come).

And...cataloging. It was a great day to create the EXCEL file and catalog the books to give away (another item on the 50 list)....ended up with 57 this round...literacy, anyone? :)

And...the hammock...the guest topic for tonight's Meanderings from Highbanks.

Finally, back to where I started this morning--on the deck with the laptop, and this time a glass of wine instead of Irish tea. In a bit the pork loin and sweet potatoes will go on the grill. The supper hour will be official.

Looking back, I guess my blank slate day wasn't all that blank; it was, however, incredibly relaxing. No rush, no hurry, no worry...just passing from one idea to the next.

I hope your day went well, and I wish you all the opportunity to truly enjoy (and soon experience) an unplanned day.