Tomatoes Today!

Before my parents headed home, we had a breakfast of buckwheat-orange waffles (yes, the buckwheat flour was from Delta Grind) with real maple syrup and omelets with mushrooms and broccoli and salsa. And sliced tomatoes! They were good! I guess I obsess over tomatoes, but many a True Southern Girl would understand why.

I had a great day afterward- feeding cells at work, doing a bit of grocery shopping (the store was almost deserted), fixing lunch (leftovers), redistributing some mums and irises, sewing, and sharing a cocoa with Husband at the local cafe. Nice. Then some online Christmas shopping, this, dinner, more sewing, and bed. That's a great day off. 

I like the work of being at home. So does Husband. We're descended from long lines of farmers who tended to like living on the frontier (his) or building communities (mine), so that makes sense. You can provide for those you love both in a material sense and in the sense of actually being physically present. A paycheck is fine, but if you are never home to enjoy the fruits of your labor, what is the point? People want your time and effort and affection, not just the cash. I have more work to do. Must go.