Nearly a frost?

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My more accurate thermometer is reading 32 F.  While I don't see any signs of frost, if it is still dark, that reading would indicate it is quite close.  Perhaps there isn't enough moisture to frost, or maybe the earth is warm enough to thwart it... keep just to the thawed edge.  It seems a bit early for it, but then, what year is like any other?  I must admit, being more tolerant of the summer weather will make me miss it for the first time in many years.  Still, I do enjoy the cool and cold, I think.  Perhaps that has changed?  Though, what I am hoping is, if my tolerance of heat has increased, perhaps too my tolerance of the cold has also increased.  I used to enjoy them both, before becoming ill, if I enjoyed the cool and downright cold to others, better.  Just wasn't fussy.  I hope I am returning more to that.

The dishes have been cycled.  I set them all to a fresh hot sudsy.  I had the largest set washed well.  But if it sits for a day or two, it simply has to be washed again.  Something else I might begin tinkering with today is removing the salt brickettes from the water softener.  It isn't working, even if it thinks/indicates it is.  There might be something like a salt bridge (or dome?) created down in there.  The problem is it is almost completely full, about four foot by... say... a foot and an half in diameter, so quite a dig to get down, and a difficult dig at some point.  A bit today, a bit tomorrow, as I can.  Just a little progress every day.  Or every few days as other tasks allow.

Coffee is almost ready.  Then perhaps some more Dark Shadow, for an hour or two, then to dishes.  More Dark Shadow, then on to some of the boxes.  Some things still feel off, just not as off.  Sleep helped.  Even so, I have to be careful about pushing.  Hmm...  Yeah...  I'll get to some things today.  Actually, a spot of coffee, a bit of music, then a beginning of the softener dig, then when that wearies me, Barnabus.  A silly show, but something I was denied as a child.  Curiosity must be sated.  Good morning and day.

Oh, another food source I am considering.  A simple soup would be quite good, especially as another fermented food.  Yeah... there are good things out there which have been forgotten, at least in the West.  I am taking back my dinner table.  I am the only one who can, for me.  Yes, it's in a foreign language, Japanese, but the English written is fine.  I simply need meso.  Though I would like to figure out fish stock.  I may call my preferred fish monger to see if fishheads are available.  As long as from US fisheries and handlers.  Frozen is fine.  Enough for four large batches.  Yes, yes, I really am getting into eating my medicine.  Even if a bit fishy.