A bit rough going down.

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A bit rough getting up.  But... just.  An edge, not a full blown body, head, and organ ache.  Just... enough to know I am alive.  Legs are slightly swollen in spite of drinking much less.  It may be that I drink a lot all at once, then don't drink for hours.  A strange habit of late, usually filled with kefir.  But I have been out of kefir, or down to the 'seed stock', which I wasn't willing to consume.  It takes a long time to get those cultures going!

I checked the kefir bottles tonight.  One was ready to top off and put in the fridge.  That bit of milk keeps the whey (watery stuff) from separating, and give the kefir food while in the fridge... as I wait to put it up until it is at peak kefir'ing.  It, without a bit more milk, has nowhere to go.  Even so, with the milk in, fresh, it needs a few days to be ready.

With five bottles, I am going to be cautious.  And I am going to try a different sort of rotation.  Rather than drinking it down to a third, I will drink it to half, fill it to two thirds while letting it sit out and kefir (which should take much less time), then top it and put it back in the queue.  It makes the kefiring process much faster, keeps more in the lineup (for those heavy days, when two or three cups simply isn't enough), and... some other things.  It's a matter of keeping up on milk.  I am trying to cut my kefiraholism, but... for now... I'll consume nearly at will.

I never did make another even small pan of soup.  That is going as I speak.  Actually, finished, just cooling.  When I put in fresh vegetables, I simmer for fifteen, then let cool for another fifteen.  This time I added... questionable spices.  Spices and herbs which didn't work so well with the beef stew.  This, being chicken, there is some hope.  It sure smells good.

Oh, and the salsa to which was added a tablespoon of whey?  Oh, wow.  That was sort of dry.  there was juice, but... dryish.  It is out of season, and they use what they have, etc.  But now?  That is absolutely the juiciest, spit developing, stuff I have had since last I had it fresh.  Oh, my, word.  That is excellent.  I will be making scrambled eggs, or an egg casserole, later... almost just for that.  Now, I burp it twice or three times a day, letting it breath.  And I am adding another tablespoon of live stuff per day.  I will, in the future, transfer it out of the plastic tub and into a glass canning jar, a pint one, without an airtight lid.  Oh, yes, that was absolutely superior.

Ducks are in.  The rabbits are still drinking so I left them to it.  Laundry to be washed has been collected from upstairs and down, and is ready for another load or two.  A shower shortly, again, and dishes at least set up and the counter cleared again.  Hopefully another load of dishes or two. to that counter.  Food, as discussed.  Litter was handled before bed.  Hmm, best feed the girls and then... take a bit of a break to finish waking and catch my breath.  It actually has already been a busy "morning".  Oh, and trash.  That... has to be collected, and more, and to the curb.  I don't think it is recycling, yet, but... that is coming.

Later.