spring

The jasmine is blooming and the past week has been full of lovely, sunny, slightly warmer days. I took off Thursday afternoon and all of Friday. On Thursday I got some groceries at one of the Latino markets on San Bruno Ave after wandering around the Portola for a bit. I don't know why I never did that until I got bored with my usual walks. 

Speaking of which, SN and I did a neighborhood walk yesterday, mainly because his back was hurting and we needed to walk on flat, even surfaces. We bought lunch from Cafe Alma and sat outside to eat it. Later in the day, I did a zoom happy hour with Niu and Joe. 

Today I did my usual farmers market/Good Life walk, and then I finally got around to baking the cake with beets and orange zest that I've been meaning to try. It's cooling now, and I need to make the glaze. 

I have mixed feelings about the end stages of the pandemic. I'm ambivalent about a lot of things -- being alone, being lazy, being employed full time, being a long-distance caretaker for my parents. That reminds me that I forgot to set up a zoom call with Dad this weekend.