Sometimes a day like yesterday comes along and reminds me how good I have things. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a good day from start to finish.
7:30am: (This is sleeping in for Malawi) wake up, read in bed and listen to the soft rain on the roof.
8:00am: Cook coconut-honey pancakes while sipping a mocha and reading Annie Proulx.
8:30am: Eat a leisurely breakfast with Ariel and Christin (housemate): pancakes slathered in homemade guava jam with a perfect fried egg
9:30am: Lounge on the khonde, finish a second mocha while watching the tail end of the rain
11:00am: Hitch a ride to town with Christin, skip going to the movie rental place when we run into the owner in the grocery store and give the movie to her there. On impulse, stop for nachos at the newest restaurant in town (Papaya’s). Fresh-fried flour tortilla chips: A for effort, but not the real deal. Someone could make a fortune here with a tortilla chip franchise.
1:30pm: Munch slices of fresh avocado and tomato for “real lunch”
2:00pm: Enjoy the warm afternoon breeze while again lounging on the khonde, noodling on the guitar.
4:00pm: Putter in the garden, transplanting marigolds and napier grass, starting a new compost pile and mulching.
6:00pm: Power yoga with Rodney Yee. Two upward bows in a row? You bet.
7:00pm: Eat the delicious dinner Ariel has put together: steamed garden broccoli, mashed potatoes and chili.
8:00pm: A hard-fought round of scrabble. Victory!
9:30pm: Tucked safely into our mosquito net canopy, it’s time for bed.
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