October 25, 2026
It was a quiet day today. Eamon had to go play the church at 8 AM, so he let the chickens out early, then I went down and fed them a little while later.
I loafed around for a little while, then unloaded my car, which was entirely stuffed front-to-back with music equipment, into my uncle’s house next door.
Then I drove down to Whole Foods and picked up lamb shanks to make for dinner for me and Eamon. I’m going to make lamb with green chilies, mint, and methi leaves.
I sautéed onions, added ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, and cumin seeds. I browned the lamb shanks in a frying pan, then put them in with the sauté. I took the Mint leaves, half a dozen green chilies, and some yogurt and water, and blended them together, and poured them over the lamb. Then I got two cubes of frozen methi leaves from the freezer and put them in the pot, waited till they broke up, then threw the pot in the oven for a few hours.
It being Sunday, and me being a good American, of course I watched some football. Then I left “for the gym.” But I wound up having such a great conversation on the way over that I actually sat in the parking lot talking until it was time to go to mass. Whoa, what a workout!
When I got home, the food was ready, but first I had to put the chickens to bed.
I plan on reading The Cauldron a little more before bedtime, but I am already feeling sleepy.
I don’t have a song for you today, but I do have a book review: