Judge John Deed and dreams around the solstice

Yesterday was busy, what with food prep,  walking, exercises including weight training in the evening, garden consult with Gary. So as usual I'm surprised that I'm tired today, why does it keep surprising me. 

I was up at five, breakfasting, thinking about walking to celebrate the solstice, then reading an old favorite, Heyer's Faro's Daughter, then I woke up mid morning, having apparently slept through my plans. 

I had wonderful dreams about a huge building that seemed to comprise all the parts of my life, with helpful people. 

I dreamed I arranged a gallery show of small prints which I'd visualized and was going to execute. I woke to realize the gallery director and even the building are long gone. It was a hyper realistic dream and took me a minute to reorient myself to the day. The Dream as Memory Lane. La vida es sueno. Either way.

I did eventually get a walk, on a beautiful after-the-storm day, puffy clouds, wind, warm sunshine. Around here I didn't see any damage, but at the condo just five minutes away,  there's siding torn off, trees down and chainsaws in action after a wild night.

Here it's more like this 

The Montauk daisies needed water, because despite the overnight storm, they were sheltered by the roof overhang. I pulled out some lemon balm here and there and will toss it when I get my energy back.  I garden in short bursts now, getting the hang of it.

I've started watching the Judge John Deed series and I'm really liking it again. I love the actor who plays Deed, warm, thoughtful, but a renegade all the same. 

The premise that such a man, however brilliant and well connected, could get to be a UK High Court judge, that stuffiest of institutions, is shaky, but I was up for the willing suspension of disbelief in the service of fun and rule breaking.

He's also a very intelligent character. This wins me every time. Foyle, Mrs Bradley, Lewis, Holmes, Maisie Dobbs,  Maigret, Miss Fisher, it's the intelligence. 

Update on the insurance question I got from the neighbor the other day -- he got a quote for coverage from my insurer,  for half the premium proposed by the company he'd started checking with. Same coverage. As far as we know, good response to claims.  So he's a happy neighbor, glad he asked.

Food update: the second day of tofu katsu, the aqua faba makes a crisper coating than the flour and water coating. I like it but it might be too brittle for some tastes. 

And I find that adding lime juice and cane sugar to Greek style yogurt gives you a definite key lime pie filling lookalike. I may try this with lemon juice too, to simulate lemon filling.

Happy day, everyone, play with your food.