I was sitting here trying to figure out why the kitchen light kept flickering and it turns out the bulb was just slightly loose. Took me way longer than I care to admit. Anyway, I finally swapped it out and now the whole room feels a bit brighter, which is nice because we get so little direct sun in the afternoon. My neighbor asked if I had an extra extension cord, and I actually found one buried in the hall closet behind the vacuum bags. We talked about organizing the garage this weekend but I'm not sure either of us has the energy for that.

I also made a batch of that lentil soup again and added a little extra thyme this time. It was pretty good, but I think I still prefer the version with the tomato base. We watched a documentary about how shipping canals were built and I honestly had no idea how much manual labor went into the early ones. The engineering side is fascinating, but the human history part is hard to watch sometimes. Thought about taking up sketching again, but I never seem to keep the habit going for more than a week. Maybe I'll try a smaller notebook this time.