Kaimusailing

It would be a hike in the park near the soon to be ferry dock, but I had lost my wallet. The clothing accessory that makes me so attractive. We drove back to the boatyard and on board I found the wallet still in the drawer, but I remembered taking from the drawer. Was it today or yesterday. It's one of those automatic things that you do or assume you do, like where you put your cell phone or wallet.
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We were on our way earlier than usual, we chose a long way back to the River Walk. We went in and dawdled at our drinks. The wait staff was late anyway, so it all worked out. I texted Geoff and Karen that we were at Southern River Walk and it was my treat. They didn't show up. We had the excellent clam chowder. We took a lot of time. We were watching patrons arrive and gradually the place started filling up. I had a burger. We left and when we passed the gas station restaurant we saw Geoff and Karen's car, so we dropped in. We chatted and they departed. We returned to the boatyard after a day of bar hopping 2 bars.
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Rain was in the forecast and it did pour during the night. The next day was cloudy, dreary, with intermittent rain. I texted Eloisa hot soup if she wanted any. It was midafternoon when she showed up. We had our soup on the pandemic porch and she, thinking outloud, decided to head South to Pompano Beach or Fort Myers. Then she left, just like that. We had had a fun week.
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The next day was Super Bowl Sunday. Eloisa texted me that she and Bleu made it down South OK. In the boatyard it was damp, windy, and chilly. I watched the pregame show that seemed to go on forever and heated up a pot of cream of chicken mushroom florentine soup. When the game came on it was a very evenly matched game with it being tied several times. In the end it was won by a field goal with 8 seconds left. I called my folks in Hawaii during the game and our usual hour or so phone call was over in 12 minutes. We had to watch the game.
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I awoke at about 5 in the morning to pee and it was chilly. Then I realized I was supposed to go to Brunswick with Komputer Ken and drive his car back while he checked into the hospital for surgery. He said we would leave at 6:45 so I leisurely make breakfast and coffee. Two sunnyside up eggs with ham and melted cheese on pumpernickel.
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Ken texted me that the hospital called and had scheduled him for 6 AM, but it was past that and we would have to leave right away. I grabbed my wallet and met him at the car and we left the boatyard. We went about 10 miles and Ken stopped to get gas, found he had forgotten his wallet. We returned to the boatyard and started all over again.
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On the way up to Brunswick on I-95 the hospital called and he repeated the address and I put it into Google maps on my phone. There were two possible locations for his surgery and until now he was simply driving to Brunswick without knowing his destination. We would end up 2 1/2 hours late, but the hospital rescheduled him. He said "This might work out in spite of my best efforts".
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After I returned to the boatyard I decided to use Ken's car to run a bunch of errands. I brought my laundry with me, stopped at the post office, then started laundry in the mall nearby. Next I shopped for a few items at Dollar Tree, where I buy my cheap reading glasses that never seem to last very long, then return to laundry to put the clothes in the dryer, head on up to Tractor Supply to refill an empty propane bottle, then go to the hair salon for an appointment haircut. While I was leaving Geoff appeared to get his hair cut. I then shopped for ingredients for Cajun Bean soup. After folding laundry and returning to the boatyard I began making the soup.
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This started as a Martha Stewart kale and kielbasa recipe which I converted to include beans. I used the ham beans cajun flavored 15 bean package. I used baby spinach instead of kale and bought the big box of spinach. I diced an onion, two stalks of celery, added a bag of baby carrots , minced 6 cloves of garlic, added the remnants of a jar of Better than Bouillon, roast chicken flavor, and a large can of petit diced tomatoes. The original recipe called for pasta, but this soup was too thick to add any pasta to it, even though I started with 8 cups of water. It might be 8 quarts of soup in total. Cooking time is 2-3 hours or whenever the beans get done.
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The end result was way over salted, probably due to the spice mix packet having too much salt. Maybe next time use ½ packet and adjust the seasoning afterwards. It is a tasty soup/stew though.
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The next morning I took a fare to the airport with Ken's car. It was his fare but he was in hospital so I did it for him. I returned to the boatyard where Ken texted me to come pick him up at the hospital. I made it there in about 35 minutes and drove him back to the boatyard. He had a neck brace and said his surgery was successful, but he was in pain. We stopped at the pharmacy for his pain meds.
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At the boatyard I wanted to make the oriental rice recipe but for some reason I was feeling bushed. After laying down for 2 hours I decided to not make the rice but instead had more of the Cajun bean soup.
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The next day I made the rice concoction. Instead of fried rice I made a sort of pilaf using fried rice spicing. I prepped onion, carrot, ginger, and garlic into a medium pot. In the galley I added a cup of rice, olive oil, turned up the heat, and put the tea kettle on the second burner with 2 cups of water. The rice mixture was stir fried while the water came to a boil, then the water was added to the rice and the whole pot boiled up vigorously. I added soy and oyster sauces and some sesame oil. The mixture simmered until the rice was done.
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I then added frozen cooked shrimp that had been cleaned and deveined, green peas, and green onion. The end result was a tasty dish, not fried rice, but tasting like fried rice. Yum.
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The image is a test of the galaxy s20+ in low light conditions. It is dusk in the boatyard.