To Do or To Be?

It's raining a little here today.  That is a stretch of the truth.  Living in the Pacific Northwest through several El Ninos has redefined rain for me.  It's almost just a mist here today, although the streets and the cars are wet and there's the occasional plop along the drip line of storefront awnings.  I suppose my planned bike ride along the canal is out of the question today.  It seems the weather is an ally in my lesson to stay indoors and do as little as possible.  Just being is difficult.

Surrounding countryside from the ramparts of the Cite earlier in the week

After an all-too familiar sleepless night (although I have to confess those nights are becoming fewer and more sporadic) I overslept, badly.  I woke at the time I would normally have left the house for church, so, again, I am truant.  But those four hours of sleep were welcomed, even if they were chock full of odd dreams.  I already started this day with little to show for it, except for a vague feeling of guilt.

This guilt makes me wonder about this compulsive need to "accomplish" something every day.  Does reading an entire novel count as accomplishment?  My grandmother, whose influence never leaves me, would say absolutely not. However, that is what I intend to do this day.  I have been to the boulangerie for my mini-campaillette, to the tabac for the Sunday paper, I have a pot of my favorite cauliflower-cider soup simmering for my dinner and the kitchen is cleaned.  I sorted through photos of my day at the Cite for posting in another blog. Oh yes, and I wrote this.

Looking northeast at the Bastide from the Cite ramparts.  St Vincent's Church

One thing I have noticed about buying my produce from the market--I pay much closer attention to how thoroughly I clean it.  The slug I discovered in my choufleur tried crawling out of the garbage bag in which I deposited him.  I can add taking out the recyclables and the garbage to my list of accomplishments today.  

Bon dimanche a tous!  (Happy Sunday, everyone.)

Le Dome to the left--I live on the next street over, to the right.  Sunny day earlier this week.