The kanji for "busy" (忙) is composed of the radicals for "heart" (心) and "lose" (亡), implying losing one's heart. I always try to maintain mental space, but I had been experiencing a string of days where I lacked energy.
My body felt heavy, and it was hard to achieve a balance between mind and body.
Then, on the morning of yesterday's National Foundation Day, I woke up and surprisingly felt like my body could move.
So I did as much as my body allowed.
First, it was the second extraction using the new equipment I introduced last week, which frees me from the long-standing chore of drip coffee brewing.
Since my hands were free, I roasted coffee beans in the meantime.
Next, I made broth from the bones and skin of Thai "head and tail only" (we call it this even though it's just the head and tail, not the whole fish) which is a favorite in our house, after we had finished eating it.
And in parallel, I sorted green coffee beans.
I rehydrated sheep casings for sausages that had been left untouched for a long time. I had skipped making them many times after buying ground meat, so I decided to try it on a day when I had the energy.
I had also bought pork belly for bacon at the market, so I prepared it by curing it with sugar and salt.
It looks good with cloves stuck in it too.
The sea bream broth went into ramen.
I mixed spices and herbs for the sausages. It was my first time, so it was a bit haphazard.
I won't have much free time this weekend or next week, so I tended to the garden. The harvest was side shoots from the surviving broccoli.
Stuffing the meat. Is this really how it's done?
Our simple smoking setup. We always use this for bacon and ham.
It didn't go so well with the sausages, though...
The taste was pretty good. I think I can make them better next time.
And in the end, I was so tired that I fell asleep under the kotatsu that night.