Sunday mornings mean different things to different people. I think the main point of a Sunday is to do whatever you need to do, or go wherever you need to go to recharge your batteries.
My working weeks are quite hectic, and I cant ever imagine spending the weekend wasting away in bed.I know people who go out on a Saturday night who dont get in to the early hours of the morning who need to lay in. I'm way past doing that now, I cant remember when the last time i was intoxicating myself at 3am.
Take this morning. I awoke at 8 and on the mention of bacon sandwiches myself and my 12 year old hit the kitchen and prepared a couple of bacon and egg baps and two steaming hot mugs of tea.
My eldest teenaged son prepares a more leisurely rise and although he followed us downstairs he prefers to just get his coffee an bowl of cereal and wake up at his own more chilled pace.
On most Sundays my boys are either out at skate parks or playing with friends unless they have any homework. It gives me plenty of time for projects.
Having looked at the weather and the 2 pieces of bacon laid in the packet looking rather sad, like they had missed there purpose in life, I thought it was a good chance to have a go at making a stand for the meths stove i had made the previous afternoon.
I got some used aluminum sheet from the garage and set about it with the Dremel. At the thought of more bacon my 12 yr old sat with me while i made it. I sent him inside for supplies of teabags and milk and oil and bacon while i set about priming the stove.
We boiled 2 mugs of water (approx 8 minutes) and sat and warmed out hands on them while i set about frying the remaining bacon and producing 2 more bacon butties. I'm a very outdoor person and the stuff i have prepared outdoors always seems to taste so much nicer.
This morning was a extra special. I got to spend some quality time with an enthusiastic son and do creative things that ended up in my two favorite things tea and bacon. Now its inside to research siege towers.
How do you chill ?
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