We\’re really getting decadent here! We haven\’t been eating Sachertorte; but there are many other decadent things to eat.

Yesterday we went to an ice cream shop that had some unusual flavors. I never heard of basil ice cream before; and that\’s what I chose. It\’s actually good!

My sister-in-law sent a dozen sugar-free cookies. They\’re a kind of shortbread, I think; and have chocolate icing. Each cookie has an edible pic on top. Two were bicycle pics; two were cats; and some showed hurricane damage, of all things.

So I\’ve been leading a rather luxurious life here in Washington State; and I know I\’ve been eating far too much all week long! Pedaling the exercise bike isn\’t nearly enough to burn off all those excess calories; and I really need to get back on a bicycle for some real riding. I also need to get back to a proper diet.

By the time I actually get home it will be too late to go for a ride; but I\’ll have other things to do. The first order of business will be to clean out the fridge and freezer! I don\’t know how long the power was out; but from what I hear, it was off for at least a few days. Ergo almost everything will have to go.

I hope the supermarkets are stocked up again. Hurricane Ida was rather disruptive, to put it very mildly. I\’ll need fresh produce; and cheese and yogurt. I want frozen blueberries, too; but I hope I can keep myself from going decadent and buying ice cream.