Untangling

Up and my first weekday at home for a while. It always takes me a while to get back into the routine. To start, I made an untangling list. I started as usual with Eno's If in doubt tidy up. Trivial things that make you feel better, organising my clothes cupboard, my desk, my study, outstanding emails. Finally being able to put back all the stuff that was displaced during the great carpeting. Being able to do these small things made me immediately feel more in control. 

Nowhere near doing any writing or anything creative so far, but a tidy desk is a good start.

Lorraine dressed for her personal trainer, but instead got an early appointment at the doctor, which she went to instead. In the afternoon, she spent time with Enzo, as Beth and James organised James's new workspace. The Bambino did his work and Lorraine returned cheery, with two tupperware containers of frogspawn which we put into our wee wildlife pond and two Italian pastries, which we put in our bellies.

I went for a long walk this afternoon. It was warm and sunny, and I had to strip down to my shirt. I was listening to the rest is history podcast series, about the downfall of the Incas. Fascinating these early contacts about just how alien people can seem to one another. The Spanish arrived just as a bloody civil war between two royal brothers had weakened the empire. But Francisco Pizzaro's ability to capture Atuahalpa, the Inca emperor, hostage with 168 men, despite him having an army of 80,000 Incas camped with him, is astonishing and wildly lucky. 

Nice to be walking again. 

More Dexter tonight. The second season. We love it, and how the show makes you side with the serial killer hero.