taking some time

 I don’t often write about my life. Today I will break that rule and write about dinner of all things.

It could have been a so so nothing but of a can of whatever meal but the difference between so so nothing and something to remember for a while is a little time. The wine aged on the shelf for years, it was not oevrly expensive so the two glasses cost us around $3 each (plus the time). The steak was marked down to half since it was the last day of sale.  A yellow bell, half an onion several mushrooms sliced, some spices olive oil and a dash of dry white wine to finish and a few minutes to cook. I put the two ears of sweet corn on the grill along with the meat. If we had eaten out the meal would have been more than $50 plus tip, as it was the whole thing including wine ( there are a couple of glasses left for later) was under twenty. The money has been tight but life does not have to stop or become boring. Save here and there and splurge a little when the time is right. Yesterday we made 14 meals for just over a buck a piece, and everyone who came left happy and full.

All good things take time and effort…. and pay back great dividends.