Valentine’s Day — Coffee, Hockey & Chicken Soup

It’s Valentine’s Day ♥

I started it the way any proper day should begin — by making and delivering coffee to the prince in bed. Then it was off to feed the cats and pups who, according to Cooper, were absolutely starving… despite the fact he normally eats around 6:45 am before B leaves for work each day. 

S had the Olympics on bright and early — women’s - hockey, of course. I delivered a second round of coffee and tucked into a big Spanish lesson to get my brain warmed up.

Auntie B had a sweet Valentine breakfast too ❤️

Renn has a new Valentines dance

Then it was productivity mode: finishing and publishing Thursday's post, completing Friday’s, and starting today’s. Once the keyboard work was handled, I headed out to toss hay flakes for the horses. The air had that crisp edge but the sun was trying its best.

FaceTiming with the photographer

Back inside, I organized the furnace room food storage — one of those oddly satisfying tasks that makes you feel like you have your life together. Then I started my new puzzle while simmering chicken away for soup. Multitasking at its finest.

I brewed up an iced coffee for the Olympian spectator and myself before we took a break for a dog walk in the plus-4 sunshine. It looked warmer than it felt — brisk enough to require a toque — but beautiful all the same.

Back home, I returned to my puzzle, adding vegetables and noodles to the soup as I passed through the kitchen. S alternated between napping and sports watching. The dogs were fed and sent out for a bit of fresh air before settling in.

Shaina snapped this photo of Renn trying out Dadda's new Playstation when they stopped over for a visit

B came out to join us for hot homemade soup after feeding the horses. A simple Valentine’s supper — warm bowls, easy conversation. She headed off afterward to Amber’s to watch the new “housemaid”movie.

S returned to the sports TV while I wrapped up my puzzle session for the day, finishing about a third of it. Not bad progress for one afternoon.

At the usual 7 p.m., we started Season 2 of Peaky Blinders. And shockingly… we made it through four episodes. A Valentine’s miracle. We finally shut it down at 11:30.

No roses. No fancy dinner. Just coffee in bed, hockey, soup, puzzles, and time together. :)