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single, I have the luxury of controlling my schedule and doing exactly what I want, barring acts of nature or mechanical failure.   And I have chosen to adopt a schedule that is a marvel of tradition and gastronomic satisfaction.
     
    Monday
    Breakfast - Almond croissant purchased from Boudin’s bakery on the Wharf the day before
    Morning - Online fitness dance class via Siren School , currently with a Genie Bellydance theme
    Lunch - Soup or salad with sourdough , also from Boudin’s the day before
    Afternoon - Read!   I am a voracious reader and since I usually have a variety of books in the rotation at once, I set aside Mondays for enjoying a biography.   Right now I’m reading one about Ginger Rogers
    Tea - It’s always Yorkshire Gold, one lump and a splash of milk , plus a few mini chocolate chip cookies ... or dough
    Dinner - I cook something to eat throughout the week while worrying about Wednesday’ s show – all the while cursing myself for taking the time to cook and messing up the kitchen when I have a show that I’ve not begun to plan
    Evening - Board meeting f or the Community Youth Ballet.  F ortunately I am not president this year
     
    Tuesday
    Breakfast - Bagel & cream cheese
    Morning - Major procrastination including housework, and anything I can think of to avoid working on the show
    Lunch - Last night’s leftovers
    Afternoon - I start looking up images to use in tomorrow’s show – these don’t amount to a hill of beans come show time, but I convince myself they are vital, in order to put off the inevitable: work!
    Tea - Desperate times call for a proper tea.   I have a plain scone from my weekly supply shipped from Shamrock & Thistle in Garden Grove, SoCal.   Being a tea room junkie, I am convinced they make the best scones in the universe, reasoning that I know of a certainty they make the best scones in the world , and I am relatively sure there are no scones on other planets.   I choose plain scones for a very distinct purpose.   Although they are themselves a bit of baked bliss, I prefer to reduce them to nothing more than a blank canvas on which to paint with Double Devon cream and strawberry jam – bliss indeed!
    Dinner - No time to cook.   No time to go anywhere.   No time to even think!   Thank God for delivery.   I order from whichever local Lebanese eatery is in business at the time: Chicken Shwarma, extra Garlic Sauce, Taboulli salad, Pita bread, Tzatziki
    Evening - AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! Why , oh why did I procrastinate so long? Don’t I know I have a show in the morning? %$#*@
     
    Wednesday
    Breakfast - A warm bowlful of maple brown sugar oatmeal settles my nerves and gets me in fighting shape for the morning’s madness
    Morning - Showtime!
    Lunch - Whatever I darn well please
    Afternoon - I generally cozy up with one of the classics, fully expecting to doze off while reading, which is half the fun
    Tea - Biscotti today, I should think
    Dinner - I’m off to TJ’s for the weekly shopfest.   After picking up one of the small, hand-held baskets, in hopes of limiting my gluttony, I hang a right and grab the first bouquet of fresh flowers that catches my eye.   I haphazardly select some fruits and veggies as I make my way down to the samples bar.   It stands awe-inspiringly, glistening by the light of the gods, serenaded by a choir of angels singing from on high.   I engage in a friendly catch-up conversation with sample girl Sarah, then set off to collect whatever I may need or want in the way of cooking ingredients.   I then sprint through the dairy section and toward checkout, doing my best to keep my head down and make it through the bread department intact ... Okay , so one fresh meter- long baguette can’t do that much damage… and the double chocolate toffee bundt cake is on sale!   Much too good a bargain to pass up.   Oh and look, cinnamon crumpets!
    Evening - After unpacking the groceries , including half the bakery section, and putting things