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I only woke up three hours ago and already I've:

Finished the rough draft of Mystery at the Monastery

Weeded my wheat field

Cleaned up the old dog-run that is adjacent to the wheat field. I intend to use it as the place to use and store my other medieval experiments -- quern, oven, etc.

Been to the store

Laid out a batch of Apricot Wine to start fermenting.

The strangest bit of the day (so far) was with the wine. We had bought a large can of apricots in syurp to be the base of the wine but the can was too big to fit into our under-the-counter can opener. So I was forced to use an old fashioned turn-key can opener. The one we have is very old and cheap and has no vinyl padding or anything. It took a lot of effort to open this large, thick can and by the end of it my right hand was rubbed very raw.

As I was cleaning up, I noticed my thumb feeling odd -- tight, warm. It had already swollen to an immense size and the pad of my thumb was a dark purple. I've put ice on it now and it's a bit better but it is still very tight and I can feel my pulse in it. It doesn't actually hurt, but it's a very odd feeling.

Chris just made Scotch Eggs and they are very good (though very bad for me, I'm sure). They're a very good mix of texture between the yolk and the crispy sausage and difference in taste between the dry, creamy yolk and the meaty, spicy (and greasy) sausage.