It was a quiet Sunday. We talked with Jeff, our son, this morning, for his pre-birthday, and otherwise followed our usual Sunday routine of the Farmers’ Market, walks, cooking, eating, and reading. I even did some more photo editing and culling from last year’s Costa Rica/Panama trip, so I feel accomplished.

I’m supposed to avoid omega-3s, aspirin, and turmeric for the next week, leading up to my Mohs surgery on the 8th, so we had halibut (loaded with omega-3s) for lunch and Slow Cooked Spiced Lentils with Veggies (with turmeric) for dinner. I couldn’t find any interesting recipes with aspirin, though, but I’ll have one last pill tonight anyway.

Today was “Shabbat Shira” (the Sabbath of Song) because the Torah reading (Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16) includes “The Song of the Sea”, which the Israelites sang after crossing the Sea of Reeds. Most years, the Cantor would give a “Sermon in Song” and the choir would sing as part of the service.

This year, of course, is not like other years – but the choir still sang as part of today’s service. Not as a choir (except for a couple of pre-recorded songs), but one-by-one (sometimes taking turns during a song, often singing an entire song alone). And the Cantor was in the sanctuary, singing (accompanied by a choir member who also plays guitar – he was in another room in the building, but they were able to hear each other without Zoom delays and make music together).

It was a change from the usual Zoom service – it’ll be even better when we can all be in the sanctuary together!

Dinner tonight was another new recipe, Sheet Pan Chicken with Wild Mushrooms and Onions. I modified the recipe to use only half the suggested amount of onions – it was still way too much. And next time, we’ll try using boneless, skinless thighs in hopes of reducing the grease level. But it’s worth trying again.