I'm pooped but not quite done. The oven is such a mess after roasting two geese that I have to do some cleaning by hand before I can set it to self-clean. I want to make goose stock today and do the first reduction before freezing it and I still have a couple of figgy puddings to make/steam.

But the first order of business is hauling my sorry self over the park in the first sunshine we've had in several days. I'm not feeling the least bit guilty about what I've been eating/drinking the last few days but I am uneasy about the lack of exercise so I want to finish the week with at least three days of hiking. And I need to escape the kitchen for a bit.

I'd love to sit here awhile, mull over the last few days and catch up on other blogs but I'm afraid if I don't get moving now I won't have the energy later...