Crickets should not be allowed to make deafening noises

This morning I woke up two hours ahead of schedule :(
It was 10am and I heard a weird and obnoxious ringing sound. I thought it was coming from my computer because it was SO LOUD and it would go for a few seconds and then stop, and it was very consistent. I couldn't sleep through it so I got up, and I realized it was coming from outside! CRICKETS.

I was not happy.

Once I was awake I went in for breakfast, so of course everything was okay after that. I discovered I really like figs. I thought they were disgusting before because I don't really like Fig Newtons and dried figs do not look appealing to me (although I have never tasted one). I tried a fresh one here though, and it was so yummy, so now I eat them for breakfast and for my merienda in the afternoon.

Today I got to help make the bamboo shade contraption again, but this time I actually organized the bamboo shoots and tied them together into the sheet roof thing It was really exciting when we finished! It looks really good.

I also learned how to partir almendras today. I know surprisingly little about nuts, such as where they come from and what they look like in their natural state. Today I learned that they come in hard woody shells, and you need to hit them with a hammer to crack them open to get the little nut inside. I spent a few hours doing this, and barely filled one tupperware container. It was really hard! And it was also very dissatisfying at times because some of the shells don't even have almonds in them. Particularly the shells that take forever to open.

I am very lucky to be able to buy deshelled almonds at any store any time I want to at home.

I also painted some walls today and bonded with the cats. The walls are plain white (not very exciting), but I like the cats.

TOMORROW WE ARE MAKING BREAD.