Hidden Hazel Daily Blog

 March 31st 2026

It was such a beautiful day for walking. Not too sunny, warm but not hot, short cold rains. Kaino and I walked to the plaza and got coffee around 11am. It was nice to be around other people, existing in public. We talked about our life plans, our bus and our property. We talked about the layout of our house and surrounding buildings, things felt more in focus which is a beautiful feeling.

At 3pm, I walked back to the plaza alone to get some groceries for dinner. I got Kaino the biggest pack of sliced ham! The kind I don't usually buy because it's too expensive. Today the ham "didn't scan" on the self checkout but still ended up in my bag. It felt good to bring home something nice. 

On the way back from Metro, I stopped to watch a soccer match from the curb of the pub patio. A crowd was forming outside the patio gate to see what all the shouting was about. It was nice to see so many people brought together randomly by a little bit of excitement. 

I had a bowl at around 7pm and played with Emma in the kitchen while she was waiting for her boyfriend to come downstairs to cook. I probably looked like an insane person giggling and pretending to play goalie with the dust pan... I really like seeing that side of Emma, she shuts down so quickly sometimes but I am so glad when she gets silly with me. She has a beautiful soul.

There was a thunder storm around 8pm and I made everyone who was home come watch it with me. I saw Kaino breath for a minute.

Eddy and Emily came home around 9pm. Eddy and Kaino had a talk on the front porch while I finished dinner. Emily, Avery and Emma were chatting in the kitchen. I always feel so at peace when I know everyone is home safe and fed for the night. 

We watched old Russian cartoons from Eddy's childhood in the living room and chatted about love and tradition over ice-cream.

Kaino and I went to bed with our usual long debrief of the day.