Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Daily Notes- Wednesday February 26th. Sunshine melting snow- then freezing and Ice.

I went looking for an image.

I like this one and might actually try my own "color" spin on a heart shape.  (not orange)

I wrote down a NYT cookie recipe... Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies minus the egg.  Since EGGS are difficult to find....my grocery has lots of them here in Maine....organic ones.......but I am NOT baking so I didn't BUY any.  And I do have a ripe banana handy and a fresh jar of extra crunchy peanut butter.   Makes 20 cookies...  The NYT's recipes usually make a small amount of cookies....20....wow.

It warmed up and then rained and then went below freezing outside ... Sidewalks and front porch steps- very very slippery. Supposed to get up to 40 during the day....freeze overnight.  Delightful.  It was a day like this when husband slipped and landed on his face on the ice covered front steps....we drove to Urgent Care. Lots of blood......

Memories.

I finally (yes, it took weeks) made SOUP.  I had two bowls...very very delicious with lots of vegetables. I will have 2 more bowls today....watching British Soccer at 3 pm.  Liverpool...I hope the crowd SINGS..... Crystal Palace won yesterday's game.  A small amount of singing.

Yesterday's (and today's) book is The Summerhouse (Deveraux)...three women in Maine...They get to make one wish to change something in the past that they regret....... three women and a wish happens in another book also....I hope it's one on the shelf here in the house.  After reading I always thought about what my one wish would be.  What would yours be?  To change something you regret.  A choice made your regret.
 

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Tuesday, February the 25th. Cloudy with melting snow- which means ice.

 No image.

Either I have to find some on the internet or I have to remind myself how to take and transfer images here.. the problem with that is that there is nothing here of interest to take a picture of........ snow?????

I've started to collect images of the man in the White House sitting in a chair with wide spread legs- like he's using the toilet.  My Portland Maine newspaper likes to feature these images on the front page. Daring behavior for a Republican State. (Laughing)

I clipped one and will have it here tomorrow- No...no image of him will ever grace these posts.

I had forgotten to do my one permanent JOB here--- collecting the recycling and garbage for the Monday Morning pickup....so I had to hurry. And managed to get it ready to move to the curb.  Son walks it out as he and his sister worry I might slip on ice and crack my face open again.  Me, too.

That's about it.  I picked up my prescriptions yesterday then sat and waited, daughter walked over to the Library to get my book (icy unshoveled sidewalks).  Only one... I have been reading out of my own bookcase- Jude Deveraux.  I have one more set of three and then I will be done with that. (unless there is  another set of three).....I always forget how much I enjoy reading Deveraux.  All the books came from the Library Discard Shelf.....Yes, my library threw away almost new copies.....I wish I had been able to snag more of them.  Daughter will make a survey (list) and then- in the Summer buy more at the various Library Book Sales.  The Bath and Topsham Libraries have Excellent Sales. 

I have one British Soccer game to watch today. at 2:30.   I am now going back to the kitchen and peeling and chopping things for  SOUP......I have procrastinated long enough.  Vegetable Soup.   Best Served on an Ice Covered White Snowy Tuesday in February.    Take care- stay warm.

Monday, February 24, 2025

Monday Morning....February 24th. 36 degrees.....clouds. No socks on as yet.....


Reading the recipe for Triple Chocolate Brownies.  I don't have any white chocolate in the house. And I'm not a fan of it anyway- too sweet.

My oatmeal is beeping....then...phone ringing- I have been selected to win a "valuable reward opportunity". Just a few details I have to give them...I hung up. I hope there is a special place in Hell for people making these phone calls....especially the "Grandma, Help me I'm in jail " calls.  I use my best four letter words when replying to those calls.

Moved from rom coms to Jude Deveraux.   From the bookcase.  Most are books that appeared on the Library Discard Cart.   I removed the Library covers etc and now have these discarded books in my bookcase.   Read the first one-  after watching Rugby.   The guy in the book is described as having a Rugby Body.  Love when things like that happen.  Next up, the injured doctor returning from Iraq.  Then the final book.....reading them in order.  The last one is my second favorite....My first favorite Deveraux's latest book....My Heart Will Find You.....I keep hoping a new book will show up.... Let me know if there is one?  Okay?

Oatmeal is ready to eat...no Monday paper so I'll go straight to Suduko Puzzles....I have three or four in different stages of fulfillment.  Have a nice day......now to pull on my socks without falling forward and hitting my head on the floor......


 

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Good Morning- in the thirties this morning-- but cloudy- no Sunshine. (sunshine by the time I hit publish)

 No image. 

I woke up thinking dark thoughts......

I haven't put the oatmeal in the microwave as yet.   Watched three soccer matches. then watched something else and then finished off my book.  I had read it before...realized it when some events showed up..... I wished I had had a red pencil- because this book is the first where I can see the mistakes made during editing and publishing....dead ends that never got removed....characters that showed up for no good reason- a boyfriend that gets into the plot only to confuse us as most Readers had forgotten his name entirely by then.  I even said outloud- "who is this guy?". because he was a couple hundred pages out of place and the billionaire with the rancid shark meat......WHY???

Love by the Book.....Just say no.

I haven't had water or breakfast as yet...the Sunday Paper is waiting for me.... The Three British Soccer matches were interesting.....the middle game, I think- the visiting team got three goals right at the start and the crowd in the audience got up and walked out.....I'd seen a bit of that before but this was like everyone just getting out of their seats and leaving.

I have three delicious books waiting at the Library....

Well, not much I can do about any of that....so Oatmeal and Tea and five glasses of water....the morning newspaper....pizza later with no football.