Daily Notes- Not sure if there was overnight snow...

 Well,   I have a load of clothes in the washing machine....need to transfer to the dryer.

My oatmeal was great today...I got it just right.... Still working on my one cup of coffee (a day) and finished the newspaper.  I'm hoping the TiVo is recording British Soccer... YES it was.  Yesterday's Curling (women's) was a let down.... Not sure if there is any today....

Guthrie news is a few lines in the newspaper and zero on the TV news.  It's been three weeks.

I am reading a book I thought I didn't like...turns out I was just not "ready" to read it... Now I am enjoying it. Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie.  And it's best read before Fast Women.  Or after.  Or by itself....there are other books before. Tell Me Lies and Crazy For You.  Will check library for either or both.

Heating Oil was delivered this morning (surprise)...before the Big Storm... yes...we are going to have a real Nor Easter blowing into Maine.  Possibly using the whole house generator if the power goes out.   I had noticed the little red level and said something to Son- he said the amount was fine....I'd been dialing down the house temp and conserving.  Now I can raise the temp in here to 65,

When I say living in Maine YEAR ROUND isn't for the Faint of Heart...I MEAN IT.  That Winter House in Florida (Gag me) ?????  Not happening.....but someplace smaller?????  Easier to keep warm?????

Daily notes for Saturday, February 21st. More snow.

 I plan to dig out one of these pots and USE it... it's pretty deep in the cupboard so I'll get daughter to get it out.  I loved how the pots looked more than I loved making coffee in them.  But that coffee was way better than instant....but instant is fine with me....I'm not that picky about coffee....it's bitter... no matter how it's made or how much it costs.....bitter.  I did like European coffee that had this shadow of chocolate...while being VERY bitter.    Just rewarmed my cup with a bitter dark chocolate bit....wow.  Life changing.

Supreme Court...now that was a take down!!!!!  Trumps's Trio stayed loyal.

I need some Celery for my SOUP.

Son was exhausted and depressed when he finished the snow shoveling...he's ALL IN on hiring a plow guy for next winter.  I'm too "old" to help with the shoveling...  I agree.

One of my new Library books- was a dud.  There were also a number of words etc that needed correction. So the proofreader wasn't very good (AI).  I got 20 pages in and had already found so many mistakes...I'll leave it for the woman or man who likes to add corrections to library book pages. In pencil. 

Sigh.   Arranged my table top....I have two bills to pay....but not on Saturday.  PBS is being recorded- cooking shows...two favorites are now gone...Lidia must have moved over to Amazon.  Another is one earlier so I have to adjust the TiVo.........Adjust....my word for 2026.  Adjust.

I asked daughter for some eggs and immediately forgot WHY.  Perhaps she will remember...I am almost sure it was for making and baking a pan of cornbread.  With coarse ground corn....in the glass jar on the counter.......so many "clues"....  But not today..... Grilled cheese and pickles today and pizza tomorrow.

What are you having or making????

Daily Notes as the Boiler Rumbles Louder than Usual......Friday, February 20th.

 Begonia.   The Shopping Channel had Hydrangea and French Blue something or other herb....for sale.. I am never actually tempted...but the blue herb would have looked amazing out front in the bed along the porch.  The Septic Tank people also deliver and sell brown mulch....and the beds need mulch to stop the weeds from taking over 100%.  Once the snow melts I can start calling people.

Today is Grocery Shopping Day...(no Library)...and I have plans for a Soup this week.  The last soup sat around too long and the final bowl had to be composted.....well, it would have been if I had my compost bucket read to go....it's a large blue soup pot.... and I layer food scraps with shredded newspaper (and I have lots of paper to shred).  Then toss it all in the bins out back..... Which are FULL of the nicest compost....soft and brown and hopefully none of the big fat worms... Not a fan of big fat worms. I know their poop is a great addition to compost. But I'm okay without them.......

I'm tired....don't know why...it's not like I did any heavy lifting ....or dragged the central vac hose around. The grocery sometimes has books in the magazine area....none today...but I have enough books here....to read ...and because I stop often to do other things...the reading takes much longer these days. And the entire Louise Penny Collection is waiting for me to read them again....in order.  (in the book case)..I haven't because they make me cry.....because I don't have a group to visit with in a cafe.

Fast Women is going slowly...they just discovered why the couch is so uncomfortable to sit on. I'm thinking I will read the book about the Music Teacher and the Rock Star next....after Olympic Curling has finished up.  Unless something exciting happens on the news....

It feels like I said ALL of this yesterday and possibly the day before, also.... Nothing much happens here.

Same day everyday.

Daily Notes for Thursday, February 19th...Sunshine here, 35 degrees.

 Angelique Tulip.   I have not had much luck with tulips bulbs....but I like the flower itself up on top of a sturdy stem.  The flowers last quite a while with just an inch or two of water in the vase...

I'm tired.....I'm old.......I'm more often than not bored..(and very crabby)....I talk to myself as I am more often than not alone with my thoughts and would enjoy company...even if it's my own voice.  All this is very very sad.  And I haven't "enjoyed" Assisted Living as yet- which I hear is terribly boring. And sad. 

I really don't want to go there.. alone at home seems so much nicer.  And home lunches are much better also.  I only wish my home lunches came with a side of chips or French Fries.. I always made sure my husband had a small pile of chips with his lunch....be nice if someone made sure I also had chips. (very very crabby today)

I have a good well read (often) book here to finish...then I need to select something new. There isn't much on the Library Book Shelf here right now....things are getting "slim to none" at the Actual Library....the Present Director is leaving in October and I think her intention is to leave the library Bare and Vacant. I might need to encourage daughter to forge an even better friendship with the Used Library Bookshop.  Twice Told Tales.......and the back room.   Or I need to start with A and work my way thru my own bookcase.....or go online and order books....Amazon has so many. I hate using a credit card on the internet. It doesn't seem safe.

I am ordering books today from my Library and will be redirected to other Libraries to find a copy of each book......it's how things are rolling....I do have an entire collection of Louise Penny mysteries. in the cupboard--..hoarding them for emergency reading.....once Olympic Curling is over- soon...very very soon.....

So that's how sad and disturbing my day is so far.....there might be something interesting going on with the Olympics.....and of course Law and Order reruns as a major fall back position.  A nap would be a delightful experience if I actually EVER had a nap...not a good napper...never was...never will be.

I'll look at the rose up top for awhile before hitting publish...it really is quite lovely.  I might buy some flowers tomorrow at the grocery store....something alive that smells nice.  And some ice cream.