Daily Notes- Tuesday February 17th. Cloudy, 34 degrees

 Once upon a time...  I taught this class.  I loved making Bonsai.......

Anyway, that's in the Way Back Past......Time Moves Forward.... dragging us along with it.

Sigh...I am hoping for a recorded Curling Match today...don't care what country is playing. I have a book- Fast Women by Crusie to read....the main character is about to have her dull red hair made very bright red. And she is moving into a new place....after being kicked to the curb by a cheating husband... I need my own copy of Fat Women.  No--FAST Women. Made myself laugh.

I also collected and had ready....the Garbage and Recycling for today's morning collection by the Town.  Did not need a reminder.  Extra Points for that.   Minus Points for eating all the Coconut Cookies.  It was that kind of day and cookies were necessary.  

The questions I had about the Guthrie kidnapping were answered by three cable tv stations and the morning paper yesterday....nothing in the morning paper. Today. All the family members cleared of "wrong doing".........a statement many of us were puzzled by.  ALL. Is the word that puzzled me.

Watched it SNOW in California and watched people driving in SNOW in California.... for about 5 minutes.  that's all I could stand.

I drove cars in SNOW in Chicago & Germany......both really scary places to drive in bad weather. But Maine.....might be the worst.  Snow covered ice....wow. Slip and Slide. But Chicago - I am reminded of some EPIC terrible winters.......both times we lived there. And I had to get to work.......somehow. Kids were in college and husband was in Europe....who would have gone looking for me??????? When?

Well, I'm here typing so it was all okay.....ish.

Daily Notes- Monday February 16th....Sunshine....33 degrees and a nice hot shower.

 Image of my all time favorite food...pot stickers....I made homemade ones for quite a few years. They were outstandingly good.......my son made them with me on one of his infrequent visits from his home in California.  I have some store bought ones in the freezer- I just got up to check on them- see if I recalled correctly.

I have a bag of mixed vegetables in the freezer- I COULD pick out green beans and have something very much like this photo. Later today.....I just had a bowl of oatmeal so not ready to eat anything...else.

The Curling.....well, nerves are on edge with fatigue.  Not as many smiles anymore.  More mistakes with the stones.... getting them in optimum spaces.

Turbo Tax is making me an Exclusive Offer (email)  Can I just express my deep dislike for TAXES???? Daughter has STILL NOT gotten last year's refund. Trump fired many of the Tax Workers..  I never get a refund.

Second amaryllis bulb has sent up a tiny leaf tip.....giving it the old Team Spirit Award.  The first Amaryllis has four leaves now and a potential flower.  Even when they arrived as a gift- One was slow and one was quick. Taking after son and I from the beginning. I'm the Late Bloomer.

That's it.....I showered this morning and the shower head leak is in a different spot. And Less of a leak. But I am not counting my chickens as yet.   My hair feels all silky and smooth....well as much of that as it can do........I still think the razor cutting pulled out a lot of hair- roots and all.  Seems thin. But could be OLD AGE.....sigh.   Well, I need some time on the couch- all this stuff I did- I'm exhausted...

Daily Notes for Sunday February 15th.....Sunshine in Maine... twenty four degrees.

I did not get flowers.

But this bouquet looks quite lovely.  Minus the big white goofy ones.

Curling was less than spectacular- I am missing British Soccer.   Movies on cable are dismal.  Everything outside is BLINDINGLY WHITE.  And VERY COLD.

Son stopped by the Library after his lunch and brought me a few more library reserve books....I chose one for yesterday but ended up doing "many more things" that did not involve reading....nothing productive. I did watch a cable "news" show that involved using the F word in every sentence sometimes-often- more than once. I was surprised...thought that word was "off limits" for tv....and the more often you use it the less effective it is.

I have a recipe here for a Vegetarian Tamale Pie...vegetables, beans and green chilies  broiled until charred..  pureed tomatoes.  Topped with cornbread. We have no green chilies.  Today is  Pizza......because it's Sunday.

Saturday used to be Chicken Soup.......for husband....I would simmer chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a stock pot and then he would pick the chicken off the bones and pile noodles in a bowl etc. and add the simmering strained broth.....carrots and chicken.  Made four quarts....four days of soup. Kept him hydrated and he had "vegetables".  Well, a carrot.

I made tomato soup for myself....not the Campbells variety...dark rich tomato in the Vitamix...but when I started having acid reflux with EVERYTHING I ATE- my diet got down to RICE and more RICE and we tried bananas but only every two days.  Lots of steroids.   Was NOT GOOD. Once a week at the doctor's office...blood work.....etc.  It took MONTHS but finally went away.  Never really knew why....

 

Happy Valentine's Day.....We have Holiday SNOW here in Maine and temps in the low 30's

Consider this my Valentine to each of you!!!!!   And yes, often my hair looks like this.  Couch Hair.

Curling and then the Arizona Kidnapping.......we are still calling it that....hopefully.  That's how I spend my days.....I STOP and turn off the TV and read an entire book as well....so I am not...as my Son says "rotting my mind out" watching crap 24/7.  What I am doing is waiting for the other "shoe" to drop in the case. It's coming.....

Curling was okay- not the best...the American Women lost.  Today I'll watch the American Men. I REALLY miss the grumpy guys that were the Men's Team forever........these new guys....not sure I will .like them...but giving them a chance...

Read in the Sports section that the new AI robotic cameras are giving people watching on tv the "heaves" as they go down hill and around with the guys on skis.    I can imagine the "ride" in those 4 men sleds going around sideways etc.....do not plan to see if it's that nauseating.......Well, that's it

I didn't even try the Suduko so I should go back and if it a chance... have a great day....eat candy.