Daily Notes- August 30th

 Muffy has collected some Friends from around the house.  The little spotted dog is giving her a sniff. The duck or goose is just looking.  We found a bowl that could hold water for the animals to have a drink. The spotted dog was found sitting in the rattan chair.  So, he brought it with him to the end table.

Daughter collected wooden items for Muffy's household @Joann's.  I was going to build a bed but husband found a nice wooden cigar box- a bit too short but wide.  Not that it matters.  Just needs some -I think thread spools for legs.  A Mattress (homemade).  Sheets and a Quilt.  DebL suggests I make a Quilt.  Another cigar box had a removable lid- which is the right size for a table top.  I think it would be nice to have a table.  Daughter has more wicker chairs but never did commit to letting me use them- they were mine to begin with-- but that's the way it goes.

Things are falling into place.  Which is a nice way for things to go as we enter the seventh month of Covid.  126 people infected by the Wedding here in Maine.  Each three or four days the number gets higher. The cases in the county jail.  No social distancing there.  Every Maine college that opened for the fall semester has new and increasing COVID cases in just one or two weeks of classes.  The elementary and high schools open next week. I expect very bad things to happen in late September.

I managed to get into YouTube and watched the August episodes of Quarantine Quitchen with Alton Brown and his wife Elizabeth.  Elizabeth is obviously the better "cook".  But Alton is drinking way too much alcohol and I think he might have a problem.  Does have a problem.  He's making mistakes. etc. And neither of them are doing inventory of the refrigerator and freezer.  Awful.

I used to think it was spelled U-Tube.  Until recently.

PBS is doing their awful crappy Fund Raising (begging) again- this must be the sixth or seventh time in 2020.  I'm not sure it's National but it is Local. "Gifts" are CD's and Discs.  Dinosaur Items. I've just about given up on PBS for anything other than the Evening News.  Three weeks of repeat (very old) programing and then fund raising. You'd think with COVID they would give the People something great to watch???

I sliced zucchini, onion, red bell pepper etc for another batch of pickles.  Salted and iced and sitting in the porch fridge.  This batch will not be "canned"- it will be refrigerated and eaten in late September/October etc.  After husband has eaten all the refrigerator dills.  I have enough to make one or two more jars.  One large jar I think.  With Farm cucumbers.  I picked Peaches.  I think I will make a Peach Cobbler.