Field Notes- Wednesday, February First. My calendar for January isn't complete and I need to switch to February!!!!!

 By Polly Kimmorley  

Cold.  Winter.  Bright.  The Sun is making the Snow Blindingly White. I would prefer the colors of today's image.

I am wearing a man's sweater. (Goodwill years ago) Cashmere.  With a zip neck.  It's warm.  Newish. No wear and tear or holes. Yesterday I added massive amounts of patches and thread to my mended charcoal grey sweater.  An entire arm was shredded with holes and weak (see thru) spots. I used a very small Land's End black cashmere as the Donor.  Have plenty left for Future mending. I mended while watching MSNBC coverage of unbelievably insane political news.  Getting rid of Social Security??????

I saw something patchwork-y somewhere and I was thinking I should do something like that.  Now I forget what it was..........but it was a great idea.....hope it pops up again.

I finished reading Mr Wrong Number.  I need to buy this book.  

I have a nice stack of library books on the Book Table.  Choosing another book for today.  It's cold in the house.  I didn't make soup for myself yesterday. I had toasted cheese sandwiches.  With all the pickles left in the bottom of a now empty pickle jar and the final slices of old stale bread.. I have a new jar of pickles in the pantry. Next up are the prepared Meat Loaf Dinners.  I like them. Mashed potatoes.  Broccoli. I always add more ketchup to the meatloaf.  Or Heinz 57 sauce.

The fridge was looking bare on Sunday but is packed now.  I thought I did a good job filling it...but I forgot a few necessary components... but Pandemic Cooking will help me make something of the various bits and pieces.  Reminding me of that Time when you couldn't find all the ingredients and had to be creative.  Being Creative wasn't always a good thing.  

Connie..do you recall the book about the Royal Couple living next door to the messy school teacher? Vancouver. Kid throws up in her purse in the first few pages.......I want to read it again.  And perhaps the next book has been published.  Bodyguard Series. Norway???