Winter Notes- Wednesday, December 6th. Very very COLD according to my Son.

 I forgot to write down the artist's name....I got the image from Little Somethings.

We ARE NOT riding bikes here in Maine.  And I am VERY thankful the OIL TRUCK arrived yesterday and filled the tank...for Miss Joanne (true they called me that).  We are back to a very (laughing) toasty 64 degrees.  I have on a wool sweater and wool socks.  Thermal shirt under the sweater. indoors.....Maine.... And the SUN is shining today!!!!

I didn't get a Ticket with the OIL so have no idea how many HUNDREDS of DOLLARS the OIL COST.

I watched NEWS (ugh) and continued reading To Have and To Heist.  The lead gal did measure the hot guy for a suit  (second favorite page in the book so far)... and he did buy her a dress (and a make over) so she could pretend to be a Wedding Planner at a fancy party....... she even said she could get the Bride an Elephant.  There are a number of side characters matching up...this is what this author had in her first book- and each of them...then had a book.  We'll see.  The Hot Guy keeps getting hotter and then disappears for pages.......I miss him when he is gone...even though he rarely has anything to say.

So.  I found a recipe to make the Vietnamese Pickled Carrot Strips.  Now to get out the fantastically sharp and dangerous machine that slices carrots and human fingers.  Been there and Done that. I bought it specifically to cut carrots into thin shreds....and DID almost shred one of my fingers. Years ago. It's been waiting for a bloody second chance all these years........ I hope I can find the finger guard.

I watched a PBS show once and a woman on the show was shredding carrots on the same machine and talking and not paying attention and I was on the edge of my couch seat waiting for the blood. Nope.

Water that I am supposed to heat to boiling and then put in the freezer to chill for one hour.  White vinegar, salt and carrots.  Let sit to pickle for Three Days. In a Jar.  Okay.  simple recipe.

I think I also HAD the intention of making SOUP.  I DID reheat a large bowl of "old" soup that Son had not decided was "expired" even though I am pretty sure Homemade Soup has an Internal expiration date.  I ate a bowl of it yesterday and didn't.......have any "issues" so I will have the remainder today.  Then decide on what sort of Soup to make for next week.  I have three Potatoes.  A bag of small Onions.  Three big Carrots.  Celery. Several cans of beans and diced canned tomatoes.  I might even have half a bag of frozen corn. 

Well, now that I wrote all that...(he reads this blog)...he might race down the steps and grab the jar of "expired soup" from the fridge.........I had not REALIZED that my two adult children READ this BLOG each and every DAY.  Now that I know....I have to type, read, delete, type, read, delete....and it's taken the FUN out of typing this thing.  Because I am not always telling the truth......