Daily Notes for Thursday, August 28th. Sunshine, Service Guy working in the crawlspace.

 You were going to get an image of something else....but it refused...

1.  A very large guy is now in my very shallow crawlspace under the house.  Working on my Boiler that heats the house and the water we use for showers etc.   He has just reported that the Boiler is oxygen starved. So we need to find a way to give it air but not open the crawlspace to small animals.  Like mice. Who tend to chew on wires......... and I like having electricity.

2.  Son had to wait for his morning shower.

3.  The Morning Newspaper was dismal......sigh.....and I only read the headlines....and have stopped watching MSNBC completely.  There's no point...... the shooting yesterday was more than I could take. Who sold the guy those guns?????  That's the question that needs answering. The why is mental illness. Also television...on Will Trent a few days ago there was a massive gun fight on the latest rerun episode.  Perhaps the Church Shooter watched that episode????  Loaded his guns with bullets....

4. I skipped my Daily Walk yesterday...but today is warmer (sunshine) so I plan to go do the walk...as soon as I press publish here and might do it twice.  The walk not pressing publish twice.

5. September is just around the corner....moments away.

6.  Yesterday's book was The Satisfaction Cafe by Kathy Wang.  I liked it but decided to stop reading it about halfway in....it felt like whining.  There are family members no one likes...but they seem to feel they have to put up with them......you don't....have to.  You can cut them loose and never speak to them again. Let them find their own ways to live.  Without you. (without me)......it works.

7.  Hot dogs again for today's lunch.  Antique's Roadshow if there is a new episode on PBS. If not I'll  select a Library book and give it a chance...... if it fails then I will choose from my own bookcase. I looked for a green ish fabric for the fourth border of a square...I found something but now it's a rectangle.

And I am okay with a rectangle.

Daily Notes on Sunshine Morning here in Maine. Box suggesting 7 Google searches they would like to start.

 Kiwi.

1.  The Sun is shining but it's neither humid nor cloudy.  Not really warm either.  My mouse needed to get charged up. I no longer have one of those little square things to use to move the little arrow around.

2.  Haven't read the daily news as yet or chosen a breakfast cereal.......a very slow start to the day. Summer is driving past us here in Maine at quite a fast speed...and soon I will  compost whatever flowers are still alive in the planter boxes and get someone to help me empty them (soil) and return them to their Winter Storage places. Something I did all by myself for decades. and could possibly still do, if allowed to try.

3.  I have to finish this quickly so I can plug the mouse into the computer to charge it.

4.  Watched Will Trent last night...a repeat that is possibly two years old...and still listed as new in the paper.   I like the Will Trent in the books so much better than this guy- who is great but is not Will Trent.

5.  I have to hurry and eat some breakfast before it is officially NOON.   And time to eat Lunch.  I am hoping for a British Soccer Game or some Antique's Roadshow.  But I do have books to read.....

6.   I went thru my Kurland book list and WOW did I make a mess of it that first go round.   I now have 8 book titles I need to buy.... As my Son has mentioned I need to get over my of dislike Amazon- just wiring that about needing books has opened a Google Search for 10 or 11 things they say I need.  Just got another one.....This didn't begin until I purchased a book.

7. The Female character in my latest book was excited about leaving the past and getting home to  Toll House Cookies....I found a recipe and actually own all the ingredients........ I can't promise I will actually make cookies but it's nice to know it's POSSIBLE.

8.  That's all....had a good long talk with myself this morning- out loud- and feel like a bunch of emotional garbage has been bagged up.....  Garbage- Baggage...same difference.  Moving on. Hopefully.

Daily Notes for August 26th. Sunshine here in Maine. Robo Calls all day long.

 Another odd index card.  Looks like a game machine.

1. Dentist was lovely...my teeth feel all smooth... the X-rays were not so nice.

2.  The outdoor containers; plant netting had a very large BEE caught... I shook it out.  Plants are getting a bit raggedy.....I clip off the flowers going to seed.  In another part of my Life: I would have saved the flower seeds and used them to grow my own plants. Some parts of my Life were quite interesting.

3.  Someone is getting Propane.  Not us.  The only Propane run item we have is the super expensive  Whole House Generator....  I read somewhere that open flame items contribute to asthma in children. And I think make adult asthma worse.  So my lovely new stove is electric.

4.  DEBL recommended Moonstruck to me... the OPERA in that one is very very nice. And like DebL- reminds me of myself summer in New York. I have it in my TiVo.... When I watch it I always wish I had had a family like that.....to sit down for every meal...argue, care for each other etc. There's a lot of LOVE in that movie.

5.  The first book in Kurland's  Middle Ages MacLeod series is still churning along.  They are all about to walk across a certain area of grass and walk into the Future.  And James MacLeod will be driving a dark green Jag instead of riding a horse going forward.  Not everyone survives that last battle, though. Next up is The Very Thought Of You.  

6.  BLT for lunch yesterday and today it's HOT DOGS......can't wait.  I might even have baked beans.

Daily Notes on a Cloudy Early Morning in Maine. it might have rained a bit. things look wet.

 Something a bit different today.... a strange new index card bird.

1.  .Daughter is having MUCH needed plumbing work done in the basement at her house....and some work on her bathroom.  She is off to buy herself a new toilet which the guys will install..  I showed her ours and she took a picture.  Her father was sent off to buy new toilets when the guys were doing the floor tile in our own two bathrooms.... and had removed the old toilets and tossed them in the construction bin.  With my permission.

2..Writing checks for large amounts...I think of husband at these times....he would do anything for his girl.

3.  I will be having my teeth cleaned and polished this afternoon......I have sensitive teeth so this will NOT be pleasant.  I usually call '"time out" several times during the cleaning.  They do put something on my teeth to make them less sensitive but it doesn't really knock back the sensitivity much.

4.  I am (still) enjoying Book One of the Kurland series----  Dance Through Time. The"bad guys" have just set an old woman on fire -alive- because they think she might be a witch.   I WAS enjoying the book until those few pages...and being tossed in the "pit"- read this as an early Septic Tank with snakes.---GAG.  

5.  Like the lead woman in the book- I also would have shoveled the garbage off the stone floor and scrubbed it clean. And also taken over the kitchen.  Bread with rocks in it?????  No underwear?  It makes my old couch and the fridge sound like Heaven....oh, and a flushing toilet.  Double Heaven. A Hot Shower????- Triple Heaven.

6.  I am counting the days until my birthday and the Tiramisu Cake from the bakery.  It's still a long ways away.

7.  I caught the end part of Pretty Woman on TV and then set the TiVo to record the movie when it started up again. One channel will do that...run a movie and then run it again.  It's been decades since I saw that movie.  It's sort of like reading one of my romances. I cried during the opera part.  I always do if any movie has opera. I have several opera CD's and cry thru them as well..........I also like that French woman who makes me cry when I listen to her CD- Edith something that stars with P.  I'd go find the CD and the name- but........then I would want to start listening to it...best as something AFTER the TEETH... 

Daily notes on a breezy, sunny Sunday in Maine.

1.  I had to play "fool the Computer" to get the photo where I wanted it and text where I wanted it.

2,  Reading another Kurland from the Library Collection..A Dance Thru Time. Very very vague reminders that I read this once, a LONG time ago.  Even owned the book a long time ago before it got burned up in an apartment fire- not my apartment.

3.  I thought I wasn't going to like the book- but I was WRONG.

4.  Reading the first of any series is sort of like turning over the puzzle pieces after you emptied the box on the table.   You see the beginning....you see the threads of the other stories.  All the pieces are there just jumbled up.

5.  My LL Bean watch has finally been fitted out with a fresh new battery.  So now I can attach it to my purse strap and know what time it is.  I rarely wear anything on my person.  No rings.  No nothing. I have ALL of that and it's all quite lovely......but I don't wear it.  After reading so many time travel books I have a certain feeling that in some other Life...NOT wearing rings was important. Or. a more recent life (this one) where wearing the rings was meaningless.  And knowing what time it was....not necessary.

6.  Soccer has already started and I need to get the tv going.  The newspaper was fine.... the Suduko difficult.

7.  Pizza today at 4 pm....  I really would like a square of whatever that is pictured at the top.  

Daily Notes from Sunny and Cool Maine... Sea Breeze coming on shore.

My sister in law sent an email regarding yogurt yesterday and this morning a full repost from the INTERNET on yogurt.  The one I eat is not on any of the lists.  The winner is French Yogurt which my brother LOVES....  I have eaten this ..and loved it also...and of course, you all know, I would love the tiny glass jar as well.

1.  The internet obviously reads my email.

2.  My Daily Yogurt was not on the list- Noosa.  I mix mine with strawberry rhubarb fruit jam and Bran Buds.

3.  I am trying to read my way into a new (to me) time travel/knights in smelly castles romance.  Print is as tiny as this type. No, tinier.  As tiny as print on the French yogurt label.  Not really. Somewhere between. My eyes get exhausted and I have to stop reading.......then I get sad and have nothing to do.

4.  Sun is shining bright here in Maine.  Great weather for boating (sailing of all kinds)..... bike riding, driving with the top down etc.  For me...it's a brisk (defined by age) walk to the end of the street and back home.  Once. Then the couch to recoup energy.

5.  There is British Men's Soccer... yesterday's game was 5 to 1 when I showed up...not a chance of gaining four goals.....so I moved on to something else.  And then shut off the tv.  I did set the TiVo to record the Saturday Cooking Shows.  Which I will watch now or later.

6.  I got my coffee just right this morning....a faint chocolate whisper.   And with that happy note- I sign off.
 

Daily Notes- Friday, August 22nd, Why do I keep buying Town Trash Bags??????? Weird Memory Loop.

 You get a leafy NOT Square image today.  The pencils have twirls of many colors in the lead.  You can sort of see it in the purplish colors.... Too much color.  Too similar. A real Fail.

1.  Shower today before grocery store- not the best idea I have ever had.  Dizzy.  I haven't walked much this week because of the slight dizzy feeling----smacking my face on the street asphalt would not be great.

2.  I got shaved baked ham, hot dogs and buns for lunches this week.  Protein???? I also have cheese for grilled cheese and pickle sandwiches.  I would have really liked French Fries but way too much salt content. Son says I only eat SUGAR.  I wish!!!  My True Love is SALT which makes me puff up.

3.  I found images of Nazi concentration camps in the last 20 or so pages of my Library Book.   I showed the disturbing addition- small cut out images including Trump-- to the gals at the check out desk....  sigh..  It was difficult to think = why????  In a Romance Novel.

4. Going thru my closet to find something to wear....takes up a great deal of my time each day before breakfast.....so I usually end up wearing what I wore the day before unless I spilled something on myself and......got dirty.    

5.  That's about all I have to share with you today...new (vintage) linen pants from the closet that finally fit and are perhaps a bit loose, the Library book. my Future Lunch Choices.....the pants feel "new" since I never fit into them before now....and at 25 cents- I bought ANY linen pants the Bean Employee Store had for 25 cents. For the fabric alone..it was a great choice.  I also have on a vintage Bean linen camp shirt-  two dollars.  They were hard to find. And so VERY comfortable in the Summer.  Not the ones with darts... the boxy ones.  I'd love to have more and my son asked- you don't wear all the ones you have...now.....so why???  No reason.

Daily Notes- Thursday, August 21st. Sunshine but very chilly here in Maine.

1.  Called for the Oil Boiler Annual Check Up and Cleaning.. very very long wait on the phone. I got the impression they no longer did the check up.......I still wanted one.  No date was given for the "future" check if there is one...  "we'll get back to you."  Nice.  Last time a guy came he said the Boiler was really full of dust...took him forever to get it all out

2.  Library and Grocery Store tomorrow.  Need to make lists.  Thinking about what I could potentially eat. Potentially ENJOY eating.  And what I do Not want to eat.

3.  Some Very Old Things on Antiques Roadshow yesterday.  Originally aired in 2004 and updated in 2019.  Most items decreased in value over time. 

4.  Do you have anything hidden in the Attic that you might take to the Antiques Roadshow?????  I have  my grandmother's Best Dishes boxed up in the Attic- which more than likely wouldn't even sell at Goodwill.  I would have liked my portion of the annual Christmas Ornament Purchases we made as children.  One of my brothers took them all.  Promised not to even leave me a "speck of dust".  Nice.

5.  My husband didn't like Christmas.  The tree.  The lights. The ornaments. The gifts.. I'm not sure he even liked the food.  I liked the tree, the lights, the ornaments and the FOOD which I spent all day making.  I had a tree, lights and ornaments last Christmas.

6.  I need to dress better for the walk- yesterday I was very cold.... Even with the Sun Shining. Long pants and socks and a jacket??????????? A fellow walker said she was also "freezing".

7.  My sister in law sent me a listing of jar lids for the tiny French Yogurt jars my brother loves and I loved  also back in the day....the yogurt came in clear glass jars and the ones I liked and kept were ceramic blue jars.  I kept paperclips etc in the glass ones. No idea where they are.  Now.

8..My husband's high school yearbook arrived in Ohio.  Safe and sound. One classmate had lost theirs and his will be the replacement.  And they will all remember him.....class president.

9.  My yearbook was stolen from my parent's house by that crazy cousin.. my mother also gave away any clothes I left behind......I recall a visit home to the grocery store and saw my favorite yellow dress walk past me.  On someone else.

Daily Notes- Wednesday August 20th. Cool, no wind.....no Sun.

 I transferred another index card over to the post....  this one got complicated.

1.  I mistakenly watched the PBS show on Vietnam... and had a great deal of trouble falling asleep.

2.  It's been cool and dry for a few days now...I am back to wearing a tee shirt and a long sleeved work shirt over it...was considering socks.  Uncovered my outdoor containers and they look like crap....so I might just pull plants out and be done with them (everything needs a haircut- but the petals are "sticky").   Those hot dry weeks did them no favors.  There were no nice potted plants at the grocery last Friday...or I would have bought some and replaced a few straggly flowers.

3.  I heated up and ate my Prepared Grocery Store Meatloaf Dinner.  Yesterday.  It was good.  Today the last of the BLT fixings.  OR the Corn.  OR the Watermelon. Or A slice of Sunday Pizza with Salad.  I read this list three times and I am settling ON the CORN.  Perhaps rolled in some sort of spicy something. And Butter.   I have Japanese Seven Spice.. Shichimi Togarashi Seasoning. Very Spicy.

4.  Reading has moved into the Tedious Zone......I actually do NOT Appreciate it doing that... so I looked over the Cloth Squares...to see if they had returned to being interesting......they had not.  Index Cards are also ....in Time Out.  I did open the Art Drawer......looked over things....then the Art Closet....even more things....I sharpened colored pencils.... sorted colored ink pens......stared at the ceiling......... came over here to type.

5.  Extremely BORED.  Antiques Roadshow continues to hold a fraction of my interest. Perhaps because they never stay on one antique for very long.

6.  I spent some time yesterday considering all the mistakes I'd made in college (perhaps why I watched the Vietnam program).... An Enormous Number of REGRETS.....I wish I could recall the last names of people I should make amends with...but...not a clue. I do recall their first names and where their parents lived (how odd is that???).   That doesn't help.  I also forgot the name of my dorm and the one across from it....the new dorms...I'll always remember Scott Quad.  I also wish I had remembered the number to open my Print Class Drawer LOCK.....I left quite a bit in there.... just like I lost parts of my SELF along the way. I also lost Pieces of Art.........whenever I see a print on Antiques Roadshow I almost start weeping. Well, not almost- I am weeping right now.

Daily Notes for Tuesday, August 19th. 11:40am. the following post is totally not worth reading.

1. Book Shelf... three others went directly to the Return Book Bag (yesterday) after the first page.

2.  Nothing much going on here.... I watched British Soccer...for awhile (yesterday).  But they didn't seem interested in doing more than kicking the ball around with little to no purposeful intent....or running.

3.  Antiques Roadshow was decent (yesterday) but an ancient repeat. As is most of PBS.

4.  My walk down to the end of my street and back was uneventful (yesterday).  I haven't stepped out to do the walk as yet today...but I have bills that can be placed in the roadside mailbox..... (Son just took them to the mailbox)...so cancel that.

5.  A & E was the channel holding Sam Spade.  I have double digits of Dark Winds to watch on that same channel. I read the books for so many years that it's now quite enjoyable to see and hear the characters and  the words.  I still haven't gotten Netflix.  My neighbor says I'd like Prime.  Really....I'd hate everything.

6.  Each book I selected to read yesterday went into the return bag.  Unread other than the few pages I did read.  How on Earth do they get published....????? if the first few pages are so very dull or boring ???? As a First Impression...... and I don't care what they write in the cover blurbs.  And Deb- the print in your books is too small and not enough ink....I had to give up... My eyes are almost 80 years old....and I can't read Large Print Books.  Large Words don't track in my head.  Son keeps trying to get me to try Books On Tape....but I have to be DOING SOMETHING while listening....and quite frankly- I don't have much "to be doing"....otherwise I fall asleep while not listening..

7.  That's it for today...if I was a Napper- I'd be napping. (those Books on Tape could be Nap Worthy)...it's that dull and boring here... even thinking about lunch (as pitiful as it is to type the word)- which is actually the highlight of my day....we don't serve dinner here.  Anymore. And my lunch is a sandwich- not even ANY chips. Sometimes a pickle. But only if it enhances the sandwich.  This entry made me laugh...it's so pitiful. Be happy you are alive, Joanne.

8. When they fit her into their schedule...guys are going to be digging up daughter's front yard...also her basement......her Antique Pipes have to be replaced.  You can only put stuff off for so long...............

9.  Son has gone out to lunch so my Daily Walk has to wait until he gets back.....I need an emergency contact in case I fall down. None of the street neighbors are home.  Well, ones I know to speak to. Or ones who would possibly bother to pick me up off the street.  Limited....yes, that number is quite limited.

10.  Sigh......as I re-read this post.....I imagine you reading it......I imagine people with REAL problems reading it....it's all whining....My Life is all whining......my apologies.

 

Daily Notes- I was right- Dental Appointment on Monday the 25th.

 No image today....all the ones I have, have already been used....need to clear the decks and find new stuff.

1  .It rained yesterday- fast and heavy and then gone.  Also brought cool air.  Window open last night and down comforter keeping me warm.

2  Neither of my children wanted Birthday Cake or anything to remind them of their birth. I WANT Birthday Cake on MY birthday....coming up next.  

And perhaps a repeat of last year's Custard Ice Cream...and yes, I will need to do math to figure out how old I am going to be.  AGAIN.  

3.  Watched Sam Spade yesterday- recorded on a channel I rarely visit.  I think it was set in France after the War.   I found the clothing enchanting. (because I must have worn clothing like that in my past Life)........ and Sam Spade's naked rear end when he went into the swimming pool.  I also drew a picture of a mid century modern lamp in Sam's living room...I might have already written about that lamp....

4.  We had one like that in the house my parents lived in....a cousin of mine (mother's side of the family tree) drove up in a truck and emptied my parent's house (my dad was living elsewhere and my mom had memory loss)...he took ALL the furniture and I would guess the lamp etc... she may have still been alive then... living alone.. That cousin also took all  my father's tools and good machines out of the basement.  

5.  There was some very iffy DNA in my Mom's Family.  Thankfully,  my brother and I closely resemble my Dad's people (as does my Son). Our youngest brother and sister were not so lucky.........

6.  A mid morning surprise thought.....The Amazon Medieval Book my friend Ordered for me.... This Is All I Ask...turns out it's a Medieval Rendition of Jane Eyre.... I KID YOU NOT.....is that NOT the MOST WONDERFUL SURPRISE in the WORLD?????     Crazy Wife in the Tower and all. And the Lord of the Castle is blind. I missed all the clues until this morning.  

7.  Fantastic Addition to my modern Jane Eyre Collection. I have never read the original- the type is way too tiny...the large print version WAY TOO HEAVY...... And this Amazon book has tiny print but in DARK INK......very appreciative of books with dark ink.

8.  I am almost finished with Do This For Me by Eliza Kennedy.  It's a good book...slow start but speeds up nicely.  I'd like to be the lead female character.  She's amazing.  

Daily Notes- I forgot- laughing--to post. yesterday.. Sunday. August 17th

 The Daily visit to the Mailbox.  Only my hair is much much shorter... pants look familiar. Mailbox looks just like mine.

1..Many decades ago I was in the hospital holding my first born child on this date....wondering what in the HELL I was thinking having a BABY........also what in the HELL. was I thinking being MARRIED.  

2..It all sorted it self out and I even had one additional baby...I still wondered about the being married....   

3.  I have British Soccer on the Telly and need to sit and watch...so this post will end soon...also because I have very very little news to share....nothing happening here....well, the guys in the white shirts (Arsenal) scored a goal.... in first 30 minutes....Header off the Goal Keeper's Glove... quite a bit of fakery going on.. as usual.  And several really questionable hairstyles...

4. Sunday Pizza in a few hours....

Daily Notes--- Was perfectly dry and even a bit chilly last night and this morning... now it's 80 degrees.

The recent pair of 80 plus degree days here in Maine has dried out the leaves...on my street...on my walk. I got to walk today as it's not as hot and HUMID....I also used an inhaler this morning.... Son says I was coughing "Too Much" (haven't coughed at all today so he might the right). Two of the leaves on the ground pointed left.  You see them tomorrow.

1.  Vanilla Yogurt, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and Bran Buds for Luncheon.  British Soccer????

2.  Several glasses of water... I actually notice a difference in concentration and memory with the water consumption.  Even my balance improves.  Therefore...the Return of the Daily Walk.

3.  My insect bite finger was very very swollen again yesterday.. and today ..70% less. It has never been bothered about typing....and I find I use that finger quite often while typing. Pressing a lot of keys... In ALL things ....the rules have never been of interest to me....and I love typing.  I  have made it a JOB,  in a Past Edition of Myself.  So many editions of myself.  This one is very BORING.  But it's my fault for not "Going and Doing".

4.  I'm going to read all the pages in my book....yesterday I wasn't going to do that.  It's still Do This For Me. Author Kennedy.  And this is even though my amazon purchased book has finally arrived....it did in fact arrive Monday but just prior to my friend driving to the airport.  So, I got it today.

5.  I doubt I have enough BACON to make ALL my BLT's. this week...so they might be LT's unless I get very very very BRAVE and drive (myself) to the grocery store and buy MORE BACON.  It's my fault.....I thought I had enough.  I also have a Prepared Meatloaf Dinner, Baked Chicken Breasts and four ears of Sweet Corn to try and eat before Friday..  I kinda love August.  Goes without saying- I have nice ripe TOMATOES.  Might not actually need extra BACON.  See I talked myself out of getting in the car.

6. Grocery Update: No hoses for sale...ZERO.  My new nozzle is working quite nicely on the old leaking hose....which is still leaking....next time I turn on the water I am going to open the line more- for greater force in the water pressure..... I think to maximize distance of what I can water......I'll let you know.   

7. I did pull some additional weeds...somewhere between two and four...every other day... the large ones with visible seeds.

 

Daily Notes- Friday, August 16th. AC units are off as it's in the 70's here in Maine- with Sunshine.

!.  Didn't buy any ice cream..but these cones look amazing.

2.  I did buy wedges of watermelon and also some sweet corn on the cob to eat this week.  I also got two more tomatoes.  And another loaf of soft white bread.

3.  Post Office to send off  husband's high school yearbook to the chairwoman of the reunion they are having.  The one I was never invited to attend.  Would ruin his "good time".  That's an exact quote. What a guy.  He was invited to social events when I was Club President in Europe...he just sat and looked like he wanted to be anywhere else.  Did  he ruin my "good time"?  Don't think so.  All the husbands wanted to dance with the President.  Me. Especially when their wives refused to dance with them......laughing. 

4.  This is my second attempt  at posting as the first failed to do "something".

5. Book yesterday and possibly (long shot) today is/was Do This For Me by Eliza Kennedy.  A tutorial of what to do if you find out your husband took another woman on a business trip and booked only one room. Have your entire department of Law Assistants cancel ALL his credit cards, airport parking, car rental, return plane tickets, hotel room etc.  Also make statements on his business (Public TV) internet sites.  Pack up the house contents.  

6.  Well, her reputation goes into another dumpster fire...  I moved ahead as I don't like whining and the husband was whining...... not saying sorry- blaming her for not fulfilling his "needs"..   There's a lot to like about this VERY ANGRY woman.

7.  Daughter brought me the three book collection of the three friends who buy a Lottery Ticket and WIN!!!!  One Library has ONE of the books.. .but she found brand new copies....

8.  My swollen finger had a bad day yesterday...it hurt, then it itched ,,,then it ached......It's still very swollen.  But it does okay typing.  The pad of the finger some insect sent it's tail sticker into...

9. I watched Professors digging in the Egyptian Sand looking for treasure and mummies yesterday.. I can return to Antiques Roadshow as PBS has Stopped Fund Raising... for a few days.  That's how I spend my days...oh and I drew on and colored a few index cards.  Staying Busy.

 

77 degrees at 9am with a 15% chance of Rain. We've been in a real dry spot this summer..

 Today's index card is looking a bit dry as well.  And tired. Like Summer in Maine.

1.  I am up early, showered and wearing clean clothing....I need to do a load of laundry at some point but no worries as the closet is packed with things to wear. And almost all of it fits...some very loose and others just right.  I think I got rid of the "not ever gonna fit"....but the closet is still really full.

2.  My Landscaping Daughter (one more thing we have in common Connie) stopped by with three books in a series that I wanted....no Library in Maine has the books in their collections.  I offered her a BLT and after eating it she said it had been the "best thing" she has eaten in a while.  Soft white bread, mayo, bacon and tomato....does NOT get better than that.  I tucked in a bit of Romaine.....for color.

3. Son worked on my leaky garden hose and spray nozzles.   We tried every one of them... we also tried the sprinklers...everything leaked...  I now have a high tech head (we found on husband's workbench) on the hose and was instructed in how to use it....I recall needing to twist the top to the right.  I could be mistaken. I could end up soaking wet. Everything leaks cause the connection on the hose is bent...I need a new hose.  Gonna see if they have a nice one at the Grocery Store tomorrow.  A Candy Cane Stripe would be nice so I don't mistake a snake for the hose.

4.  If they come to cut the grass today- as usual- there really hasn't been any growth on the yellowish lawn out front- the backyard gets some shade from the big tree so it's mostly nice green grass out there.

5. Continuing with the less than interesting news.. I finished Boardwalk Bookstore before going to bed (excellent book). I had also watched about 10 minutes of Match Game....before returning to the book.

6.  Well, I am very very hungry so I need to eat....read the paper- use the heavy black marker if they have images of you know who.......try the Sudoko.........uncover the ornamentals.....(never before eating)

7.  Forgot to tell you- I was taking the netting off the big container and squeezed the netting and an insect stung my finger.....now I know to shake the netting before bunching it up.

Daily Notes- Wednesday. August 15th. Sunshine and 81 degrees here in Coastal Maine at 10am

 Coastal Maine is the part of Maine that is usually cooler than the remainder--aka Vacation Land.  The Ocean is right over there........and in the paper this morning....a nice SHARK in the water where Mainers and Vacationing People SWIM.  Just Over There.  People are going to drive over to see the shark.......

1. If it's not one thing it's another.

2.  Working my way thru The Boardwalk Bookshop.  I read it a few years ago....but under different personal circumstances.......it's more enjoyable this time around.  I am finding quite a few things more enjoyable  "this time around".  The guy in this story is very goal oriented....

3.  AC units doing a great job and keeping the doors closed and shades down is also helping.  I don't venture out much- just to uncover and cover the ornamental annual containers.....I did venture into the garage to look for "sprinkler attachments" for the hose I have out by the steps...to water the hydrangea that are not enjoying the heat and dry soil..... I have notified my son that I might need assistance getting them to work.  And Sprinkle in the Right Direction.  Which is a Very Important Detail.

4.  BLT yesterday and another today (might toast the bread today)... 24 Law and Order episodes recorded...and missing the last 5 minutes (or more).  I could have gotten mad but instead I just laughed....and recalled having to add minutes to the records "back in the day"....Like I don't remember who "done it"........after watching episodes over and over again for decades.

5.  I have been saving (hoarding) my yogurt ice cream bars.....but breaking one out of the freezer later this afternoon while reading sounds good.   I would love one of those muffins the gals are baking in the book.. also would have enjoyed walking the beach picking up trash....which reminds me to re-read Met Her Match after I finish this book....   

Daily Notes on a Sunny Humid Tuesday, August 12th.

 We added AC units to the closed windows and ceiling fans and it's quite nice in the house...sleeping was also comfortable.  I have all the blinds closed as well.  August is not my favorite month.  

1. Took FOREVER to finish that book.  Ever My Love.  Today it's the Boardwalk Bookstore.  Still waiting for  the book my Lunch Buddy ordered for me- her order didn't arrive either.  Right now she is carrying heavy suitcases to a third floor Dorm Room in Pennsylvania...  We both are dreaming of Ice Cold Gin and Tonics.  Extra Limes.

2. Hardback with nice sized print for today's book--- The Boardwalk Bookstore. Been quite awhile since I read it...so should be a nice treat.. I recall the last few pages to be quite lovely.

3.  Also BLT's today........ Two for sure.  No chips..... Son and I agreed that the salt does me No Favors.

4.  I need to fill the watering bottles and carry them out to the porch...in this heat and sun the containers need watering twice.  Last week's bottles got Miracle Grow....a half measure per bottle.

5.  The watering, covering containers  for the night and then morning uncovering and a walk to the street mailbox are ALL the outdoor I am getting right now.... I'm about the only person on the entire street going  for a walk or being outdoors....so as I mentioned to my Son- no chance anyone will notice if I fall to the ground and help me up.  Son would rather I also gave up the mailbox...

6. These notifications that "five Google entities" have found interest in my post content so far----oh, what a bucket of crap--- it's always five and it's the same notification every day- and I delete it every day.  There is nothing Google would find interesting in any of these posts....I'm not selling anything........and I sure am Not Buying Anything...etc.   Unless it's the A-mazing word in paragraph one.....

7.  Newspaper to read and Suduko puzzle to work on...... garbage men have come and gone...  A regular Tuesday Morning in Maine.  

Daily Notes and Gonna Be HOT here in Maine.

 Somehow I had two of these images on the desktop.... I have a bag full of nice plump radishes in the fridge.  Some went into the salad I had with my Sunday Pizza.

 1. I am reading Ever My Love- number 13 out of 14 MacLeod Family books.  It's from my Library and the  TINY print fluctuates from pale to dark....My eyes are so tired.   Number 14 is Everyday of My Life.  I'll look and see if anyone has a copy...and also find out what it's about.   Ever My Love has a new character who is possibly older than all the other time Traveling Guys.  Nate.  He says he's from "Seattle". I'm sure that's the Author's inside joke. Another character, in another book, was also from "Seattle".

2.   It's supposed to be very hot today (90's) so Son turned on the AC unit...in the Dining/Family Room.

3.  I'd like Connie to know I have the Boardwalk Bookshop next up after the last sword/knife fight in the Fergusson's Filthy Dungeon.   I walked past a Library shelving unit and there it was... meant to be.

4.  I'm forgetting stuff left and right.....it's all new fresh stuff- the older stuff is always available.  I also think I forget the stuff I actually don't really care about remembering....  Like is Penn State in Gettysburg, PA?????   I'll look it up after I press publish.

5.  Google has suggested I link my blog post to several advertisements they think I'd like and appreciate... I have hit delete a couple to times in the past few days....still comes back.  I can't imagine what in the above words could possibly link to Google??????   Dungeons?  Radishes?  Connie?  My Book Title?

6. I'm quitting while I am ahead....stay cool!!!!

Daily Notes- Sunday August 10th. Swarm of tiny black ants on the sidewalk.

I colored in a few of the new cards.  It filled "space" in my day.  I also finished reading my book. and I have a new one here to my left "Ever My Love".   New to me and on loan from my Library.   It's number 13 out of 14 in the McLeod  Books (and I don't think I've read it before but...I could have years ago).  I'm waiting for Amazon to deliver number 6 in the De Piaget Books (This is All I Ask).  I am still missing (Stars In Your Eyes) which is number 14 in De Piaget Series.. Number one is ready for pickup at the Library.  I think it's one I never liked reading..... Pirates who are mentioned in the #2 book I just finished reading.  Not a fan of Pirates.  I now have the book list and have red dots next to books I own. I feel "organized"......and can hopefully move on to the books lined up on the Library Book Shelf. Modern Books.  It feels like the Time Travel Maps with red dots......it will feel odd going back to Modern Day Books.

My Lunch Buddy and her daughter and grandson are off to Pennsylvania to settle the grandson into his Freshman Dorm.  My friend is hoping they packed all the right things...they are flying in and not driving..

Google keeps wanting to add additions to my post....at the end of every paragraph.  It's becoming tediously annoying.  

The secret to losing weight is now: Overnight  Oats, Plain Yogurt and Scratch Made Bolognese.  You can also add fresh fruit (thought frozen is often better than fresh) and  frozen vegetables ( also thought to be better than fresh), lean protein and whole grains (oatmeal- just say no to boxed cereals).  This article is basically writing about what I eat.....and NO weight loss...but NO weight gain either.   Clothes fit comfortably loose but not baggy..  Legs are still VERY large... rest of the body fits in the regular clothing....not needing to downsize.

BLT yesterday...was DIVINE.  Sunday Pizza today.  I'll do number tomorrow...not now.
 

Daily Notes- Saturday, August 9th. Cooler here in Maine with Sunshine.

 You get black and white this morning.  And possibly for a few days after this morning.

Question....what happened to all the Roses in the Rose Garden?  

1. I am up early....which in Joanne World is a very good thing.... means I am not the least bit depressed and am actually looking forward to stuff.  I don't know what stuff ...yet...but.....looking forward to it.

2. My Lunch Buddy is packing and taking her grandson (and her daughter) to COLLEGE.   

3.  I haven't had breakfast as yet....or read the newspaper (so I'm still cheerful)

4.  Saw a never before seen (by me) "Bones" episode where one of the main characters dies.  I'd always wondered where he'd gone.  Now I know.  

5.  My Medieval Romance/Adventure is moving along.  I have two more waiting at the Library for me to pick up....I might ask Son to do that when he goes out for lunch.  Pick up the books.  Dance Thru Time is the very first book in the entire series so I am interested in how it all started.  My Amazon Book arrives on Sunday.  This Is All I Ask.   I might actually open an Amazon Account.......order stuff... Feels like stepping off a cliff but..who knows?????

6.  Do Something New and Scary might be a Good Thing??????

Daily Notes for August 8th. sunshine and mild temps here in Maine. So Far.

Grocery and Library went well.    I got some books....  some toothpaste, bread, cheese and pickles. etc.

I'm actually tired...or depressed.....  They seem the same to me these days... growing old is pretty boring. I did manage to pull some weeds growing around the new generator....my car got inspected (Son took it in), oil change, I think.   My containers outside are being visited by many varieties of insects.  The pink flowers are the most popular... a new bank statement.... all just dull stuff.

1.  I plan to make myself a bowl of Greek Yogurt, Cherries (if they haven't all gone bad), and Bran Buds. I should make and eat the BLT's I was supposed to eat last week later this afternoon ..... or instead of the yogurt....it all seems like too much to do.  I might just eat peanut butter out of the jar.

2. Picked up two more of the Medieval Books from other Libraries and my neighbor has the book no library has in her Amazon Basket.  There are seventeen books...I have to count and see how many I own.  The one in the Amazon Basket is not available at any Library in Maine..   Would be a delightful gift to myself to own all 17 of them. I put a few books in the book bag-  The Boardwalk Book Shop was one of them, Connie. Thank you for reminding me...that other book you suggested- no one had it in the system.

3. The Frozen Yogurt Bars I like were back in the freezer case at the store (they had been missing for a few weeks)...I asked my Son if it was okay to get two boxes.....it's almost like I'm buying drugs on a dark street corner.......it's frozen yogurt.

4.  I could actually get my own Amazon Basket.... but I have security issues...well, I have those kind of issues regarding EVERYTHING.  

5. The mail truck stopped at our box---- possibly another invite to a River Cruise Vacation. I don't have a passport.

That's about it for today...I filled the watering bottles with the hose this morning and watered the containers.  I should eat something before doing the Daily Walk...I walked faster yesterday...it felt good.  but I carry my iPhone in case I trip and fall ...and can't get up...I could be on the ground for hours since the street has little to no traffic.  And there are lots of ants...so it would AWFUL.

 

Daily Notes- Thursday, August 7th. Lawn Mowing grass that isn't growing because it doesn't rain.

 You get black and white today.  I did quite a bit of line drawing yesterday....nine index cards.  The cards I colored got VERY DARK.....so I stopped coloring and moved to line drawings.

Well, in my book from "the past pair of days" .....and still not finished....other characters I have liked reading about have shown up...so when I finish this one I am moving on to Margaret and Alexander.  To  avoid marriage and loss of her family land- Margaret wears armor and a 6 foot sword. Alexander likes treasure maps and time travel and is more than 800 years younger than Margaret..

1. So...I got my hair cut....Son took the opportunity of my haircut to walk down Maine Street and over the almost finished bridge over the river (he said the walk was as wonderful as I imagined it had been).  We are eventually going to have one of those Modern Flat Bridges over the water.  In the many many decades I have lived here a number of towns have gotten rid of the rusting upright bridges and gotten modern flat roadways over the waters.   Next to or nearby is usually a building where they made cloth.  They usually had a damn blocking the river to create energy to use to run early machines. It's all still there.

2. No Chinese as I had groceries from last Friday to work thru.  Baked Chicken yesterday and a prepared Meatloaf Dinner for today.  Grocery tomorrow.   

3. I forget to eat.  But there is ZERO loss of weight.  Well, my clothing is looser...I can actually wear all of the clothes in the closet now...but my legs are HUGE.  No idea why but perhaps my kidneys aren't working at top speed????

4. Medicare Enrollment phone calls......I hang up as soon as they start talking.  But it's still damned annoying.  

5. Also getting Cruise Ship Invites via the Post Office mail...  Medicare and Cruises...Old People Stuff. Well, I am Old People.

Daily Notes- Wednesday August 6th. Early, Cloudy, Damp.

 Yesterday's card got quite dark as I colored it. The next two suffered the same dark colors.

1. Today I get my hair cut and we might pick up Chinese Takeout.  Might...because I have a store prepared meatloaf dinner that I was supposed to have eaten this week...and did not. The clock is ticking on it.

2.  I haven't had  breakfast as yet or gone out to uncover my containers.

3. I feel like I have bugs crawling all over my feet.  (making me nuts!!!!)

4. Epstein had a 7 story NewYork Penthouse.  I didn't know that. Did you?  

5.  I am enjoying my book because it's going along slowly and I don't recall what happens : it's been decades since I read it last....and this might not have been one of my favorites.  But like with all things. we change and what we like and dislike changes with us.... We are all "works in progress until we die".

6. I'm continuing my internet searches regarding my  "Star Chart"......my moon is in Cancer so that changes things...the internet put the moon in Leo.

7. Well, I need to hydrate and have breakfast.  And perhaps the feeling of ant all over me will go away. Usually it happens AFTER I uncover the containers.

Daily Notes for Tuesday August 5th....The Bugs are Biting.

 1.  I was out yesterday for a lunch date and when I got back I sat with my newest book.  This card did not get colored.  I also blame Antiques Roadshow and two back to back episodes when I got home after lunch..

2.  Wonderful time with my friend Renee.... Lunch was good at Wild Oats- I had a BLT on house baked Potato Bread.  I also had a Whoopee Pie.  Something we have here in Maine...  We chose a table out on the lawn under an umbrella.   Nice breeze, good food and even better company.  We celebrate our birthdays together....in the general vicinity of August and September. Usually closer to August.

3.  Noticed Hummingbirds visiting the flowers in my outside containers.  Several of them.  And this morning Big Fat Bees. I also noticed a thriving Ant Colony along the sidewalk and got the hose out and soaked that area quite a lot to make them relocate.

4.  Taking the netting (to keep the Deer from eating all the flowers and their leaves) off each morning- I have to be careful to shake out any bees who are still fast asleep.

5.  My book is set in 1375.  And 2005.  Time travel.  I'm trying to read the entire stack this Summer. The author is Lynn Kurland and a few books are not available at any Maine Library. I did find two and they are on their way to my library.....  I own 15. The book I am reading "With Every Breath". was published in 2004.  

6.  I am doing "pretty good" with my Hydration Work-  A small glass- 6 to 8 ounces of water MANY times a day.--anytime I walk past the sink.. Usually (for sure) if I feel a bit dizzy.  I am also drinking my single cup of instant coffee.

7. It's cool here in Maine and a bit breezy....house is still shut down tight...lessons learned in my childhood...never let the heat get inside the house.  Son has gone out to lunch so I am staying in until he returns and will then do my walk to the end of the street and back.  I'll also color a few cards....that's it.

Daily Notes for Monday, August 4th. Birthday Lunch with Renee @ 12 noon..

It has taken more time to get the edge to the left than it took to read the morning paper.   We have one more index card...I have to color the others in order to finish the week...I am having lunch "out" with my former co-worker at the Greenhouse Job.  To celebrate our birthdays.  Her's this month and mine next.

1.  I slept well.  It's a rare occurrence so I thought I would mention it.

2.  The cross the road people are back home from vacation and another car is there this morning. The husband spent yesterday running a saw and using a nail gun.

3. Going thru a box of papers I found my horoscope chart... just the chart no words to explain it. Virgo with Aquarius Rising.   I found a site (internet) and this: I will personalize with she/her.  "She is incredibly rigid in her ways and exceptionally critical of those who don't see the world as she does. (spot on).  Also brilliantly innovative and a crazy genius--when you put perfection (Virgo) together with Technology and Science (Aquarious)..there is no stopping what can ultimately be created. (way off the spot- my iPhone will be the best example- I hardly know how to use it- except for the photo of art above)

4. Also I am supposed to be quite tall, blue or green eyes, light hair.  Good looking with striking features and good bone structure....   (5/6 is not tall, very dark almost black brown eyes,  I clean up nicely.  I doubt I am striking but I do have nice cheek bones...   Can be extremely critical (hell yes), but open minded at the same time. (I'd have to survey people to see if they agree); I doubt they do.

5.  I would make an excellent computer engineer...since my son has to change batteries for me and set my clock- I think he would find all of this hysterically funny.  Also the bit about exceptionally detail oriented....though I feel comfortable with the description as it pertains to art and ironing.....nothing else.

6..It follows that I would be a great Computer Engineer.  (no)  An Ethical Hacker (very possible). They also feel there are possibilities for me in the scientific and mathematical or medical fields.  I think not.

7.  I would also be great as a Detective or Science Fiction Author. (there might have been a possibility since I do enjoy making up things.. ie. lies..)  And Work from home with my family. Interesting that I have TIME for a Family.

8. Now we get to the stuff that hits home....Digestion Problems...yes...Wear shoes with good ankle support...I sprained my ankles repeatedly.....Cardio for my circulation (still a problem) hence the daily walk.  Prone to overeating because they are great cooks.  (some truth there)

9. I live in my own world and think everyday life is not worth much attention (I would agree) Original with a moody aspect.  Friendly with a good sense of humor. Unique. Good at detail work. Keen eye for organization and efficiency. (not recently but previously I amazed employers) And a REAL Connection with a partner. (never happened with the partner I chose)  Prefer alone to a bad relationship (learned my lesson). Easily bored (always). I needed artistic expression, good family, money and a best friend....  I got a guy who was ALWAYS walking away with a suitcase.

10, I'm going to see if I can find another reading for Virgo with Aquarious rising....see what it has to say.
 

Dailey Note on Sunday August 3rd.... 82 and /sunshine

Another index card.....I color them while watching extremely boring and repetitive tv.

1. At some POINT I will return to hand sewing strips to each other.  But colored markers and index cards are the only speed I am moving at right now (it's August).  That and love stories taking place 830 years in the past..sans deodorant, toothpaste.......and underwear.   I recall loving these books- and I guess I'll admit to STILL loving them. Lynn Kurland.  I wonder if she is still writing?????

2. My Son doesn't believe I am eating Greek Yogurt with 10 grams of protein per serving. I showed him the carton and he still says no.  I also eat more than the listed amount of a serving.

3. I read all the labels on the canned beans in my pantry...three servings per can- at 7 grams protein each. I just have to figure out how to eat them.....I mean on a salad?  I could make black bean burgers...but do I want to?  Any ideas?  Soup is a good idea but not in August.  Black Bean Bisque is a favorite of mine. 

4. He thinks I will be less dizzy and more "sure footed" eating high protein foods.  I am dizzy.  I will admit to that.  I weave a bit...when walking.  Or getting up to walk.  And I am NOT eager to fall and hit my head on something. (like my husband did).... while walking an a DESERTED street (my own) because I already know I can't get back up off the ground.. (and there are ants on the pavement- lots of them)...I still have half a book to finish reading. A cane would not help me get up but I plan to start takin gone along..   My Life gets crappier as the weeks go by.........

5.  Lunch this week with a former co-worker (Greenhouse). Monday...Tomorrow...Wild Oats. That has outdoor patio seating....or inside AC seating but very noisy......food is great....and desserts even better.

6.  Wednesday, my hair gets cut.

7. I bought tomatoes and bacon and soft bread for BLT's....And we could possibly be having Chinese Take Out.  Which would be AMAZING!!!!!   I ran out of ice cream bars.....

8. My Library got ME a copy of a Maine artist's book--he painted rocks- on paper in the 1960's...and I collect rocks like he did....and might collect more and start doing watercolors of them...he used oil paints. Fiore.  PBS had a hour show on his work here in Maine....I watch it quite often.  It's something I think I SHOULD have done when I was in college.... paint. Even though I had absolutely NO money to buy paint or paper. He also played the piano- beautifully.  I watch the recorded PBS show often........sometimes just the end to hear him play the piano.    The things one falls in love with....strange huh????

9. And sometimes too late.

 

Daily Notes for Saturday, August 2nd. Cool this morning and Sun later temps in the low 70's.

 1. Two of the reserved books I picked up at the Library yesterday will go back unread.  I am actually enjoying the old small  paperbacks.   When I Fall In Love by Lynn Kurland today.  None of the books look like the spines were ever cracked open....but I recall reading all of them.  But that was 20 or 30 years ago.

2. And I think these are NOT the originals...I think I replaced (what I could) after I lent them to one of my daughter's friends and she had a house fire and ALL the books were damaged by the water used to put out the fire.  I replaced some of the books but then never had time to read them. (I got a JOB)....now that's ALL I have- TIME.

3. I colored a few more index cards...while watching the news....Mr. T is removing any history of bad acts on his part from the archives in Washington...like it all never happened...like all of us will eventually forget or die and then..what?  His sins are wiped clean????  Perhaps I should erase my history?

4. So...a classmate of my husband's asked for his yearbook (but only if I was really really okay with giving it up)- seems another fellow classmate had lost hers in a fire. So I am sending it off......It's not like I was EVER asked to go to the reunions WITH him to meet his classmates...He went alone so "he could have a good time". His words not mine.  They seem like a very close knit group which is quite lovely.... and very friendly.

5. My graduating class was VERY large triple or MORE than his..  I only knew the people who had alphabetic last names near mine.  Even study hall was alphabetic.  I sat next to the same guy for four years.  And the same girl on the other side of me.  We never spoke to each other.  Yes, you read that correctly...we never spoke...... High School was like my Very Own Special Twilight Zone.  When we registered to vote at 21- and I am NOT making this up....the guy was in line in front of me...Yes, the same study hall guy.  We continued to ignore each other.  We registered to vote in alphabetical order.

6. I haven't a clue what happened to my own yearbook.  Don't care. And yes, I do remember his name.

Daily Notes- Friday August First. Google decided to mess up my sign in.

 Index card art.   I watched some NEWS yesterday on several different channels.  I won't do that again any time soon.  But to offset the news- I drew a design and colored it in.

1. Today is Library/Grocery Store....I have a list and need to add mouthwash.

2. It rained and is cooler today here in Maine....the rain was very quiet and I only know it happened because it's wet outside.  The Weather People were going on and on about the water coming on shore here in Maine.  I haven't read the paper yet- perhaps it did.  I live very close to the coast of Maine. A 20 minute drive and I can see the ocean.  Longer if there is Summer Traffic.  Mainers do not like Summer Traffic. Even if the Traffic is a major income producer.......

3. I am wearing a big loose white linen shirt and I think I need something under it unless I want everyone to see what's under my shirt.  A nice lightweight tank top would be perfect. I doubt I have one.

4.  I pulled on an ancient threadbare white tee shirt under the white linen shirt.

5. Maine's Beaches had unsafe levels of fecal bacteria last year....no reports of the same thing this year.

6. Something very weird is going on with my hair.....I need to go look at it and see what...so this post will be short.  Feels like spiders.

Thursday...8am. Lawn is being mowed.... Early wake up call!!!!!.

We may have had this image before....but I just cleared the picture file....

1. Grass cutting at 8am....Son is not a fan.  I was already awake. 

2. I think they are cutting early as it looks like it is going to RAIN.  Finally? We've been promised "heavy"  rain for weeks now- hasn't happened.  Perhaps the Tsunami has some waves for the Maine Coastline????

3. It's a very strange Summer....like the Planet has decided to give us a good "Head Slap".

4. It's early for me to be up and doing things....I already stripped my bed and got the sheets dragged over to the washing machine...but I haven't gotten anything into the machine as yet...waiting for son to take his shower.  He likes hot water.

5. I had to check on the day of the week.....I've sort of lost track.   When nothing happens all the days are pretty much the same day.  On that note- I will go have breakfast..... read the news...Trump did accept the gift of that big USED airliner....Now, We The People Get to Pay for its Complete Overhaul. 

6. I think Trump will be the ONLY President to ever use it....if in fact, it does get used.

 

Wednesday, July 30th. Sunshine, Heat and a Birthday. (not mine)...yet.

One line drawing on an index card- colored  and the leaf I found pasted to another index card.  AC units still going....I have been awake only minutes......need to eat and hydrate.

1.  I do love starting my day here at the keyboard ...before....anything happens ( the containers are still covered in their night time netting).   It's like sitting here with a fresh smooth sheet of watercolor paper and the brush and paints nearby....anything is possible.

2. I got halfway thru Kurland's "The More I See You" and decided to go to bed and read the second half today. As a gift to myself.  I also want to listen to "The More I See You" as I read this book ...... need to see if I have it on any of the CD's over by the windows.  Most of her book titles are song titles. A hint that the Reader might want to read and listen ..... and sing along.

3. AC units still on.  Partly Sunny and 84 here in Maine today.  Was supposed to hit 91 yesterday.

4.  I haven't had breakfast as yet and find myself "fading" a bit...deciding on oatmeal or shredded wheat.

5.  I'm tired.  And beginning to feel my age....even though I have to "do math" to recall just how old I am.  Which is fine....but the number is always surprising....I don't feel any different than I did years and years ago... I look different....but my inside doesn't match the outside.

6. Perhaps tomorrow I will have more to type...or not.  The Sun is shining..the AC units made it thru yesterday.....my only decision right now- oatmeal or shredded wheat for breakfast.  If you are reading this I hope your day today is a very very good one....

 

Daily Notes from Maine at 90 degrees, sunshine and not one bit of breeze. 65% humidity.

Feels like a greenhouse... outside.

Son has proactively gotten the AC units working and I have closed all the window blinds...it's the way I learned to do it while sweltering in Georgia Heat....minus an AC unit.......while pregnant. Good Times.

I am back from uncovering and heavily watering the containers......I filled bottles with water in the kitchen in case I need to do a second  emergency watering. I WILL NOT be walking today.

1. I used my Air Fryer.  To make my lunch yesterday.  Today I will have the same lunch but cook the frozen dumplings in water and then fry them when the water evaporates.. Unless boiling water seems like too much...heat. Then I will have a cold slice of leftover  pizza and a big salad.

2. The first old Knights in Shining Armor book was fantastic.  The second- I barely made it into the double digit page numbers before giving up..... there is ONE I recall liking quite a bit...but digging thru all the books (2 dozen?) to find it.....can't see it happening.  And...NONE of the spines are cracked or even bent... there is zero evidence I read them.  But I did as I recall ALL the story lines written on the back covers.

3.  I am cheerfully going to watch two episodes of Antiques Roadshow today.  Recorded them yesterday and more are teed up on the TiVo. in next few days.

4.  I am considering painting a little something today.  Just because I truly enjoy painting.  My three little line drawings were a reminder of an assignment when I took Drawing 101.  I also took Figure Drawing. And History of Art.  And Print Making. (a C).  And Watercolor Painting - (my first A).....I was also, unknown to me- deeply depressed and should have been on drugs or seeking therapy.  It all seemed like every other day of my life since middle school..the darkness seemed normal. How very very sad.

Daily Notes- Monday, July 28th, Cloudy, a bit of chill in the air......Nice.

 My second favorite. Gee's Bend.

1. Well, I surprised myself by getting up very very early...I have had a shower, shampoo etc and sorted out some fresh clothing.....short sleeves so I might need to find my sweater......even the 70's in the house feels COLD to me.  (old person problems)

2. My internal systems must be screwed up.  I also seem to have picked up a rash after uncovering my ornamental planters...it's very itchy.  VERY.  Raised red bumps. Happens so fast.

3. I was tempted to access Amazon.  For some programming.  And then did a head slap as I recalled Amazon Prime infiltrating my TiVo (already) and my relentless deleting of said Prime and it's hostage taking demands for MONEY....pay us and we will go away.... no.....just no. Son mentioned me forgetting my feelings about Prime....but at the time I didn't recall my feelings.  I do NOW. Memory comes and goes like the tide.  But always comes back...

4. Lunch buddy mentioned BLT's. Now that's all I can think about... I am missing ONLY the tomato part. I could have a B'L's

5. The Medieval Woman has come forward to the Future in my paperback.  And is being driven in the large black Range Rover to see someone she hasn't seen in a very long time......the brother who died...but actually time traveled.  I loved the book back in 2009 and I love it now..   I do want to read Knight in Shining Armor but don't feel like crying so ...... just a few tears coming up when Kendrick sees her and she sees him.

6.  I found a lovely small mottled green, yellow, red, brown leaf on yesterday's "walk"  and picked it up  with the intention of perhaps a small watercolor.

And that does it for me today...with my less than...memory.

Daily Notes- Expected Rain Never Arrived....Clouds Did......72 degrees.

1.  I am actually wearing a sweater in the house....in the last days of July.  I did a few little drawings on index cards just for fun.  I was going to color them but decided to read a very old 2009 tiny dark print romance novel by Lynn Kurland....Time Travel from Modern to 800 years in the Past.  I have ALL the books and loved them SO VERY MUCH... gave up on the tiny print....BUT my New Reading Glasses.... Amazing.  But my eyes did finally decide to "give up" so I climbed into bed- literally climbed.

2. My Lunch Buddy and her Husband are having Daily BLT's and I am so VERY JEALOUS. They are also having Ice Cold Gin and Tonics..... ( I can make myself one of those.). We are making Sunday Pizza at 4 pm.

3. One Senator from Maine votes Yes and the other votes No.  Equals NO VOTE AT ALL (9 out of ten votes) for the Entire State. No Voice, No Choice, No Nothing..... they both should just give up and come home... save us travel expenses.  I am totally disgusted with everything that is happening.

4. I also have an index card with a list of foods best for the over 70 years crowd...my people.

5. Fruits and Vegetables......Potatoes, Bread, Rice and Pasta (the bread and pasta surprised me), Dairy products, Beans. Eggs and Protein (meat?)_ Olive Oil.   Sample meals Salmon, Sweet potato, Broccoli.  Hummus Veggie Wrap, Chicken, Veggies, Pasta. Pesto, Egg Salad Wraps (??????), Quiche with Onion and Peppers........

6. I didn't see Bacon Lettuce Tomato Sandwiches...... or Gin and Tonic.

7. Also best waist measurement 31.5.......35 plus+= High Risk.  My doctor does not measure my waist... I might suggest he try that...another way to make people Not Go To The Doctor.

8.My Lunch Buddy might help me get Amazon Prime so I can watch episodes of Masterpiece Theater...episodes NEVER viewed here in Maine..... I do recall more variety when I lived in Chicago.  No variety at all in Maine.  Just fund raising....and repeats of the same stuff for 30 years.

Saturday July 26th. Cool and a slight breeze here in Maine at 8:25am.

 A few little drawings on index cards.  Haven't used the colored pencils on them as yet.  Letting you all know that I do more than sit and read....I draw and color as well.  Hand sewing is still in the NO position.

1. Haven't had breakfast or read the news as yet....I did sleep well and feel rested.

2. Yesterday and today's book- The Wrong Mr Darcy.  Author is Evelyn Lozada with Holly Lorincz.  Darcy is a professional basketball player.  Hara is a sports newspaper columnist.  I feel like it's one of those pick a profession, pick a location, pick a problem (rain storm with flooding) etc etc. write the book.  2/3rds in and not a clue where this is going.  

3. Seriously thinking about today's book choice when I finish the Wrong Mr Darcy..

4. Somehow I have managed the temps in the house so we do not need the AC units running.  The large ceiling fans are a welcome addition.  Moving air around.  If only we had them in the bedrooms and up in the Attic room Son lives in. Especially in the Attic Room.  But we haven't had August YET.

5. Space around the Generator has filled up with tall weeds... Need to have them removed. This wouldn't be a problem if the Lawn Guy had actually provided the mulch he promised.  If I was still working at the greenhouse...I could have this taken care of....but I am not...and I can't haul bags of mulch. Myself.

6.  PBS will be providing entertainment today.  Cooking Shows.  But first up breakfast.  It's so EARLY!!!

7. As to adding Apps to my TV.....laughing.....we are just thrilled the damned thing turns on each day. I doubt it even has a space for an App.  But I will share with Son to see what he thinks....And DebL- this is Maine.  My Son (Computer Engineer) says My House is like living in a Space where Tech Never Existed Or Arrived..  My computer is situated in the ONE SPACE where it will work...the ONE SPACE....

8. I almost gave myself a Parade (with  floats and balloons) after figuring out how to load paper in Son's Printer so I could print a recipe for Blueberry Pie Bars yesterday.  AMAZING!!!!  It worked. I have the printed recipe as proof.  I just need 11 ounces of Shortbread Cookies.   I won't make the bars- the calorie LOAD is way off the charts.

Daily Notes for a Very Cloudy (but no rain as predicted) Friday, July 25th.

 This one is, I think, my favorite Gee's Bend.   Kinda what I am doing but with thin strips of stripe fabrics... My stash of SOLIDS is very very minimal.  Almost non- existent. And ZERO bright colors like these..

1. I brought home a large heavy bag of Library Books.  And finished reading the Little Beach Street Bakery so I could return it today. It's an older book and I really love reading it.....I have a feeling that it will be on the discarded book cart in the Near Future.  And I won't be the one taking it home...cause I won't see it on the cart.

2. I am trying to SELECT a new Cable Channel Allotment.  I'd like the Science Channel and Sundance (Law and Order)...my Lunch Buddy suggests I get Amazon Prime... TONS of Movies but WHAT ELSE? What is your opinion?  Prime tries to muscle into my "record" lists....like a school yard bully. I still want PBS for Masterpiece and Antiques Roadshow.

3. It would be my birthday gift to myself.......so load me up with suggestions and reasons why..... as I slide my way (slowly) to 80 over the next year or so. 

4.  I admit to doing zero hand sewing for the past 5 days or more...I also admit to being tired and weepy. Getting old is really hard emotional WORK.  I got two kinds of frozen treats.  Total of 8 bars.  Gets me to next shopping day....One A Day like Vitamins.

5. Well, I am going to unpack my Library Books and see what I have and in what order I read them... I have on a short sleeved linen camp shirt today so it must FINALLY be Summer In Maine.  and I might try and get the Daily Walk in before it rains- if it rains... I'd like it to rain minus lightning and thunder.

Daily Notes- On a Thursday Morning in July....Lawn is being Mowed.

 I found a site with Gee's Bend Stamps...  Enough to get me thru the last few days of July.  Just seeing the images...I hope helps me return to my squares and rectangles- each tilted in one way or another.

1. I woke up with itching spots... whatever is causing the red skin and intense itching has somehow gotten into the house or more likely is floating on the net coverings of the two planters--onto me.....I could also be picking up itchy hairs on the Daily Walk. ...blowing in the wind...  I find really HOT water seems to stop whatever is making my skin red and very very itchy.  For SURE not mosquitos....Brown Tail Moth is now my prime suspect.

2. Yesterday's Grocery Store Prepared Meal was good.  Meat Loaf.

3. I mentioned to my Son that nothing I have been doing regularly....makes me happy.  The book reading, The hand sewing on the squares, Bones episodes, one bright spot was PBS Antiques Roadshow.  But there are NO episodes to record.  And none to watch.  He said that has happened to him and I need to invent something...to fill my time and days.....he says he has had to do that over and over again...I imagine he was talking about moving here and living with me as his most current Life Change Invention.

4. The Lawn Guy just finished my lawn....I can go out and play golf on it.

5. I haven't gone out to uncover the two ornamental planters....YET.   Or eaten breakfast....Or read the newspaper (I really have to work up to reading the news).......also Oatmeal or Crispy Flake cereal today??? First Big Choice of the Day.  Other than getting dressed....I decided to wear yesterday's clothing again.

6. Book of the Day is Jenny Colgan's Little Beach Street Bakery.  Halfway point.  I've read it several times.  This might be the last time....I have outgrown it.

7. I do have the newest book by Annabel Monaghan. "It's A Love Story" and also my own copy of "When Grumpy Met Sunshine".. we stopped at Barnes and Noble to look at new books after getting the car registered for another year...I had hoped for a new Tessa Bailey...the second in the Getaway Girl Series..

8. Daughter dropped off a stack of Sherbet Colored Tee Shirts she bought for herself to wear to work...didn't like them....not my kind of tee shirt either.  Not vintage, stained or raggedy enough for me. I like my very very old things.... 

9. I made an attempt to order a few titles off the Inappropriate Men Book List.  Not many in ANY Maine Library Collection...some are now in transit.  Will see how Inappropriate the men really are. I'm hoping for VERY!!!! Those are always my favorites... Like the guy in Agnes and the Hitman.