Daily Notes- Friday, April 4th. Sunshine and Springlike weather...for a day or two....

Small thing to sew.

The small thing I sewed was the back seam of the pants I have on.  I do need to secure the top button on my very heavy black wool coal....it's loose.

If I knew some small children-(not my own) , I might try the kit to make the tiny cat and the bunny.  Certainly the bunny if I was putting together an Easter Basket.  NOT the bird.....  I could make cat toys but not sure my daughter's cats play with this kind of toy.........I've seen photos of the cats.

I may have gotten enough food for the week for myself.....I have supplies to make vegetable soup and I also have bread and cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches.....( I have cans of baked beans to serve next to the sandwiches)  My son says I have pickles.

Sigh.I picked up my 3rd of three inhalers.  Then I guess I have to call the doctor's office and report in on whether the meds work or not.....I have stopped coughing.  Which might be as good as it gets.

I have nine books on the shelf to read.   I have a recipe for homemade shortbread cookies.  Son put back the pound of butter and selected the half pound...(2 sticks). the recipe calls for 1.5 sticks.  I just checked = there is one whole stick so I should be okay....going forward if I do make the cookies. I forgot, yet again, to see if the open vegetable area had rhubarb stalks.....I could email Patty and see if hers are ready.

I'll do that....well,  

Good Morning...It's Dismal, Dark and Wet here in Maine. 39 degrees and 98% Humidity.

 Isn't this image YUMMY?

Sticky Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream.  (microwaved dates). I have no dates.  Haven't had a date in decades.

Well, I am reading a book by an author I love so.....I didn't notice that it was a Young Adult Book.  I kept thinking we were doing the teen years and then moving to adult years...we are NOT,  Not sure I will continue reading.  Most of the parents are divorced or thinking about being divorced.  Teens have that effect on marriage.  Parents seem 100% hands off.....

I haven't looked out the back window yet to see how the daffodils are doing.  I keep hoping to see some yellow.  I'll check after hitting publish.

My lower right molar was not happy after the dental cleaning yesterday.....I am reluctant to make a statement that it's better today.....sometimes it's best to just ignore things and hope for the best...... (feels better)

Week is moving along very very slowly.....I was sort of hoping today was Friday.  Grocery Library Day. I am thinking of getting a Shingles Shot @ the Pharmacy......there was an article saying the Shingles vaccine had some positive side effects with Dementia.  Memory Loss....etc. Increasing memory.  I could use an increase most days. I did have one Shingles vaccination years ago...never got the second... Pharmacy has my records they can check......tomorrow.

I believe I have two British Soccer matches recorded.....And there is always Bones to watch on BBC. Public TV- after all the Fund Raising for 6 weeks-or it might have been 8 weeks- has nothing of interest. To me.  I went over to WORLD which is a much more evolved Public TV station (4 digit station)..I usually record 3 or 4 part series on interesting subjects.  And learn stuff.. WORLD also has some of the regular PBS stuff. But their news is more WORLD NEWS. ....and is much more interesting. 

I typed and deleted other stuff I wanted to say.....it's better that I do that.....

Wednesday, April 2nd. Dentist, Taxes, etc, That Orchid in the picture is real and was one of my houseplants for years.

 So much already done today and it's not even 12 noon.

I was not surprised that I OWE money on both State and Federal taxes....it's just me...I've lost husband's deduction.....that's Life and Death for you.  I just wish some other President's Agenda was getting my money.

I'm a bit hungry but want to enjoy my "smooth after the dentist" teeth for awhile before eating anything. We'll see how long that lasts...... I have this tiny brush thing I am supposed to shove between my teeth in two areas....sounds easy but the brush sometimes gets STUCK.....sigh.  Tight spacing. Anxiety.

Did I mention using my sewing machine?  Change of Topic soothes me a bit. 

I have a big button to sew on my heavy black wool coat......top button is loose.   Another Change of Topic.

The Sun is shining but it's cold....not hat and gloves cold but still.......and another storm is set on coming our way... could bring snow... meaning the daffodils which have rebounded after each snowfall- might just say "the hell with it" and give up.  I would if I was a daffodil........ Another Change of Topic.

I have the heat going.....and I might have a second breakfast or just wait...enjoy the smoothness of my freshly cleaned teeth for a bit longer.  Yet Another Change of Topic.

No one working at the dentist's office thinks my insurance will pay for today's visit.  But...at my age having my Original Teeth Cleaned and Polished is sort of a Victory.  I'm going to be happy about Original Teeth.  I'm only missing one and that should not have GONE....but we didn't have the insurance at the time to save it.

I need a nice nap right about now.  Have a nice day.....

Daily Notes- April Fools Day- and I woke up to NO SNOW!!!!!!!! It's all grass out there.

Dansk was offering me this today.

I would actually love to have the container and the flowers....right here.

And my Lawn Guy sent an email this morning asking if I wanted MULCH on my front garden beds...(which were rigorously weeded last Spring by Megan.....and are now bare dirt.).   I said YES!!!! I think Megan might have suggested mulch to him..  It's so Fun to type "My Lawn Guy".  I recall seeing that in books all the time- "I gotta guy...to do whatever".   I gotta guy...to cut grass and haul mulch.  Yippee.

I also did some awkward mending on my new to me Daily Pants.... I needed an inch more room at the waist.. (remember I mentioned the pants cost 25 cents for a reason).. So- the sewing machine.....I sat for a bit wondering how to turn it on (it's ben a long time)....figured that out....then wondered about changing the needle IF it broke.  My pants are"repaired"  - no one will see the back of pants as I usually have on a long shirt of something.....but now the waist button doesn't pull.  Everything feels comfy.  Really quite wonderful.  Mulch and Pants. 

We had a power outage...at some point... The microwave and fridge were beeping.  The furnace is now trying to get the house up to 64 degrees.

I am reading a book which was printed to make it easier for someone with dyslexia to read the book. It is

 also making it easier for these 78 year old eyes to read the book.    Like this but not this much space 

between the lines.

I learn something new a couple times a week...and it's lovely.  The book is Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay.  It's a follow up book to Love At First Book (which I checked out at the library).  A Librarian is hired to help ghost write a final book in a very very popular series.  The Librarian has a best friend in Florida and this book is about her. I am getting used to the print size and the wider spacing between lines. I have another of her books in the bookcase...to read after this one

Well, I straightened out the fridge and now I have to see about the microwave.....the processes after a power outage.  I sort of thought the whole house generator had put an end to that but....guess not.