Tuesday, November 10th....Cloudy and 49 degrees here in Maine. An Abundance of Leaves on the lawn.

My picture file is full of images of food for the coming holiday.  I may save the dessert ones and delete the others.  Or not.  We still have lots of time before the Big Feast. And may have used this one already.

I have never been one to heavily stitch pieced work.  I do run the machine over handmade potholders I give as gifts... but that is more in keeping with usage and machine washing... potholders--quilted or not-- have a short lifespan.  Or perhaps they do not???  The lovely ones I make to give as gifts are never used.

I served myself a Baked Sweet Potato yesterday for the mid day meal. I added Swiss Cheese to it. I have one left but will have something else today for mid day.   Not a clue what it might be as I have yet again NOT made soup.  I had intentions but they failed me.  Toasted Cheese Sandwich sounds good.  But I have a grocery store container of SOUP..and I might enjoy that today...

I am going to blame what ever is wrong with my right leg ....up by the hip joint... which hurts...when I lift that right foot off the Earth... getting up into my high four poster bed (I feel I may have already whined about this ) is not a great thing...it hurts.  Son has added a kitchen step stool... to help me get into bed.  A nice flat wooden box would possibly be a better choice??? Lifting my leg up onto the ottoman where I read (on the couch) is really painful.  I have started to blame every thing going wrong on that leg pain.

 Getting the leg up on the ottoman is OH MY GOODNESS PAINFUL..... once up..it's fine.  The heating pad helps.  Walking, Standing, Sitting and then Not Sitting is just like usual.

There is a bit of a chill here in the house..but it could be me...I'm old. I am going to grab my shawl and bunch it up around my neck.  See if that makes me think I am warmer????  On the couch I cozy up to my heating pad.....under a down lap blanket.

Still reading Soulmate Equation.  Still love the book. After all these years.

Well, the mystery of my not being able to open my fresh new mouthwash bottle was explained by Son who also couldn't get it open.  Little security tabs.  "Over the Top Security on the Mouthwash" these days. And it's alcohol free.... so no buzz.

Monday, November 9th. Sunshine here in Maine and 50 degrees.

 Has ZERO to do with November in Maine. But it's very cheerful.

Yesterday and today's Golden Oldie is still Soulmate Equation by two gals- Christina and Lauren.  They write good books. I have the paperback copy in the bookcase.  Have read it many many times.

Tulips do not last here in my Maine Garden...the wild roaming deer nibble the flowers off each stem... Carefully.  Not wanting any of the leaves. Or the stems.   Once upon a time in Georgia at an apartment we had with a fenced backyard.... I had so many tulips and daffodils (in all the shades of yellow and white) out back and when the children and I sat at the round table in front of the window we enjoyed lunch and the view.   It was always the three of us.  Even then.  That same round table sits here in the living room now by the front window...

Well, I need to pull on my socks.... it's 51 degrees and cloudy and damp here in Maine.  We are grateful for the mild temps as it helps us conserve heating oil.

I baked my two sweet potatoes yesterday after the pizza came out of the oven- wonderful always...watched some football...saw a terrible injury and turned the tv off....started reading.  I have read this one book so many many times.....the sign of a well written book.  The Little Beach Street Bakery is another one....for years now.... that one comes from the library as it is so old daughter can't find me a copy..but did find other books by that same author for my bookcase....  It's nice to borrow it as I have over the years....I think when we have things in the bookcase, cupboard or dresser drawer we forget about them... at least I do.

Daily Notes- Sunday November 8th. Considering.........

 Writing these posts and then printing them to go into a notebook.  Deleting them here.  .And pasting images to the notebook page.  I think posting is NOW  past tense....used mostly to let people know about events and things they are selling etc.  I have no events and nothing to sell. None of those plants are mine.  Not the mirror either.

I only have words.

Well, this week I managed to purchase sweet potatoes which will bake after the pizza is done... I also have a clipped recipe for White Bean Pasta and all the ingredients. (need to buy a lottery ticket????) as I never HAVE all the ingredients for a found Sunday Newspaper recipe..  

Soup  ( I wrote about last week) was NOT made...sigh...I need to wear a post-it on my sweater.   To remind me.  MAKE SOUP.  I did watch some people on some show make soup......not a soup I would eat.

The muscles etc in my right upper thigh are causing me discomfort when I stand, or lift my leg up over onto the  ottoman. Getting in bed is also a trial as my four poster is very TALL. sliding out is easy peasy.  I have been taking Arnica but...it isn't working this time around.  And it always did. In past years for bumps and bruises etc.   I have on a wool sweater and a thermal long sleeved shirt....but I'm cold.  I need socks but can't trust pulling them on while sitting in a chair with wheels....... has HAZARD written all over it. I also have a broken blood vessel in the pad of my right hand just under the thumb joint...burns....or more likely stings...right now.  Not liking typing.

That's it.  Might be some football to watch...socks right here ready to be pulled on and perhaps I'll go find something to wrap around my neck to keep the chill off...Also reheat my coffee.

I finished Don't Look Down...finally.  Now I get to choose another OLD favorite off the library shelf.  Golden Oldies Week.  I more than likely have a trade paper copy in the bookcase but selected hardcover for this week from the Library Stacks.  I haven't read most of them in a decade or more.. definitely   ..so it will be interesting.  Like a reunion of sorts. 

Well, thank you for stopping by..  sorry for being so boring.

Daily notes..Saturday November 7th. Chill in the Air here in Maine. 51 and very wet- overnight rain

 Cookies would be welcomed here...in my house.  These supposedly have only three ingredients.  One of which must be peanut butter.

The abundance of bright orange in the Maine landscape is dulling down a bit with the overnight rain. It might actually still BE raining....  we replenished the fridge etc yesterday at the grocery store. I have cinnamon raisin bagels and whipped cream cheese for "snack".  Grocery store bagels- I need to pull the toasted oven out of the cabinet.

Soup is supposed to be made today....maybe.  I do have a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese sitting on the counter....just begging me to make it.  With the addition of extra macaroni.--something I do if I have extra in a jar in the pantry...like today.   I have sweet potatoes to bake after we take the Sunday Pizza out of the oven tomorrow.  I bought cheese to melt inside the baked sweet potatoes. Yum.

My right leg continues to hurt (up near my hip) when I lift it to rest on the ottoman.  Or try to get into my tall bed. Rolling into bed is working...  As long as I am not doing any of those things and a few others....it's fine. Walking is pain free. Sleeping is pain free.  Getting old is not.

I still haven't finished that book I am reading.  I haven't checked to see if I can watch TV...Son said it was the rain impeding the "signal"........that's a new one.  I do have a British Soccer game on but I have to say- the image on the screen looks very very weird.  And what happened to the Saturday Cooking Shows????

Well, my bagel won't toast itself...have a nice weekend...