Saturday, April 11, 2026

Daily Notes on a cloudy damp day in Maine....The Sun came out while I was typing. April 11



 A Polish Cake... Karpatka.   I want one.    

The Sun comes and goes......daughter is having trouble with getting LAST YEAR'S tax refund. Due to Trump firing most of the senior tax employees.  

Anyone out there understand what MRS TRUMP was actually saying with the walk in a tight suit????? If you have any information..please share????  WAS VERY STRANGE. At first I thought she was going to run for President.......because why not?????  Being Qualified Be Damned.

Today is Saturday and the Cooking Shows are all mixed up.  On PBS. Foraging....Wild Blueberries. In Maine. Next up is something that they eat in a "Bacon Lettuce Tomato: sandwich which is not bacon. I rewound to see what it is.   The Town Commons is behind my house....who knows what sort of things grow there. I used to have wild blueberries but the deer foraged.  The "bacon" was flat leaves of seaweed.

So today is Saturday.   A few Cooking Shows...Some Reading....Some Soccer.  My book is still Met Her Match...lots of stuff still has to happen.   Well, the Wild Cooking Show is done- next up? Who knows.

Jobless Claims jumped to 219K last week.

Gotta watch Lida now and then British Soccer.  And perhaps stitch strips of torn cloth into a square or rectangle.  By hand... and read my way to a very happy ending of "Met My Match". And then start in on another Deveraux saga.  


Friday, April 10, 2026

Daily Notes for Friday, April 10th. My Mother's Birthdate...why I remember that is beyond me.



From the images side of the desktop.....I need to stock up on new images.

Today is grocery day.  We haven't made a LIST.

Not much to say here....not much going on...I could describe the plots of two CSI episodes from yesterday??????  The living room thermostat needed fresh batteries.  My bedroom clock in the shape of an Apple Computer needed batteries a while back... I Swiffered my bedroom floor yesterday- especially under the bed.. PLENTY of dust bunnies.

My hair is undergoing a transformation- I look like a 1980's woman (again).  It happened overnight.

There are two books I want-  True Love and As You Wish... I am reading thru the "Library Discarded Books Collection" in my cupboard.  And I am missing these two.   If my energy levels are up enough...unlikely...I will walk to the Library and see if they have these two on the shelves......I have a feeling they got discarded years ago with the others........on days I wasn't there to save them...... 

I'll check the catalog.   Well, I need breakfast and the newspaper.  Some coffee.  I did remember to put my socks on.
 

Thursday, April 09, 2026

Daily Notes for Thursday, April 9th...sunshine here in Maine and 44 degrees.


 Not seeing any birds here in Maine....yet.  The shrubs have their overwintered leaves but the trees are all bare. None of Maine's leaves have COLOR other than tan or brown...yet.  The grass is brown or tan on ALL the lawns (not just mine).... I haven't decided...yet...to start walking...but I know it would be a GOOD thing to do.  Wearing a heavy coat while walking would be a very BAD idea.  So warmer weather.

Tomorrow is Grocery Shopping Day....I might try and walk to the Library to return books. It depends on my Energy Levels.  I do not think I will enter the Library.  But things might change.  I have two books I want to read.....and they are NOT in my bookcase.... Deveraux's True Love and As You Wish.

I cooked yesterday...boiled water.  I find this amusing........ I made boxed Kraft Mac and Cheese....added frozen peas.  I remembered how to do it.  Laughing.  Today is Grilled Cheese with Pickles.  Might as well keep going.... It felt good and after eating I washed the dishes.... "normal" activities.

Well, It's getting late and I need to eat breakfast.......read the paper...suffer thru the Suduko puzzle. After that- the couch and the book I am reading..... and channel 1177 for more dead bodies..

I am BACK to reading a book a day.   Which I have been TOLD is best for Brain Health (screens are bad).   Along with a daily walk. SOON. And LARGE AMOUNTS of WATER (drinking water)......the remaining Attic BOXES will still be there in November.......when daughter's Gardening Season Ends.

Breakfast......the Paper....the Suduko....the book I am reading..... and then LUNCH!!!!!!  A FULL DAY.




Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Daily Notes for Wednesday April 8th. Sunshine and Visible Grass here in Maine.



 Advertisement offering me these lovely flowers.  Deer Food here in Maine.

I haven't seen any of the deer outback as yet....last year the street behind me was being paved and the deer might have gone swimming over to the islands early.   In the early days of living here my backyard was full of black crows and a multitude of deer.  I live very very close to the ocean and the small islands where people spend the summer months.

Too much traffic now.  For deer.   The back acres are in desperate need of a major cleanup.  The fenced garden- left unused for quite a few years now- is a terrible MESS.  My late husband used to spend days back there slowly weeding...there was no hurry back then.......

I am happy to see the Sunshine again....Snow was an unwelcome guest yesterday.

Re-reading a favorite book yesterday.  Anyone But You.   Today I am looking forward to Met Her Match. In case the TV series I am watching gets dull and boring.  1177  on the TV dial always has something interesting and often icky ways for people to die..   I set a few educational PBS offerings to record.  And I have MANY Law and Order episodes waiting.  I watch and miss my dog.

Well, I need breakfast and an update on the NEWS.  Whatever happened while I was not watching. Interesting that MORE people got tax refunds....I did not.   I lost my visitor counter for the blog so have no idea if anyone is even reading these posts....perhaps I should just stop??????