Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Daily Notes for Tuesday September 22nd...Sunshine in Maine. 60 degrees.


 Polenta with an egg.  Polenta is cornmeal and water, right???  I have those two things. No egg. My grandmother made me Cream of Wheat and covered that with butter, sugar and cinnamon.  Making me want some.  

I'm not sure I agree with putting an egg on everything and anything these days. I hardly ever buy eggs.

I am being harassed on the phone with calls..."hello...can you hear me...etc".  I used to tell them to get a "real job" but that only makes them call more frequently.  I had jobs where I answered the phone but never one where I called and annoyed people.

Not one clue as to how to spend the day.. today...I could continue with sewing scraps of fabric together to make squares...but I need good television programs in order to make that work for me.  Law and Order???? Yesterday I watched Antiques Roadshow.   For awhile and then got bored.  The computer is writing the ends of my sentences for me.

Well, I have nothing of any interest to tell you...going to the Library later than usual is not a good idea... I drifted thru  the bookcases and found nothing....but did get very dizzy so we went home with two books in the bag...  I did return the ones I had in the bag from last week.  I also got a copy of a book I have in my bookcase...a larger sized paperback...easier to read.  The Hating Game...was new decades ago. Bickering office workers.    Take care...enjoy the day.

Monday, September 21, 2026

Daily Notes for Monday September 21st... Sunshine and. Library Visit.

 Until I decide what to do about images here...we'll go without.  I doubt more than 5 to 8 people come here to read my boring posts....and most are relatives who already know I am "difficult".  but really I fit better in the definition of the word "crabby".  Negative is also one they use when talking about me.

So the SUN is shining here in Maine...and the leaves of plants outside my windows are sparkling with what looks like morning rain.   thank you!!!! Water is even dripping off the south facing roof.  

My Library Bag is filled with books I didn't like or didn't want to read.  Which is why I am reading a book out of my Book Cupboard.  "A Long Time Gone"...it feels familiar so I might not finish reading it. There was an argument about an airport that I recalled....and then switched over to FOOTBALL. Patriots did a very good job. 

I resent the overuse of the word "great".. I stop reading a book if it's used too many times as a descriptive ... on one page.

"She's great"....what does that even tell you about a person?????

I actually have stopped watching programs where the word is used for everything...and in books? I stop reading.... older books don't use the word as much...newer ones can't STOP using the word.

What was the most interesting about my book- inside the front over is a name......of the original owner of this book.....a fellow quilter...  She may have actually added a border to my wonderful round robin quilt. 

I wrote somethings about the quilt but....it felt too emotional and personal..   I love the quilt.

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Daily Notes for Sunday September 20th. Cloudy with a really good chance for some rain.


Well, the strange need for the text to be centered. Habit forming. No sunshine here in Maine this morning and more than a bit of "chill" in the air. I've had to turn on the house lights.  And my Cuddledown  comforter was welcome over night. 
And I might need to go find my red sweater.......

Yesterday's book was dismal and I hope the next book is WAY BETTER. 

Daughter has offered to do my "Fall Cleanup" of the gardens and seasonal flowering things. 
We decided to go pay our Property Taxes together as usual.
Then we had cake and ice cream.. one candle so I could make a  second wish.
I did....make a second wish.

Today is Sunday Pizza and while the oven is pre-heating I will be baking two sweet potatoes.. 
And while the pizza bakes the sweet potatoes will continue baking... 
the potatoes will be part of my lunch or dinners for next week.
I purchased some meat loaf dinners for me to have during the week also.

Well, I have to select a book and see if I want to watch some "Football" 
Soccer is more to my liking...fewer guys standing around doing nothing.
And that's my Sunday line up....as usual.
My third day being 80.






 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Daily Notes for Saturday, September 19th. Sunshine and 58 degrees?????


 The image collection over to the right of my screen is getting "thin"..... this image reminds me of my birthday flowers.  My cake and ice cream yesterday was a delight.

I finished Wild Orchids and it stumbled across the finish line like a bag full of loose plot lines and confusion. Another book has gone into the Library Return bag..... after 3 pages.....I need to choose one of the remaining books....TV has nothing for me during the daylight hours....

The cross the street neighbors are being "very busy"....they were standing next to their car moments ago and looking at it...intently..... always the same side and perhaps the tires??????  I haven't noticed any dents.

I have PBS Cooking shows unless PBS is BEGGING yet again... yes indeed, they are begging with shows from the early 60's.  The Chicago PBS station did this differently....showed lots of people on phones... showed the amounts of money being donated....rang bells when they hit goals....it was still annoying...and I always changed channels.

Paramount is still doing crazy things and now wants to sell the company to the Saudi government.  I have one share of their stock....but more if they split....they hardly EVER send me a statement.  I inherited this from my father.

So...nothing to watch and a crappy stack of books from the Library........my day has collapsed.  BUT I noticed a week or more ago that I could READ the tiny print in an old school 4 by 6 paperback...and I have a two foot stack of them in the book cupboard.  Been decades since I read them.  Not a clue why I suddenly can read tiny print -well inked.  ( a birthday surprise????)

My morning coffee needs a re-heat and then I'm on the couch until I require a very very late lunch. I have started drinking my salty electrolyte water with my morning pills ....a few more days and I'll know if it's a good habit.