Ten Degrees

The sun has set and the light outside (reflected off the ice and snow) looks very Arctic and blue. And it is very cold out there when you factor in the wind. I walked Riley after lunch and while I eventually warmed up due to fast walking, we only did the short walk. At 11 pm last night it was in the 40's and the melt equals ICE. The streets and driveways and sidewalks were all pretty slick. I had my Yak Tracs on and did okay. Riley lost traction a few times and was happy to return to the backyard and run around in circles with his tree limb.

Sorry to see the state of my dining room table in this photo. It was clear of clutter for most of the past 30 days. Not today. Sigh.

G took him out before dinner and this is what it looked like from in the house. A game of "keep away". Riley is now busy chewing on his bones (which I get from the butcher). Looks COLD doesn't it?

This was just a "test" posting as I now have a new picture file to use. The original picture file had a few things going wrong which I had no control over (not being a techie) and since they were probably my fault (I tend to overuse (misuse) the mouse), I thought I'd just move to a clean spot and let that mess sit alone for awhile. G showed me how to retrieve pictures in that file if I really really need them.

What's Not So Good Today: Nothing at all for supper. No soup. No vegetables. No bread. Plenty of frozen uncooked meat in the freezer. We've just about eaten everything fresh in the fridge. I could have a salad but G likes more than that for his supper. He wants "take out". It's 5:30. I was doing so well with this eating at home plan and here we are with the first hiccup. Wish I knew how to make spaghetti carbonara with what I have handy. He'd eat that. Time to climb up on the step stool and scout the pantry.

Well, I found one and a half cups of macaroni in a jar in the pantry and some canned diced tomatoes and an almost sprouting onion in the veg basket so I made a pasta sauce of sauteed onion, garlic and sliced mushrooms (fridge) mixed with half a can of the tomatoes and lots of Parmesan cheese. G said it was tasty. I had a Greek salad with the last of some very old feta, some new olives and carrots. No take out!!