Daily Notes- September 13th

Photo #2222 in my file.  Almost all but 10 have been deleted.  I don't hold and keep pictures.  This is my "office".  The calendar under the keyboard.  Charging cord plus an index card in case I see something of interest to make a note of.  Sentence structure!!Ha!

I composted the zucchini pickle ingredients.  They looked "iffy" and not a good way to start in on a canning project.  So, out they went.  I also cubed up two big ripe tomatoes, added cubes of fresh mozzarella, olive oil and Balsamic and scooped summer out of a bowl with a big spoon.  For lunch.

My Boston friend (with a house here in Maine) called wanting "us" to go out for coffee, drinks or lunch   for my birthday.  I told her, yet again, that I don't do that. Especially with someone traveling back and forth with contact with any number of people I don't know. (she has carpenter, window treatment people etc in her house this week alone)......she has tested positive once already. So she was irritated with me.  But I did discover the name of the apples she had gifted me a few weeks ago. They were wonderful.  Organically grown Gala.  I will buy some tomorrow on my shopping day.

My birthday this week will be quiet.  Boozy Chocolate Cake and Ice Cream. My son will call.  My daughter will show up-- perhaps with raspberry filled donuts.  The Donut shop has reopened. I may even make a pot roast for supper. Or wait till the weekend.  I have an appointment to get my hair cut on Thursday.  I am considering letting it grow out a bit.  My hair is wanting to be curly.  I am thinking I might allow that to happen.  I have been keeping it very short so it can't be curly.

My son thinks I should get HBO for a month and then give Prime a trial month or what ever they are offering. Perhaps even give Netflix another try even though we had it for years and never could find anything to watch after the first two years.  Be wild and crazy.  I am interested in the new Perry Mason on HBO.  We'll see what I actually decide to do. Showtime might even have a trial offer though their stuff is often way too "X rated" for me but they often have things listed in the tv guide that I might want to watch. There are movies I haven't gotten to see.  Any comments from you out there would be welcome.  Think of me as a visitor from outer space.  I am clueless as to these things.

I turned to the last 50 pages of my book- Paris Secret.  Read that.  It's not as if I haven't already read the book but...I like the parts I like.  Didn't want to wait.  Now can go back to where the bookmark is.  In Save the Date I re-read only the parts where Jack was in the pages.  I loved the love story. I re-read those parts twice. Maybe even three times. Then gave the book back to the library.

My knees are giving out.  Hard to get up off the couch or the dining room chair.  Getting old.  It's the knees.  I'm fine if I don't sit down.