Daily Notes for Sunday February 15th.....Sunshine in Maine... twenty four degrees.

I did not get flowers.

But this bouquet looks quite lovely.  Minus the big white goofy ones.

Curling was less than spectacular- I am missing British Soccer.   Movies on cable are dismal.  Everything outside is BLINDINGLY WHITE.  And VERY COLD.

Son stopped by the Library after his lunch and brought me a few more library reserve books....I chose one for yesterday but ended up doing "many more things" that did not involve reading....nothing productive. I did watch a cable "news" show that involved using the F word in every sentence sometimes-often- more than once. I was surprised...thought that word was "off limits" for tv....and the more often you use it the less effective it is.

I have a recipe here for a Vegetarian Tamale Pie...vegetables, beans and green chilies  broiled until charred..  pureed tomatoes.  Topped with cornbread. We have no green chilies.  Today is  Pizza......because it's Sunday.

Saturday used to be Chicken Soup.......for husband....I would simmer chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a stock pot and then he would pick the chicken off the bones and pile noodles in a bowl etc. and add the simmering strained broth.....carrots and chicken.  Made four quarts....four days of soup. Kept him hydrated and he had "vegetables".  Well, a carrot.

I made tomato soup for myself....not the Campbells variety...dark rich tomato in the Vitamix...but when I started having acid reflux with EVERYTHING I ATE- my diet got down to RICE and more RICE and we tried bananas but only every two days.  Lots of steroids.   Was NOT GOOD. Once a week at the doctor's office...blood work.....etc.  It took MONTHS but finally went away.  Never really knew why....

 

Happy Valentine's Day.....We have Holiday SNOW here in Maine and temps in the low 30's

Consider this my Valentine to each of you!!!!!   And yes, often my hair looks like this.  Couch Hair.

Curling and then the Arizona Kidnapping.......we are still calling it that....hopefully.  That's how I spend my days.....I STOP and turn off the TV and read an entire book as well....so I am not...as my Son says "rotting my mind out" watching crap 24/7.  What I am doing is waiting for the other "shoe" to drop in the case. It's coming.....

Curling was okay- not the best...the American Women lost.  Today I'll watch the American Men. I REALLY miss the grumpy guys that were the Men's Team forever........these new guys....not sure I will .like them...but giving them a chance...

Read in the Sports section that the new AI robotic cameras are giving people watching on tv the "heaves" as they go down hill and around with the guys on skis.    I can imagine the "ride" in those 4 men sleds going around sideways etc.....do not plan to see if it's that nauseating.......Well, that's it

I didn't even try the Suduko so I should go back and if it a chance... have a great day....eat candy.

 

Daily Notes for Friday, February 13th. I'm up early- well earlier than usual. Today is Library Grocery Day.

I have a couple Valentine images so decided to use one for each day this weekend.  I wish I had a good branch like this in my front yard where I could dangle homemade hearts.....BUT we all know I live on a dead end street and no one drives to the end where I am. So, other than the mail or garbage persons....it's just me seeing anything. And I  NO longer walk down to the mailbox.....in winter..remember I fell down that first winter after my husband died..slipped on ice......bloodied my head and broke my glasses.  No need to repeat that. Son was really upset.

Today is Friday- and Library...but sidewalks are still covered in ice (they were never shoveled)...so....Son will go pick up the requested books and walk there in the street.   I will wait inside the grocery store and then we will shop. The area where I wait has a bench but usually it is occupied.  

The Baked Potato Soup was pretty good....but I don't think I will get another carton of it- I will choose one of the others.  I added cheese to the soup.  Adding something crunchy or crisp would have been good also.  I didn't have those items.

Last week I asked about jelly donuts at the "in store bakery"... the ones they had were heavily coated in powdered sugar....this time, if they have them- I'll ask if they have one or two in the back minus powdered sugar.  I doubt they will....but I can aways ask.  Or scrape the sugar off the ones I buy????  no.

Daughter and I sifted thru another Attic Box.  Mostly McDonald's stuff... a few things might be reusable but perhaps too much trouble finding them new corporate homes.  Everything has logos. She is wanting to empty the Attic of things we (her dad and I) moved from house to house for 50 years. Never really "unpacking" because we would be moving again and again and again.....

Well,  not much else to share with you...I did not send Valentine's this year....my "internal" calendar is off and I missed the postal deadline.  I do have Easter cards so will try and be more "on time" with them. Possibly start sooner.........so MUCH sooner.
 

Daily Notes for Thursday, February 12th. Sunshine here in Maine and 30 degrees???? 33 degrees

 Preparing for Valentine's Day... Everything PINK.  I prefer RED.

So, yesterday I got books but not the advertised sale prices....but I have new books. And I had Crab Rangoon and Tiramisu.   Both favorites of mine...from Market Basket where I only go with daughter.

I had a whole Political Rant prepared before getting out of bed this morning......because of something I saw on MSNBC (not by choice)......something that suggested to me that one of the cabinet members might need a serious mental health time out.  And a De-ICE-ing.  If that's a good hint?????  There was screaming. The CRAZY kind.

So...no more random TV News watching.  Investigations are going where I thought they should have gone earlier--- on the Missing Mom story.  I'm waiting to find out  "Who Done It".....

The Winter Olympic Curling is done I think- could be wrong...It's about the only event I like watching. There are some "fun" movies available on cable right now- I do enjoy a good Rom-Com.... sometimes. I have my new to me books to read......and FINALLY The Lost Husband book arrived....I got 47 pages in before I said- time for bed......will get back into reading moments after pressing publish here.

Sunshine here in Maine- addition of about 3 inches more snow...so the piles of snow are getting taller. supposed to warm up today and might hit 40.   Means sidewalks will ice up over night. Fantastic!!!