Daily Notes for Thursday November 12th. Cloudy, Leaves everywhere, plus Deer foraging.

Peanut Noodles.

Well, I slept well and enjoyed my breakfast oatmeal...still working on my cup pf tea- it needs a reheat. I answered an email before starting in on the Morning Post here.  And tea got cold.  I got a few numbers in the empty boxes of today's Suduko.   But only a few.

These noodles look interesting...I'm a great fan of pasta... (understatement)....and peanuts.

Son and Daughter have gone somewhere together to buy a new rake...Son was  not happy with the existing rake.  I guess.  We have a tremendous amount of leaves on the front and back lawns.  Deer eating things off the back lawn.  Should have been trolling the front lawn for edibles. 

I have to gather my hair into a small bundle...then secure runaway bits with pins.  I woke up this morning to a very wide mass of white...Hair gone wild. And even trying for some curl...which I encourage.  Eight bobby pins.  One elastic band. And it still escapes.  And when I was little my mother thought I would be bald my entire life.  Just a slow start.

Got nothing else for you today...I watched the Space Race to the Moon on PBS and recorded it.   I recall holding a newborn and watching on tv with the nurses.....but might have been one of the earlier trips.

 

Daily Notes for Wednesday November 11th. Heating Oil was delivered...

 Meatball Soup.  I won't be making this...ever.  Even though it does look delicious.

Well, putting my socks on is a very very painful experience these days. With that muscle pull in my upper right thigh. Got myself a bit lightheaded...  Really hurts.   My right hand hurts more..a broken blood vessel and something else...it BURNS. I use my right had quite a bit. 

So...Oil Delivery....we can now raise the temperature in the rooms??????  154.9 gallons and $677 dollars.

I had two projects to work on.......yesterday we got my Medicare Advantage Program set up.  It's twenty dollars more per month but I can deal with that.  It's my same program I signed up for at the very very beginning and has never disappointed me...  not available everywhere in Maine but locally..yes.

I watched an Operatic Space Program on PBS yesterday evening....very moving so I checked the listing and set a repeat of it to record. on my TiVo...I liked the images and the music.  Very emotional towards the end. I had forgotten how many of the early manned space capsules exploded or crashed....I was also amazed that one rocket was stories high.. the Atlas I think..skyscraper tall.

So.....that's it from me...perhaps something interesting has happened in your Life???

Tuesday, November 10th....Cloudy and 49 degrees here in Maine. An Abundance of Leaves on the lawn.

My picture file is full of images of food for the coming holiday.  I may save the dessert ones and delete the others.  Or not.  We still have lots of time before the Big Feast. And may have used this one already.

I have never been one to heavily stitch pieced work.  I do run the machine over handmade potholders I give as gifts... but that is more in keeping with usage and machine washing... potholders--quilted or not-- have a short lifespan.  Or perhaps they do not???  The lovely ones I make to give as gifts are never used.

I served myself a Baked Sweet Potato yesterday for the mid day meal. I added Swiss Cheese to it. I have one left but will have something else today for mid day.   Not a clue what it might be as I have yet again NOT made soup.  I had intentions but they failed me.  Toasted Cheese Sandwich sounds good.  But I have a grocery store container of SOUP..and I might enjoy that today...

I am going to blame what ever is wrong with my right leg ....up by the hip joint... which hurts...when I lift that right foot off the Earth... getting up into my high four poster bed (I feel I may have already whined about this ) is not a great thing...it hurts.  Son has added a kitchen step stool... to help me get into bed.  A nice flat wooden box would possibly be a better choice??? Lifting my leg up onto the ottoman where I read (on the couch) is really painful.  I have started to blame every thing going wrong on that leg pain.

 Getting the leg up on the ottoman is OH MY GOODNESS PAINFUL..... once up..it's fine.  The heating pad helps.  Walking, Standing, Sitting and then Not Sitting is just like usual.

There is a bit of a chill here in the house..but it could be me...I'm old. I am going to grab my shawl and bunch it up around my neck.  See if that makes me think I am warmer????  On the couch I cozy up to my heating pad.....under a down lap blanket.

Still reading Soulmate Equation.  Still love the book. After all these years.

Well, the mystery of my not being able to open my fresh new mouthwash bottle was explained by Son who also couldn't get it open.  Little security tabs.  "Over the Top Security on the Mouthwash" these days. And it's alcohol free.... so no buzz.

Monday, November 9th. Sunshine here in Maine and 50 degrees.

 Has ZERO to do with November in Maine. But it's very cheerful.

Yesterday and today's Golden Oldie is still Soulmate Equation by two gals- Christina and Lauren.  They write good books. I have the paperback copy in the bookcase.  Have read it many many times.

Tulips do not last here in my Maine Garden...the wild roaming deer nibble the flowers off each stem... Carefully.  Not wanting any of the leaves. Or the stems.   Once upon a time in Georgia at an apartment we had with a fenced backyard.... I had so many tulips and daffodils (in all the shades of yellow and white) out back and when the children and I sat at the round table in front of the window we enjoyed lunch and the view.   It was always the three of us.  Even then.  That same round table sits here in the living room now by the front window...

Well, I need to pull on my socks.... it's 51 degrees and cloudy and damp here in Maine.  We are grateful for the mild temps as it helps us conserve heating oil.

I baked my two sweet potatoes yesterday after the pizza came out of the oven- wonderful always...watched some football...saw a terrible injury and turned the tv off....started reading.  I have read this one book so many many times.....the sign of a well written book.  The Little Beach Street Bakery is another one....for years now.... that one comes from the library as it is so old daughter can't find me a copy..but did find other books by that same author for my bookcase....  It's nice to borrow it as I have over the years....I think when we have things in the bookcase, cupboard or dresser drawer we forget about them... at least I do.