Daily Notes for Thursday, February 26th. I'm Still Alive.

Going to have a MASS of these in this year's garden boxes.   I love them cooked down into a very sticky pasta sauce.  Looking FORWARD to SPRING and the outside planter boxes.  Might have the cherry tomatoes as "filler" in the two big containers out front....I recall them getting tall and bushy in past years.  I also recall  the DEER eating most of them......I had to cover all the plants with chicken wire cages.

The deer just walk out of the Commons Woods and eat stuff... I used to bang a spoon on a pan and scare them away...now they just ignore me.  Very very comfortable with humans now.

Son and Daughter are now on their way out for Lunch.... Frosty's Donut Shop has reopened and I have two most excellent Jelly Filled Donuts to enjoy.  The Florida Winter Mainers are returning.  A bit early as there is QUITE a bit of SNOW on the ground.  More over night.

I really don't know what to do with myself today.....I found some art supplies yesterday but...I think I found them once before.......and NOW again.....which is bothering me....I forgot them in between. I guess  that's how things go as I get closer to 80.  But I was pretty darned excited about the art supplies...possibly said the same here on the post when I found them the first time.

I haven't done much as yet.....Suduko puzzle was difficult...instant coffee was quite good.......oatmeal was nice.....not sure if I want the tv on.   No bills to pay.  Reading Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle.   I read this book once before....I recalled the entire beginning...and now...as happens....I like it better this time...I believe I never actually finished reading it....or if I did- don't recall.  Yesterday was a Crusie with ghosts...I skipped large amounts of pages....not her best effort.... LARGE bag of books being returned tomorrow.  More awaiting pick up.

Well, it's cold in here.  I forgot to turn up the thermostat.....now furnace is rumbling...

I have a lot of "political" news commentary to either watch or ignore today.  I didn't watch the speech itself.  I did notice that the "Guthrie Missing Mom Story" is getting very very little space on the news now.....and when I did find some- none of it was actually "news".  

Well, the "children" going out to lunch has made me curious as to what I should be thinking about for lunch..... I might microwave two of the frozen egg and cheese things I have in the freezer.....for just this sort of occasion....I have NOT made soup as yet but TALK about making it quite often...... if I actually boiled water I could have Mac and Cheese....or Steamed White Rice and Peas.  Or just spoon peanut butter out of the jar.   I'm not picky.

 

Daily Notes- Tuesday February 24th....Sunshine, Fresh Snow, 28 degrees,

 Desk Calendar Image...

One from outdoors would be ALL WHITE.......Son is out shoveling snow. Again.

Trump's Florida Judge Aileen Cannon has come thru for him yet again.  As usual it's Jack Smith Trump is afraid of....overhead shots of Maralago look like it had a 100% make over....  tax payer money??????

So...I finished reading Welcome to Temptation and today's book is Faking It.  Reading backwards a bit with the Dempsey Family who had star status in Welcome to Temptation..  I should have gotten the books in better order---my bad.  I've read them all.  It doesn't really matter.  There are no surprises. Other than my enjoyment of them this time around....

Political Crap keeps happening...gag me.  I live in a Republican State...double gag me.

At some point my daughter will bring me some celery and I will proceed to making a pot of vegetable soup....eating the soup and enjoying it while looking at the 99% WHITE outdoors.  Blinding. This soup recipe has a few quirky things....Turmeric and Red Pepper Flakes.  Also Rice instead of Noodles.  I'm looking forward to it if the promised celery ever arrives.

I wrote checks for two bills.  I need help making copies of the oil delivery bills.  Then I can pay that one also.  My new to me copy machine... I have not mastered it.  It belongs to Son...I finally got used to the new paper shredder- which had belonged to daughter.  It's noisy.  I jammed up my OWN shredder and it went to the Dump Guy Pile.  In the Garage.  

And it's snowing.... Not as much (yet) but still coming down. blowing around.

 Hope the bus didn't hit the plow.   Looks like Maine Street in my little Maine Town- minus the BUS... We don't have busses...Boston has busses and comes north to our train station every so often to drop off college kids.  Coming to school on buses, trains and planes.  Bowdoin College.

I don't hear the rumble of the whole house generator so we must still have power.

I received an email from the company that delivers heating oil.... February 22nd- $709.89  and on March 24th 638.80......Son knows how much oil goes in the tank- 1400 gallons and we now own $1348.69 of  new oil....no mention  on the bill as to what each gallon cost.

I've had breakfast.   I'm enjoying my one a day cup of coffee.  No newspaper so no Suduko puzzle to work on.  I could- emphasis on could---try finishing one of the puzzles I didn't finish in the past month.  They are really difficult or I really don't know how to do them.

Well, I have to go check on the cold draft hitting me right now.....raise the temp in here.

Daily Notes- Not sure if there was overnight snow...

 Well,   I have a load of clothes in the washing machine....need to transfer to the dryer.

My oatmeal was great today...I got it just right.... Still working on my one cup of coffee (a day) and finished the newspaper.  I'm hoping the TiVo is recording British Soccer... YES it was.  Yesterday's Curling (women's) was a let down.... Not sure if there is any today....

Guthrie news is a few lines in the newspaper and zero on the TV news.  It's been three weeks.

I am reading a book I thought I didn't like...turns out I was just not "ready" to read it... Now I am enjoying it. Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie.  And it's best read before Fast Women.  Or after.  Or by itself....there are other books before. Tell Me Lies and Crazy For You.  Will check library for either or both.

Heating Oil was delivered this morning (surprise)...before the Big Storm... yes...we are going to have a real Nor Easter blowing into Maine.  Possibly using the whole house generator if the power goes out.   I had noticed the little red level and said something to Son- he said the amount was fine....I'd been dialing down the house temp and conserving.  Now I can raise the temp in here to 65,

When I say living in Maine YEAR ROUND isn't for the Faint of Heart...I MEAN IT.  That Winter House in Florida (Gag me) ?????  Not happening.....but someplace smaller?????  Easier to keep warm?????