Daily notes..Saturday November 7th. Chill in the Air here in Maine. 51 and very wet- overnight rain

 Cookies would be welcomed here...in my house.  These supposedly have only three ingredients.  One of which must be peanut butter.

The abundance of bright orange in the Maine landscape is dulling down a bit with the overnight rain. It might actually still BE raining....  we replenished the fridge etc yesterday at the grocery store. I have cinnamon raisin bagels and whipped cream cheese for "snack".  Grocery store bagels- I need to pull the toasted oven out of the cabinet.

Soup is supposed to be made today....maybe.  I do have a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese sitting on the counter....just begging me to make it.  With the addition of extra macaroni.--something I do if I have extra in a jar in the pantry...like today.   I have sweet potatoes to bake after we take the Sunday Pizza out of the oven tomorrow.  I bought cheese to melt inside the baked sweet potatoes. Yum.

My right leg continues to hurt (up near my hip) when I lift it to rest on the ottoman.  Or try to get into my tall bed. Rolling into bed is working...  As long as I am not doing any of those things and a few others....it's fine. Walking is pain free. Sleeping is pain free.  Getting old is not.

I still haven't finished that book I am reading.  I haven't checked to see if I can watch TV...Son said it was the rain impeding the "signal"........that's a new one.  I do have a British Soccer game on but I have to say- the image on the screen looks very very weird.  And what happened to the Saturday Cooking Shows????

Well, my bagel won't toast itself...have a nice weekend...

Daily Notes- Friday, November 6th. Billionaires lost Billions backing Trump.

 Cheesecake Factory Bling at the White House -- and in the new Ballroom??????  Oh YES!!!!!

Maine's warmish Weather has disappeared...I need to go add a thermal long sleeved shirt to my wardrobe choice for today.    We are going grocery shopping later today and I don't want to be shivering.

I haven't made a list of meals for the coming week as yet.... or chosen a lunch item...but homemade vegetable soup sounds like a really good idea as I sit here shivering.

Televised Entertainment has been slim to none so far.....Either I am NOT the focus demographic or I am being "too picky" or I don't have the correct set of cable channels.  I vote for all three being TRUE.

I selected an un-mended pair of corduroy pants out of the closet for today....also  pants that are not saggy and baggy. In fact, pants I have never worn until right now....I think. Dark brown. (this could mean I have lost weight)  I added a thermal long sleeved shirt and a pale yellow linen blouse.  My hair needs WORK.

I'm up an hour early as the Time Changed and my clocks did not.   I am noticing some did and some didn't.

My computer says 9:58. now it says 10:01.  Now 10:06.   

Well, I have eaten my oatmeal, read the skimpy news in the paper, taken my daily pills, pulled my socks on...am listening to Son turn on the shower in his bathroom.....oh, I also failed miserably on the Morning Suduko puzzle...and only one word on the Jumble.   Not the best of beginnings.

Well, I have my socks on, my hair combed and this post written....the day has begun...long live the day.

Daily Notes for Thursday, November 5th....Clouds and Leaf Covered Lawn. (I thought it was Friday)

He loves to have his name on things. Even on the People's House.  Which is NOT his House.  This is NOT an actual representation but ...it's someone's idea of a joke... The need to add his name to everything is a sad representation of his mental state.. and even sadder one of his emotional state.  Still a child. MINE!

I'll be having great dessert images here for the remainder of the week into next.    Politics?  No..Just No. And the desserts will only be images not Reality.  

The Sunshine from yesterday is GONE.   I have on my wool sweater, thermal under shirt and wool socks and might even add a secondary sweater to today's outfit. But as of now. I added a nice shawl to the outfit. Black with gold designs... the shawl is on my shoulders every single day of my life since it arrived in the mail.

For the very first time in quite a long time...I am finding it difficult to read a book from cover to cover in one day- the one I have on the couch is in its third day and I haven't gotten very far.  My attention span seems to be shrinking,  Old Age is certainly more difficult than I expected.  Very Presidential. Ha!!!!

Daughter clipped branches off the rose bush by the side of the glassed in porch..then clipped them further into short pieces.  Way more pinchy thorns than anyone wants. I recall the actual roses as being small and a pretty pink. We are NOT digging the roots out of the ground.  

We might not have voted on that....as yet.

I finished off the hot dogs yesterday and today I will have a grilled cheese with pickles. Clear the decks for Grocery shopping tomorrow..... I saw lactate free cream cheese in the grocery handout...and want to try it on some cinnamon raisin bagels next week.  "Research Purposes".   I also have yogurt ice cream bars but not very often.

Recalling the MONTH when I ate only steamed rice and vegetables (Doctor's Orders)....no flour, no eggs, no dairy, no meat.   I could have a banana..no other fruit was allowed.  As the weeks went by I could "TRY" one new food to see if my "terrible symptoms" returned (also was taking steroids).  It was awful but.. I healed myself.  I still like a bowl of steamed plain  Jasmine rice.  I add a small amount of balsamic vinegar to it and some tiny green peas..   Sounds pitiful but...one gets used to pitiful..  when the rash, the itch and the swollen eyes go away.  

Oddly enough my youngest brother had these symptoms at birth almost and into his adult life also. One month seemed like too little when I thought about his years of suffering.

 

JD Vance Blaming Trump for the LOSS

 So perfect you just can't make this stuff up.

Daily Notes for Wednesday November 4th. So Many Election Surprises.!!!!! An UpRising.

 We The People....have spoken..Enough was more than Enough for most of us.  Sort of like when Obama won and they all said it wasn't possible.  The People make it Possible when we get fed up.... we took the House of Representatives and the Senate. Back... 

I tried to stay up watching one Red Candidate after another losing. Governors, Senators, Representatives...a clean sweep.......waiting for totals from Maine...but gave up..this morning first thing before anything ...newspaper.... Our Resident Senate Trump Butt Kisser LOST...... Let's have a parade. Too bad the guy who won is no prize.....but a win is win.... and in his first 6 years he can't actually do much of anything.

I stayed up until Rachel of MSNBC said they needed to take a station break because people needed to pee.

Supposed to get up to 74 today in Maine with Sunshine.  And we have lots of Sunshine today.. keeping us warm as we wait for Heating Oil.

Daughter was here yesterday and did SO MUCH WORK on the landscaping...  Cutting back all the perennials.  Pulling weeds...  we both hoped the Lawn Guys would come do one more cut...it's not happening.  I do have a lawnmower in the shed if she wants to mow.  I do not know how to make it work. I did at one time....but that Time was so very long ago. 

Perhaps Son could get it going...??????