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Archive for July, 2023

DO YOU HEAR ME GRUMBLING?

The warning signs were up. DID I PAY ATTENTION? NOPE! Full speed ahead. Bright and early my watch showed the need for a charge. I hooked it up to the charger — an hour later NOTHING. NOT CHARGING. TRY AGAIN!

I have been tracking the amount of protein I eat on My Fitness Pal. I wanted to add the Mediterranean Beef and Cabbage that I had just made. Since I had 6 pkgs in the freezer I knew that it would be part of my diet for a while. I wanted to add the recipe. ANOTHER CHALLENGE. I could not add the ingredients. Finally, I found a food already listed. Not a good start to the morning.

Because of numbness in my hands, I have been taking the pill Terry Naturally Healthy Feet & Nerves. I brought a new bottle with me in May, but concerned that I was running out at home, I took some home with me. I didn’t bring more out. The quantity remaining in the container concerned me. I was taking two pills twice a day. I counted them, using 2 pills as one. I had enough for 17 days but only one serving a day NOT TWO. I was staying for two more weeks. The pill contains an assortment of B vitamins as well as other ingredients. I have a bottle of B100’s. I decided to try supplementing to extend the time frame.

I purchased a new cookie sheet to make a tray of BBQ chicken and veggies in the oven. Washed the tray, oiled it, covered it with parchment paper, then added the chicken and veggies. THE TRAY WAS TOO BIG FOR THE OVEN! I didn’t think to try it out before washing it. Thankfully I have two cast iron frying pans. I don’t use them often because of the weight. They would stand up to a 450 oven. They worked beautifully.

I finally received the cost and starting date for the GARDEN. I didn’t realize the landscaper was part of the nursery until I made a phone call and heard the name. I had to explain my laughter to the person who answered the phone.

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I wrote this after more than a week spent in the city. My plan was to go back out after a week, but my plan changed quickly. The dishwasher at home needed repair and I needed to stay home a few more days. I wanted to get back to the camper. I hoped to have a Butterfly Hummingbird Garden planted by the nursery. I needed to be out there to approve final plans and get the garden started.

Driving out I saw fields of August grass — IN JUNE. Our state really needs rain. Getting closer to the camper — things were greener. Crops were growing. I had taken advantage of the drive to say a few prayers for our world, the violence in the city and our troubled youth. I had just heard about a friend’s nephew attempting suicide. And the brown grass reminded me to include the farmers who provide our food.

It is raining this morning, but not enough to make a mark on the rain gauge. The little bit of rain is not going to make a difference to the brown grass. The face on my watch has changed. I like the one I had, it was easy to read. Since it has occurred before, I knew how to change it back. So I thought. It DID NOT want to change back. I got the charger to encourage it to change back, it finally did.

I changed the CD’S on the radio player. NOTHING — NO MUSIC — NO SOUND. NOW WHAT? I didn’t do anything but take out a CD and replace it with another. Press play. NOTHING! I switched the CD. NOTHING! Finally I looked at the sound, the sound had been turned down to zero. Problem solved.

I wanted to use the instant pot to try a new recipe that reminds me of stuffed cabbage. WITHOUT the work. Since I haven’t used the machine this year, I pulled out the manual to refresh my memory. The first snag came when I couldn’t get power to the machine. I learned I had to unplug the stove in order to use that electric outlet. I didn’t pay enough attention to the manual. The recipe called for sauté but the new machine does not sauté.. Trouble getting the pressure. Finally found the right buttons. The food was TOO DRY. FOOD NEEDS HELP! Huge pot of food — CHALLENGE. Next day I fried the rest of the cabbage with onions and added it to the leftover food. I’m the only one here, I didn’t think Robin would want to eat it. I portioned it into 6 qrt bags for the freezer with another meal or two in the frig. Using the leftovers, I learned that it was helped by salsa and worked rather well fried and topped with an egg.

My husband LOVED TO TEASE. Watch face — then Cd player — he still has the ability. FEELING LOVED TODAY. I know he is here.

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Memorial Day — I took advantage of a lovely morning to stock up on supplies. I mailed a few checks and noticed the flashers were on — in my car. I DID NOT TURN THEM ON. I had no idea how to turn them off. I have been asked by my children not to talk on the phone while I’m driving. I pulled the car over to a safe spot and called my son for help. He didn’t know where the button to turn the flasher off was. Pulling out the car manual I finally found HAZARD LIGHTS and the solution.

The gas gauge on my car was down to the 1/2 way mark. My husband NEVER let the gas get that low. I added getting gas to my list. EXCEPT it was MEMORIAL DAY and COSTCO was CLOSED.

Thankfully the grocery stores were open. My son was off of work and was available to not only park my car but unload it too. I had just returned from the camper and many supplies had gotten low. If I said the trunk of my car was fully loaded, I would not have been exaggerating. I planned to stay home for a week, then return to the camper. I was planning to have a butterfly, hummingbird garden planted out there. And wanted to get started. But I wanted my son to have plenty of food in the house while I was gone.

A raccoon had found the bird feeder at the camper and emptied it. All over the deck. It also knocked the hummingbird feeder onto the ground and broke it. I brought the bird seed and the feeder home. Bill put up a shepherd’s hook, filled the feeder and a 1/2 hour went by when the word must have gotten out that food was available. Sparrows, house wrens and a female cardinal were soon guests. The male cardinal was on the ground as well as a few mourning doves. The feeder was completely empty before the day ended. I had bought a pavilion style bird feeder with room for six birds or more birds on the ledge. A waiting line formed on the fence.

I put my phone on charge. When I took it off the flashlight was on. How? I DID NOT turn it on. I had no idea how to turn it off. I asked for HELP. Now I know not only how to turn it off but also how to turn it on.

After I reread this thought ramble I looked for the flashlight on my phone. I hadn’t used it since I discovered where it was. I DID NOT REMEMBER. I had to ask for help AGAIN. Sadly my memory is not what it was. I’m going to have to use the flashlight on a regular basis until I REMEMBER!

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