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.
Wandering With Spirit 
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