Monthly Archives: July 2023

Friday Things

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Not too much going on today. I went to the pool and it was somewhat chilly. It is heated but it is also a big pool. I had a lane to myself which was nice.

I didn’t do any extra cooking today and I don’t plan on pizza tonight. I might do spaghetti or something Italian. I have a couple of frozen cheese lasagna so I could do that.

I didn’t do any extra shopping all week and that’s been nice. I might go out to the farm today but I still have some spinach and cucumbers from last week. It’s early yet so I’ll think about it.

Tomorrow I plan to stay home and just potter around. Then Sunday I’ll go to the gym in Auburn. I do need to make up a menu plan for the week and see what needs to get used up.

Thankful Thursday

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First, the cooler weather is wonderful. Our high today will be 87, which is not bad. Next week by Friday we’re back up to 103. So I’ll take it while we can.

B has almost finished the side of the house where the new drain pipe access is. He needs to go buy another bundle of shake shingles to finish it. Plus then it’ll need paint. In the future, access will be much easier than crawling under the house to this very difficult spot.

The library has approved to buy 4 books I’ve recommended. I’m quite happy with this as one is a beautiful book called ‘Lodge’ and it’s all the famous lodges in national parks.

Very inspiring to think about going to some of these. We’ve been inside the Ahwahnee but never stayed. We were going to right before the pandemic started but then we read about the Norovirus being found there and a number of people got sick. I don’t know how many of you remember Theresa Kasner and her blog. I was really blown away when she died very suddenly. She was just a year older than me. But they had gone down to the Ahwahnee for their anniversary so that’s what started me thinking we could go for one night. Maybe still…

I picked up some cookbooks at the library and I’m glad that I don’t have to buy them to enjoy them. The one I like the most is Melissa Clark’s ‘Dinner in One’.

I already made one recipe which was Chile Crisp Tofu. I didn’t have kale so we had farm salad and some jasmine rice.

When I find a cookbook that I will make more than one recipe, I usually buy it. I’ll keep this for a while and then decide whether to buy it.

I forgot to add this….

She’s saying who wants to go out!!!

Simple Sunday

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We had a nice walk although it was busier than usual for a Sunday. We’re usually the only ones there. I think it’s because of the heat.

I cleaned the bathroom and sent Bender( robotic vacuum) around in the bedroom and living room.

I went to the Auburn gym for an hour and just got home. I did a quick kitchen zone tidy/clean. I’d done it not so long ago so it didn’t need much.

Yesterday my daughter and I went to the local nursery and got some lovely plants. I got another birdbath and 2 geraniums. It was fun. Before we left I finished baking the 2 sourdough batards. They came out beautiful. I’ve been adding about 100 kg of ww flour and that adds a nice flavor.

After settling in after getting home I started in on my pressure canning beans. I wanted to do garbanzos and black beans in pints. I think pints will overall work better for us as a side dish or addition to soups/curries. It all went brilliantly and now I have 8 pints of shelf-stable beans.

It’s too hot to go outside at least for me so I may just read or knit.

I ordered a 10″ Lodge cast iron skillet because the antique one had developed a crack. I traded for this cast iron in the late 1970s. The woman was an antique dealer and this pan was probably early 1900s. I was sad it cracked and FYI, once there is a crack it’s not safe to really cook in it. I checked eBay for a Wagner but wasn’t willing to pay the price. Lodge does a great cast iron so I’m sure it’ll fit right in. I still have the 12″ antique one she also gave me and that one is fine.

Tomorrow I plan on going to the pool. I’m hoping all the 4th of July travelers are where they want to be and not on the road. I’ll probably try and swim one other day this week.

On the political scene, what a sad day for America. Letting the Christian woman deny services to LGBQT+ people, the ending of affirmative action, and blocking student loan forgiveness. It’s bullshit. The SCOTUS is totally out of sync with what the American people want. Yes, there are the nay-sayers, helping people with student loans but there are millions of people even older people who are still stradled with brutal loans. Why not help out people who need it. So what the fuck they willingly signed those papers. We’ve all done stupid things so give them a break. then the Christian stuff totally unglues me. It is out-and-out discrimination. What’s next ?

This country is going back 50 years and it’s getting worse.