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Morning all. Feel better today, friends’ daughter is out of hospital and OK. Bright and clear and 62F heading for 80F so mowage is a go, probably around 10am. There was a bunny rabbit on my front yard when I looked out this morning…for unknowable reasons that made me feel better.
FCM, don’t think I’ve ever gone grocery shopping at 7am ever in my life.
Midget, for some reason reading about a whale in the St. Lawrence gives me happiness; thanks for that story.
Hang in there, Dot; I’m sure there are recipes out there that will meet your needs.
Happy Birthday Wet One
Everyone take care now.
**MetalMouse **-it surprises me how many people are in the store that early. But I got most of what I needed, and it’s all put away. And I got back home before 8! 
Plus I filled FCD’s car - I have to drive it once in a while since he can’t.
The rest of the household is still asleep (well, except for **FCD **watching L&O yet again. OMG, I hate that show!!!) Once they get up (which will be soon because they have to leave early - daughter to do her photography thing at school and SIL to take Roxy to see her Meemaw) then I can clean the carpet.
I pulled a chicken out of the freezer - it’ll be rotissed tomorrow. I’m thinking today will be clear-out-leftovers-day.
Local news crew was at work a couple days ago (I did not wind up on the footage) but I think it’s a nice thing they’re doing…
happy birthday!
Happy Sunday!
Happy Birthday WetOne!
Cool morning, wa 52 degrees when I got up. Supposed to get up to 70ish, so we should turn off the AC and open the windows.
No shorts and t-shirt for the park today.
Echo almost got into a fight at the park yesterday. New dog, totally fixated on Ripple and wouldn’t leave him alone. Ripple was under the picnic table, where he goes when he is done playing, and this dog ran around barking and trying to get to him. Lily tried to get the new dog to play with her, Echo tried to get him to play. Nope, he wanted Ripple. Ripple finally came out and the dog still kept running around him barking. Ripple just ignored him, but the next thing I know Echo is charging at new dog, teeth bared, growling and snarling. I had to hold her back, she was shaking so hard and sounded like the tazmanian devil on steroids. New dog’s owner got him and left. I told her I could leave since I had been there for a while, but she said she had stuff to do anyway. I felt bad for her, she is a nice person and her other dog is really cool. She just got new dog a few months ago, older dog who was at the shelter because his owner died, but she said she is having some issues with him. Poor dog. I hope she doesn’t stop bringing him, it probably does him good to get out with other dogs and he’ll figure it out.
Then I had a rought night last night as Ripple started fevering. Finally got some aspirin in him. I got bit, my son got bit, but just getting a little in helped Ripple to feel better and later I was able to get an whole aspirin in him. He’s not being mean, he just hurts.
I wasn’t sure about going to the park this morning, but he seems fine. He’s a little quieter than usual but he has days like that anyway.
I’m sorry about what happened to your friend MetalMouse. Glad she is okay.
This is why I stay away from protests and marches and such. You never know what way it will go, things can get out of control quickly, and the police aren’t going to ask questions.
Much to do today. Need to irk, do some laundry, the yard is looking horrible, and I’m still tweeking my new phone.
Traffic areas of the carpet are clean! Well, except in this room - it wasn’t that bad, but the living room and dining room were pretty stained. Now they’re clean…er…
New carpet is on the list after the kids get their own place. I can’t wait! This stuff is 15 years old and looking pretty sad.
**FCD **is napping. I don’t know what I’ll do now. Except finish cleaning the ice maker - I poured vinegar in it to remove the mineral deposits. Now I need to flush it, fill it, and start it up again. The first batch or two of ice will be dumped.
Happy birthday wet one!
shoe, I wasn’t quite sure where you were in Michigan, but growing up, my dad used to go there to one of his company’s other plants. We would also go through there when we would go up to Lake Anne. 
{{{ripple}}} I’d rather take a beating myself than have my dog not feel good.
dot, you may want to check Pinterest out for good vegetarian recipes. You can find something that fits your criteria to make and find new favorites. Depending upon the ethnic make up in your area, you may be surprised at what ingredients are available at Wally World. One of the stores in west Nashville actually has a kosher bakery, inspected by the rabbi of a nearby synagogue. The one on Nolensville Road has a good variety of middle eastern and east Asian ingredients and they all have Hispanic ingredients available.
Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, a load of clothes in the wash and am fixing to put supper in the crockpot (Mediterranean chicken, yum! and easy). It’s looking to be a lazy day.
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Alex Catt has declaired it is THE FLOOR IS LAVA! DAY, and is busy bouncing between bits of furniture. With the grace of an obese drunken 3 legged hippo.
Afgans? How does Higgs feel about the new dogs?
Sari, bummer about the dog drama, and the bites. But glad Ripple is better.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WetOne!!!
Sari, hope ripple (and you and Sah-son’s fingers) are feeling better. And Echo apparently takes the stand that she can bully ripple, but nobody else ought to…
doggio, I was unaware you had adopted a 3-legged hippo…
Lawn still not mowed, I went out and found I was out of trash bags, so off to Kroger, and by then it was close to lunchtime so I stopped at Burger King and…ok, enough prevarication, off to mowing…just as soon as I finish this message and check 1 or 2 more things…
Take care all.
Churning through laundry, grocery delivery soon. Walmart does not seem to understand that when I say “no substitutions”, I mean it, and they NEVER get a swap that will actually fit my original purpose (grump). Also got cooking to do later, with chicken marinating and DH also wanting beef enchiladas. I may not bother to roll up said enchiladas, just do a layered quasi-lasagna with them. Might not make as big a mess of the kitchen.
I told myself this morning I’d give myself a day off from watching the news, but I just can’t do it. My father inculcated a strong belief that watching the news is part of our duty as citizens, and I taught my students that precept for 25 years. He was a kindly man and I’m quite sure would have understood my taking a day off now and then, but I can’t do it, dang it.
MetalMouse, how’s your friend’s daughter?
Happy Birthday to WetOne!
shoe, don’t you get attached to the mice you have to feed to the snakes?
Mooooom, you sure get a lot done in a day! Hats off to you!
Howdy all. What a mess this country is. I have decided to forego the news too. I will just get the headlines from the net. Not much going on here of late.
WetOne Happy Birthday.
I hate it but I must off to the grocery store.
Double post
I just popped some 'nanner bread in the oven - 3 loaves and half a dozen muffins. I had to do it - the 'nanners were waaaaaaay overripe!
Additional felicitations for another trip around the sun.
Well, dang. Thawed out some waffles this morning, and heated some maple syrup in our favorite little cream-colored pitcher. We found this little guy 28 years ago at a Salvation Army store in Virginia, when we were still courting. No visible brand name or anything, but it looked rather old-timey and had a nice unpainted floral relief on it. Nice lines, probably designed to be a creamer. We’ve had many fine pancake, waffle and French toast breakfasts with that pitcher doing yeoman duty all over the world. Much like our first cat, it survived moves from Virginia to Portugal, then on to Mali, then to Uganda and up to Alaska, and finally to our home in Portland.
This afternoon, my wife decided to make a quiche for dinner. I helped her with the makings, and glanced at the dish drainer, thinking “I should really empty that out.” The little-pitcher-that-could was sitting on the counter in front of the drainer, rather than in it. As my wife was cleaning up from the quiche makings, she washed the cheese grater and laid it on top of other stuff already in the basket. From the corner of my eye, I saw it start to slide.
Now normally, even at my advanced state of decrepitude, my ability to catch falling objects is second to none. Lightning reflexes has always been an apt description throughout my life. But in this case, I was one step too far away and had to watch as our little friend fell to its death, shattering in pieces far too many, and way too small, for any chance of a second gluey life. We were both silent as we swept it up and slid it into the garbage.
On this eve of the second year since my son’s death, it seemed somehow symbolic to me of how things begin so fresh and can end so abruptly, and how you just have to sweep up the broken pieces and try to move past it all. Way too maudlin, I know.
Hope you all have a great day and a good week ahead.
Happy Birthday Wet One!
Today has been one of those days where your average sloth would have looked at me and gone ‘Oh come on, stop being so lazy’ if it could talk. Accordingly, I have nothing to report.
I can sympathise Dots; vegetarian seems to be used as a synonym for fancy and healthy. In person, I can point out that chips are vegetarian, but that’s not much use for recipe blogs. I tend to eat a lot of stir fries, rather than batch cook, as I don’t have a proper freezer. Would vegetable curry work? I do a chickpea and sweet potato coconut slow cooker curry that would probably freeze OK - don’t ask for a recipe though, I don’t think it’s ever been quite the same twice because I swear the spices giggle and run away when I want them.
Evening all. Despite my best efforts, the lawn did get mowed and the clippings are bagged and ready for pickup tomorrow. That and a nice long bath were my major accomplishments for the afternoon. Probably watch some TV from 7pm on, then retire as I have managed not to take a nap today.
Cookie, a bittersweet day for bittersweet memories; remember the good parts from both of them. {{{ }}}
nellie, she’s OK, a bit bruised but at home. Issue now is if the cops will charge her with anything.
nettie, can you simply reject the order if they try to give you a substitute?
OK, forage for dinner and some TV couch-potatoing. All y’all be careful now.
I’m with some of y’all with the news. I’ve been taking a break on weekends, something I never did before. Of course, I still see what’s plastered all over social media.
The Mediterranean chicken is pretty good. It’s basically a chicken and chick pea stew with tomatoes and Mediterranean spices. I’ve paired it with steamed cabbage for more vegetation, so, to quote swampy, fart fest to follow. 
I have admisntered flea treatments and Cones of shame to everybody. If this was Survivor, I would be voted off the island.
Coolie, bummer. It does seem the cast off inexpensive stuff.
red, I’m only social media to fight ignorance(it’s taking waaaayyyyy longer than we thought.)