Slept until 7:30 this morning, then did a treadmill session after breakfast. Before I dressed, I put on one of my older swimsuits, and Mother came over and pinned up the shoulder straps for me, so they can be sewn down. The suit is stretched out, but I'm wearing it with nylon athletic shorts over it (because the leg holes are so stretched out) until it is threadbare, because swimsuits are expensive and the chlorine in the pool just eats them up. Yesterday, my swimsuit top was so stretchy after it got wet that I feared a Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction as I bounced up and down during aerobics.
After that, we cut up veggies for a chef's salad lunch. Then I chose card stock in Christmas colors for making screen door cards. I'm helping Mother make these cards to take to the art gallery for sale during the Christmas season. Maybe she can make some pin money with them. Anyway, I cut the screen mesh and the card stock doors. Then Mother put the cards together. Once the glue is dried on them, we can add Christmas elements and sentiments to them.
Later, after lunch, Hubbie and I did the usual...ran errands. Today, we stopped by the Post Office, and then went to a home improvement store looking for African Violet potting soil. There was none, but there were African Violet plants, and we bought three. From there, we went to the WDCS for several food items. There were still a few items on the discount table, so we picked up a couple of bottles of salad dressing, some cans of no sodium whole kernel corn, and another box of cereal, along with the items that were on our grocery list.
Fortunately, there was no excitement on the WDCS parking lot today. Yesterday, as we pulled into a parking space, we noticed that a man was lying flat on the pavement near the front wheel of his car in the next aisle. Folks, including store staff, were hovered around him. We went on about our business, but when we left the store, we saw an ambulance, lights flashing, pulling out of the parking lot, presumably taking the man to the hospital.
Back home, Mother and I continued working on the Christmas cards until time to get supper ready. Tonight, I made bagel pizzas, using whole wheat bagels. We served these with sliced fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, and Vidalia onions, topped with cottage cheese. The tomatoes and bell peppers were from the veggie garden.
Later, Hubbie and I watched the movie, "Disappearances," starring Kris Kristofferson. Rated PG-13, the film is about a man in the 1930s who decides he has to smuggle whiskey to save his family. He takes his young teen son along on his adventures through the Canadian wildnerness. Along the way, they discover things about their past through strange hauntings.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
9-11
We displayed the American flag today in remembrance of the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America at the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon in Washington. My stomach still knots up when I think about that terrible day.
My very ordinary life proceeded as usual this morning, though, starting with a water aerobics session, where the dressing room was like a deep freeze. I wonder if the college is keeping rooms cool to discourage bacteria and viruses from thriving?
Back home after the session, Mother came over once I was ready for the day and asked to go shopping at the WDCS. It is rare that she wants to go to that store, but occasionally she needs to shop for personal stuff. So after lunch, we were off to the store.
At the store, we were able to secure a handicapped parking spot near the front door, and a wheelchair with a basket once we were inside. So Mother was comfortable doing her shopping. She decided not to pick up a couple of the items that were on her list...a bag of cat food (because it was too large for the small wheelchair basket), and canning jars and lids, because she had a 75 cent coupon for two boxes of Ball lids, and all the store had were Kerr. Well, when we got home, she discovered the coupon was good for either Ball or Kerr.
We were back home around 2 p.m. Shortly after, Hubbie and I ran errands...to a grocery store to get cottage cheese (we eat a lot of that stuff with sandwiches so as not to eat salty chips); to the veterinary clinic for a bottle of vitamins for Shih Tzu, and to the WDCS again. Besides a few other items, we picked up the cat food, and looked for canning jar lids again. All that was available were wide mouth ones, and Mother wanted regular.
So off we went to a grocery store on the other side of town to get the lids. Fortunately, there were exactly two boxes of them there in regular size. Yipee!
While we were at the WDCS, though, we noticed a couple of tables of reduced price food items. So we picked up several boxes of cereal at 99 cents each, several cans of fruit at 75 cents each, a couple of canisters of coffee at $3.99 each , and a couple of $1 boxes of wheat pasta. From these, we let Mother choose the items she wanted for her pantry.
We spent the rest of the afternoon reading our novels and the daily newspaper. For supper, we had pancakes (that had been cooked and frozen a few weeks earlier), with sugar free syrup, along wtih scrambled egg substitute for Mother and me, and regular eggs for Hubbie. For dessert, we had slices of a sweet and juicy locally grown cantaloupe.
Later, Hubbie and I went downtown for Second Friday events. I contributed a plate of Girl Scout cookies to the refreshment table at the art gallery, and then Hubbie and I walked the two blocks to the bookstore for a poetry reading at 6:30.
Tonight, an African-American artist performed his published poetry, which we enjoyed very much. He touched on several topics, including his feelings about his race, his sexuality, his spirituality, and the human condition in general (which everyone can relate to). About fifteen of us were in attendance at this free event in the rather warm upstairs room, where shelves all around the room and down the center were packed with mostly used paperbacks.
Musical events were going on downtown tonight, too, at the pocket park, at a new music theater, at a restaurant, and at an open mic session at the coffeehouse. A crafts vendor had set up a table outside a restaurant, and a flea market and cafe were open for business. The historic movie theater, which charges only $2 admission, was showing an animated feature. So there were plenty of free to inexpensive entertainment choices for folks. And it was a lovely evening for an outing.
Re: Mother: this morning, the nurse from the doctor's office called to say that all of Mother's tests have come back normal, except her blood pressure...her diastolic is abnormal, though her systolic is normal, and she has mild mitral regurgitation (abnormal leaking of blood through the mitral valve)...none of which require anything other than increasing one of her BP meds. And none of which explains her fatigue, the doctor said. But she has run all the required tests, so Mother's malady is still a mystery.
My very ordinary life proceeded as usual this morning, though, starting with a water aerobics session, where the dressing room was like a deep freeze. I wonder if the college is keeping rooms cool to discourage bacteria and viruses from thriving?
Back home after the session, Mother came over once I was ready for the day and asked to go shopping at the WDCS. It is rare that she wants to go to that store, but occasionally she needs to shop for personal stuff. So after lunch, we were off to the store.
At the store, we were able to secure a handicapped parking spot near the front door, and a wheelchair with a basket once we were inside. So Mother was comfortable doing her shopping. She decided not to pick up a couple of the items that were on her list...a bag of cat food (because it was too large for the small wheelchair basket), and canning jars and lids, because she had a 75 cent coupon for two boxes of Ball lids, and all the store had were Kerr. Well, when we got home, she discovered the coupon was good for either Ball or Kerr.
We were back home around 2 p.m. Shortly after, Hubbie and I ran errands...to a grocery store to get cottage cheese (we eat a lot of that stuff with sandwiches so as not to eat salty chips); to the veterinary clinic for a bottle of vitamins for Shih Tzu, and to the WDCS again. Besides a few other items, we picked up the cat food, and looked for canning jar lids again. All that was available were wide mouth ones, and Mother wanted regular.
So off we went to a grocery store on the other side of town to get the lids. Fortunately, there were exactly two boxes of them there in regular size. Yipee!
While we were at the WDCS, though, we noticed a couple of tables of reduced price food items. So we picked up several boxes of cereal at 99 cents each, several cans of fruit at 75 cents each, a couple of canisters of coffee at $3.99 each , and a couple of $1 boxes of wheat pasta. From these, we let Mother choose the items she wanted for her pantry.
We spent the rest of the afternoon reading our novels and the daily newspaper. For supper, we had pancakes (that had been cooked and frozen a few weeks earlier), with sugar free syrup, along wtih scrambled egg substitute for Mother and me, and regular eggs for Hubbie. For dessert, we had slices of a sweet and juicy locally grown cantaloupe.
Later, Hubbie and I went downtown for Second Friday events. I contributed a plate of Girl Scout cookies to the refreshment table at the art gallery, and then Hubbie and I walked the two blocks to the bookstore for a poetry reading at 6:30.
Tonight, an African-American artist performed his published poetry, which we enjoyed very much. He touched on several topics, including his feelings about his race, his sexuality, his spirituality, and the human condition in general (which everyone can relate to). About fifteen of us were in attendance at this free event in the rather warm upstairs room, where shelves all around the room and down the center were packed with mostly used paperbacks.
Musical events were going on downtown tonight, too, at the pocket park, at a new music theater, at a restaurant, and at an open mic session at the coffeehouse. A crafts vendor had set up a table outside a restaurant, and a flea market and cafe were open for business. The historic movie theater, which charges only $2 admission, was showing an animated feature. So there were plenty of free to inexpensive entertainment choices for folks. And it was a lovely evening for an outing.
Re: Mother: this morning, the nurse from the doctor's office called to say that all of Mother's tests have come back normal, except her blood pressure...her diastolic is abnormal, though her systolic is normal, and she has mild mitral regurgitation (abnormal leaking of blood through the mitral valve)...none of which require anything other than increasing one of her BP meds. And none of which explains her fatigue, the doctor said. But she has run all the required tests, so Mother's malady is still a mystery.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday, September 10
We were up by 7:30 this morning, so Hubbie could get ready to go to a 10 a.m. Master Gardener meeting. Once I was done with my morning routine, I wrote a long letter to include in the screen door card for my friend who has a birthday next week.
About the time I finished the letter, Hubbie returned home. After lunch, we ran a couple of errands...to the other discount store, and then to the WDCS, where we shopped for us, as well as for Mother, who tries to avoid going to that store. We were back home by around 2 p.m. It was raining when we left the house to run the errands, but was only drizzly when we got back. We got an inch of rain today.
We spent the afternoon reading our novels. I finished "The Loop," by Nicholas Evans yesterday, so now Hubbie is reading it. He finished the 1,359-page novel, "Sacajawea," a couple of days ago, so I began reading it today. This book, about the famous Shashoni Indian woman who was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific coast in the early 1800s, was ten years in the writing, by author Anna Lee Waldo, and was first published in 1978. I found this old and yellowing paperback book at a local flea market/antique mall, and from the pages I've read so far, it promises to be an engrossing tale. Hubbie really enjoyed it, and from time-to-time he'd tell me about certain things he found fascinating in the story.
It has been a leisurely, if unexciting day, ending with a supper of leftovers, followed by watching forgettable shows on TV. Mother stayed at her home today. I visited her for a few minutes this morning, but she didn't say if she had any projects going on.
Tonight, I hope the cats don't decide to hold a party on the roof, like they did last night. They startled me awake a couple of times chasing each other and jumping down onto the window air conditioner. When I first heard them, I thought someone was trying to get in, but then reasoned that no one would try to break in through that tiny upstairs window. I tried to get Hubbie to confirm what I was hearing, but he pretended to be asleep and didn't respond. I know he was pretending, because when I challenged him about it today, he looked guilty and just laughed. Not funny.
About the time I finished the letter, Hubbie returned home. After lunch, we ran a couple of errands...to the other discount store, and then to the WDCS, where we shopped for us, as well as for Mother, who tries to avoid going to that store. We were back home by around 2 p.m. It was raining when we left the house to run the errands, but was only drizzly when we got back. We got an inch of rain today.
We spent the afternoon reading our novels. I finished "The Loop," by Nicholas Evans yesterday, so now Hubbie is reading it. He finished the 1,359-page novel, "Sacajawea," a couple of days ago, so I began reading it today. This book, about the famous Shashoni Indian woman who was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific coast in the early 1800s, was ten years in the writing, by author Anna Lee Waldo, and was first published in 1978. I found this old and yellowing paperback book at a local flea market/antique mall, and from the pages I've read so far, it promises to be an engrossing tale. Hubbie really enjoyed it, and from time-to-time he'd tell me about certain things he found fascinating in the story.
It has been a leisurely, if unexciting day, ending with a supper of leftovers, followed by watching forgettable shows on TV. Mother stayed at her home today. I visited her for a few minutes this morning, but she didn't say if she had any projects going on.
Tonight, I hope the cats don't decide to hold a party on the roof, like they did last night. They startled me awake a couple of times chasing each other and jumping down onto the window air conditioner. When I first heard them, I thought someone was trying to get in, but then reasoned that no one would try to break in through that tiny upstairs window. I tried to get Hubbie to confirm what I was hearing, but he pretended to be asleep and didn't respond. I know he was pretending, because when I challenged him about it today, he looked guilty and just laughed. Not funny.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, September 9
I was glad to get back to the pool for water aerobics this morning, though it was hard to get up early this morning. Naturally, since I so hoped I'd get a good night's rest, I awoke at 2 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep until 4 a.m. Hubbie was quiet last night...no sleep apnea...so that was not the problem. I don't know what the problem was. Sometimes, I just come fully awake and alert and can't shut down again.
Back home, I was getting ready for the day when I heard a strange noise outside. I thought Hubbie was using a piece of equipment in the yard that made the noise, but learned a few minutes later that it was an accident out on the highway (see previous blog). It occurred to me that an accident might have caused the noise, but since I didn't hear that sickening thud of vehicles colliding, I dismissed it as Hubbie and his yard equipment.
I went outdoors right away and snapped a few shots (I'm collecting evidence that the highway out front is a hazard, and the highway department should do something about it, like installing rumble strips and caution signs near that curve).
Mother was sitting on her porch observing the excitement when I went out, and after it was over, we came back to my house and spent time in the kitchen. Mother put chicken in the slow cooker, and I cut up fruit and veggies for lunch. Since some tomatoes and mushrooms were getting old, she cut up the tomatoes to stew and freeze for sauces and soups, and I sauteed the mushrooms to freeze for sauces, omelets, and fajitas. Sometimes food is forgotten in the fridge and has to be discarded, but most of the time we are diligent to either consume leftovers and fresh produce, or prepare it for the freezer.
For lunch, we had turkey bacon, tomato, lettuce, and Vidalia onion sandwiches, with chips or cottage cheese, and bowls of fresh fruit. After lunch, we hopped in the van and went to the movie theater to catch a 1 p.m. showing of "Julie and Julia," starring Meryl Streep. Unfortunately, I failed to read the theater's ad in our local newspaper closely enough, because matinee showings only occur on weekends, now that schools are back in session. So we went to a 7 p.m. showing, instead.
I could tell that Hubbie was less than thrilled with my movie goof, since he had been busy in the yard re-potting plants before lunch, and stopped to take a shower and change clothes to go to the theater. But in his usual mild manner, he just "humphed" a little as we drove home, but said no more.
The slow cooker chicken was delicious, served with rice and gravy and leftover veggies. Julia Child would not approve of this simple, low sodium, no butter, no heavy sauce, decidedly un-French meal. But we enjoyed it, as well the movie about her, and a young woman, Julie Powell, who, over the course of a year, tries all the recipes in Child's first cookbook. Powell writes a daily blog about her adventures in the kitchen, and subsequently publishes a book of her own, based on her blogs. Seven of us (including the arts council director, who sat in the same back row as we did) were in the theater for this comedy/drama movie, rated PG-13.
Because I can't eat the popcorn or other snacks at the theater concession stand, I made a healthy trail mix this afternoon and divided it into three plastic food storage bags, and carried these and bottles of water in a tote to the theater. I'm sure the theater folks would not appreciate this, but until they offer healthier snack options, this is what I'll do when we go to the movies. Bon appetit.
Back home, I was getting ready for the day when I heard a strange noise outside. I thought Hubbie was using a piece of equipment in the yard that made the noise, but learned a few minutes later that it was an accident out on the highway (see previous blog). It occurred to me that an accident might have caused the noise, but since I didn't hear that sickening thud of vehicles colliding, I dismissed it as Hubbie and his yard equipment.
I went outdoors right away and snapped a few shots (I'm collecting evidence that the highway out front is a hazard, and the highway department should do something about it, like installing rumble strips and caution signs near that curve).
Mother was sitting on her porch observing the excitement when I went out, and after it was over, we came back to my house and spent time in the kitchen. Mother put chicken in the slow cooker, and I cut up fruit and veggies for lunch. Since some tomatoes and mushrooms were getting old, she cut up the tomatoes to stew and freeze for sauces and soups, and I sauteed the mushrooms to freeze for sauces, omelets, and fajitas. Sometimes food is forgotten in the fridge and has to be discarded, but most of the time we are diligent to either consume leftovers and fresh produce, or prepare it for the freezer.
For lunch, we had turkey bacon, tomato, lettuce, and Vidalia onion sandwiches, with chips or cottage cheese, and bowls of fresh fruit. After lunch, we hopped in the van and went to the movie theater to catch a 1 p.m. showing of "Julie and Julia," starring Meryl Streep. Unfortunately, I failed to read the theater's ad in our local newspaper closely enough, because matinee showings only occur on weekends, now that schools are back in session. So we went to a 7 p.m. showing, instead.
I could tell that Hubbie was less than thrilled with my movie goof, since he had been busy in the yard re-potting plants before lunch, and stopped to take a shower and change clothes to go to the theater. But in his usual mild manner, he just "humphed" a little as we drove home, but said no more.
The slow cooker chicken was delicious, served with rice and gravy and leftover veggies. Julia Child would not approve of this simple, low sodium, no butter, no heavy sauce, decidedly un-French meal. But we enjoyed it, as well the movie about her, and a young woman, Julie Powell, who, over the course of a year, tries all the recipes in Child's first cookbook. Powell writes a daily blog about her adventures in the kitchen, and subsequently publishes a book of her own, based on her blogs. Seven of us (including the arts council director, who sat in the same back row as we did) were in the theater for this comedy/drama movie, rated PG-13.
Because I can't eat the popcorn or other snacks at the theater concession stand, I made a healthy trail mix this afternoon and divided it into three plastic food storage bags, and carried these and bottles of water in a tote to the theater. I'm sure the theater folks would not appreciate this, but until they offer healthier snack options, this is what I'll do when we go to the movies. Bon appetit.
Another Accident
As you probably already know, the highway in front of our property is a magnet for accidents. Today, a young woman (Hubbie estimated her age to be between 18 and 22) lost control of her car in the curve of the road (the one I have a hard time seeing around in the morning when I try to exit our driveway) and plowed through a barbed wire fence, narrowly missing a telephone pole, and landed in the pasture across the road.Hubbie, who was in our yard at the time, was the first to reach her. She had flown across the front seat and hit her head on the passenger side windshield, and she was dazed and said her head hurt, but otherwise seemed unharmed. Hubbie called 911, and within minutes, emergency personnel and policemen arrived.
This photo shows emergency personnel loading the young woman on a gurney and preparing to get her into a waiting ambulance.
This young woman is lucky. Several years ago, late at night, a young man failed to negotiate that curve and flew into the ditch. He was dead by the time Hubbie got to the car.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Tuesday, September 8
After my usual morning routine, Mother came over and kept me company while I made this screen door greeting card based on a magazine idea. It was somewhat complicated, made more so by the fact that the instruction measurements were incorrect. The card uses real mesh screening for the door, mounted on card stock. I made the card for a friend in another town whose birthday is next week. The sentiment inside the card says, "The door is always open to a friend....Happy Birthday." We want to make a couple more of these cute cards, now that we've worked out the snags.
The rest of the day was pretty laid back. We spent most of our time reading our novels. This evening, I attended two meetings...an arts council meeting at 5 p.m., and then after a 6 p.m. supper of leftover goulash, served with cottage cheese, cole slaw, and sliced tomatoes, I went to a community theatre board meeting.
Hubbie was watching a movie western when I got home around 9 p.m. I joined him to watch a one-hour program before bedtime. Hope I sleep well tonight, so I'll be refreshed to get up and go to water aerobics in the morning.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Labor Day
Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day.
We didn't do anything exciting on this warm and humid holiday. We were up around 7:30 to spruce the house a little for a visit from Daughter and Great-Grandson. Since they weren't scheduled to be here until afternoon, I went ahead and did a treadmill and weights exercises session.
After I was ready for the day, Mother and I gathered materials for making a greeting card, but we didn't make it today. We'll do it tomorrow. It's a somewhat complicated card based on a magazine craft idea, so we need to focus on the instructions without distraction.
For the period of time before Daughter arrived, we relaxed...Mother dozed in the rocking chair, Hubbie alternately read his novel and dozed, and I read my novel. Daughter got here around 3:30 p.m.
We visited for a couple of hours. Hubbie brought the six kittens into the sun room, and two-year-old Great-Grandson observed but did not try to pet them. He hasn't had much experience with animals, so he didn't know quite what to make of the them.
Daughter stayed for supper at 5 p.m. We had barbecue pork sandwiches on wheat hamburger buns, baked potatoes, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob, bean salad, and fresh tomatoes, with cantaloupe for dessert.
Daughter and Great-Grandson left shortly after supper, and we spent the evening as usual...watching TV, including a two-part "Cold Case" episode, and a Masterpiece Theater mystery.
We didn't do anything exciting on this warm and humid holiday. We were up around 7:30 to spruce the house a little for a visit from Daughter and Great-Grandson. Since they weren't scheduled to be here until afternoon, I went ahead and did a treadmill and weights exercises session.
After I was ready for the day, Mother and I gathered materials for making a greeting card, but we didn't make it today. We'll do it tomorrow. It's a somewhat complicated card based on a magazine craft idea, so we need to focus on the instructions without distraction.
For the period of time before Daughter arrived, we relaxed...Mother dozed in the rocking chair, Hubbie alternately read his novel and dozed, and I read my novel. Daughter got here around 3:30 p.m.
We visited for a couple of hours. Hubbie brought the six kittens into the sun room, and two-year-old Great-Grandson observed but did not try to pet them. He hasn't had much experience with animals, so he didn't know quite what to make of the them.
Daughter stayed for supper at 5 p.m. We had barbecue pork sandwiches on wheat hamburger buns, baked potatoes, cole slaw, corn-on-the-cob, bean salad, and fresh tomatoes, with cantaloupe for dessert.
Daughter and Great-Grandson left shortly after supper, and we spent the evening as usual...watching TV, including a two-part "Cold Case" episode, and a Masterpiece Theater mystery.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Sunday, September 6
We slept late this morning, since we had a restless night. After waking and getting up around 1:30 a.m., Hubbie went back to sleep soon again, but he exhibited a case of sleep apnea, holding his breath and then loudly gasping for air. At one point, I drifted off, but was startled awake by one of Hubbie's very loud breath intakes. I finally got to sleep around 4 a.m. Hubbie doesn't do this every night, or at least I don't hear him, but when he does, it's very disturbing.
We got up around 8 a.m., and I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises after breakfast. Mother came over while I was getting ready for the day and started a recipe of spaghetti sauce simmering. Lunch was goulash, using the leftover beans in the sauce. This was served with leftover veggies, cottage cheese, and grape tomatoes.
After lunch, Mother and I organized our scrapbook materials in preparation for making greeting cards tomorrow. After that, Mother went home, and Hubbie and I went to a flea market to find a tea infuser ball, since I couldn't find one at the WDCS. I lucked out and found one there, as well as a humor book on gardening to use as a Christmas gift for Mother. The book is brand new and was priced at only $2. I'm on constant lookout for items like this to use as twelve-days-of-Christmas gifts for Mother.
Now that I have the tea infuser ball, I'm going to enjoy a hot cup of tea this evening, adding some of the wonderful dried chocolate mint that Sis brought to me the last time she visited.
Otherwise today, it was business as usual...programming the DVR for this week's shows and movies, doing a few household chores, washing a couple of loads of clothes, and reading the Sunday newspaper.
It's been overcast most of the day, but since it didn't rain, we hung the flag in honor of Labor Day. If the rain holds off tomorrow, we'll do the same.
When we visited Daughter yesterday at the family's lake house, she mentioned maybe coming by here on her way home tomorrow. She lives five hours away. We don't know yet if she'll plan to be here in the morning and stay for lunch, or come by after lunch.
TV fare tonight was the movie, "A Perfect World," rated PG-13, and starring Kevin Costner. This 1993 film is about a prisoner on the lam, who kidnaps a young boy, and makes fools out of law enforcement as they give chase. Costner's character and the little boy connect and become friends, and are both so appealing that viewers are in their corner until the surprise ending.
We got up around 8 a.m., and I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises after breakfast. Mother came over while I was getting ready for the day and started a recipe of spaghetti sauce simmering. Lunch was goulash, using the leftover beans in the sauce. This was served with leftover veggies, cottage cheese, and grape tomatoes.
After lunch, Mother and I organized our scrapbook materials in preparation for making greeting cards tomorrow. After that, Mother went home, and Hubbie and I went to a flea market to find a tea infuser ball, since I couldn't find one at the WDCS. I lucked out and found one there, as well as a humor book on gardening to use as a Christmas gift for Mother. The book is brand new and was priced at only $2. I'm on constant lookout for items like this to use as twelve-days-of-Christmas gifts for Mother.
Now that I have the tea infuser ball, I'm going to enjoy a hot cup of tea this evening, adding some of the wonderful dried chocolate mint that Sis brought to me the last time she visited.
Otherwise today, it was business as usual...programming the DVR for this week's shows and movies, doing a few household chores, washing a couple of loads of clothes, and reading the Sunday newspaper.
It's been overcast most of the day, but since it didn't rain, we hung the flag in honor of Labor Day. If the rain holds off tomorrow, we'll do the same.
When we visited Daughter yesterday at the family's lake house, she mentioned maybe coming by here on her way home tomorrow. She lives five hours away. We don't know yet if she'll plan to be here in the morning and stay for lunch, or come by after lunch.
TV fare tonight was the movie, "A Perfect World," rated PG-13, and starring Kevin Costner. This 1993 film is about a prisoner on the lam, who kidnaps a young boy, and makes fools out of law enforcement as they give chase. Costner's character and the little boy connect and become friends, and are both so appealing that viewers are in their corner until the surprise ending.
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