Up at 6:30 this morning to get ready to go to water aerobics. As soon as I arrived in the pool area, I saw that water had been added to the pool, so I knew it would be chilly, and it was. But once I got used to it, it was fine.
Back home, once I was ready for the day, I ironed clothes for an upcoming trip, and threw some clothes in the washing machine. After that, I uploaded flower garden photos and posted them (see previous blogs). Then I ordered darkroom chemicals for an upcoming workshop in the capital city.
After lunch, Hubbie and I went to the WDCS for a few groceries. At home, we started cleaning house for Hubbie's birthday party next week. The first thing we did was pack up all the scrapbook and greeting card supplies to take the storage room. We won't have time to do any more crafting until after June 17 (when Hubbie's family will be here to help him celebrate).
We'll be busy the rest of this week shopping, going to a museum in the capital city for a special exhibit, visiting a club where Son and his band will be performing, and attending Niece's Saturday wedding.
Other than household chores, we had a spectacularly boring rest of the afternoon, followed by a supper of egg salad and tuna salad sandwiches, with leftover macaroni and cheese, and a dessert of banana pudding, followed by an evening of TV.
Mystery: two juvenile kittens have disappeared. Hubbie has searched everywhere for them (so has the mama cat). They were too young to just run off, and we've found no sign of a struggle. We have no idea what could have happened to them.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hostas and Coleus
A whimsical turtle sits among hosta plants in the top photo. In the bottom photo, colorful coleus in pots are nestled near a tree in a shade garden.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tuesday, June 8
Up at 7:30, and did a treadmill session and resistance exercises after breakfast. After that, I took care of paperwork related to an upcoming photography workshop in the capital city.
Later, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the Post Office, to a pharmacy/grocery store, to a roadside stand to get another cantaloupe (the one Hubbie got yesterday was sweet and good, though it was trucked in from another state), and to the WDCS for a few more groceries. We discovered we didn't have potatoes to go with our pork roast and veggies for supper.
Back home, after lunch, I started to make banana pudding to use some of the the 20 cents a pound bananas I picked up at the grocery store yesterday, but found that I didn't have vanilla wafers. Also there was no egg substitute thawed. So Hubbie ran to the grocery store again to pick up the wafers, while I put a carton of egg substitute in a bowl of cold water to thaw.
In the , I meanttime, I booted my laptop so Mother could catch up on family happenings on a social network, including viewing posted photos, like ominous-looking roiling clouds, taken by Niece yesterday in a town about two hours south of us, a blue-icing-on-the-mouth photo of Great-Grandson eating birthday cake, snapshots of yummy looking cucumber relish, canned yesterday by Son and Daughter-in-Law, pics of Granddaughter's thriving veggie garden, and photos of Brother and his wife posted by a Niece in New York.
Once the egg substitute was thawed, I made a cooked vanilla pudding. Besides the egg substitute, I used sugar substitute, and fat-free milk. With the reduced fat vanilla wafers and bananas, the dessert is diet-friendly.
At 5 p.m., I went to an art gallery visual arts committee meeting, where we discussed plans for a summer celebration event on June 21, that will include entertainment, live and silent auctions, and food and drink. As a committee member, I'll help with setting up the event venue I usually also contribute a framed photo for the silent auction, but I failed to get anything ready in time this year. Oh, well.
At 7 p.m., I went to a community theater board meeting, where upcoming plays were discussed, and new board officers were elected. I was asked to be secretary, but declined with the stipulation that I would act as backup secretary when the elected one couldn't be there. In past years, I served as secretary many times. I'm not up for it now. I do have another year of a two-year term to serve on the board, however. I'll decide next summer if I want to continue.
I got back home around 8:30, and Hubbie and I enjoyed helpings of banana pudding and watching a one-hour TV show before bedtime.
Later, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the Post Office, to a pharmacy/grocery store, to a roadside stand to get another cantaloupe (the one Hubbie got yesterday was sweet and good, though it was trucked in from another state), and to the WDCS for a few more groceries. We discovered we didn't have potatoes to go with our pork roast and veggies for supper.
Back home, after lunch, I started to make banana pudding to use some of the the 20 cents a pound bananas I picked up at the grocery store yesterday, but found that I didn't have vanilla wafers. Also there was no egg substitute thawed. So Hubbie ran to the grocery store again to pick up the wafers, while I put a carton of egg substitute in a bowl of cold water to thaw.
In the , I meanttime, I booted my laptop so Mother could catch up on family happenings on a social network, including viewing posted photos, like ominous-looking roiling clouds, taken by Niece yesterday in a town about two hours south of us, a blue-icing-on-the-mouth photo of Great-Grandson eating birthday cake, snapshots of yummy looking cucumber relish, canned yesterday by Son and Daughter-in-Law, pics of Granddaughter's thriving veggie garden, and photos of Brother and his wife posted by a Niece in New York.
Once the egg substitute was thawed, I made a cooked vanilla pudding. Besides the egg substitute, I used sugar substitute, and fat-free milk. With the reduced fat vanilla wafers and bananas, the dessert is diet-friendly.
At 5 p.m., I went to an art gallery visual arts committee meeting, where we discussed plans for a summer celebration event on June 21, that will include entertainment, live and silent auctions, and food and drink. As a committee member, I'll help with setting up the event venue I usually also contribute a framed photo for the silent auction, but I failed to get anything ready in time this year. Oh, well.
At 7 p.m., I went to a community theater board meeting, where upcoming plays were discussed, and new board officers were elected. I was asked to be secretary, but declined with the stipulation that I would act as backup secretary when the elected one couldn't be there. In past years, I served as secretary many times. I'm not up for it now. I do have another year of a two-year term to serve on the board, however. I'll decide next summer if I want to continue.
I got back home around 8:30, and Hubbie and I enjoyed helpings of banana pudding and watching a one-hour TV show before bedtime.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday, June 7
Had trouble going to sleep last night. Last looked at the clock at 1:30 a.m. I was really hoping to get my eight hours, since I had to get up at 6:30 to get ready for water aerobics.
This was the first day back at the pool in several weeks. The water felt great, and I welcomed the workout. It was nice visiting with the other ladies, too.
Funny: during the aerobics session, a lady standing near me asked, "coundadus?"
"What?" I asked, puzzled.
"Coundadus?" she repeated.
I was completely baffled. What was this strange word...coundadus? I'd never heard it before. "I'm sorry," I apologized, "I don't know what you mean."
"Have...you...counted...us?" she slowly pronounced.
"OH!" I laughed. She wanted to know if I'd counted how many of us were attending aerobics. "No," I said. "I was waiting for you to do that."
She did. There were twenty-one.
Didn't have time to do much before lunch after I got back home. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the bank, to the pharmacy/grocery store, to the hydroponic farm for tomatoes, to a roadside vendor for cantaloupe, to a gas station, and to the other discount store.
I was disappointed to learn that the hydroponic store will close for the summer after this coming Thursday. They will open again sometime in the fall, but only for one day a week instead of every weekday. That being the case, I picked up enough tomatoes for this week and next, so we'll have some for Hubbie's birthday party on June 17. I'm anxious now for our garden tomatoes to come in.
Back home, Mother and I made a few greeting cards, before preparing a supper of leftover baked beans and sweet potatoes (from the freezer), sauteed steak strips with peppers and onions, and mixed veggies (from last night's supper), and macaroni and cheese. While at the grocery store, I picked up an on-sale loaf of sourdough bread, so we had slices of that for supper, too.
Mother went home after that, and Hubbie and I did the usual...watched TV. Tonight, we saw an episode of "Lark Rise to Candleford," and a Miss Marple mystery, both from the public channel.
This was the first day back at the pool in several weeks. The water felt great, and I welcomed the workout. It was nice visiting with the other ladies, too.
Funny: during the aerobics session, a lady standing near me asked, "coundadus?"
"What?" I asked, puzzled.
"Coundadus?" she repeated.
I was completely baffled. What was this strange word...coundadus? I'd never heard it before. "I'm sorry," I apologized, "I don't know what you mean."
"Have...you...counted...us?" she slowly pronounced.
"OH!" I laughed. She wanted to know if I'd counted how many of us were attending aerobics. "No," I said. "I was waiting for you to do that."
She did. There were twenty-one.
Didn't have time to do much before lunch after I got back home. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the bank, to the pharmacy/grocery store, to the hydroponic farm for tomatoes, to a roadside vendor for cantaloupe, to a gas station, and to the other discount store.
I was disappointed to learn that the hydroponic store will close for the summer after this coming Thursday. They will open again sometime in the fall, but only for one day a week instead of every weekday. That being the case, I picked up enough tomatoes for this week and next, so we'll have some for Hubbie's birthday party on June 17. I'm anxious now for our garden tomatoes to come in.
Back home, Mother and I made a few greeting cards, before preparing a supper of leftover baked beans and sweet potatoes (from the freezer), sauteed steak strips with peppers and onions, and mixed veggies (from last night's supper), and macaroni and cheese. While at the grocery store, I picked up an on-sale loaf of sourdough bread, so we had slices of that for supper, too.
Mother went home after that, and Hubbie and I did the usual...watched TV. Tonight, we saw an episode of "Lark Rise to Candleford," and a Miss Marple mystery, both from the public channel.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sunday, June 6
Up around 7:30, and did a treadmill session and weights exercises after breakfast. Mother came over mid-morning, and we put together booklets of scrapbook pages to be entered in the fair in July. My pages feature the birth of a great-grandson in February, and various pages of one-year-old great-grandsons, as well as the accomplishments of older great-grandsons. Seems like great-grandsons have been in the spotlight lately.
Mother's scrapbook pages feature heritage photos of my dad and older brothers, as well as of herself when she was young.
Lunch today was steak strips sauteed with onions and bell peppers, with baked potatoes and steamed mixed veggies. Mother went home afterward, and Hubbie and I toured the yard, where I took pictures of the colorful lilies.
Then we wasted the afternoon watching a couple of movies, followed by the local and national news. We're sickened by images of oil-covered pelicans along the Gulf Coast. The pelicans represent an untold numbers of animals and fish that will die before the oil spill is resolved. Disasters like this make us feel so helpless. Our hearts go out to the people of that region, whose livelihoods and way of life are being threatened.
For supper, Hubbie and I had pancakes and fresh cherries. Then we watched another movie.
This afternoon's movies were "State of Play," and "View of Terror." Tonight's movie was "Deep End."
"State of Play," is a 2009, PG-13 movie, starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. Careers are at stake for a journalist (Crowe), and a congressman (Affleck), as the journalist investigates the death of the congressman's female aide.
"View of Terror," is a Lifetime Movie Network movie, starring Shannon Doherty. A woman moves to an apartment and is promptly terrorized by a man, who seems to know her every move. She suspects an occupant of an apartment in the building across from hers, who has a telescope, is the culprit.
"The Deep End," is a 2001, R-rated movie, starring Tilda Swinton. A mother risks everything, when she finds a man dead...impaled by a boat anchor...on the banks of the lake near her home. She suspects her teen was involved in the death, since he had formed a (gay) friendship with the man. The man's cohorts try to blackmail her for $50,000 in exchange for sex tapes that would compromise the boy.
Mother's scrapbook pages feature heritage photos of my dad and older brothers, as well as of herself when she was young.
Lunch today was steak strips sauteed with onions and bell peppers, with baked potatoes and steamed mixed veggies. Mother went home afterward, and Hubbie and I toured the yard, where I took pictures of the colorful lilies.
Then we wasted the afternoon watching a couple of movies, followed by the local and national news. We're sickened by images of oil-covered pelicans along the Gulf Coast. The pelicans represent an untold numbers of animals and fish that will die before the oil spill is resolved. Disasters like this make us feel so helpless. Our hearts go out to the people of that region, whose livelihoods and way of life are being threatened.
For supper, Hubbie and I had pancakes and fresh cherries. Then we watched another movie.
This afternoon's movies were "State of Play," and "View of Terror." Tonight's movie was "Deep End."
"State of Play," is a 2009, PG-13 movie, starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. Careers are at stake for a journalist (Crowe), and a congressman (Affleck), as the journalist investigates the death of the congressman's female aide.
"View of Terror," is a Lifetime Movie Network movie, starring Shannon Doherty. A woman moves to an apartment and is promptly terrorized by a man, who seems to know her every move. She suspects an occupant of an apartment in the building across from hers, who has a telescope, is the culprit.
"The Deep End," is a 2001, R-rated movie, starring Tilda Swinton. A mother risks everything, when she finds a man dead...impaled by a boat anchor...on the banks of the lake near her home. She suspects her teen was involved in the death, since he had formed a (gay) friendship with the man. The man's cohorts try to blackmail her for $50,000 in exchange for sex tapes that would compromise the boy.
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