Friday, August 1

Hubbie and I both had trouble going to sleep last night, so 6 a.m. came quickly. But I wanted to get up early to go to water aerobics this morning, since the college will be closed for the next two weeks in a break before fall classes begin.


Only eight of us showed up today, but we had a good time, despite the rather chilly pool. I was back home by 9 a.m.


Hubbie accompanied Mother to our house soon after I got home. Before I went upstairs to get ready for the day, we went to the kitchen, where I washed zucchini squash from our garden. Mother sliced it, and I blanched the squash and let it drain and cool while I got ready for the day.


It was close to lunchtime by the time I was dressed, so I fixed Ramen noodle soup for Mother, and potato soup for myself. Hubbie opted for a ham sandwich.


After lunch, I bagged the zucchini, and got five quarts for the freezer. Then I washed Venus grapes, which Mother removed from the stems. We bagged three quarts of those for the freezer.


Mother went to her jigsaw puzzle after that, and while Hubbie went upstairs for a nap, I relaxed with the newspapers and my tablet. After a while I decided to make a recipe of macaroni and cheese for supper. Mother helped with this simple project.


Hubbie finished his nap by them time the mac and cheese was ready for the oven. So we ran a few errands...first to the auto shop, because as I was traveling to the pool this morning, a light came on the dashboard, followed by a warning signal. We were told the signal was a computer alert that probably means nothing. But if it doesn't go out in a couple of days, we should bring the van back for an inspection.


From there, we went to a grocery store to pick up milk and this week's free item.


Our last stop was to the Catholic Church to request a mass for my friend who died.


Back home afterward, I put the macaroni and cheese, and dishes of leftovers, in the oven for supper. The pasta, with sides of green beans, scalloped tomatoes, and steamed yellow squash, was pretty tasty for supper.


Afterward, I changed clothes and went downtown to attend an artist reception at the gallery. Hubbie opted out of going, since he's doesn't feel up to par.


The exhibit was very different. Entitled "All You Can Eat," it featured gray, yellow, and white plastic forks laid out on the floor in a highway design; and an entire wall of brown and blue school milk cartons, with the blue ones forming the words, "It Does Nobody Good."


There was also a large stack of fast food burgers, dripping cheese and special sauce, a stack of the icing centers of a popular chocolate cookie, with the a chocolate cookie at each end (the display was called "stuffed"); nutrition information enlarged onto large panels; and oddest of all, a welcome mat, with the word "welcome" fashioned from cockroaches. Yuk! This artist won the 2013 National Juried Exhibition with a piece called "Home Sweet Home," which looked like an aged cross stitch, but was in fact dead flies on flypaper.


Glad I'd had my supper before attending the exhibit. I did indulge in a chocolate chip scone at the event, though, and brought a couple home for Hubbie and Mother.


At home, Hubbie and I watched episodes of "The Good Wife." Around 8:30, I went to Mother's house to put drops in her eyes.