Monday, October 21, 2024
MONDAY MORNING RECIPE - SLOW-COOKER KALUA PORK
Sunday, October 20, 2024
HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - IF EVER YOU SHOULD NEED ME...
Saturday, October 19, 2024
SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER
And then the rain stopped!
Friday, October 18, 2024
ODDS AND BODS 10/16/24
I am starting off with a poem today, and you know how much I love my poems. Often they are oldies but goodies, and sometimes ones I have shared before.
How about this then? Could you live here? Take a short holiday? It’s really cute! I would probably want a small garden though.
And now fun with food.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
A LITTLE FAMILY HISTORY
A long time ago I shared old family photos but they will be new to many, so here they are again.
Above, on the left, is my father’s father, Thomas Charles. He was a blacksmith at the Sunbeam Motorcar Factory in Wolverhampton, England. I think this photo was taken for a newspaper on his retirement, probably in the late 1950's. Nandad passed away when I was eleven.
My father described him as very 'Victorian' and I found him a little scary at times. I was a very active, all-over-the-place kind of child and Nandad - as all of us grandchildren called him - thought that children should be seen and most definitely not heard. On one occasion I had done something he disapproved of. I ran over his foot when playing with my cousins. I remember my beloved Nanny’s soothing voice saying to him, as I literally hid behind her skirts, "Now Tom, she is only a child."
I often think how nice it would have been to know him as an adult, to let him know that I turned out okay and to reassure him that what he perceived as a naughty little child, turned into a pretty straight arrow kind of an adult, with a few Victorian ideas of her own.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
LITTLE BITS OF SUNSHINE
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
AROUND AND ABOUT DAILY HAPPENINGS - STARTED 10-7-24
My latest Halloween Jigsaw Puzzle done on my iPad. I thought I would share a few between now and the 31st.
I have been letting my relatives and friends know about these posts, as it is a good way of keeping them in touch with our goings on, and they are letting me know how much they are enjoying them, even the more mundane things. I can’t say for sure if they will be a weekly journal, but thank you for letting me know you enjoy them. I very much appreciate the affirmation. I don’t expect everyone to be interested, so by all means feel free to stop here. It has turned into a missive but won’t always be as long.
This week’s weather:
Monday, 10-7-24: I forgot to write anything down and it must have been a quiet day. After a few days when I go back, I have a hard time remembering what we did. It certainly wasn't too exciting! I usually try to jot something down at the end of the day, and later fill in the blanks.
Tuesday, 10-8-24: instead of waiting for Wednesday we went to a different fast-food restaurant today instead. It is one we only go to once in a while. Our usual place wasn’t open at 11.30 a.m., and there were signs on the door saying they were experiencing technical issues. I am assuming their wi-fi was down, maybe. We drove to the other fastfood restaurant and even though there weren't a lot of cars in the parking lot, we always use the drive-thru. The food was very disappointing. I won't mention their name as I realize everyone has their bad day. We will try again but it won’t be for a while. We prefer our regular place.
Wednesday, 10-9-24: a stay-at-home day for me while Gregg meets up with son for a trip into Maryland. He has some business out there and asked if his Dad would like to go along for the ride. While son is busy, he enjoys looking around the area and he gets his exercise. (I am always invited but I am having my peace and quiet right now, and I always think it's great for them to have father/son time.) They meet up later, have lunch somewhere and enjoy chatting on the way home. We always say the fun is in the journey.
As for me, I have had a breakfast of 2 Weetabix - an old childhood favorite from the UK that we can get at one of the local supermarkets. We looked at the pasty shop last week, but they didn't have any. I usually top my breakfast with almond milk, a cup of blueberries and several raw almonds. I will potter around until the man gets home and will enjoy hearing about his day.
It looks like I will be adding my meals in here if and when I think about it. It is a good record.
For lunch I fixed myself another favorite, a cup of sweet potato mash with nothing added when mashing. I put it in a bowl and over the top, 1/2 cup Bushes baked beans and a poached egg. It didn't feel like I was eating just healthy, it tasted great and once again, not everyone's cup of tea I know.
Dinner was the last of our homemade soup in a cup.
I enjoyed my day that consisted of tidying up a bit, reading a bit, blogging a bit, more tidying up, doing some laundry, blogging another bit and that was my day.
Gregg arrived home and we chatted for about an hour, and then off to bed.
Thursday, 10/10/24: Not much going on today. The dear man went to the dentist and was told he had to have a crown. The dentist said it could wait until his next appointment in January. My appointment is next Tuesday, hopefully just a cleaning.
Friday, 10-11-24: We left the house early in the morning. About 40 minutes from home in a very busy area with several lanes and lots of traffic, we noticed smoke some distance up the road. At first we thought it was a vehicle that had a blown head gasket. By the time we caught up, we saw it was a work truck that had pulled off onto a parallel side road, one we had also taken to avoid him but he obviously needed to get off the main drag quickly and got there first. The smoke was billowing black and thick. We watched two young men ahead of us, riding a motorized scooter only designed for one. They decided to pass through the sooty cloud and we watched them disappear momentarily. We slowly edged our way passed the truck, keeping a wary eye, and we soon caught up with them. Their clothes seemed to have swallowed some of the smoke, as plumes floated around them in a swirl, and drifted upward for several feet. One had pulled his lapel over to cover his face. It was a strange sight. I couldn't see any flames from the truck. We had slowed down and were prepared to stop to make sure the man had gotten out of his cab okay, but sirens were loud. We saw flashing lights and two firetrucks and an ambulance approaching. This side road was narrow and we got out of the way. We knew the driver was about to get all the help he needed. We returned 30 to 40 minutes later on our way back home. No smoke and the truck had been removed with no signs of a fire. Glad that it was taken care of so quickly, and always thankful to our first responders. The driver would have a story to tell when he got home that night.
I took a couple of photos coming home. I was just saying that there weren't a lot of Halloween Decorations when we came across this huge thing. It was at least 15 feet tall! We had already passed by and Gregg, bless him, turned around, did a loop and pulled up alongside.