Spring, then winter and then Spring
pumpkin pies and the super bowl
The road I take every day |
A new Baby Boy
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A little bit of this - A little bit of that!
Spring is in the air - I can smell it.
Can you smell spring when your area starts to change?
An Evening walk, up to the wilderness area by us last night was pleasant.
It is still cold in the mornings - in the 40s and if there is no sun, it's cold. Spring, like Fall, are fickle seasons due to transitioning from one season to another. That's why one week we're in the 70s and the next week, we have rain and it's cold. It's still winter which means we're still in our rainy season.
Tomorrow we're supposed to drop down into the 50s and have rain.
I received this in my email - I like to upload photos of places around here - and these photos I uploaded about an area the city opened up about 4 months ago. I was surprised, that they are getting a lot of exposure.
Here's my post about the area.
https://www.from-my-house.com/2022/09/nur-pon-saturday-morning-walk.html
It's that time of year again - mostly for getting prepared for "that time of year" which will be here before we know it.
I hope and pray we don't have any fires this summer but being prepared helps.
Fortunately, in the 15 years of living here, we have not had a mandatory evacuation. When my folks lived here, they had one mandatory evacuation. We've come close a few times but I think we're okay. What I get concerned with is the wind. That can take out any housing area, even in the larger suburbs.
The thing to remember is, we have no control over that. At any time, a disaster can hit. But God tells us not to worry and while I can have a healthy concern, worry does nothing for me but give me ulcers!
Trust me, in my younger years I was a compulsive worrier and I had stomach issues due to obsessive worrying. After years of therapy, I finally get it. I have no control. I can only do what I can.
I hope to have it all completed by mid-March.
I used to love grocery shopping. Lately, I dread it. Eggs have gone down to around $8.00 a dozen. But other items are so high, that I stand there and question myself,
"do we really need this?"
And then I put it back. Yogurt is high but my lactose intolerance is getting worse as I get older and yogurt doesn't bother my tummy. I noticed at my store, the meat and poultry section was not as fully stocked as it used to be. Tomorrow I am going to go to the butcher - I want a chuck roast so I can cook it and shred it for my enchiladas. We will eat at least 2 nights and lunch on that meal.
I love pumpkin pie - and I did not get my fill, during the holidays. So I've been looking for canned pumpkin and nada. Today I got the last can of Libby's canned pumpkin. I had to dig for it. I want to make it tomorrow. Then I will be nicely satisfied till October.
That's it for me today. I hope your day is good.
Regards,
Debby
A High Gas Bill, A Cold Kitty, and Etiquette
I thought this was a pretty night sky the other evening.
We had some good solid rain on Sat night - I enjoyed it. I've been keeping the house quite cool after getting my PG&E bill - It went up $163 in one month. Plus my electric bill went up by $90. I'm turning the heat off at night - throwing an extra blanket on the bed - and keeping the house at 67 during the day. It's not so bad, once you get used to it and I sleep better in cold temps anyway - although I do seem to be aching more. In the evening, I microwave a heating gel pack and place it under the blanket when I am sitting on the sofa and it really helps.
Of course, Susie really knows how to keep warm. She covers her little face and nose. She has been laying very close to me at night in bed and one night she wanted under the covers. During the day, she gets in between the covers on the bed - and the bed has been made - So you go in, and see this "lump" on the bed. The other day, she stayed there all day.
I'm always grateful when my dear husband helps out with the dishwasher - I've been noticing that the smaller salad forks (as well as the teaspoons) are always with the bigger ones in the silverware drawer. All piled up on top of each other. I finally asked him about it and he says he can't tell the difference. and,
"Why do we have so many forks and spoons?"
I showed him, there was a difference in size. He wasn't impressed.
"Why do we have to have those little forks anyway?"
I told him, one is a salad fork and the other is a dinner fork. He doesn't get it.
Am I the only one who uses the smaller fork for a salad?
My mom was very big on etiquette at the table, with the napkin on her lap, no elbows on the table, the dinner plate, the salad plate - cup and saucer, etc. So I picked it up from her, from a young age by setting the table. I don't recall her ever actually sitting me down to teach me.
I don't think younger people even know about table etiquette anymore and I've noticed. Sometimes I feel like I am a dinosaur. All the things I was taught or picked up on as a child, are of no use anymore.
I could put away half of the forks since they never get used by anyone except for me. Makes it easy on the husband when putting it all away.
Here's one: Cloth napkins, paper napkins, or a paper towel?
I prefer cloth napkins for special dinners but for day-to-day, I tear off a piece of paper towel and use that as my napkin.
My New Bible Study
Ran into a neighbor today
Living on the Outskirts
What a beautiful day this first of February is. It's been cold - we're only getting up to maybe 56 during the day but it's been sunny and no wind. It is cold in the shade so I stay in the sunshine. It gets down to the '30s at night. Our lower pond, has a thin layer of ice on it, in the mornings.
The sidewalk that goes, to no where
I live on the outskirts of town - If I want restaurants and shops, I go to the areas in my town where that is provided. I've noticed, that after 15 years of living here - my town is starting to grow up - get big. Just this week, they introduced parking meters downtown. The community is not happy about it.
We have new homes sprouting up - new businesses going in and the focus of this town is toward young adults. They're building skate parks, and fancy bike lanes and everything is geared toward the youth.
That's fine - change is inevitable.
But you do start to notice, that there are a lot of "takeaways" and they take away from the seniors. Like we used to have a bus stop back here. It's gone now. Probably because those electric scooters are everywhere - even back where we are at.
Yep, things are changing.
Sprinkled throughout my area are older mobile homes on the property - small wooden framed houses - where the occupants are old now - some have died and people are buying up their properties as well, as larger property investors who want to build more subdivisions. We still have a few farms and ranches - people have goats and Alpacas.
When you walk out of my subdivision, there used to be no sidewalks. I've noticed they have started putting them in - but only on one side of the road. So you zig and zag as you walk, crossing the street if you want to stay on a sidewalk.
Sometimes they have a sidewalk that goes nowhere and doesn't connect - like an afterthought. Like the first photo.
Here's a flock of Canadian geese out for their morning stroll.
Across from the turkeys, is a new development that is going up - No model homes yet but I did walk over to take a peak.
Just your typical track-type house - in a small cul de sac.
Boy, whoever was in this house working was rocking out. The music was LOUD.
Right across on the other side of that loud house, is this property. I'm sure a thorn in the side of the developer who probably wanted his land to build more houses.
This is on the other side of that pond, I visited yesterday. In good years, the water from the pond covers this green wooded area. We still need more rain.
I'm happy the waterfowl is back - and flourishing.
Such a nice morning with the sun shining through the cedar tree in my front yard.
And another Daffodil pokes her head up to say, welcome home.
Yesterday, I texted Navy at work and asked him if he would drop by the house after he got off. And he did. I haven't seen him since Christmas and I just wanted to touch base with him...you know, get a hug from my kid!
He stayed a couple of hours and we caught up - It was nice.
Today I paid most of the bills with the exception of a couple of websites I could not get on - they are having "difficulties" so I will go back to that tomorrow. I like to get all my bills knocked out at once.
I did some laundry - and I baked a loaf of banana bread. It smells good and will taste even better!
Take Care,
Debby
February
Twice the distance
Three fewer days
The second overall
Two-twelfths of the year
Ten more to go
This month of cold
They wait
Their spring may arrive
Unknown
My morning walk
- Paint the picket fence
- Paint the trim on the house
- paver patio in the front yard under the window
- continue the paver patio in the back yard to slowly eliminate a good portion of the lawn.
- The back fence where we now have a cash envelope we are putting money.
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