In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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So I managed to get on my feet today, and did a kitchen cleanup. Still not trusting myself on my feet enuf to walk the dog, but I will go out with dear daughter and try to build back some muscle and strength.
Did a quick dinner yesterday, since I had leftover roast pork in the freezer. Hubby had a very southern dinner: pulled pork, onion rings and (tried something new) oven "fried" okra, which he really liked and went back for seconds.
Dear daughter not partial to tomato, so she had "fried" rice (really, just rice and mixed veggies with Teriyaki-style sauce) and pork, satay style. She didn't care for the "fried" okra, altho she likes okra in soup.
Today I think I'll do another easy dinner: beef stew, since the beef is already trimmed and cut. I'll save the complicated dinner for some other day.
Glad to hear you're up and about. Don't push yourself too hard.
Finally announced to the neighborhood that I haven't done anything in 4 days by snowblowing the driveway. Should have done it yesterday when it was slightly above freezing instead of today when it was -8 with the wind chill. I didn't even realize halfway into it that despite wearing two pairs of gloves I couldn't feel any of my fingers in my left hand and when I took a break to let them thaw out it was the most painful thaw in my memory. I'm glad I noticed it when I did, but I don't know how I didn't notice it sooner.
My bud came by and saw the house for the first time since before I finished the cabinets. He's been super busy this year and hasn't had the time to come around for a while, but I needed his vehicle to pick up something I need for the kitchen and he made some time for me.
Too late in the day to start anything now, but hopefully I get something done tomorrow.
It just dawned on me what I'm going to do with a bulk of that kitchen flooring cutoff. It should be perfect to resurface both my coat closet and the pantry.
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So, what did your buddy think? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Expecting to hear a lot of "Oohs!" and "Ahhhs!"
Nice plan for the flooring, SIX! Perfect!
Hope you didn't get frostbite. THAT would put a crimp in your style!
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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We order a lot of stuff online, and apparently it's my job to cut up/ recycle the boxes and packages. Since I hadn't done that for a while, it kind of built up but I managed that today, along with kitchen cleanup and dinner prep. Tomorrow I'll sort the mail and maybe plant those herb seeds that came in. And come up with a) menu b) grocery list and c) dinner.
I think I can manage that.
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Welp, looks like I am off to mah jong in the morning.
Still no snow where I am.
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It's balmy here, waiting for the storms to hit and the tension is palpable. Lying under the fan is pleasant though.
Back in ISO for a bit as son has COVID, so it's Ground Hog day but slightly worse than being locked down.
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First round of mah jong for the new year went okay. Got 2nd place today. Walking is bad around where I am because of the snow which is starting to freeze a little and a lot of ice on the ground.
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Quote:Good for you on the mah jong!
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First round of mah jong for the new year went okay. Got 2nd place today. Walking is bad around where I am because of the snow which is starting to freeze a little and a lot of ice on the ground.
But be careful! I hope the snow and ice melt quickly!
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Good for you on the mah jong!
Originally posted by Brenda:
First round of mah jong for the new year went okay. Got 2nd place today. Walking is bad around where I am because of the snow which is starting to freeze a little and a lot of ice on the ground.
But be careful! I hope the snow and ice melt quickly!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
I just missed 1st because in one hand I had winds and dragons but I couldn't get rid of this one tile that messed it up. *L*
Had my cane with me and was walking very carefully. Suppose to rain over tonight and into tomorrow, so hopefully some of this white stuff will go.
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So, what did your buddy think? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Expecting to hear a lot of "Oohs!" and "Ahhhs!"
He's not the Oooh and Ahhh type. It was interesting though, seeing what he immediately noticed, and what he was completely oblivious to.
I didn't realize he hadn't been there after the cabinets were finished because he immediately reached for them and watch the soft close and was impressed. But as we sat down in the livingroom that had a complete makeover, he didn't even remember that there were holes all over the walls from old frames and window dressings, cracks all over the ceiling and the walls by the doors and windows, and that the colors of that room used to be a gross green and a gross yellow and were now cool grey. He said himself he's not very observant.
Obviously, he noticed the porch from the outside and how much better it looks with the windows.
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Nice plan for the flooring, SIX! Perfect!
Yeah. I'm going to take the old quarter round off as well as the beat up tiles in both closets before I start painting them, and when I'm done I'll put the flooring in and decide if I want to put the quarter round back up.
All these plans, but it's so freaking cold in the house I can't seem to get myself motivated right now. It will warm up a tad this weekend. Not above freezing, but at least it won't be sub-zero at night for a while except for a dip again on Monday night. We were having a pretty nice winter up until after Christmas, but it's a lot colder right now than it was last year at this time.
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Hope you didn't get frostbite. THAT would put a crimp in your style!
Everything seems fine today. I think I was really close though.
How are you feeling? Looks like you're getting more done than I am.
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