WHAT CAN YOU DO TODAY? SUN? 3/29

I will think before eating and write it all down.

It is windy and cool outside with more rain expected. Not enough hot water, probably, for a soak in the tub but perhaps enough for a shower. Time will tell. Lunch will be leftovers and I am looking forward to lunch! We will have leftovers for lunch and I still need to boil drinking water after filtering the already boiled and cooled water in the huge pot on the stove.

Last night I finished a book written by three authors that took me away for the day. Some of the characters appeared in all three novella length stories and the book was about 264 pages but it was fun. The women had all been in foster care, two of the couples had a second chance romance and the first in the book had a woman running with a child and a nice place to find shelter. It was a nice escape and easy to read. Next book up - for today - is book two in the Arliss Cutter series - STONE CROSS by Marc Cameron. I liked book one's main character better than Lee Child's Jack Reacher so looking forward to reading this to see what Arliss is up to next.

We talked to family and heard their news - not much news. Everyone is concerned about the virus but my daughter is on 80 acres of land and safe. My son is working from home and will be going in to the office two days with four off and rotating with two others to be at the business while workers work in CDC mandates conditions - his wife is working full time as an RN in radiology and their department had divided so one team/area is for in-patient and the other for out-patient. My sister and her husband head to San Francisco today or tomorrow and she will shelter in a hotel while he has his surgery - she will not be allowed in at bedside this time around. I will be there for her via the internet if she needs me. She mentioned she had happy hour with her children and their partners using zoom. She has Facetime but  not WhatsApp or Skype. I need to see what Zoom is and see if I should download the app.

We have a grocery list of items we would request if someone offers to go shopping but for now we are okay. Hubby still talks about going out but I just tell him no and he will say but there is not problem etc...men!

Oh...this morning I decided I wanted to have my French Press coffee in a china cup that uses a saucer. I am making French Press coffee since it uses two scoops less than when I make it in the electric coffee maker. Anyway...it was fun having the china on the table...china we bought when we married and moved to Beirut. It is Noritake blue and white floral pattern on the edges Arcadia now not made any more. I only have four dinner plates but most of the rest of the set. Who knows, I might also start using the good china soon, too

JUNE: I made vegetable soup with white beans the other day and will probably have some for dinner tonight. I hope your niece and nephew by marriage will be alright. Loved the eatsa pizza song memory you shared   I believe that my cousin is going to work or her husband is so with my sister's husband in the hospital and going home to recuperate staying away from as many people as possible is probably the wisest option for cinde though it will be difficult for her to be on her own like that. Making less soup is not easy. I have found using less vegetables and a smaller pot helps because I can't put as much into a smaller pot.

BEE: Having workd Neurosurgical Intensive Care just out of nursing school I know about long stays and being in an induced coma. So glad whatever happened is all behind you now! Yum to the mulberries - we won't have any for awhile though I did see flowers on the trees, I think. I am hoping this wind won't cause too many flowering trees to lose their blossoms/fruit. You do have wonderful children and grandchildren to share those mulberries with you!

ANN: If the stocking story made you smile...you should have seen me as a nursing student on a ward handed a condom catheter and my attempts getting that thing onto the patient...I of course unrolled it and that was NOT the way to put one on and the patient was so out of it he couldn't tell me what I was doing wrong. I hope that when you talked to neighbors while walking you stayed six feet away from them! If you have potatoes you could make a shepherd's/cottage pie with the turkey though a good pot pie is hard to beat.

SUSI: It must be marvelous to get all of that fresh produce through Misfits.

MJ: I am glad you opted to stay up late watching a movie you enjoyed and also chose to not power through but instead enjoy a nap. Beautiful flowers! How nice to be in touch with WW people online. What a nice letter your leader sent to all of you!

BECKY: Glad you finally had a good night of sleep. I would continue to use the cane if you find it helps with your gait and decreases strain on your calf. Even if you don't use it much it is there should you need it. Rolling down the ted-hose is probably fine as long as they don't become more restrictive where the roll is.

LADONNA: You got stretching and walking in if you were in the yard picking up sticks. I wonder if your garden center has order online and pick up without touching sort of service. My daughter bought seeds online that she would normally buy locally because they deliver by mail still. It is interesting that you think my meals sound good. I love hearing about what all of you are preparing as it is definitely not we have here to prepare. I remember trying to figure out what to order when at the butcher's shop and thinking I should carry a diagram from a cookbook with me and point to what I wanted on the diagram.

PAM: Glad to see your post.