booklovers! whatcha reading? weekend~ 5/2-5/3

Good morning.
A beautiful morning, leading to a beautiful day. 51 right now, taking us to the low 70's.

Marsha, you reminded me of those days, back when we had our beagle, and after the snow was gone, the clean up we had from our dog. I sure don't miss that, even tho we miss the dog a bunch. Have fun cleaning the yard! Hope you get your list done.
Does doing the plank help many parts of the body? When we were at Fleet Farm last week I bought 2 4# weights, to do strength training for my arms. To think when we moved, I gave my set of weights to DD2, what was I thinking?

Gareth, I did not get outside yesterday to walk, and of course then last night I was kicking myself for not getting out, but we were busy during the afternoon.
It would be real easy to just stay inside for the most part, but I think you won't. You are level headed, and I am sure will get right back out there, but I am the same way, with sometimes watching too much of the media brainwashing of the virus. They need to start focusing on the numbers of recoveries, not the deaths. 
I did not see anything about the star on Yahoo last night, I am expecting to see that he passed away.

Carol, we have that issue in Wisconsin, pertaining to the meat packing plants. Our state would be lowering the curve by now, if not for all of them being the hotspots. So irritating!!! I feel our Governor would have started lifting the mandate most likely in the middle of the month, if not for that, so we will most likely go to the end of May. I am hoping he does not go further, by going into June. I am starting to get with the "in" thinking that small businesses should be allowed to open; the ones that choose to, and then Joe Q Public can choose to go out to them or stay home for awhile. I feel so bad for the small business owners who are suffering so much. I did see a story on the national news that restaurants are doing something different; turning their place into a pop up market. How smart, and very interesting! If we had that here, I would go shop there, if there were not a lot of people in it.

Robin, the funny thing with the 2 new pair of shoes, is the one pair that I duplicated, are a bit bigger than the old ones I have. Same shoe, same brand, same size. But the Skechers walking shoes for inside the house fit like a glove.
I won't eat a wild turkey, that DH hunts. Too wild of a taste. He has a couple in the freezer, so one of these days he want to smoke one, and make jerky out of the other one. I was the same way with venison, but eventually got over that, but with venison you can disguise the wild taste so easy, so I have gotten on board using all the venison we get from the butcher, after the kill.
What is this 5;00 drink that you mention? Our neighbor downstairs and I were talking the other day about setting up lawn chairs in our side yard, of course 6' apart, and do cocktail hour. 

Anngie, we all deserve some sunny and warm days, that is for sure!!!
Ya know, I have not asked DD what they think she ended having last week. She told me that yesterday she had an ocular headache. I have had those, they are miserable, especially if you are driving when they start. So she is not having a good spring.
I read that story about the Governor of NY sending the Covid patients to nursing homes, and wondered about his reasoning on that.

Pinky, HI, hope you are not getting too swamped!!!

So DH calf has been hurting him, so he messaged his Cardiologist office. They called him, and after a ton of questions, and phone calls, he has 2 tests scheduled for Monday afternoon at the hospital, which they told him that he is the only one that can come into the hospital. Most likely they will find a clot in his leg, as he is famous for having those. They will end up putting a stent in, which I asked DH to see if they can do something more permanent, which would mean a bypass. I can see how swollen the calf, ankle and foot are, which is all part of the clot issue.

He is getting ready to go hunting, he is hoping for the whole day, if his back holds out so I will be on my own. Which means a long walk for sure.

Finished  A Winter in Paradise last night, was shocked by how it ended, I understand that there is another installment following this one, but geez, that just stunk. My overdrive does not have the next book and if I want to buy it, it costs $14.99, and of course I do not pay, especially that much for a book.

Have a nice day everyone.

Karen, I'm sorry your DH feels bad. My dad had the same problem and had to have a bypass which helped.

Yesterday was the day when more businesses could open. Quite a few chose not to though. Many restaurants are still just doing pick up and delivery. The Town Center, our big shopping area, had Target, Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby and Home Depot open and of course, Walmart. I've seen where a few restaurant have a pop-up market. A barbecue restaurant had bread, dried beans, rice and toilet paper and some other stuff I can't remember right now. I thought it was a good idea.

It's supposed to be very warm today. I imagine a lot of people will be at the parks today.

Karen, I don't really like to keep posting on Facebook, but if anyone wants to see them either by email or text, give me your info on the private messages here, and I will send some. I text sometimes to my friends and family, but don't want to do that too often either. We have a photo stream where DS & DDIL post pictures that the family can see, and some of DDIL's friends too. I can email or text those. 

Anngie, I love the 70 degree weather, especially like it is today when it is sunny. I just took the dog for his longer walk because DH was trying to shuck clams in the kitchen. He is making white clam pizzas to go with my salad, and I wanted to stay out of his way, because you know if something happens it will be my fault.

I have my salad done, I just have to give everyone instructions. I have a container of the greens, a container of the mushrooms that need to be warmed, and small containers of salad dressing, that they can drizzle on top. 

Anngie, yours is a good idea for a get together too. It's nice when I meet people I know on my dog walk so we can chat a bit. 

Good Sunday morning.
Today will be a bit cooler than yesterday's 75 degrees. But that wind! It was gusting at 38 mph, calmed down during the night, and the weather guy just said the winds will be back today. Well goody!!

Carol, I don't know how I will feel when our Governor eases the mandate here, maybe keep doing what I was doing, but once he opens the salons, that I will have to give serious thought to. I read last night that a state (sorry, can't remember which state) is closed till sometime in June! 
Sounds like what your Dad had is what my DH has. Like I said yesterday, he is an old pro at this, he has had a few stents put in his leg, over the years, so I am going to push for him to get the bypass.
I would love to bake bread, at this time, but that is one of a few things I am avoiding right now. It smells so good in the house with bread baking.
I think the thing I miss the most is hugging my grand kids. We saw them around a month ago, and it stunk, having to stay away from them, and then no hug when we were leaving.

Anngie, your mention that the sun is out...I seem to do more when it is sunny, compared to when it is gloomy or real cloudy. Like house work, I seem to do it when there is sunshine. Go figure.
DH has had numerous stents put in his leg, along with his heart, so that is why I would like him to see if he can just have a bypass, then he should be good to go with that clot in his leg.
My DD and I are trying to figure out, based on yours and Robins get togethers this weekend, how we can apply that to something our family can do, I am so excited to try to put it together. We all got the shaft during the holiday's in April, and our state is locked up till May 26th, which means no doings for Memorial day weekend either. So we have to think outside the box, like you two did.

Robin, I understand about the pictures on FB. 
How did your dinner turn out, was it fun? I can't wait to hear about it.

I walked a mile outside yesterday, it was such a beautiful day out, but yes, as usual now, the wind was blowing, so I finished the rest in the apartment, so I did walk for 60 minutes. It sure helps to have those shoes!! Thank you all, one last time, for advising me about wearing shoes in the apartment. 

With the wind picking up again today, I will get my walk in inside, then run some containers that are my DD over to their porch steps. 

I guess DH is not going turkey hunting, as he is still in bed. I know he wasn't going to hunt the whole day, as he has plans to go help our dear elderly friend take their rider over their lawn, to rake it up. So he must have decide to just not go out to hunt.

Have a nice Sunday everyone.

Our dinner last night worked out great. My friends who's house we met out put out boxes with everyone's name on them. One by one we got out of our cars and put the food for each person in their box. Then, we walked into their backyard one by one, and sat separated. They do have a large yard, so Karen, if either of your DD's have that, you can do something similar. One friend made cosmos for the women, my DH brought himself a thermos of Manhattans, one other guy brought himself something, then there was a bottle of wine. We left things on one table, so everyone could go individually to get their drink. She put a plate of deviled eggs on every couple's chair. We ended up not leaving until 6:45 to go home to heat up our food and eat. It was great, but I ate too much! I suppose if you want to eat on your laps, you could all walk one family at a time up to a buffet table and do the same. 

My kitchen was a mess after all this, especially after DH makes the pizza dough and assembles them. I was thinking I had everything cleaned pretty much, but just remembered I have the large pot he steamed the clams in still sitting there. Putting everything away is another task. I have laundry to do, but it is a beautiful day here so I would like to get outside.

Last night I also watched the movie The Art of Racing in the Rain. I loved the book, and the movie was really good too. I understand it even more now that I see my DS with his daughter.