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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Week 2: The Joy's

In addition to my weekly joys,  I have decided I am also going to post my meals for the week. Since this joy list is a yearly diary for me I thought I might as well keep a food diary too. Since I just thought of it, I am starting Jan 12, I know we ate other days but I can't remember what I had. Feel free to ignore any part of all of these posts. It really is for me to look back on the year and see what I enjoyed and what I ate. (Additionally, posting this might keep me strictly keto. I doubt it but hope springs eternal does't it?)

Jan. 8  I had been watching a facebook trade sight for 4 days since I am somewhat (understatement) obsessed with dishes. I know I have at least nine sets, possibly more that I have stashed somewhere and forgotten about.  When these wonderful plates and bowls appeared I lusted for them. I have never owned dishes with skulls or skeletons on them, and these had incredibly cool artwork on them. After messaging the lister and telling him I hoped they had sold so I could quit thinking about them, we had several back and forth texts until he messaged me that he dropped the asking price substantially. I decided they were meant to come home with me. Since there are limited occasions to use skull plates I am thankful I have them in time to celebrate Edgar Allen Poe's birthday. "Tell Tell Hearts" of palm salad, anyone?  Now I have to plan a dinner party I had not planned on having.(Not a good picture but you get the gist of what they look like. I am insanely happy, or perhaps just insane for buying these?)

Jan.9 The day was filled with Mom tasks, but finally, at about 3, I was finished with her for the day. Finished except for the nightly phone call about things she has confused, but is certain they happened the way her brain tells her. (No, she did not take her car out to let someone look at it and leave it on a busy street. She has not driven anywhere in just under a year) Still there are joys. Joy one, I had enough leftovers so all I had to do for dinner was warm and serve. Joy two, we decided to go see 1917.

Jan.10 Interesting day which started at Mom's (as usual) them morphed into a holding game waiting for PT to show up. (3 hours beyond the scheduled time)  By late afternoon I was just a crabby, pissy human. Then I got a text from TheHub (he had already spoken to me and was aware of my less than pleasant demeanor)  wanting to go out to eat. (See, I have said a few times before he would go out to eat every single night if I would.)  So my joy was a bunless mushroom burger and broccoli then a quick side trip tp Aldi.

Jan.11 This is a weird joyful moment and I know it is, but I woke and got dressed early so I could go see Mom. It did not matter since she had just gone to sleep for the night at 8:00 am. It seems she worried about her job (she never worked after Dad and she were married) and finding the photographer to take her picture with the children. When her sitter asked what children she was talking about, she told her it was the children at school. For someone who was not terribly creative with her ideas  (life was always black or white to her) this foray into dementia is truly fascinating. But I just seriously digressed.
Because she had just gone to sleep I was not able to visit with her. Instead I managed to look over her business, run to her bank, and buy her groceries, getting home before high winds and a deluge hit. If she had been awake I would have been drenched several times before geting everything done.

Jan.12  We have had season tickets to our local Broadway shows for years. Some years the plays are either repeats or something we are not really looking forward to seeing, but we keep them because we have finally gotten perfect seats. We are on the 9th row up and center stage. If we don't renew yearly we would lose our near perfect seats and have to start the game of take what is available then start the upgrade process all over. Today's performance was Les Mis which was very good, particularly the actor playing Javert. His voice was outstanding.  After the play we ran home for a quick bite  to eat before heading back downtown to see Branford Marsalis. Son2 and DIL2 had given us tickets to the performance for Christmas. I cannot tell you how much we appreciated the thought since they know we love jazz, and neither of us needed any "thing". It was a great night. If you get a chance to see his quartet do go. They are very entertaining both playing and with their banter.

Jan.13  TheHub and I had an agreed on date to watch the NCAA football championship, so we had a quick supper then watched LSU win. Though I am not an LSU fan I really do like their coach and love his voice. It is a deep, gravelly Cajun voice and is so unusual that it is lots of fun to listen to. And just this one time,  Geaux Tigers!

Jan.14 Completed a word prompt writing challenge filled with very incompatible words done and had a very good time doing it. Pop over to Elephant's Child and join in the fun.

And the food:
Jan.12 Breakfast: coffee  Lunch:hamburger patty with mushrooms and onions and coleslaw  Dinner: chicken salad over lettuce shreds for dinner Snack: blueberries with cheese .

Jan.13 Brunch: sautéed kale with sausage, 4 cups coffee, keto roll with butter, Snack: handful of peanuts,  Dinner: Sloppy Joe on keto roll, coleslaw, 2 small sun butter cookies, 1/3 cup Rebel ice cream, cup of coffee.

Jan.14 Breakfast: coffee  Lunch: curry dill dip and coffee Dinner: chicken vegetable soup  Snack: vinegar and salt almonds

32 comments:

  1. Last Fall, I decided I needed some dishes for Halloween. Of course, I did not really need any dishes, but just "shopped" with no intent of buying. The Tell-Tale Heart was one of my favorite stories of Poe. Maybe you could download a heartbeat for your dinner party. Love the plate. Have you seen the blog of tablescapes? She had some great ones for Halloween. You could submit to this blog. I think it is smething like Between Naps on the Porch.

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  2. I love your joys and am thrilled that the writing prompt was one of them.
    The little things are HUGE in my world.

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  3. Those dishes will be great for Halloween, too! Your list of joys is wonderful!

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  4. those plates are interesting, and I have a daughter who honors Poe. One year, her prized Christmas gift was a huge book of his work. Do I need to do a writing prompt? Probably as I am getting quite repetitive in my blogs.

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    1. Check out the prompts on EC's blog. It is a Wednesday weekly event

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  5. Wow, those plates are cool! I can see why you like them (it does take a special person to appreciate skull plates). Halloween dinner parties come to mind. I don't have room for more than 2 sets of plates but those are pretty special. One thing I miss about city living (there are hardly any things) is the options for theatre. We have hardly any here but do try and support our local theatre groups.

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    1. I tried not to buy the plates but I had to. We have a lot of opportunities for theater and music here. We need to take more advantage of it than we do

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  6. LOVE those plates!!
    And I'm sorry about your mom's dementia. Before my mom passed, she thought someone paid to have me stay with her and she kept asking how much I was getting. She thought I worked at the nursing home and didn't realize I was her daughter.

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    1. The other day when I was trying to help Mom out of her bed some how or another I hurt her (everything hurts her) and she asked me if I was as rough with my other patients as I was with her. The mind is fascinating

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  7. I like your idea of chronicling joys. And I'm with everyone else -- neat dishes!

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    1. I want to look back at the end of the year and re-live the things that brought me joy daily.

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  8. Gosh, two trips to the theatre in one day! Ya got me beat!!! But how lovely! And I LOVE those skull dishes also. Like you say, not something you an use often but ...

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    1. I had rather not do two things in one day, but both were wonderful. Right now I have the dishes on the dining room table so I can smile every time I walk by them.

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  9. Cute plates, I look just like that right now.

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    1. With all you have been doing you derseve to look less than stellar, but I am betting you really don't!

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  10. I'm not one to have the skull plates, but I can see how they might be appreciated. Your joys are wonderful to read!

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    1. I do understand they are a matter of taste. Even as odd as I am, I would not like to use them every day.

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  11. Insanely happy or just insane. That is the question that only you can answer, however I know which way I'm leaning. :)

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    1. I think upon self reflection that the jury is still out

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  12. I want to go and see 1917! I love history and English like you so that film seems really up my street. I love how you make a joy list that allows you to appreciate even the little things in your life! Good on you! 😊👍💜

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    1. 1917 has breathtaking cinematography. Makes you feel like you are right there, and makes you feel so appreciative you are not in the WW1 trenches.

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  13. Hooray for joys! Love reading them. I have to comment that I LOVE how you noted you like the football coach and love his voice. That's so funny to me, especially since there are some voices I just can't stand. It's the opposite. That's so great!!!

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    1. It is almost a cartoonish voice and I really do like it. There are some voices that make my skin crawl.

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  14. hi there
    sounds like you have been very busy! a great idea to keep note of what you eat. i like to take photos of my dishes so i can remember and make them again. I LOVE those skull plates. i have a thing about skulls and skeletons too! cheers sherry

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    1. Life is interesting and sometimes difficult so we might as well have some fun plates to feed our spirits as well as our bellies.

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  15. Love reading your joys but those plates freak me out! I too have a plethora of plates, even in a storage shed, and I just got a new set of Fiesta ware for Christmas, guess you can never have too many plates, as you most likely know. Love Branford Marsalis' music, lucky you! It's amazing with your mom, here's wishing her well, and you too, Anne! Take care

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    1. Branford was great. We will see Wynton and the JLCO in March. Looking forward to that also.
      I really do like those plates even if they are a tad freaky. One of Mom's sitters saw them and told me I was weird. I told her I am not weird, just delightfully odd.

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