Joy of Feeling Better

The 7th week of 2023 started out with me coughing and feeling tired and then Monday afternoon came and it felt like someone had flipped a switch. All of a sudden I felt like myself,  just a tad less energetic than normal. I was so happy to feel good again. 

Sunday: I was feeling much better with the exception of coughing my foolish head off. I am very thankful  for Maebeme from My Life, My World . A year or so ago she mentioned a specific cough syrup, Buckleys, which can be found in Canada, or sometimes from Amazon. She mentioned how bad it tasted (like you are taking a spoonful of ammonia mixed with liquid skunk) but also mention how well it works. It is much easier to take when you have no sense of smell or taste, but it did work well to tame the cough for a while.

The devil cough syrup would quiet my cough for about an hour and then it was back full force .

I skipped going to church because I figured no one would like to sit around someone who sounded like I did, and while TheHub was there I started getting Super Bowl treats made.

We watched the game and were both disappointed  The Eagles did not win, but it was a great spectator game anyway.

Monday: I stayed home, not to stay away from anyone, but because I didn't have anywhere I really wanted to go. Instead of cleaning the house getting ready for weekend houseguests, I read. Oh well, I thought maybe I would clean the house Tuesday.

Tuesday: Instead of cleaning I remembered I was supposed to be back at my happy place. I painted a giraffes, neck,  a hippo, and assorted bit and pieces of other African animals for the upcoming play. It was go good to be back!

I was late getting TheHub a Valentine's card and stopped at the store on my way home from IP. I already knew I was making a Valentine's meal complete with champagne, but you have to have a card, right?

I could not find one that said what I wanted to say until I found a Spanish card with the English translation on the back of the card.  Of course I bought it, (neither of us speak Spanish) said nothing about the translation and gave it to TheHub. Naturally since sarcasm is my native language, I signed it, "And I mean every word".   After we laughed about it I did tell him to turn it over.

Wednesday: I had to skip my class because I had missed helping with the play costumes and props the week before while I was sick. There was still a lot to get done, so I went. My greatest joy of the day was interaction with one of the participants J.  On most occasions his verbalization is one syllable which is usually "fine", when asked how he is. Wednesday he was playing the music to Mario Cart and I asked him if he liked to play. His response to me was "Play Mario Cart__At Home". Play Mario Cart__At Home", which is about the equivalent of a full conversation with some of the other participants. After that he reached out and gave me a hug, which he has never done. He is pretty touch averse unless he is trying to get someone to go walk with him, so I was overwhelmed.

When both TheHub and I got home we decided to go out to eat and watch the Alabama basketball game at a little local joint. I enjoyed dinner, but realized that we needed to scoot home and watch the game there. I know at home TheHub yells at the refs, I just did not realize he would be so vocal in a restaurant. It was not really a yell, but was a loud statement of displeasure. Won't do that again unless we are in a sports bar.

Thursday: This should have been the day for me to get ready for houseguests, but I had a digital library book that was about due to be returned and it had 3 people waiting for it, so there was no option to renew. Obviously, instead of cleaning I had to read.

Friday: I woke and thought about cleaning the house, but then I thought I really needed to read a little more because I only had 6 hours left on the library book loan, so I read a while, then started cleaning the upstairs, putting on the sheets that had been washed and put away from the last guests to use them. This is one of those rare visits when I would be needing all four extra beds. So there was a flurry of bed making, and general cleaning, except for the bathrooms. For some silly reason I like to do those right before guests get here. Anyway the upstairs was done with the exception of vacuuming and the bathrooms.

Saturday: TheHub and I went to get our passport photos taken. When we saw them we kind of laughed at the people who looked so much older than our last photos. How did that happen???

We did a minimum of running around, then came home  for me to start getting the main floor in company shape, while TheHub did a project outside. Later in the evening we watched the Alabama/Georgia basketball game. (I mistakenly thought the guests would be here Saturday. I was wrong )

Look for your joys, they are always there!

May all your weeds be wildflowers,

Anne

Thoughts For Food

The freezers still very full, but when I open it there is no longer the fear of a frozen avalanche. I managed to use 7 items* from it this week, and the only thing that was added was a single serving of Sloppy Joe's.  I think this week I am going to make myself use 8 items from the freezer.

Even though I am no longer challenging myself to stay out of the grocery stores and did go to three of them this week, I bought less than 20 items, most of which was produce. I got me some coffee too, because I had run out of the real stuff and was drinking a decaf/espresso powder blend that was not great.

I had delicious regular coffee a few mornings last week, and it is true about the little things meaning a lot.

Monday: I had a container of chili in the freezer but there was not enough for two of us. Instead I made a small recipe of cornbread and partially baked it in a loaf pan. Once the top had set I covered it with shredded sharp cheddar, then spread the chili over the cheese, and returned it to the oven until the cornbread was cooked through.  I added a sprinkle of parsley strictly for visual appeal before serving it. It was surprisingly good. 

Cornbread chili casserole, coleslaw, tea

Tuesday: In my mind I had taken the pork al pastor out of the freezer to thaw, but when I looked in the refrigerator meat drawer (naturally about 15 minutes before it was time to eat) I found I did not. Fortunately I had some leftover rotisserie chicken from Sunday's lunch  in the drawer and could create a quick dinner.

Chicken alfredo, 3 bean salad on lettuce cups, tea

Wednesday: It was a ballgame night here and TheHub likes to have a ballgame type meal (translation, teenage food)

Sloppy Joe’s, chips, Brussels sprouts, tea

Thursday: I needed something quick (translation, I forgot to take anything out of the freezer in the morning) so I looked through the freezer for something that would be the easiest to thaw in the microwave. Glad I had sausage and a rice mix in the pantry.

Conecuh sausage jambayla, coleslaw, tea

Friday: Out to eat. We were running a few errands (I was double masked). Then we stopped at a fast food place where we sat in the corner away form everyone.

Fish sandwich

Saturday: The day was rainy and dreary which cancelled our grilled tuna steak plans

Collard green/black eyed pea soup, rolls, fresh pineapple, tea

Used from the freezer

Container of chili

Small pack ground chuck w/ onions

pack of conecuh sausage

black eyed pea/collard green soup mix

1 package chicken broth

1 frozen pizza

1/2 bag Brussels sprouts

1 turkey burger (lunch)

1 hash brown patty (lunch)

Used from the pantry

corn bread mix

can of 3 bean salad

fettuccine noodles

4 quart tea bags

2 individual bags of chips

jambayla package

1/2 jar of Alfredo sauce

boxed jambayla mix

1/2 can tomatoes

2 ham boullion packets

What I hope to use from the freezer this week

pork al pastor

browned ground beef and onions

turkey sausage

turkey burgers

chicken breasts

keto bread

cauliflower rice

brussels sprouts

I guess I will see how it goes.

Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan or with no plan at all!

* I listed 9 items used from the freezer, but the turkey burger and the hash brown patty were both part of packages that still have several more servings. I 'm not going to count them as "used" until they are actually all gone.

Limited by Coughing

The week was neither good nor bad, but I was still coughing pretty badly and just did not need to be around people. I recognize that I have a moral responsibility to the community at large, but I do not like having to stay home, and start feeling like a big cat in a cage, pacing back and forth. Instead of just being stuck at home I start to think I am trapped, and I don't like it at all. 

Sunday: After a seriously long, hot, shower, I dressed for the day (fashionista that I am) in sweats and a camo thermal shirt to cough my stupid head off lounge the day away. I still felt pretty bad, but the upside was I managed to finish a book between naps, coughs and sneezes, and  Paramount+ released a new episode of 1923.

Monday: I had planned on feeling much better than I did. The cough was still relentless, but I needed to get a few things from the grocery store. I double masked and made a quick trip, under ten minutes, making sure I stayed far away from other shoppers and also making sure I only touched items I was going to purchase. I was even a good Girl Scout and wiped the buggy handle (that's cart for those of you who don't speak southern) with a disinfecting wipe after returning it. I do not want to share this crap with anyone. When I got home the day was so incredibly gorgeous, I sat outside on the front steps for a while.

Tuesday: I felt much better even though I was still battling the cough. 

I sat outside and enjoyed the weather a bit, plus I got to see quite a few courting birds. I saw a couple of fights too. A pair of male cardinals were in a frenzied contest vying for the attentions of a female who sat on a branch watching the melee. I am not sure who the victor was, but I imagine some nest building will be going on shortly.

I also saw/heard a beautiful woodpecker, pecking away at the tree in my next door neighbors yard.

While I was sitting outside I took inventory of all the work we have to do to get things ready for spring. Ugh! The seriously cold spell we had did some damage to some of the plants in the yard. I hope just a shave and a haircut will be all it takes to get them looking decent, but I have a feeling the butterfly bush is toast. No matter, we will have a ton of work to do to make the yard look decent.

Wednesday: Normally I would have gone to class, but this cough was relentless. I was probably no longer contagious, but if I were one of my classmates, I would not have wanted to be in the same room with me.

I stayed home, sat outside and read for a good part of the day.

Thursday: I was still staying away from all humans with the exception of TheHub. I did have a couple of nice telephone conversations with My Beloved Sister and another friend. And I watched/mostly listened to Derry Girls. What a wonderful ensemble cast.

Friday: TheHub came home from work early and for the first time in a week I felt almost human. We ran a few errands, then went out to eat. Ok not really! We went to Culvers (a fast food place) and ate a fish sandwich and had a diet root beer, which might be the best root beer I have ever had.

Saturday: Whatever this mystery illness is, it has really worked a number on me. I have been so tired and had no energy. I was actually glad it was a rainy dreary day so we could stay at home and do virtually nothing. We read/ate/watched the Alabama -Auburn basketball game/watched a new to us series/ lather, rinse, repeat. I am more than ready to feel normal again.

Look for your joys, no matter how small. They are out there!

May all your weeds be wildflowers,

Anne

January Challenge Is Done! What's Next?

I finished the challenge for January without shopping for anything but produce and bread with a couple of exceptions. I did buy 2 Aldi seasonal items. (I've learned if you see something seasonal to go ahead and get it because most likely it will not be there the next shopping trip) I also bought 6 cartons of sale priced mushrooms, which were dehydrated and now live in a Duke's mayonnaise jar. 

TheHub bought ice cream for the brownies and also a 6 pack of ice cream sandwiches the night of the 31st. And yes I did eat some of each, cause even though I might have a food use/ no shopping mission, I am not stupid.

Now that February is here, I will lighten up on the produce and bread only rule, but I am still planning to only use proteins from the freezer. Even after using food storage for the month, I still have a gigantic food inventory here. So my rule for February (Following The Hawaii Planner's tip) is to use a minimum of 5 items from the freezer each week.

Any food I list as used  will come from storage and not be something I bought during the week.

Monday Meals

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: avocado, cabbage. tea

Dinner: honey garlic chicken over risotto, coleslaw

Snack: sourdough toast with jelly

Tuesday Meals

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: Peanut butter, graham crackers, tea

Dinner: "hamburger"with all the fixings, hash browns

No longer posting the full days meals, back to dinner meals only

Wednesday: TheHub and I got home at about the same time, and I had nothing planned for dinner. He stopped at Publix and picked up a fried chicken breast for him and a thigh for me. I cobbled the rest of the dinner from pantry items.

Fried chicken, potato salad, stewed tomatoes and okra

Thursday: I was feeling really rotten and when I feel really bad I love either hot and sour  soup or tom yum soup. The Chinese place is a tad closer than the Thai one, so hot and sour won.

Hot and sour soup, dumplings (take out)

Friday: I was hungry but was having a hard time tasting anything, so I rode through the drive through with The Hub to pick up something a tad spicy.

Tacos from Taco Bell (Thankfully I could at least feel the heat from the taco sauce)

Saturday: TheHub had gone to a fundraiser and I was not really hungry.

Chicken noodle soup and crackers

Sunday: I was still not feeling well so we went the Chinese route again

Hot and Sour Soup

Bought  for the week (before Feb 1)

hamburger buns

ice cream sandwiches

bananas

Used for the week (After Tuesday the listings will only include existing pantry or freezer items)

From the freezer:

1 cooked chicken breast

1 pack Impossible Beef

2 hash brown patties

From the refrigerator

John's slaw dressing

butter

soy sauce

jelly

mustard

ketchup

mayonnaise

dill slices

pickle relish

Produce

cabbage

avocado

1/2 bag coleslaw

garlic

lettuce

mushrooms

1 onion

From the pantry

honey

red pepper flakes

salt

pepper

olive oil

mushroom risotto pack

sourdough bread

canned tomatoes and okra

peanut butter

graham crackers

canned potatoes

chicken noodle soup

The concept of using five freezer items per week got derailed since I felt bad and did not really cook__at all.

Planned freezer uses for this week***

1 pack pork al pastor

1 pack browed ground beef with onions

2 tuna steaks

carton frozen chili

1 pack chicken

1/2 bag Brussels sprouts

*** No clue how I will use any of these yet, but I did already take some things out of the freezer this morning to thaw.

And as usual, if anywhere has stellar meat/chicken or fish deals, I will buy it and freeze it. Judging from the ads the past few weeks, I am not counting on it.

Sometimes Just Enough is Enough

The 5th week of the year came and went and was not exactly what I had planned, but like most weeks, It was enough

Sunday: We woke, got ready for church, went, then came flying home for a quick bowl of soup before going to see Hamilton. We both loved it, and now are going to read The Federalist Papers, hopefully with different eyes. 

We have had season tickets to the Birmingham Broadway series for many many years. Like most venues, we could improve our seats each season as they become available when the previous seat holders did not renew. About 5 years ago we managed to score the perfect ones, so now we are 6 rows from center stage. It means we have to keep our season ticket status, even years when the plays are not that good. But I can honestly say, keeping them through the lean show years was worth it after seeing Sunday's performance.

Now I just hope when the new season is announced Hades Town will be one of the shows. Birmingham is not a top tier city so we don't usually get the newest touring shows, but my fingers are crossed.

Monday: I should have cleaned the house and done ALL the laundry, but I didn't. I probably should have felt bad for not doing it, but I didn't do that either.

Tuesday: I was supposed to go paint at Independence Place, but was dealing with arthritic hands that were not working well enough to hold the paint brushes I was using. Instead I stayed home and read.

And another happy aside, Son2 and DIL2 closed on their house. Immediately after closing they went there and began pulling up the carpet in the bedroom. Though I should have, I did not volunteer to help.

Wednesday: After my Wednesday class I was driving and my phone rang. What a delight! I got to talk with Sluggy while I made my way across town.

I went to Independence Place to paint spots on the giraffe's neck and legs, and to add dimension to the rhino's body. It is my happy place. 

On the way home I felt peckish and needed a little something so I did what I rarely do, scooted through Starbucks drive through for a flat white. I generally drink my coffee black, but just wanted a little more without going the latte or cappuccino route.

Thursday: Back to IP to put the finishing touches on all of the masks, the giraffe, and the rhino. The play will be in a couple of weeks, so getting it finished was imperative.

On the way home I noticed I could not stop sneezing and by the time I pulled in the driveway my head felt like it weighed 50 pounds. 

Friday: I woke to a totally liquid head. Yep, I was ill, and cold. I took a shower to get warm and there is a serious joy having a steaming hot shower when you feel like crud. 

TheHub brought a couple of covid tests home from work and as soon as he got here, I took one___negative and I was thrilled about that, but I still felt like crap.

Another thing that brought joy was TheHub's recliner. Generally I avoid it like the plague, because I do not want to turn into a recliner lady, but when I tried to lie on the bed I could not breathe worth a flip, sleeping in the recliner became a really good solution.

Saturday: I still felt like crud, but the liquid head had migrated to my chest and I spent most of the day rocking in the recliner while drinking hot tea or ginger ale and barking like a seal. At least that is what the cough sounded like to me.

I hate I felt so bad because we had dinner tickets to a fundraiser that supplies summertime math instruction mixed with sports to kids who need a little help and structure. TheHub went anyway and said I missed a nice event. We had gone last year and really did enjoy it.

Instead I sat in the recliner with a shawl and a blanket, watching Legends and Lies: The Patriots. It was very interesting, especially after seeing Hamilton on Sunday.

Look for the joys, however small. You are sure to find them.

May all your weeds be wildflowers.

Anne

Going, Going___ Nowhere Near Gone

This has been my baking week. I was directly exposed to covid and kept away from everyone for most of the week. I did have one meeting I had to go to, but we maintained distance and I had no symptoms of covid. Other than that, all my errands were either at a drive through or the pick up option at a couple of stores. 

When I am upset or bored I bake, and I was plenty bored this past week. Throw in the fact that I had about 3 cups of sourdough discard and it meant I really had to do some serious baking to use it.  

Monday Meals

Breakfast: sourdough toast, coffee

Lunch: leftover chicken and stuffing, leftover tossed salad

Dinner: vesuvian* over sourdough bread, tossed salad, brownie a la mode, wine

Tuesday Meals

Breakfast: morning glory muffin, coffee

Lunch: leftover tossed salad, ranch dressing

Dinner: coq au vin, orzo pasta, chop salad, tea, brownie

Wednesday Meals

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: cobb salad (Met TheHub for lunch before a meeting. We sat about 15 feet away from anyone else)

Dinner: corn on the cob 

Snack morning glory muffin

Thursday Meals

Breakfast: morning glory muffin, coffee

Lunch: vegetable soup

Dinner: tamale pie, green beans, coleslaw, tea

Snack; brownie

Friday Meals

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: leftover coq au vin

Dinner: white chicken chili, cheese toast, pickled okra

Snack: pineapple upside down cake

Saturday Meals

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: leftover tamale pie

Dinner: tuna steaks, coleslaw, biscuits

Snack: chocolate chip cookies

Sunday Meals:

Breakfast:coffee

Lunch:canned mushroom soup, oyster crackers

Dinner:leftover spaghetti meat sauce over angel hair pasta, tossed salad

Snack: Sourdough toast with mayhaw jelly

Auxiliary Preps (because I have a ton of starter discard from feeding the starter)

Brownies. . . good but a little too chocolaty

Morning glory muffins. . . good

Biscuits. . . they were just biscuits

Pineapple upside down cake (very small cake, truly good)

Discard chocolate chip cookies. . . cake textured and not terribly sweet but good enough.

1 loaf sourdough bread . . . just a nice tangy bread

Bought this week

Small vanilla Ice cream (Brownies__duh)

1 lemon

6 cartons mushrooms (on sale, stock up for dehydrating)

1 bag coleslaw 

2 bottles chili sauce (Aldi seasonal product so I bought 2 while they were still available)

1 dozen eggs

3 boxes protein bars*** (TheHub takes these to work. He bought them)

bananas** *(theHub's recreational shopping purchase)

small container cut watermelon ***(ditto)

Used this week 

From the freezer

Small pack cooked ground beef with onions

1 chicken breast

1 ear of corn

small pack (1 serving size) vegetable soup

small pack ground chuck

small pack green beans

2 servings white chicken chili

1 cup dehydrated pineapple slices**

2 tuna steaks

small pack shredded Monterey Jack cheese

leftover spaghetti meat sauce

1/2 bag corn niblets

From the refrigerator

butter

6 eggs

sourdough discard

leftover chicken and stuffing

leftover tossed salad

greek dressing (gone now)

ranch dressing (still about 1/2 bottle left)

french dressing (still a little left)

sour cream 

leftover tossed salad

John's slaw dressing

hot sauce

leftover coq au vin

angel hair pasta

parmesan cheese

cheddar cheese

monterey jack cheese

Produce

2 1/2 bell pepper

8 cherry tomatoes

6 radishes

lettuce

1 cucumber

8 carrots

1 apple

1 orange

3 onions

1/4 cauliflower

1 bunch scallions

bananas (I have no idea how many. I hate bananas and don't keep count of TheHub's total)

remaining cabbage

partial bag coleslaw mix

remaining cherry tomatoes

watermelon (1 small container)

From the pantry

bread

coffee

5 Earl Gray tea bags

3 lemon ginger tea bags

1 zevia Ginger Root Beer

2 cans La Croix 

1 diet Dr Pepper

flour

sugar

salt

pepper

vanilla 

cocoa 

chocolate chips (almost 1 bag)

envelope of brown gravy mix

olive oil

shredded coconut

walnuts

Armagnac

balsamic vinegar

baking powder

baking soda

dehydrated mushrooms

3/4 container chicken broth

4 quart tea bags

splenda

brown sugar

herbs and spices

mushroom sage olive oil

corn meal

1/4 huge jar sun dried tomatoes in olive oil ( I had no idea I had this. Using it as often as possible)

1/3 jar pickled okra (another pantry find I did not remember having)

1/2 cake mix

vegetable oil

brown sugar

honey

red wine vinegar

1 can green chilis

Weekly Wrap Up

By Tuesday I was out of regular coffee. I had several partial containers filled with flavored coffees, but I don't like them for my morning coffee. I also had a lot of decaf, which is pointless in the morning even though it tastes pretty much like regular coffee. Since I use a Keurig with refillable k cups for my morning coffee(s) the solution was to fill each cup partially with decaf and add ground espresso to it. Not perfect but it worked for taste and a caffeine kick.

Even though I do not need to go to the store I want to. No idea why, I just want to because I am bored looking at the same things. There is some weird dichotomy going on though, because the more restless I get using what we have on hand, the better tasting our meals have been. I guess I am trying a little harder to cook something different, or maybe the meals have been made with intent instead of just throwing something on the table.  I am not sure, but I know I am over any "thrill" I had initially by using some of our food inventory. I have 3 more days to complete this challenge. I know I will do it, because I have a stubborn streak in me that is about a mile long, but it does not mean I will quit griping about it.

Put in the freezer this week (bummer)

Morning glory muffins

biscuits

brownies

* Delicious ground chuck, veggie, and brown gravy concoction served over garlic bread, My Beloved Sister's creation. She is not a great cook and certainly not kitchen creative so I have to give her props when it is due. It really is good.

** Whenever Aldi has pineapple on sale I buy a couple of them. We eat part of one as fresh pineapple then I dehydrate the rest of it. I do keep it in a bag in the freezer. Most of the time I just grab a slice out of the bag and eat it as it. The result of dehydrating is is a chewy, intensely pineapple flavored treat, but this week I rehydrated it to use in pineapple upside cake. It worked perfectly. I can always tell if a treat is a success by whether or not if TheHub goes back for seconds. The cake was very successful!

***I am not counting TheHub's random purchases as me going off my challenge. He is an adult, has his own money, and can buy whatever he wants for himself. I am not about to tell him what he can or cannot do with it as long as it is not part of our daily meals. If he wants to have watermelon or protein bars for a snack, that is strictly his business. 

I do know he will be happy that I did this challenge before Super Bowl Week, so he can have all the junk associated with football watching.

Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all.

Week 4 is Done

 The first month of 2023 did not slow down anymore than all of 2022 did. Time is winging past me, and now it is Sunday again to post the last week's joys. I was exposed directly to covid so I had a week staying fairly isolated. This week I hope is a little more productive.

Sunday: We went to church, then picked up our lunch from a drive through and brought it home. The day was seriously dreary and  much colder than we thought it would be. We  did not want to go anywhere. Instead we both read, watched a little football then watched 1883.

Monday: A guy rang the doorbell early Monday morning with a pine straw rolls filling his truck. After a little negotiating I hired him to put it across the front of the house all the way to the side of the street (I live on a corner lot) Almost 10 rolls later and a bit out of my wallet, the job was done and it looks great.

 I tried a new to me chocolate brownie recipe using the sourdough discard. And yes it was delicious.

While I was out running to the bank I saw daffodils blooming in one of my neighbors yards.

But the biggest joy was talking and laughing with Sluggy.

Tuesday: Made morning glory muffins with sourdough discard. Extreme joy that my microwave has a convection bake function. My oven crapped out and I do not have to be in such a hurry to have it repaired.

Wednesday: I ran out for a bit on Wednesday, met TheHub for lunch then had a meeting concerning our finances (I maintained a lot of distance) On the way  home I saw a tulip tree in almost full bloom.

Thursday: The day was really dreary and I was glad I did not have to go anywhere. Instead I had a nice day reading. TheHub gave me a shawl for Christmas and I am not normally a shawl gal, but it is seriously warm when the house is cold. It keeps me comfortable without turning on the heat. 

Friday: I spent the day looking for an accordion folder that I remember putting someplace "safe" and had no earthly idea where "safe" was. The upside is that a lot of places got a thorough cleaning as I emptied cabinets and drawers looking for it.

My Beloved Sister came by mid chaos and we sat and laughed at some of the things I had pulled out of particular places. Anyone else have about 15 composition books with stuff written in maybe 5 pages of each one? 

We read some stories I had written and forgotten about. Some caused so much laughter I almost wet my pants, but the last one left us both in tears.  Maybe one day I will share some here.

I also did a little more baking using more of the sourdough discard. I am trying not to waste anything but I can't continue baking like this, because I am more than a little tempted to eat it.

Saturday: After running our usual Saturday morning errands, we came home to have a leftover lunch, then watch Bama basketball. Well, one of us watched the game while the other one of us baked.  After the game was over and the bread was rising, the biscuits were baked and the cookies were baking, we watched a couple of episodes of The Offer. It is a very enjoyable show to watch, especially since both of us are huge fans of The Godfather.

Anyway the week is done and it was a relatively decent week for one where I was keeping mostly to myself. There are small joys even on the more isolated weeks if you just look for them.

May all your weeds be wildflowers.

Anne