What are you doing today?

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Kaila said:
Very sorry for all that you are going through, @Aneeda72
I wish you had better medical care.
Many of us could use that too, for sure. Sending my caring to all of you who would like some.

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@Owlivia Just want to tell you, that I refuse to help you to clean glitter! :LOL:

And @Ruthanne Baked sweet potatoes? :oops: That sounds great!
I will put those on my list for next groceries!
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Yes I Baked one sweet potato so far. @Kaila and it was delicious. I finally got the cooking temperature and amount of time down. For one sweet potato:. Wash, puncture it with several holes, I used a small sharp knife 🗡️.
Rub the sweet potato with olive oil 🪔 and wrap it up in foil and bake at 450 degrees for one hour. It came out perfect IMO. Have a wonderful day Kaila!
 
Ruthanne said:
Yes I Baked one sweet potato so far. @Kaila and it was delicious. I finally got the cooking temperature and amount of time down. For one sweet potato:. Wash, puncture it with several holes, I used a small sharp knife 🗡️.
Rub the sweet potato with olive oil 🪔 and wrap it up in foil and bake at 450 degrees for one hour. It came out perfect IMO. Have a wonderful day Kaila!
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Is there any reason why you don’t use a microwave? I rarely bake or cook anything, but when I do I usually microwave it. Regular baked potatoes take about 5 minutes. Never tried a sweet potato.
 

What am I doing today? Good question. I have an appointment at ten twenty for the fitting of a tooth crown. Always an early bird, I have been up, scrubbed up, teeth cleaned, dressed and ready, I am even wearing one of my hats because I get asked to. The receptionist greets me with a charming smile then says: "I must get a picture," as she gets her phone out of her bag.

But not today. A phone call half an hour ago, from that same receptionist, informed me that my dentist has called in sick. She has a cold and doesn't wish to pass her germs onto her patients. So, what to do? Should I change out of my glad rags or just impress the staff at the store again? My wife needs a few more items.
 
Well - yesterday didn't go to plan (again). No sign of the Bittern I went looking for but I did get the Little Egret that I posted in the Photography section. Likkle Grandson spent most of the day and evening in hospital. Poor little chap has bronchitis and is now back home dosed up on various medications. Mrs Oy is there looking after him so that his parents can get some sleep (none for the last 2 nights!) so I think I might go for another go at the Geocache that I fell looking for the other day, and some others too maybe. Monday is Gym day but I think I'll give that a miss while this knee heals a bit.
 
-Oy- said:
Well - yesterday didn't go to plan (again). No sign of the Bittern I went looking for but I did get the Little Egret that I posted in the Photography section. Likkle Grandson spent most of the day and evening in hospital. Poor little chap has bronchitis and is now back home dosed up on various medications. Mrs Oy is there looking after him so that his parents can get some sleep (none for the last 2 nights!) so I think I might go for another go at the Geocache that I fell looking for the other day, and some others too maybe. Monday is Gym day but I think I'll give that a miss while this knee heals a bit.
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I hope your knee heals up soon. I know that having knee problems can be a real pain!
 
Trila said:
Today is one of those rare Sundays when I will not be at the rink. What ever shall I do with myself?!!! 😁

Maybe I'll
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a little bit, then write out some Christmas cards. I might even start to decorate...maybe!
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You're inspiring me to get to my Christmas 🎄 cards. I have to plan what I say to each person. I have a lot of cards and stamps too. Good luck with whatever you do 😉
 
-Oy- said:
Well - yesterday didn't go to plan (again). No sign of the Bittern I went looking for but I did get the Little Egret that I posted in the Photography section. Likkle Grandson spent most of the day and evening in hospital. Poor little chap has bronchitis and is now back home dosed up on various medications. Mrs Oy is there looking after him so that his parents can get some sleep (none for the last 2 nights!) so I think I might go for another go at the Geocache that I fell looking for the other day, and some others too maybe. Monday is Gym day but I think I'll give that a miss while this knee heals a bit.
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You had me up in the loft yesterday, covered in dust and lost in memories. When I was in my early teens I was train mad, my father, although not well off, had seen a 35mm camera in, what we used to call, a junk shop. He could just about afford it, I was delighted.

So why would that egret get me up in the loft? I knew that there was a bird of my own up there, not as pictorial and beautiful a picture as your fabulous shot was, but I knew that you would know that my bird was actually a steam engine, name of Mallard.
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Georgiagranny said:
Memories...the roast was seared and cooked with potatoes and carrots in a deep well cooker on the stove while we went to Mass, but that was only in winter. It was heavenly coming in from the sNOw and cold to the fragrance of that roast.

In summer, it was chicken, unless we were going to the cottage, in which case we'd either spent Saturday night there or left really early Sunday morning, and Gramma cooked the roast in the oven of a wood-burning stove.

Takes me back...
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What is a deep well cooker? I've never heard of that before. @Georgiagranny
 
Sunny day..it's 48 deg.. but I have all the windows open..despite having no heating on, because there's no wind, and I'm double layered, it doesn't feel cold..🌞🍁🍂

Postman just dropped a package off.. gotta make the most of him because he's been on strike 2 days this month and he's going to be on strike again another 2 days in December..

Waiting at home today for a small delivery from Amazon... no plans to go out because tomorrow I have a hospital appointment in the next County, so anything I need , I'll get tomorrow...
 
Georgiagranny said:
@horseless carriage I vote for impressing the staff at the store again! Treat them. C'mon, how often do they get to see a gentleman dressed like a gentleman?
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Georgiagranny, how I love your State of Georgia. Mona, my schoolfriend, nothing romantic just friends. After university she went into hospital administration, a couple of years later she saw a post being advertised on an American airbase here in the UK. Successful in that post, she met, and married a doctor and settled down to live in Savannah. My wife and I visited them and they us, almost every year until the now retired doctor passed away about eight years ago. His widow, my dear friend, died a year later, probably from a broken heart, but now they are reunited.

We always received the warmest of welcomes from Mona's American friends and got told time and again that, they just loved our "cute" accents. How we miss our visits, How we miss Mona and her husband. Such is life. So for them, for you and for Savannah, Georgia, I shall keep my glad rags on and wear one of the hats that always made Mona smile:
 
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...so that's how I feel right now!
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I did get my Christmas cards written yesterday...yep, all of them!
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for me!! Unfortunately, that was my only accomplishment. The rest of the day was spent
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Today will be different! Dio and I will work together. We have a whole day of
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planned for today!

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Once that's done, I can start decorating for the Holidays. Most likely I'll do that tomorrow. The first thing that goes up will be the tree, and it will be the last thing to be put away. We leave our tree up until at least mid Jan, so I get to enjoy it for as long as possible.

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Gotta' run....time to start cleaning! I hope you all have a great day!
 
Had breakfast and took the dog out for a walk. I may buy something on Amazon for Cyber Monday. I do need a few things.

Trying to get back on a more regular schedule. I've been up all night and trying to make it to evening to go to sleep 😴

I have some groceries shopping to do and not sure yet when I'll do that.

Going to watch the Voice tonight. It's getting closer to the finale. There are some singers I like a lot.

I have more household chores to do. I did some over the weekend but there's always more to do. Never ending laundry for one thing 😃

Have a wonderful day everyone 😘
 
Ruthanne said:
Had breakfast and took the dog out for a walk. I may buy something on Amazon for Cyber Monday. I do need a few things.

Trying to get back on a more regular schedule. I've been up all night and trying to make it to evening to go to sleep 😴

I have some groceries shopping to do and not sure yet when I'll do that.

Going to watch the Voice tonight. It's getting closer to the finale. There are some singers I like a lot.

I have more household chores to do. I did some over the weekend but there's always more to do. Never ending laundry for one thing 😃

Have a wonderful day everyone 😘
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I am having the same problem. Up all night. I know I want be able to make it to the evening. I am waiting for the tow truck to pick up the car and take it to the shop. Then, I think I can lay down.

Let me know how you do. I have tried everything I can to fix this. Tried a new sleeping pill but that did not help to go to bed at a normal time.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Today I did a little more cleaning and straightening (kitchen & bedroom today). Nothing like getting ready to go on vacation to inspire me to get things done. As I was putting dishes away, somehow a custard cup flew out of the pantry, landed on the counter and broke. I had to quickly clean that up because our fur baby is up under me all the time. Luckily most of the glass stayed on the counter. To make sure I got it all, I turned out the light and used the flashlight feature on the phone, which helped find another piece. I Swiffered and vacuumed to make sure I got everything.

I had a short visit with my upstairs neighbor so I could give her my new key and make sure she is able use it. You have to use some muscle to get the key out sometimes. She answered her phone saying "Wow!" because at the exact second I called her she was telling her husband she wondered how I was recovering from COVID. Now I have to answer a set of questions and give commentary to the videographer who's filming my talented friend's video biography. The request was sent to his close friends and family so I feel honored to be included. We go back a lot of years so I'll have to try to make my comments as succinct, yet as meaningful as possible. @Pecos
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MDS, wow, you are off to some busy days ahead. I hope that video biography goes well.

I am happy to know that you have recovered from your bout with COVID, and hope you enjoy your "getaway."

Sometimes pieces of broken glass are very hard to find our two Bichons seem to think that they should help in the search and that only adds to the difficulty in tracking every one of those shards of glass down.

Pecos
 
I've been up since 4 this morning.....spent the last hour cleaning the fridge......jelly ran down the back and puddled at the bottom....threw away a big trash bag of old food and out of date stuff....what a job...the fridge is now ready for ham and turkey...taking a break now.
 
-Oy- said:
Well - yesterday didn't go to plan (again). No sign of the Bittern I went looking for but I did get the Little Egret that I posted in the Photography section. Likkle Grandson spent most of the day and evening in hospital. Poor little chap has bronchitis and is now back home dosed up on various medications. Mrs Oy is there looking after him so that his parents can get some sleep (none for the last 2 nights!) so I think I might go for another go at the Geocache that I fell looking for the other day, and some others too maybe. Monday is Gym day but I think I'll give that a miss while this knee heals a bit.
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A quick recovery for your grandson and rest/peace for all those caring for him. And I hope your knee feels better, @-Oy-
 
hiraeth2018 said:
It's 10 am on a Friday... just like yesterday or the day before or the day before that... but wait!
TODAY some excitement! I am having a gas insert placed into my wood burning fireplace. I'm sure "we" have many opinions here about what is better to burn but I am soooooo looking forward to not having to storing wood, chopping my own kindling, tracking wood chips, dirt and critters into my living room! With the cost of $150-250 per cord of wood here I am bowing down to the convenience of clicking a button and presto... clean fire and warmth for the damp winter here on the NW Pacific coast!
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I so hear you on that one! We live in an apartment with a fireplace. We choose not to buy and store the wood, outside due to regulations. I got it cleaned up and love decorating it on the outside with things like a basket with pillow and afghan and stack of books along side.
 
I'm in recovery mode from having a 'witch-with-a-B' moment this AM.... I feel lousy after I've snarled at someone but it's just as unhealthy to wallow in guilt after apologizing. So! Onward with the day!

Trying to decide on the next soup to make for freezing.... I saw a YouTube video about Italian Lentil soup that looked good, but on the other hand the Corn Chowder with a Kick I made the other day was really good too...

Still putting in applications for part time work
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I'm in recovery mode from having a 'witch-with-a-B' moment this AM.... I feel lousy after I've snarled at someone but it's just as unhealthy to wallow in guilt after apologizing. So! Onward with the day!

Trying to decide on the next soup to make for freezing.... I saw a YouTube video about Italian Lentil soup that looked good, but on the other hand the Corn Chowder with a Kick I made the other day was really good too...

Still putting in applications for part time work
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Have you heard back from the job you applied for last week CS ?
 

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