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I went on my early walk around 7,didn't go far since it was beginning to rain,becoming windy
This will be a day inside since we have a high wind warning until 7pm tonight,early highs near 50
My plan today is start wrapping Xmas presents only have 3 to do,write some Xmas cards
The rest of my day read NYT as I'm eating lunch,read the book I started yesterday,993 pgs
 
MickaC said:
I FOUND IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going through the last of the Country Woman magazines in my downsizing efforts......
The recipe for " Carrot Pudding ".....it's a recipe that my oldest and dearest friend [ who now is passed ] generously passed onto me.
The written out recipe was slipped into one of the magazines.
Have been looking for it for the last 5 years.....so happy to find it.....is one of my most valuable treasures.
It is to die for with caramel sauce.
I will now write out several copies, and place them in all sorts of places.....that way i'm bound to find it.

Sorting, decluttering going very well......i'm surprising myself in what i'm letting go.
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Good for you! I understand the frustrations of not being able to find something that you know you have.....somewhere!I

That recipe sounds interesting. I'm not sure if I would like it, but it intrigues me! So, maybe l would like it.

I'm trying to learn how to "let go" also. So far with minimal success. 😢. But, one thing at a time, I am making at least some headway. I grew up with the idea that you can't throw something away, because you may need it one day. I am a 3rd generation "saver". This is a challenge for me, and it is very, very hard. I wish you luck! 🍀
 
MickaC said:
I never liked fruitcake until i made my own....sorry....don't mean to brag.
Light and dark cake......so moist.
My secret.....air bake pans and setting the loaf pans in a sheet pan with water in it......in the oven.
Standard......6 cups assorted fruit......2 cups assorted nuts, then basic dry ingredients.
I change the fruit and nuts so i get different tastes......YUMMY.
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Home made anything, is always better than store bought! Around here, just the thought of "fruit cake" makes people go 😝. They have no idea what they are missing!
 
Just staying home today.
Will clean the kitchen, water some plants, and I've been wanting to make a bulgur salad. I bought some ingredients yesterday for it, so I better do it..and I forgot parsley! Oh well, I can add it later.

Tmrw I'm having my fireplace cleaned, so I'd better clean the area around it.
 
Laundry. All week laundry. I let it pile up and now I'm paying the price. Ugh. So time consuming. I've never in my life had my very own wash/dry machines. Oh, how different life would be! Appreciate these appliances if you're lucky enough to have it conveniently right in your home!
 
This morning I had my usual 2 hour ladies Thursday group fest in town... it was absolutely freeezing today so I had to wear a duvet coat and a wool scarf but it was a beautiful sunny day despite that...... later a few of us went shopping and stopped for coffee.. you can see the sunny blue skies here.. but no-one was sitting outside, it was too cold...

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This afternoon, I had another meeting which took about an hour .. then I drove to our nearest large town for fuel, but the garage had a queue 1/2 a mile long so I didn't wait...
I ordered a blouse online 9 days ago, and I've not heard another thing about it , no emails nothing, so today I bought the same one in store, and the other when it eventually arrives will have to be returned , so how irritating it was to get home and find an email had just arrived telling me to come and pick up the blouse.., its irritating because I've deliberately not gone over to that town for all this time waiting for notification , but I had to go today... . Now I'll have to make another trip to pick it up and return it at the same time...

Then when I got home there was a failed delivery slip on my doorstep, for a package I didn't know about, and that had to be collected at the main Post Office, so back out I go again... then only to find it's an item that wasn't supposed to be getting delivered until the 12th :rolleyes:..

Anyway.. I was still really surprised to find that in both of the large stores I was in today, again no-one is playing Christmas music... usually they start playing in mid November, and they didn't this year, so i thought they would begin on the first of the month.. but it would seem not.. :unsure:..so all in all it doesn't seem very Christmassy here yet
 
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It was better than good. It was fine! I think I'm gonna like it a whole lot. And I got a PAID 15-minute break. PAID! Guess I'd already been indocrinated into the ways of the culture at the biscuit store that I'd plumb forgotten that "real" businesses provide paid breaks except for lunch, of course, but I'm only there for six hours at a time so no need to take a lunch break.

There's a whole lot to learn. My biggest concern was that I wouldn't be able to do the computer stuff because, alas, I'm minus the technology gene. It was ein Stück Kuchen (a piece of cake...pun intended) and something even I could do. I was even introduced to an older guy there who's Polish but speaks fluent German. Don't know how long he's been in the US, but his accent was so familiar to me that I when I greeted him in German he positively beamed. Goody. Somebody to practice on!

There's just one teeny tiny hitch in the gittalong. Only three people work in the bakery department. Me, another bakery clerk and the bakery manager. The other bakery clerk is on vacation next week and won't be back because she's transferring to a different store. That means there will be two people who work in the bakery department. Wut wo. Besides wut wo, woe is me!

I'll figure it all out. It's not rocket science, but there's a lot to learn. When the bakery manager comes back next week (he's on vacation this week), I'm going to volunteer to work five days a week through the end of December rather than just the three days I said I could. That will give me time to learn the routine, the equipment, get it all down pat so that the bakery manager won't have to work seven days a week. And it will put an "extra" jingle in my jeans for Christmas. Um...when is 💰 ever "extra"?

Annnnnnd...they just got a brand new, shiny, efficient, industrial OVEN!

So. The long and the short of it is that the new job is looking good. Yay!
 
Nice weather today and tomorrow, so I got the log splitter out and split another pile of logs for our outdoor wood furnace. I probably have about 5 cords split, and another 2 waiting to be split....hope to finish that tomorrow. Once I get it all split, we should be good through February, maybe even into March. Then, I will just watch for decent Winter weather to do any more sawing/splitting.
 
What am I, or did I do today? Parted with some hard earned cash, notice the word earned, that's wages as opposed to pension.SJC-shoes.jpg
When I saw this photo from almost a hundred years ago, (1922) I just knew that I had to have those shoes.
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I love them, and it's amazing how many times I get asked: "Where did you get those shoes?"
The problem though is, shoes can be addictive, just ask the ladies.
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Well you can't wear blue with brown, it's all about colour co-ordination.
 
Took advantage of a rare heatwave to take a short morning walk. Then off to a thrift store to buy a large glass vase, $4. As much as I liked the ornaments, there was no use for them after I sold the Christmas tree. Placed all the white bulbs and a string of mini lights in the vase. Looks really pretty. There aren’t as many pink & green bulbs but I may do the same with a smaller vase. Waste not, want not.

This afternoon we’ll go for our high dose flu shot. $75 each. Only seniors living in care are given the dose for free in this province. Many others are free.
 

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