Full day today. I’d planned to go with Ron to help out at the Folk Music Society but finished work here only a short time ago.
Did laundry and washed one of the door mats.
Dropped off a present for Cindy (her birthday) and picked up winter vegetables, top soil and Chickadee. Planted the kale. Did some more raking and put down the Chickadee in the front and back.
Made fishcakes for lunch with leftover cod, mashed potatoes, egg and bread crumbs.
I don’t so much object to women being “objectified” – if someone wants to be seen as an object, that’s her business – as I do being discriminated against because I’m not a woman who was born lucky enough to be objectified.
We saw a couple of woodpeckers fighting over a hole in one of our trees the other day.
A pair of ducks were strolling around LeConti’s yard last evening, then walked across the street. Don’t know what happened to them after that or for that matter, where they came from. We think the rain may have confused them, it being good weather for ducks, haha.
Started the day at 5 so I could get to help out Jr. Tech with their STEM for girls registration at MMA.
Had a nice conversation with one of the other volunteers, a lady who taught computer science in Worcester and is now helping her church manage their database.
I stopped off at Home Depot to pick up a dethatching blade for Peter’s lawnmower. Also got some metal hose nossles.
Dropped off a small donation to the 8th grade Washington DC trip fundraiser and then did a quick walk through the health fair at the high school. Some good information and learned of a new PE program: the high school got a grant to purchase rollerblades and helmets. The teacher invited me to try it and I would have loved to except for my arthritic ankle. Had a nice chat with Michael from Mahoney’s about cold weather crops. He agreed, everything is late this year.
Went to the market at the Waquoit church for donuts for Ron, but Patience wasn’t there. Picked up a gorgeous bottle of white wine vinegar. Stopped at Roche to get some celebratory macaroons for Peter and dropped them off for him at Cape Mac. Went to Stop & Shop for my meds.
Made sandwiches for lunch with the new Panini pan that Ron got on sale at Williams Sonoma: great. We loaded up the truck and picked up trash and recyclables at Edgewater along with the lawnmower.
After the transfer station, Ron was able to switch out the lawnmower blades. He dethatched the back yard. I did some raking as well; lots of dead grass.
Made meatloaf for the first time in the microwave: done in 15 minutes.
Sense of smell has returned, a good and a bad thing.
Job interview tomorrow in town.
I told Ron, “You’re in trouble.” He said, “Good!”
I planted the window boxes and starting yesterday, brought the jasmine outside. Ron hooked up the back hoses and confirmed that the beautiful sprinkler survived the winter.
VonHaam put me on predisone. I just barely made it to the Selectmen’s meeting last night to ask about Article 25 . They were very nice to me. Visited Spohr Garden but not very many blooms yet.
Picked up 5-10-5 today at Waquoit. Put out four deck chairs and the umbrella; it’s time. Shirtsleeves temps today.
Ron slept all afternoon until 8, so I sorted through his piles of papers. Did a lot of filing, recycling and setting aside for shredding or for him to go through. Ron’s big check from his health care reimbursement account came yesterday and I deposited it on the way to the doc’s.
Burgers, salad and free blueberry pie for supper tonight. Ron’s right: we have to start putting our day-olds in the frig now before the plants get them.
“Canonical” means “preferred”; “canonical” means “preferred”; “canonical” means “preferred”.
It really is that simple.
The disease that flattened me for the past week finally found Ron. He’s sick as a dog today.
I’m better but my eye sockets are still a mess. Thinking it might be eczema. Hope to see vonHaam tomorrow.
Hyacinths are coming up. Fluffles’ grass is tall enough for him to eat. We had frost last night; I’m just as glad I’ve been too sick to put in cold weather annuals.