Yesterday I wanted to turn on the air conditioning. Today, I want to put on the heat.
We’re hanging with the neighbors tonight, so this is all there is for today.
Another Quickie
October 17, 2008It Was Doug’s Birthday
October 17, 2008Maybe that’s why it was so hot. I think it got up to 85 today. I’m not used to sweating in October. It is supposed to be 20 degrees cooler tomorrow. Everybody is going to be so sick.
My son was off from work today so he came for a visit and brought two gallons of Weber’s cider. I finally thought of a good birthday present this evening. Doug is so hard to buy for. When I find what I want, I’ll post a picture.
Thawing frozen bananas is gross. Peeling them and mashing them is even worse. If anyone ever saw me making this cake, they would never eat it. I don’t tell what’s in it. They wouldn’t believe me. They just say that it is the best chocolate cake they have ever eaten.
The mail person brought me a package today. Now I have to figure out how much I still need.
I think I want another green.
Good night.
Meat Loaf for Two
October 16, 2008I don’t know about you, but I am not one for reheating more than once. If it’s not finished by the second meal, it’s dogfood or garbage. So, here is my recipe for meatloaf. If you want no leftovers, invite a friend. Sometimes, Doug eats more. It makes a really good cold meatloaf sandwich.
1 lb ground round or sirloin; 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup chopped cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup onion, chopped fine; 1 tbs. parsley; 1 tsp. each of thyme and rosemary; 1/2 tsp. sea salt; 1 clove garlic, chopped fine; 1/4 cup salsa; 1 tbs. salsa verde; 1/4 cup bread crumbs.
In a medium bowl, beat an egg. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Form into a loaf pan and cover top with catsup if you like it. Bake for one hour at 400 degrees. Slice and serve.
I usually make it up early in the day and put it in the refrigerator.
Roasted little red potatoes are good with it. They take about the same amount of time. I cut them into wedges and toss them with a little extra virgin olive oil and plenty of garlic, rosemary and thyme. Cover them, but take the cover off for the last ten minutes. If cooking them alone, turn up the oven to 450 and cook for about 40 minutes. Check the potatoes for doneness. Is that a word?
Ocean City
October 15, 2008I had an IRA that matured. I had gotten it at a little bank in Reisterstown. As happens, it was bought by a bigger bank. The closest branch was in Ocean City so we rode down there today. I said I had to take some pictures while we were here. It was a perfect day. It was sunny and in the upper 70s. Since it was out of season, there was no parking problem. We just pulled up to the end of a side street and walked down.
A sitting area!
There were lots of gulls.
People were sunbathing!
Even Doug enjoyed himself!
New Header
October 13, 2008I’m not sure whether I like this one. It seems too busy to me. Maybe I’ll change it to this.
Now that the weather is getting a little cooler, we sometimes have mornings like this. I like the fog. Everything seems different. When I was young, we used to go camping in Maine. I liked to walk along the rocks and watch the waves. I would pretend that I was the only person on the island. I’d like to go again sometime, maybe with Nancy. Doug doesn’t like to travel. It’s hard enough dragging him to the ocean in Delaware.
Einstein Coat
October 13, 2008I started pulling the coat apart last night while trying to find something to watch on TV. There is never anything on Saturdays any more. I don’t watch reality shows, game shows or sports. Most comedies are so bad that I find myself grinding my teeth in under ten minutes. Most dramas might as well be fantasy for all the sense they make and I usually figure out who did it by the second commercial. Often, I pretend that the comedy is a drama and the drama is a comedy. It’s much more believable that way.
Here, I have starting unraveling. I didn’t get any done toady because Maude took a very long nap.
She was out until midnight last night. She got up at 6 this morning and went out. It was almost noon before she had breakfast. She slept right through the boys’ supper. We finally woke her up and pushed her out the door around 6PM without any supper. If we had fed her, she probably would have stayed out until 2AM.
It was a nice afternoon so I worked on my sock.
I normally use six needles at this point. There is a lost less stress on the needles and there is no gap going down the bottom of the sock.
I Don’t Have a New Kitten
October 12, 2008But, Zip considers himself the baby. He has been very frisky since the weather cooled a little. And he has been coming in later at night. Maude, on the other hand, has been spending more time indoors where her toes don’t get cold.
I am trying to blog earlier today. On most days, I’m doing it right before going to bed when I’m not thinking too clearly anyway. I really should spend a little more time on my computer, but it’s too nice outside. It is getting cooler. I don’t where my sandals much, unless I’m wearing handmade socks. I’m not wearing shorts much either, but I haven’t put them on the shelf in the back of my closet yet.
I dragged out the Einstein coat I made a few years ago to see if I could do something with it. I made it out of my crazy ex-girlfriend’s yarn for her to use as a sample. The yarn is a grey, tan, brown color that she knew was the latest color. Well, she was wrong. I wonder what she did with all that yarn? I am not a grey, tan, or brown person so I embellished the h**l out of it. I got great ideas from Knitted Embellishments. When she gave it back to me, I threw it in a closet. But, it kept calling me. I got it out. I put it on—for the thousandth time. It finally hit me. It’s too long. Now, if you know anything about Sally Melville’s pattern, you know that the bottom is knit sideways. Bummer. I have to take out the last 15 or so bound off stitches and pull out every single row along the bottom. After I do that, I have to decide if I should cut the ends and do fringe or weave about a thousand strands through the wrong side. Ugh!
The old man is doing well. He had another seizure on the bed. He didn’t wet much, so there is only the quilt to wash. He has had three that I have seen. Is this where the “nine lives” business comes from?
Better Today
October 11, 2008The kinks weren’t as bad today, so I started washing all the fabric that I have been gathering. I knew I had a little Christmas guilt kit somewhere. It seemed like a good time to make it. There were a lot of tiny pieces that I washed by hand. I figured I might as well dig out everything I had that hadn’t been washed. I don’t like the way fabric smells until it’s washed. I had a friend who never prewashed. Going into her sewing room gave me a headache. By the time I got it all together, I had two big loads. This is what happens when you only work on one thing for five months. I mean, you’re still buying. Right?
Here is the dark load. It consists of two servicemen quilts, two or three nightgowns and at least one Christmas gift. See the scum on the water? It happens every Autumn. It’s from dying plants and other things that I don’t want to think about.
I Couldn’t Get the Kinks Out
October 10, 2008It was one of those days. No matter hard I tried, I couldn’t get the kinks out. I finally gave up and sat down and sewed all afternoon. At least I got something done. I had picked up a pizza at the market yesterday, so. it was ten minutes in the oven and supper was ready. I got some knitting done. It was very humid today. Did that have something to do with it?
I got my Stitches stuff in the mail. I have been thinking about leaving here early on Thursday. I could stop downtown, pick up my badge at the registration desk, and attend the Market. It’ll be open from 5PM to 8PM for attendees. That way, I wouldn’t be tempted to shop at lunch. I could go outside, maybe down to the harbor, and get some air and exercise.
Here’s the baby.
Elvis is Snotty
October 9, 2008So I took him to the vet. He got a shot and an antibiotic to take for a week. His lungs and heart are good. His teeth are not too good which may cause some of his problems, but, at his age, it would be too traumatic to do anything about them. Excuse me while I pet this cat.
OK. Back to Elvis. The vet gave him the same thing he got last year since it did the job. He said to call if he wasn’t 100% better in a few days and he’d give him something else. I like this guy. He’s sensible. I wish more were like him. And that includes human ones.
Sleeping quietly in my lap
Here’s my sock. I like this pattern. I think I’d like it in a sweater.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 