I was trying to help!
Mary has been horizontal for three days, but things are improving. I wandered into the master bedroom and offered to find her a movie or change the TV channel, and I got yelled at for using a candy bar; she must be feeling better.
I have three thermometers around the house. Alexa says Orange is 43 degrees, our garden remote sensing device says it is 39 degrees, and the house thermostat says it is 45 degrees. We settle on 40 degrees! COLD!
We strolled the garden in our jammies and robes, drinking coffee!
Slurp!
The veggies are growing up through the straw with impunity! The straw keeps the roots relatively warm.
I was getting ready to make a salad.
The Swiss chard is coming along nicely. Swiss chard grows well in both cool and warm environments. For Swiss chards to thrive, 6-8 hours of sunlight daily is needed. A 10-foot row of Swiss chard can produce roughly 12 pounds of produce. Like other leafy greens, Swiss chard is high in vitamins A and K, calcium, potassium, and fiber.
They are a marvelous substitute for spinach!
Our lettuce is impressive, and Mary is already out there clipping the little leaves for our salads. We have to keep after them as they grow too large; we see some visits to our neighbors in the future.
There are six different kinds of lettuce in the garden this year.
It’s always nice to remember our loved ones, especially our parents who hold a special place in our hearts. During this time of year, I find myself thinking about Mom and Dad often.
I found a photo that brought back memories. Mom passed in 1990, and my memories are vivid; I expect her to walk in the door any time. It was a picture of our mother taken in the 1970s at my house in La Mirada.
She was visiting me in La Mirada!
This is a message to many people, especially my kid, who we are no longer communicating with. It’s sad when people get into this mental state, but everyone is different. I am so happy I am perfect.
Amen!
We went to the Elks Lodge for lunch as part of “Girls Night Out,” we were pleased to have Sudney and her father join us. Bill and George joined us.
Sydney and Bob are catching up.
Mike A was supposed to be with us on New Year’s Eve, and he had an accident and went headfirst into a wall, much like I did when I had low blood pressure. So, being very creative, Mary suggested he needed bubble wrap!
BTW, A survey conducted by Sealed Air Foundation found that one minute spent popping Bubble Wrap relieves as much stress as a 33-minute massage. Next time you open a package, pop some of that bubble! (p.s. We just ordered 200 square yards of bubblewrap).
The package arrived, and I notified Mike!
Arrival at Mike’s!
So, a few minutes later, we got a note from Mike about how to begin the wrapping activity before he walked around the house.
He looks very stylish and well-dressed.
We had to ask, what was Mike holding?
How It Works: Shake well. Spritz 3-5 sprays into the toilet bowl on the water’s surface. Proceed to do your thing. Poo-Pourri traps bathroom odor under the water’s surface, so it never enters the air.
Mary spent the day in bed to rest her back while I put away Christmas decorations. I worked for hours while Mary watched TV.
In Work!
After completing the boxes, I stacked them for Joe to wheel into the garage. My grandsons will store them in the garage attic.
They were packed away for the upcoming year, with only twenty more to go!
When it got late, I could not find many boxes I needed to continue my packing activities, so I came inside and watched TV with Mary (after fixing her popcorn for her movie-watching!)
Sometimes, I would go to the computer and work on my “Friends’ Site,” a collection of activities that began in 2008.
