Tony had a request this week. He wanted a fruit dessert. Something closer to a fruit pie. He didn't have a preference so of course I chose raspberries. Pie is a bit finicky. I only make true pie once per year for Thanksgiving. My brother would keel over if pumpkin pie wasn't on the menu. [...]
I'm thrilled to have a regular week. There's something about a regular routine that is comforting. At least for me. Menopause has made my brain a bit forgetful. So, the routine helps me remember what I'm supposed to be doing. I can tell that when things are out of routine, I forget things. Every trip [...]
This week there is no travel. It feels nice to be on my regular schedule. Next week, I am travelling once again. I guess I don't want to spend too much time in the office. I'm finally attending a conference I wanted to for a while. It was always scheduled in the past during other [...]
I'm still recovering from last week's marathon of house work. My runs so far have been kinda crappy. Even so, I'd rather have a slower than normal run than no run at all. When we work out, we will have days where we're just not feeling it. The difference between someone who has made exercise [...]
More work on this house this week. Even though our current house was a lot more work, the old one feels more overwhelming. We still have stuff in there that we have to do something with. It's hard to determine what to sell, what to keep and what to donate. Cleaning the house also scares [...]
I love piña coladas, however, the calorie count for these is sky high. It is the drink of summer. Fun fact - I hate summer. I know I am one of the few people on this planet who hates warm weather. I never liked it in the first place, and now couple that with feeling [...]
Another Memorial Day weekend in the books. I went up and saw my mom after a three year hiatus. It was nice to see her. Please remember to see your parents whenever you can. As they get older, you never know how long you may have with them. Not that I think she will die [...]
I finally done travelling for a while. I went to an exercise of our BioWatch program. If you are not familiar with exercises, it's not working out but practicing our emergency protocols. This way they are more familiar when an actual emergency occurs. BioWatch is a federal program. According to the Department of Homeland Security: [...]
I thought about doing a different recipe this week, but I had some white wine left over from last week. I decided to do something different that uses that. When I buy wine for a recipe, I usually buy something relatively inexpensive. Many cooks also say, use something you would drink. I think they are [...]
It's been a heck of a week this week. Rain made our water situation worse. As long as we don't get a ton of rain, the water is manageable. However, if there is a downpour, it's a nightmare. It's a problem that has been there for a while when his parents owned the house. We're [...]
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